CELEX: 31985R1792
Language: en
Date: 1985-06-29 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1792/85 of 28 June 1985 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

No L 169/44                              Official Journal of the European Communities                             29. 6. 85
                                   COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1792/85
                                                         of 28 June 1985
                   fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                      these prices shall be adjusted as from 1 August 1985
 COMMUNITIES,                                                        by the same amounts as the monthly increments fixed
                                                                     by Regulation (EEC) No 1 020/84 (^ ;
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,
 Economic Community,                                                 levies should be calculated on the following basis :
                                                                     — in the case of currencies which are maintained in
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                            relation to each other at any given moment within
 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­                        a band of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on
 zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by                 their central rate, multiplied by the coefficient
 Regulation (EEC) No 1018/84 (2), and in particular                      provided for in Article 2b (2) of Regulation (EEC)
 Article 1 3 (5) thereof,                                                No 974/71 Q, as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
                                                                         No 855/84 (8),
 Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 on the                  — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
 value of the unit of account and the exchange rates to                  arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of
 be applied for the purposes of the common agricul­                      these currencies recorded for a given period in
 tural policy (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)                   relation to the Community currencies referred to
 No 2543/73 (4), and in particular Article 3 thereof,                    in the previous indent, and the aforesaid coeffi­
                                                                         cient ;
 Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary                       Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on
 Committee,                                                          27 June 1985 ;
Whereas the import levies on cereals, wheat and rye
 flour, and wheat groats and meal were fixed by Regula­
tion (EEC) No 3131 /84 (^ and subsequent amending                   Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules
 Regulations ;                                                      contained in Regulation (EEC) No 3131 /84 to today's
                                                                    offer prices and quotations known to the Commission
                                                                    that the levies at present in force should be altered to
Whereas the 1 985/86 marketing year for durum wheat                 the amounts set out in the Annex hereto,
begins on 1 July 1985 ; whereas the Council has not,
to date, adopted the prices for this marketing year in
respect of this product ; whereas the Commission, in
compliance with the tasks entrusted to it by the
                                                                    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Treaty, is obliged to adopt the precautionary measures
essential to ensure continuity of operation of the
common agricultural policy as regards durum wheat ;
                                                                                            Article 1
Whereas, in order to ensure continuity of operation of
the import arrangements for durum wheat and for                     The import levies to be charged on products listed in
durum wheat groats and meal, a price equal to the                   Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                    2727/75 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
threshold price fixed for the 1984/85 marketing year
and applicable as from 1 July 1984 should be taken
into account in calculating the levies, namely 352,67
ECU per tonne for durum wheat, and 547,09 ECU per                                           Article 2
tonne for durum wheat groats and meal ; whereas
                                                                    This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1985.
(') OJ  No  L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
(2) OJ  No  L 107, 19 . 4. 1984, p. 1 .
(3) OJ  No  106, 30. 10 . 1962, p. 2553/62.                         («) OJ No L 107, 19. 4. 1984, p. 6.
(4) OJ  No  L 263, 19 . 9 . 1973, p. 1 .                            0 OJ No L 106, 12. 5. 1971 , p. 1 .
0   OJ  No  L 293, 10 . 11 . 1984, p. 1 .                           (8) OJ No L 90, 1 . 4. 1984, p. 1 .
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           This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
           States.
           Done at Brussels, 28 June 1985.
                                                                  For the Commission
                                                                   Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                      Vice-President
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                                                       ANNEX
          to the Commission Regulation of 28 June 1985 fixing the import levies on cereals and on
                                      wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
                                                                                   (ECU/tonne)
                            CCT
                          heading                     Description                   Levies
                             No
                      10.01 B I          Common wheat, and meslin                109,32
                      10.01 B II         Durum wheat                            1 33,87 (')O
                      10.02              Rye                                    11 0,80(4
                      10.03              Barley                                   96,32
                      10.04              Oats                                     83,57
                      10.05 B            Maize, other than hybrid maize for    I
                                         sowing                                   90,64 (2) (3)
                      10.07  A           Buckwheat                                  0
                      10.07  B           Millet                                   76,24 (4)
                      10.07  C           Grain sorghum                          11 3,84 (4)
                      10.07  D I         Triticale                                  0
                      10.07  D II        Canary seed ; other cereals                o o
                      11.01  A           Wheat or meslin flour                  168,87
                      11.01  B           Rye flour                              170,94
                      11.02 A I a)       Durum wheat groats and meal            220,50
                      11.02 A lb)        Common wheat groats and meal           179,27
                     (') 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 486/85 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 .
                     0 The levy applicable to rye shall be charged on imports of the product
                         falling within subheading 10.07 D I (triticale).