CELEX: 31991R3712
Language: en
Date: 1991-12-20 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3712/91 of 19 December 1991 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

No L 351 /4                                Official Journal of the European Communities                                20 . 12. 91
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3712/91
                                                       of 19 December 1991
                     fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          — for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an
                                                                          average of the ecu rates published in the Official
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                     Journal of the European Communities, C series, over
Economic Community,
                                                                          a period to be determined, multiplied by the coeffi­
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and                        cient referred to in the preceding indent ;
Portugal,
                                                                     Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on 1 8
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75                  December 1991 ;
of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the
market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)           Whereas the aforesaid corrective factor affects the entire
No 3577/90 (2), and in particular Article 13 (5) thereof,            calculation basis for the levies, including the equivalence
                                                                      coefficients ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85
of 11 June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and              Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules
the exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of the              contained in Regulation (EEC) No 2661 /91 to today's
common agricultural policy (3), as last amended by Regu­              offer prices and quotations known to the Commission
lation (EEC) No 2205/90 (4), and in particular Article 3              that the levies at present in force should be altered to the
thereof,                                                              amounts set out in the Annex hereto,
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee,
Whereas the import levies on cereals, wheat and rye flour,            HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
and wheat groats and meal were fixed by Commission
Regulation (EEC) No 2661 /91 0 and subsequent amen­
                                                                                                 Article 1
ding Regulations ;
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies            The import levies to be charged on products listed in
should be calculated on the following basis :                         Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75
                                                                      shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­
     tion to each other at any given moment within a band
     of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central                                       Article 2
     rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in
     the last paragraph of Article 3 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC)         This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 December
     No 1676/85,                                                       1991 .
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   States .
                   Done at Brussels, 19 December 1991 .
                                                                                For the Commission
                                                                                 Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                             Member of the Commission
 (>) OJ  No  L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
 (2) OJ  No  L 353,  17. 12. 1990, p. 23.
 (3) OJ  No  L 164,  24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .
 (4) OJ  No  L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9.
 (4 OJ No L 250, 7. 9. 1991 , p. 1 .
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                                                                 ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 19 December 1991 fixing the import levies on cereals and
                                           on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
                                                                                                                      (ECU/tonne)
                                     CN code                                                     Levy
                                   0709 90 60                                                   130,21 (2)0
                                   0712 90 19                                                   130,21 (2)(3)
                                    1001 10 10                                                  181,34(')0
                                    1001 10 90                                                  181,34 00
                                    1001 90 91                                                  159,89
                                    1001 90 99                                                  159,89
                                    1002 00 00                                                  164.20 (6)
                                    1003 00 10                                                  142,50
                                    1003 00 90                                                  142,50
                                    1004 00 10                                                  132,61
                                    1004 00 90                                                  132,61
                                    1005 10 90                                                  130.21 00
                                    1005 90 00                                                  130,21 00
                                    1007 00 90                                                  141,39 0
                                    1008 10 00                                                    66,29
                                    1008 20 00                                                  133,07 (4)
                                    1008 30 00                                                    83,90 (0
                                    1008 90 10                                                     0
                                    1008 90 90                                                    83,90
                                    1101 00 00                                                  237,83 0
                                    110210 00                                                   243,39 0
                                    1103 1110                                                   294,39 0
                                    1103 11 90                                                  256,02 0
           (') Where durum wheat originating in Morocco is transported directly from that country to the Community, the
                levy is reduced by ECU 0,60/tonne.
            (2) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 the levies are not applied to products imported directly into the
                French overseas departments, originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States or in the 'overseas countries
                and territories'.
            (3) Where maize originating in the ACP or OCT is imported into the Community the levy is reduced by ECU
                1,81 /tonne.
            (4) Where millet and sorghum originating in the ACP or OCT is imported into the Community the levy is applied
                in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 715/90.
            0 Where durum wheat and canary seed produced in Turkey are transported directly from that country to the
                Community, the levy is reduced by ECU 0,60/tonne.
            (') The import levy charged on rye produced in Turkey and transported directly from that country to the Commu­
                nity is laid down in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77 (OJ No L 142, 9. 6. 1977, p. 10) and Commission
                Regulation (EEC) No 2622/71 (OJ No L 271 , 10. 12. 1971 , p. 22).
            Q The levy applicable to rye shall be charged on imports of the product falling within CN code 1008 90 10 (triti­
                cale).
            (•) On importation into Portugal the levy is increased by the amount specified in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC)
                No 3808/90.