CELEX: 31989R3156
Language: en
Date: 1989-10-24 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3156/89 of 23 October 1989 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

24. 10. 89                               Official Journal of the European Communities                               No L 307/ 1
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                                              (Acts whose publication is obligatory)
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3156/89
                                                       of 23 October 1989
                    fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                             of 2,25 %, a rate of exchange based on their central
                                                                        rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in
                                                                        the last paragraph of Article 3 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC)
                                                                        No 1676/85,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,                                                 — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
                                                                        arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of
                                                                        these currencies recorded for a given period in rela­
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and                      tion to the Community currencies referred to in the
Portugal,                                                               previous indent, and the aforesaid coefficient ;
                                                                    Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on 20
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75                October 1989 ;
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 2860/89 (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 1915/89 to today's
common agricultural policy (3), as last amended by Regu­            offer prices and quotations known to the Commission
lation (EEC) No 1636/87 (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,
                                                                    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas the import levies on cereals, wheat and rye flour,
 and wheat groats and meal were fixed by Commission
 Regulation (EEC) No 1915/89 (*) and subsequent amen­
 ding Regulations ;
                                                                                               Article 1
 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
                                                                                               Article 2
 (') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
 (2) OJ No L 274, 23. 9. 1989, p. 41 .
 V) OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .                                This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 October
 (4) OJ No L 153, 13. 6. 1987, p. 1 .
 M OJ No L 187, 1 . 7. 1989, p. 1 .                                  1989 .
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           This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
           States.
           Done at Brussels, 23 October 1989.
                                                                                    For the Commission
                                                                                      Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                               Member of the Commission
                                                                 ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 23 October 1989 fixing the import levies on cereals and .
                                             on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
                                                                                                                      (ECU/tonne)
                                                                                      Levies
                              CN code
                                                                  Portugal                             Third country
                            0709 90 60                              21,67                                 119,61
                            0712 90 19                              21,67                                  119,61
                            1001 10 10                              24,50                                  1 63,35 (')0
                            1001 10 90                              24,50                                 163,35 00
                            1001 90 91                              21,69                                  111,60
                            1001 90 99                              21,69                                  111,60
                            1002 00 00                              48,55                                  113.11 0
                            1003 00 10                              39,39                                  116,30
                            1003 00 90                              39,39                                  116,30
                            1004 00 10                              30,79                                  106,90
                            1004 00 90                              30,79                                  106,90
                            1005 10 90                              21,67                                  119,61 00
                             1005 90 00                             21,67                                  119,61 00
                            1007 00 90                              39,39                                  129.12 0
                            1008 10 00                              39,39                                     0,00
                            1008 20 00                              39,39                                    74,76 0
                             1008 30 00                             39,39                                     0,00 o
                             1008 90 10                              0                                        0
                            1008 90 90                              39,39                                     0,00
                             1101 00 00                             43,81                                  170,58
                             1102 10 00                             81,41                                  170,84
                             1103 11 10                             52,45                                  267,67
                             1103 11 90                             46,84                                  183,53
            (') Where durum wheat originating in Morocco is transported directly from that country to the Community, the
                levy is reduced by ECU 0,60/tonne.
            (*) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 486/85 the levies are not applied to imports into the French overseas
                departments of products 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 reduced
                by 50 % .
            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.
            0 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).
            0 The levy applicable to rye shall be charged on imports of the product falling within CN code 1008 90 10 (triti­
                cale).