CELEX: 31985R2800
Language: en
Date: 1985-10-08 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2800/85 of 7 October 1985 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

8 . 10 . 85                              Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 265/ 11
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2800/85
                                                       of 7 October 1985
                  fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                          No 974/71 (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
COMMUNITIES,                                                            No 855/84 0,
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 recorded for a given period in
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                            relation to the Community currencies referred to
2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­                        in the previous indent, and the aforesaid coeffi­
zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by                 cient ;
Regulation (EEC) No 1018/84 (2), and in particular
Article 13 (5) thereof,                                            Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on
                                                                   4 October 1985 ;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 on the
value of the unit of account and the exchange rates to             Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules
be applied for the purposes of the common agricul­                 contained in Regulation (EEC) No 2159/85 to today's
tural policy (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)              offer prices and quotations known to the Commission
No 2543/73 (4), and in particular Article 3 thereof,                that the levies at present in force should be altered to
                                                                    the amounts set out in the Annex hereto,
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary
Committee,
Whereas the import levies on cereals, wheat and rye                 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
flour, and wheat groats and meal were fixed by Regula­
tion (EEC) No 2159/85 Q and subsequent amending                                              Article 1
Regulations ;
                                                                   The import levies to be charged on products listed in
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,                 Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No
levies should be calculated on the following basis :                2727/75 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in
     relation to each other at any given moment within                                       Article 2
     a band of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on
     their central rate, multiplied by the coefficient              This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 October
     provided for in Article 2b (2) of Regulation (EEC)             1985 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States.
               Done at Brussels, 7 October 1985.
                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                                Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                                   Vice-President
(') 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.
(4) OJ   No  L 263, 19. 9. 1973, p. 1 .                             i6) OJ No L 106, 12. 5. 1971 , p. 1 .
0   OJ   No  L 203, 1 . 8 . 1985, p. 8 .                            o OJ No L 90, 1 . 4. 1984, p. 1 .
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                                                       ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 7 October 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               127,79
                       10.01 B II         Durum wheat                            179,10 (') 0
                       10.02              Rye                                    1 1 6,40 (*)
                       10.03              Barley                                 121,16
                       10.04              Oats                                     96,74
                       10.05 B            Maize, other than hybrid maize for
                                          sowing                                 108,31 (2)(3)
                       10.07  A           Buckwheat                                  0
                       10.07  B           Millet                                   74,96 (<)
                       10.07  C           Grain sorghum                          123,30 (4)
                       10.07  D I         Triticale                                  0
                       10.07  D II        Canary seed ; other cereals                0 (0
                       11.01  A           Wheat or meslin flour                  192,47
                       11.01  B           Rye flour                              176,52
                       11.02 A I a)       Durum wheat groats and meal            290,86
                       11.02 A lb)        Common wheat groats and meal           207,24
                      (') Where durum wheat originating in Morocco is transported directly
                          from that country to the Community, the levy is reduced by 0,60
                          ECU/tonne .
                      (J) 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 % .
                      i5) 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 . .
                      Q The levy applicable to rye shall be charged on imports of the product
                          falling within subheading 10.07 D I (triticale).