CELEX: 31982R3552
Language: en
Date: 1982-12-31 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3552/82 of 30 December 1982 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

31 . 12. 82                                Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 373/3
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3552/82
                                                       of 30 December 1982
                   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 central rate,
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 organi­
zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by              Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on
                                                                     29 December 1982 ;
Regulation (EEC) No 1451 /82 (2), and in particular
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 2118/82 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,
                                                                                             Article 1
Whereas, the import levies on cereals, wheat and rye
flour, and wheat groats and meal were fixed by Regula­               The import levies to be charged on products listed in
tion (EEC) No 21 18/82 Q and subsequent amending                     Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No
Regulations ;                                                        2727/75 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,
                                                                                             Article 2
levies should be calculated on the following basis :
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in                  This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 December
      relation to each other at any given moment within              1982.
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States .
                Done at Brussels, 30 December 1982.
                                                                               For the Commission
                                                                                 Poul DALSAGER
                                                                           Member of the Commission
(')  OJ  No   L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
 2   OJ  No   L 164, 14. 6. 1982, p . 1 .
( ') OJ  No   106, 30 . 10 . 1962, p. 2553/62.
(4)  OJ  No   L 263 , 19 . 9 . 1973 , p. 1 .
O    OJ  No   L 223, 31 . 7. 1982, p. 44.
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                                                          ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 30 December 1982 fixing the import levies on cereals and
                                        on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
                                                                                       (ECU/tonne)
                               CCT
                              heading                    Description                    Levies
                                No
                       10.01 Bí             Common wheat, and mesiin                113-41
                       10.01 B II           Durum wheat                             1 52-35 (') 0
                       10.02                Rye                                     106-86 (6)
                       10.03                Barley                                  108-43
                       10.04                Oats                                      94-84
                       10.05 B              Maize, other than hybrid maize for
                                            sowing                                  112-20 (2)(3)
                       10.07 A              Buckwheat                                   0
                       10.07 B              Millet                                    39-04 (4)
                       10.07 C              Grain sorghum                           104-81 («j
                       10.07 D              Canary seed ; other cereals                 o    o
                       11.01 A              Wheat or mesiin flour                  172-83
                       11.01 B              Rye flour                              164-49
                       1 1 .02 A I a)       Durum wheat groats and meal            249-46
                       1 1.02 A I b)        Common wheat groats and meal           185-48
                      (') 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
                            aplied 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 % .
                      (*) 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 .