CELEX: 31985R3441
Language: en
Date: 1985-12-07 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3441/85 of 6 December 1985 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

7. 12. 85                                Official Journal of the European Communities                              No L 328 / 1
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                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3441 /85
                                                       of 6 December 1985
                    fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                              Article 2b (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 974/71 (*), as
                                                                         last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 855/84 Q,
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 2727/75                     these currencies recorded for a given period in rela­
of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the                     tion to the Community currencies referred to in the
market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)               previous indent, and the aforesaid coefficient ;
 No 1018 /84 (2), and in particular Article 13 (5) thereof,          Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on 5
                                                                     December 1985 ;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 on the value
of the unit of account and the exchange rates to be                  Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules
applied for the purposes of the common agricultural                  contained in Regulation (EEC) No 2956/85 to today's
policy (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                   offer prices and quotations known to the Commission
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 flour,           HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
and wheat groats and meal were fixed by Regulation
(EEC) No 2956/85 (*) and subsequent amending Regula­                                            Article 1
tions ;
                                                                     The import levies to be charged on products listed in
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies           Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75
                                                                     shall be as set out in the Annex hereto .
should be calculated on the following basis :
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­                                       Article 2
     tion to each other at any given moment within a band
     of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central           This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 December
     rate, multiplied by the coefficient provided for in             1985 .
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States .
                  Done at Brussels , 6 December 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.
b) OJ No L 263, 19. 9. 1973, p. 1 .                                  (6) OJ No L 106, 12 . 5. 1971 , p. 1 .
0 OJ No L 285, 25. 10 . 1985, p. 8 .                                 0 OJ No L 90 , 1 . 4. 1984, p . 1 .
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                                                         ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 6 December 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               131,93
                        10.01 B II         Durum wheat                            178,75 (') 0
                        10.02              Rye                                    1 10,13 (^
                        10.03              Barley                                 131,33
                        10.04              Oats                                   111,81
                        10.05 B            Maize, other than hybrid maize for
                                           sowing                                 106,19 (2)(3)
                        10.07  A           Buckwheat                                  0
                        10.07  B           Millet                                   73,98 (4)
                        10.07  C           Grain sorghum                          120,73 (4)
                        10.07  D I         Triticale                                  0
                        10.07  D II        Canary seed ; other cereals                o o
                        11.01  A           Wheat or meslin flour                  198,83
                        11.01  B           Rye flour                              167,52
                        11.02 A I a)       Durum wheat groats and meal            290,48
                        11.02 A lb)        Common wheat groats and meal           213,49
                       (') 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
                           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 % .
                       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 .
                       (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 1 180/77 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).