CELEX: 31983R0900
Language: en
Date: 1983-04-19 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 900/83 of 18 April 1983 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

19 . 4. 83                                Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 100/ 1
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                                               (Acts whose publication is obligatory)
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 900/83
                                                         of 18 April 1983
                  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
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                             these currencies in relation to the Community
2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­
                                                                         currencies referred to in the previous indent ;
zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by              Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on
Regulation (EEC) No 1451 /82 (2), and in particular                  15 April 1983 ;
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 (^ 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 19 April
     relation to each other at any given moment within               1983 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 18 April 1983.
                                                                               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 .
(3) OJ  No   106, 30 . 10 . 1962, p. 2553/62.
(4) OJ  No   L 263, 19. 9. 1973, p. 1 .
(5) OJ  No   L 223 , 31 . 7. 1982, p . 44.
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                                                       ANNEX
           to die Commission Regulation of 18 April 1983 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               109,59
                      10.01 B II          Durum wheat                            147,06 (')O
                      10.02               Rye                                    119,74 (6 )
                      10.03               Barley                                 105,35
                      10.04               Oats                                   103,58
                      10.05 B             Maize, other than hybrid maize for    II
                                          sowing                                  82,88 (2) (3)
                      10.07 A             Buckwheat                               50,80
                      10.07 B             Millet                                  59,01 (4)
                      10.07 C             Grain sorghum                           79,44 0
                      10.07 D             Canary seed ; other cereals               o    o
                      11.01 A             Wheat or meslin flour                  168,53
                      11.01 B             Rye flour                              182,77
                      11.02 A I a)        Durum wheat groats and meal            241,57
                      11.02 A lb)         Common wheat groats and meal           179,66
                      (') Where durum wheat originating in Morocco is transported directly
                          from that country to the Community, the levy is reduced by 0,60
                          ECU/tonne.
                      0 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.
                      0 Where millet and sorghum originating in the ACP or OCT is
                          imported into the Community the levy is reduced by 50 % .
                      0 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.
                      0 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 .