CELEX: 31984R0159
Language: en
Date: 1984-01-24 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 159/84 of 23 January 1984 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 159/84
                                                      of 23 January 1984
                   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 1 45 1 /82 (2), and in particular             20 January 1984 ;
 Article 13 (5) thereof,
 Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 on the                 Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules
 value of the unit of account and the exchange rates to
                                                                   contained in Regulation (EEC) No 2157/83 to today's
                                                                   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,
Whereas, the import levies on cereals, wheat and rye                                       Article 1
 flour, and wheat groats and meal were fixed by Regula­            The import levies to be charged on products listed in
 tion (EEC) No 21 57/83 and subsequent amending                    Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No
 Regulations ;                                                     2727/75 shall be as set out in the Annex Jiereto,
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 24 January
      relation to each other at any given moment within            1984.
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States .
                Done at Brussels, 23 January 1984.
                                                                             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 .
P) OJ No 106, 30 . 10 . 1962, p. 2553/62.
(4) OJ No L 263, 19. 9. 1973, p. 1 .
(4 OJ No L 206, 30. 7. 1983, p. 47.
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                                                        ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 23 January 1984 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                88,05
                      10.01 B II           Durum wheat                            121,38 nn
                      10.02               Rye                                      86,79 (6)
                      10.03                Barley                                  52,18
                      10.04                Oats                                    62,31
                      10.05 B             Maize, other than hybrid maize for
                                          sowing                                   54,89 (2) (3)
                      10.07 A              Buckwheat                                 0
                      10.07 B             Millet                                     4,18 (*)
                      10.07 C             Grain sorghum                            73,03 (4)
                      10.07 D             Canary seed ; other cereals                o o
                      11.01 A             Wheat or meslin flour                   137,68
                      11.01 B             Rye flour                               135,12
                      1 1 .02 A I a)       Durum wheat groats and meal            201,63
                      11.02 A lb)          Common wheat groats and meal           147,13
                      (') 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
                           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 .