CELEX: 31985R1581
Language: en
Date: 1985-06-13 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1581/85 of 12 June 1985 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

13 . 6. 85                                Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 154/7
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1581 /85
                                                          of 12 June 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 *he 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
                                                                      11 June 1985 ;
 Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 on the
value of the unit of account and the exchange rates to
be applied for the purposes of the common agricul­                   Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules
tural policy (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)                contained in Regulation (EEC) No 3131 /84 to today's
 No 2543/73 (4), and in particular Article 3 thereof,                offer prices and quotations known to the Commission
                                                                     that the levies at present in force should be altered to
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary                         the amounts set out in the Annex hereto,
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 3131 /84 (^ and subsequent amending
                                                                                               Article 1
Regulations ;
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,                  The import levies to be charged on products listed in
levies should be calculated on the following basis :                 Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                     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 13 June
      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, 12 June 1985.
                                                                                For the Commission
                                                                                  Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                                     Vice-President
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                                                        ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 12 June 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                106,12
                       10.01 B II         Durum wheat                             149,87 (') 0
                       10.02              Rye                                     102,10 j6)
                      10.03               Barley                                   95,38
                      10.04               Oats                                     81,93
                       10.05 B            Maize, other than hybrid maize for    I
                                          sowing                                   87,01 (2)(3)
                       10.07 A            Buckwheat                                  0
                       10.07 B            Millet                                   74,21 (4)
                      10.07 C             Grain sorghum                           106,55 {")
                       10.07 D I          Triticale                                  0
                       10.07 D II         Canary seed ; other cereals                0    «
                       11.01 A            Wheat or meslin flour                   164,39
                      11.01 B             Rye flour                               158,76
                       11.02 A I a)       Durum wheat groats and meal            246,13
                       11.02 A lb)        Common wheat groats and meal            173,69
                      (') 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
                          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 % .
                      (*) 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).