CELEX: 31980R1137
Language: en
Date: 1980-05-08 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1137/80 of 7 May 1980 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

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                                                 (Acts whose publication is obligatory)
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1137/80
                                                            of 7 May 1980
                   fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                             a band of 2-25 %, a rate of exchange based on
COMMUNITIES,                                                               their effective parity ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                  — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
Economic Community,                                                        arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each
                                                                           of these currencies in relation to the Community
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                               currencies referred to in the previous indent ;
2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­
tion of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by                  Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on
Regulation (EEC) No 1547/79 (2), and in particular                     6 May 1980 ;
Article 1 3 (5) thereof,
                                                                       Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules
Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 on the                      contained in Regulation (EEC) No 1658/79 to today's
value of the unit of account and the exchange rates to                 offer prices and quotations known to the Commission
be applied for the purposes of the common agricul­                     that the levies at present in force should be altered to
tural policy (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)                  the amounts set out in the Annex hereto,
No 2543/73 (4), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary                           HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Committee,
Whereas, the import levies on cereals, wheat and rye                                            Article 1
flour, and wheat groats and meal were fixed by Regula­
tion (EEC) No 1 658/79 (5) and subsequent amending                     The import levies to be charged on products listed in
Regulations ;                                                          Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                       2727/75 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto .
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,
levies should be calculated on the following basis :
                                                                                                Article 2
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in
      relation to each other at any given moment within                This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 May 1980.
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States .
                 Done at Brussels, 7 May 1980.
                                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                                  Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                     Vice-President
(')  OJ  No   L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
(J ) OJ  No   L 188 , 26. 7. 1979, p. 1 .
(3 ) OJ  No   106, 30 . 10 . 1962, p. 2553/62 .
(4 ) OJ  No   L 263, 19 . 9 . 1973, p. 1 .
(5 ) OJ  No   L 193 , 1 . 8 . 1979 , p. 5 .
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                                                                 ANNEX
           to die Commission Regulation of 7 May 1980 fixing the import levies on cereals and on
                                            wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
                                                                                                       (ECU/tonne)
                              CCT
                            heading                              Description                            Levies
                               No
                      10.01 A                   Common wheat, and meslin                            87.77
                      10.01 B                   Durum wheat                                        123-46 (')(*)
                      10.02                     Rye                                                 79-61 (6)
                      10.03                     Barley                                              86-81
                      10.04                     Oats                                                72-60
                      10.05 B                   Maize, other than hybrid maize for
                                                sowing                                              96-04 (2) (J)
                      10.07    A                Buckwheat                                             0
                      10.07    B                Millet                                              22-69 («)
                      10.07    C                Grain sorghum                                       90-60 («)
                      10.07    D                Canary seed ; other cereals                           0     (5)
                      11.01    A                Wheat or meslin flour                              137-55
                      11.01    B                Rye flour                                          126-11
                      11.02 A I a)              Durum wheat groats and meal                        204-89
                       11.02 A lb)              Common wheat groats and meal                       146-61
                      (') Where durum wheat originating in Morocco is transported directly from that country to the
                          Community, the levy is reduced by 0-60 ECU/tonne .
                      (2) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 435/80, 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'.
                      (J) Where maize originating in the ACP or OCT is imported into the Community the levy is
                          reduced by 1-81 ECU/tonne.
                      (4) Where millet and sorghum originating in the ACP or OCT is imported into the Community
                          the levy is reduced by 50 % .
                      (') Where durum wheat and canary seed produced in Turkey are transported directly from that
                          country to the Community, the levy is reduced by 0-60 ECU/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 .