CELEX: 31978R2478
Language: en
Date: 1978-10-26
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2478/78 of 25 October 1978 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

26. 10 . 78                             Official Journal of the European Communities                        No L 299/ 1
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                                             (Acts whose publication is obligatory)
                                  COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2478 /78
                                                      of 25 October 1978
                 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                     offer prices and today s quotations known to the
COMMUNITIES,                                                       Commission that the levies at present in force should
                                                                   be altered as shown in the Annex to this Regulation ,
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,
                                                                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­
                                                                                          Article 1
tion of the market in cereals ( !), as last amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 1254/78 (2), and in particular                 The import levies to be charged on products listed in
Article 1 3 (5) thereof,                                           Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No
Whereas the import levies on cereals, wheat and rye                2727/75 are hereby fixed as shown in the table
flour, and wheat groats and meal were fixed by Regula­             annexed to this Regulation .
tion (EEC) No 1815/78 (3) and subsequent amending
Regulations ;                                                                             Article 2
Whereas it follows from applying the provisions                    This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 October
contained in Regulation (EEC) No 1815/78 to the                    1978 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States.
               Done at Brussels, 25 October 1978 .
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                             Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                Vice-President
(') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
(2) OJ No L 1S6, 14. 6. 1978, p. 1 .
(3) OJ No L 210, 1 . 8 . 1978, p. 4.
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                                                                 ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 25 October 1978 fixing the import levies on cereals and
                                          on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
                                                                                                           (u.a./tonne)
                               CCT
                              heading                             Description                             Levies
                                No
                       10.01 A                  Common wheat, and meslin                               81.86
                       10.01 B                  Durum wheat                                           125.18 (1 ) (5)
                       10.02                    Rye                                                    82.97 (*)
                       10.03                    Barley                                                 86.29
                       10.04                    Oats                                                   75-58
                       10.05 B                  Maize, other than hybrid maize for
                                                sowing                                                 82-14 (2) (3)
                       10.07    A               Buckwheat                                               2.93
                       10.07    B               Millet                                                 48.79 (<)
                       10.07    C               Grain sorghum                                          79-48 (<)
                       10.07    D               Canary seed ; other cereals                             0 (5)
                       11.01    A               Wheat or meslin flour                                 125.00
                       11.01 B                  Rye flour                                             127-20
                       11.02 A I a)             Durum wheat groats and meal                          205.49
                       11.02 A lb)              Common wheat groats and meal                          134.63
                      (') Where durum wheat originating in Morocco is transported directly from that country to the
                           Community, the levy is reduced by 0.50 u.a./tonne.
                      (2 ) Where maize originating in the ACP or OCT is imported into the French overseas depart­
                           ments, the levy is reduced by 6 u.a./tonne as provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 706/76.
                      (3) Where maize originating in the ACP or OCT is imported into the Community the levy is
                           reduced by 1.50 u.a./tonne .
                      (4) Where millet and sorghum originating in the ACP or OCT is imported into the Community
                           the levy is reduced by 50 % .
                      (5) Where durum wheat and canary seed produced in Turkey are transported directly from that
                            country to the Community, the levy is reduced by 0.50 u.a./tonne.
                      (') The import levy charged on rye produced in Turkey and transported directly from that
                           country to the Community is laid down in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77 and
                           Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2622/71 .