CELEX: 31991R0322
Language: en
Date: 1991-02-12 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 322/91 of 11 February 1991 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 322/91
                                                        of 11 February 1991
                      fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                           No 156/67/EEC (9), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
                                                                      No 31 /76 (l0), and in particular the most favourable
                                                                      purchasing opportunities on the world market among
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                 those which are most representative of the real trend of
Economic Community,                                                   the market, account being taken in particular of the need
                                                                      to prevent sudden variations likely- to cause abnormal
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75                  disturbances on the Community market ; whereas the
of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the                  quality of the goods offered must also be taken into
market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)            account, whether this quality corresponds to the standard
No 3577/90 (2), and in particular Article 13(5) thereof,              quality fixed in Council Regulations (EEC) No 2731 /
                                                                      75 ("), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2094/
                                                                      87 (n), and (EEC) No 2734/75, or whether adjustments
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85                  need to be made by applying the coefficients of equiva­
of 11 June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and               lence provided for in Commission Regulations No 158/
the exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of the              67/EEC (l3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
common agricultural policy (3), as last amended by Regu­              2124/87 H, and No 159/67/EEC (15) ;
lation (EEC) No 2205/90 (4), and in particular Article 3
thereof,
                                                                      Whereas the cif price is calculated for Rotterdam on the
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee,               basis of the abovementioned elements, offers for other
                                                                      ports being adjusted, account being taken of the correc­
                                                                      tions necessitated by the differences in transport charges
Whereas the first subparagraph of Article 13(1 ) of Regu­             in relation to Rotterdam :
lation (EEC) No 2727/75 provides that a levy must be
charged on imports of the products listed in Article 1 (a),
(b) and (c) of that Regulation ; whereas the levy is equal
for each product to the threshold price less the cif price ;          Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 (1<s), as
                                                                      amended by Regulation (EEC) No 297/91 (,7), lays down
                                                                      the arrangements applicable on agricultural products and
Whereas, the threshold prices for cereals and for wheat               certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural
and rye flour, and wheat groats and meal, were fixed for              products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific
the 1990/91 marketing year by Council Regulations (EEC)               States or in the overseas countries and territories ;
No 2734/75 0, (EEC) No 1341 /90 (6), (EEC) No
 1 344/90 0 and Commission Regulation (EEC) No
 1 573/90 (8);
                                                                      Whereas, in accordance with Article 18(1 ) of Regulation
                                                                      (EEC) No 2727/75, the nomenclature provided for in this
Whereas, for the purpose of calculating the cif prices used           Regulation is incorporated in the combined nomencla­
to determine the levies, the Commission must take into                ture :
account the factors indicated in Commission Regulation
                                                                      0 OJ No    128, 27. 6. 1967, p. 2533/67.
(') OJ  No   L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .                            H OJ No     L 5, 10 . 1 . 1976, p. 18 .
(2) OJ  No   L 353,  17. 12. 1990, p. 23 .                            (") OJ No   L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 22.
(3) OJ  No   L 164,  24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .                              H OJ No     L 196, 17. 7. 1987, p. 1 .
(4) OJ  No   L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9.                              H OJ No     128, 27. 6 . 1967, p. 2536/67.
(5) OJ  No   L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 34.                            H OJ No     L 197, 18 . 7 . 1987, p. 22.
(6) OJ  No   L 134,  28 . 5. 1990, p. 3 .                             H OJ No     128, 27. 6. 1967, p. 2542/67.
O   OJ  No   L 134,  28 . 5 . 1990, p. 7.                             H OJ No L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85.
(8) OJ  No   L 149,  13 . 6. 1990, p. 9 .                             H OJ No L 36, 8 . 2. 1991 , p. 9.
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Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies        set out in the Annex thereto ; whereas these levies are
should be calculated on the following basis :                     altered only where variations in the components used to
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­         calculate them have the effect of increasing or reducing
    tion to each other at any given moment within a band          them by ECU 0,73 or more,
    of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central
    rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in
    the last paragraph of Article 3 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC)
    No 1676/85,                                                    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
— for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an
    average of the ecu rates published in the Official
    Journal of the European Communities, C series, over
                                                                                             Article 1
    a period to be determined, multiplied by the coeffi­
    cient referred to in the preceding indent ;
                                                                  The import levies to be charged on the products listed in
Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on 8            Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75
February 1991 ;                                                    shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
Whereas on importation into Portugal of products listed
in Annex XXIV to the Act of Accession an additional
amount is added to the levy ; whereas these amounts were                                     Article 2
set by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3808/90 (!) ;
Whereas it follows from applying all the provisions of the        This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 February
abovementioned Regulations that the levies should be as            1991 .
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States.
                  Done at Brussels, 11 February 1991 .
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                             Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                        Member of the Commission
(') OJ No L 367, 29 . 12. 1990, p. 1 .
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                                                               ANNEX
          to the Commission Regulation of 11 February 1991 fixing the import levies on cereals and
                                          on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
                                                                                                                    (ECU/tonne)
                                   CN code                                                      Levy
                                  0709 90 60                                                  143,90 (2) (3)
                                  0712 90 19                                                  143,90 (2) 0
                                  1001 10 10                                                  203,29 (') 0
                                  1001 10 90                                                  203,29 (') 0
                                  1001 90 91                                                  197,55
                                  1001 90 99                                                  197,55
                                  1002 00 00                                                  1 60,25 (6)
                                  1003 00 10                                                  164,49
                                  1003 00 90                                                  164,49
                                  1004 00 10                                                  150,02
                                  1004 00 90                                                  150,02
                                  1005 10 90                                                  143,90 (2) (3)
                                  1005 90 00                                                  143,90 (2)(3)
                                  1007 00 90                                                  148,45 0
                                  1008 10 00                                                    70,1 1
                                  1008 20 00                                                  133,82 (4)
                                  1008 30 00                                                    79,27 0
                                  1008 90 10                                                     0
                                  1008 90 90                                                    79,27
                                  1101 00 00                                                  290,76 0
                                  1102 10 00                                                  238.54 0
                                  1103 11 10                                                  328.55 0
                                  1103 11 90                                                  312,75 (8)
          (') where durum wheat originating in Morocco is transported directly from that country to the Community, the
              levy is reduced by ECU 0,60/tonne.
          (2) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 the levies are not applied to products imported directly into the
              French overseas departments, 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 ECU
              1,81 /tonne .
          (4) Where millet and sorghum originating in the ACP or OCT is imported into the Community the levy is applied
              in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 715/90.
          (*) Where durum wheat and canary seed produced in Turkey are transported directly from that country to the
              Community, the levy is reduced by ECU 0,60/tonne.
          (') The import levy charged on rye produced in Turkey and transported directly from that country to the Commu­
              nity is laid down in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77 (OJ No L 142, 9. 6. 1977, p. 10) and Commission
              Regulation (EEC) No 2622/71 (OJ No L 271 , 10. 12. 1971 , p. 22).
          0 The levy applicable to rye shall be charged on imports of the product falling within CN code 1 008 90 1 0 (triti­
              cale).
          (8) On importation into Portugal the levy is increased by the amount specified in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC)
              No 3808/90.