CELEX: 31978R0233
Language: en
Date: 1978-02-04 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 233/78 of 3 February 1978 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour groats and meal

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                                   COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 233/78
                                                      of 3 February 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 (1), as last amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 2560/77 (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 1 729/77 (3) and subsequent amending
Regulations ;                                                                              Article 2
Whereas it follows from applying the provisions                    This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 February
contained in Regulation (EEC) No 1729/77 to the                    1978 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 3 February 1978 .
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                             Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                 Vice-President
(!) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
(2) OJ No L 303, 28 . 11 . 1977, p. 1 .
 3 OJ No L 191 , 30 . 7. 1977, p. 5.
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                                                              ANNEX
          to the Commission Regulation of 3 February 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                               88.73
                     10.01 B                 Durum wheat                                          11 5.20 OH5)
                     10.02                   Rye                                                    75.72 (6)
                     10.03                   Barley                                                 79.66
                     10.04                   Oats                                                   72-25
                     10.05 B                 Maize, other than hybrid maize for
                                             sowing                                                 75.13 (2)(3)
                     10.07   A               Buckwheat                                               0
                     10.07   B               Millet                                                 77-79 (4)
                     10.07   C               Grain sorghum                                          80-81 («)
                     10.07   D               Canary seed ; other cereals                             0      (5)
                     11.01   A               Wheat or meslin flour                                 135.86
                     11.01   B               Rye flour                                             117.63
                     11.02 A I a)            Durum wheat groats and meal                           189.57
                     11.02 A lb)             Common wheat groats and meal                          145-68
                     ') 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.
                     }) Where maize originating in the ACP or OCT is imported into the Community the levy is
                        reduced by I SO 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.
                     6) 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 .