CELEX: 31980R2994
Language: en
Date: 1980-11-21 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2994/80 of 20 November 1980 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

21 . 11 . 80                               Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 311 / 1
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                                                (Acts whose publication is obligatory)
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2994/80
                                                       of 20 November 1980
                  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 effective parity ;
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
Regulation (EEC) No 1870/80 (2), and in particular                    19 November 1980 ;
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 2035/80 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 2035/ 80 (*) 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   21
      relation to each other at any given moment within               November 1980 .                                    '
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States .
                Done at Brussels , 20 November 1980 .
                                                                                For the Commission
                                                                                 Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                    Vice-President
 (')  OJ  No  L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
   2) OJ  No  L 184, 17 . 7 . 1980 , 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 200, 1 . 8 . 1980 , p. 1 .
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                                                        ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 20 November 1980 fixing the import levies on cereals
                                    and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
                                                                                   (ECU/tonne)
                             CCT
                           heading                     Description                    Levies
                              No
                       10.01 A            Common wheat, and meslin                58-24
                       10.01 B            Durum wheat                             74-70 0(5)
                       10.02              Rye                                     34-78 (6)
                       10.03              Barley                                  36-35
                       10.04              Oats                                    21-77
                       10.05 B            Maize, other than hybrid maize for
                                          sowing                                  66-13(2) (3)
                       10.07 A            Buckwheat                                 0
                       10.07 B            Millet                                    o     (<)
                       10.07 C            Grain sorghum                           50-86 (4)
                       10.07 D            Canary seed ; other cereals               0     (5)
                       11.01 A            Wheat or meslin flour                   95-11
                       11.01 B            Rye flour                               62-30
                       11.02 A I a)       Durum wheat groats and meal            128-96
                       11.02 A lb)        Common wheat groats and meal           102-07
                      (•) 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
                          applied 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 % .
                      (5) 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 .