CELEX: 31980R1412
Language: en
Date: 1980-06-06 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1412/80 of 5 June 1980 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

6 . 6 . 80                                   Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 142/ 1
                                                                     I
                                                  (Acts whose publication is obligatory)
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 1412/ 80
                                                             of 5 June 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 1 547/79 (2), and in particular                     4 June 1980 ;
Article 13(5) thereof,
                                                                        Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules
Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 on the                       contained in Regulation ( EEC) No 16.58 /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 I
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 6 | une 1980 .
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States .
                 Done at Brussels, 5 June 1980 .
                                                                                  For the Commission
                                                                                   Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                       Vice - President
(<)  OJ  No   L 281 , 1.11 . 1975 , p. 1 .
(*)  OJ  No   L 188 , 26 . 7 . 1979 , p. 1 .
(3)  OJ  No   106, 30 . 10 . 1962, p. 2553/ 62 .
(«)  OJ  No   L 263 , 19 . 9 . 1973 , p. 1 .
(s ) OJ  No   L 193, 1 . 8 . 1979 , p. 5 .
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                                                         ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 5 June 1980 fixing the import levies on cereals and on
                                          wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
                                                                                      (ECU/tonne)
                              CCT
                                                         Description                     Levies
                             heading
                               No
                       10.01 A              Common wheat, and meslin                  94.53
                       10.01 B              Durum wheat                            1 15.19 (') (5 )
                       10.02                Rye                                       82.57 (&)
                       10.03                Barley                                    86.41
                       10.04                Oats                                      76.14
                       10.05 B              Maize, other than hybrid maize for
                                            sowing                                    98-23 (2 )(3 )
                       10.07    A           Buckwheat                                  2-93
                       10.07    B           Millet                                    24.63 (4 )
                       10.07    C           Grain sorghum                             90.74 (4 )
                       10.07    D           Canary seed ; other cereals                0     (5 )
                       11.01    A           Wheat or meslin flour                  147.20
                       11.01    B           Rye flour                               1 30.44
                       11.02 A I a)         Durum wheat groats and meal             192.13
                       1 1 .02 A I b)       Common wheat groats and meal            156-08
                       (') 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'.
                       (3) 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 % .
                       (5) Where durum wheat and canary seed produced in Turkey are trans­
                             ported directly from that country to the Community, the levy is
                             reduced by 0 60 ECU / 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 .