23.4.80 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL105/1
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No971/80
of22April1980
fixingtheimportleviesoncerealsandonwheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
timebytheCouncil;whereas,inordertoavoida
breakinthearrangementsresulting,inparticular,in
alterationsinthelevelofpricesandofotheramounts
innationalcurrency,itappearsnecessary,inthe
manifestpublicinterest,asaprecautionary measure
andpendingafinaldecisiononthematterbythe
Council,tocontinuetheapplicationofthearrange­
mentsintheirpresentform;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2-25%,arateofexchangebasedon
,theireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesinrelationtotheCommunity
currenciesreferredtointhepreviousindent;
Whereastheseexchangeratesbeingthoserecordedon
21April1980;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingthedetailedrules
containedinRegulation(EEC)No1658/79totoday's
offerpricesandquotationsknowntotheCommission
thattheleviesatpresentinforceshouldbealteredto
theamountssetoutintheAnnexhereto,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals(*),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1547/79(2),andinparticular
Article13(5)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo129onthe
valueoftheunitofaccountandtheexchangeratesto
beappliedforthepurposesofthecommonagricul­
turalpolicy(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2543/73(4),andinparticularArticle3thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
Whereas,theimportleviesoncereals,wheatandrye
flour,andwheatgroatsandmealwerefixedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1658/79(5)andsubsequentamending
Regulations ;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No652/79of29
March1979ontheimpactoftheEuropeanmonetary
systemonthecommonagriculturalpolicy(6),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1264/79(7),intro­
ducedtheECUintothecommonagriculturalpolicy;
whereas,sincethattime,pursuanttoexistingprovi­
sions,theECUhasbeentakenintoaccountinthe
fixingofamountsrelatingto:
—theapplicationofthecommonagriculturalpolicy,
—thespecialtradearrangementsforgoodsresulting
fromtheprocessingofagriculturalproducts;
WhereastheperiodofvalidityoftheaforesaidRegula­
tionwaslimitedto31March1980;whereasithasnot
beenpossibleforaprolongationofthosearrange­
ments,proposedbytheCommission ,tobeadoptedinHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedonproductslistedin
Article1(a),(b)and(c)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
(>)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL188,26.7.1979,p.1.
(')OJNo106,30.10.1962,p.2553/62.
(<)OJNoL263,19.9.1973,p.1.
(5)OJNoL193,1.8.1979,p.5.
(*>)OJNoL84,4.4.1979,p.1.
OOJNoL161,29.6.1979,p.1.Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon23April
1980.

NoL105/2 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 23.4.80
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22April1980.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof22April1980fixingtheimportleviesoncerealsandon
wheatorryeflour,groatsandmeal
(ECU/tonne)
CCT
heading
NoDescription Levies
10.01A
10.01B
10.02
10.03
10.04
10.05B
10.07A
10.07B
10.07C
10.07D
11.01A
11.01B
11.02Ala)
11.02Alb)Commonwheat,andmeslin
Durumwheat
Rye
Barley
Oats
Maize,otherthanhybridmaizefor
sowing
Buckwheat
Millet
Grainsorghum
Canaryseed;othercereals
Wheatormeslinflour
Ryeflour
Durumwheatgroatsandmeal
Commonwheatgroatsandmeal89-52
122-91(1)(5)
81-00(6)
79-54
62-37
93-64e)(3)
0
23-88(4)
84-94(4)
0(*)
139-82
127-87
203-98
149-28
')WheredurumwheatoriginatinginMoroccoistransporteddirectlyfromthatcountrytothe
Community ,thelevyisreducedby0-60ECU/tonne.
2)InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No435/80,theleviesarenotappliedtoimportsinto
theFrenchoverseasdepartmentsofproductsoriginatingintheAfrican,Caribbeanand
PacificStatesorinthe'overseascountriesandterritories'.
')WheremaizeoriginatingintheACPorOCTisimportedintotheCommunitythelevyis
reducedby1-81ECU/tonne.
*)WheremilletandsorghumoriginatingintheACPorOCTisimportedintotheCommunity
thelevyisreducedby50%.
5)WheredurumwheatandcanaryseedproducedinTurkeyaretransporteddirectlyfromthat
countrytotheCommunity ,thelevyisreducedby0-60ECU/tonne.
*)TheimportlevychargedonryeproducedinTurkeyandtransporteddirectlyfromthat
countrytotheCommunityislaiddowninCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1180/77and
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No2622/71.