CELEX: 31981R0937
Language: en
Date: 1981-04-08 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 937/81 of 7 April 1981 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

No L 96/2                                  Official Journal of the European Communities                              8 . 4. 81
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 937/81
                                                            of 7 April 1981
                   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
 the Act of Accession of Greece (2), and in particular                6 April 1981 ;
 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 ('), 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
 tion ( EEC) No 2035/ 80 ( s) and subsequent amending                 The import levies to be charged on products listed in
 Regulations ;                                                        Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                      2727/ 75 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto .
 Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,
 levies should be calculated on the following basis :
                                                                                              Article 2
 — in the case of currencies which are maintained in
     relation to each other at any given moment within                This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 April 1981 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 7 April 1981 .
                                                                                For the Commission
                                                                                  Poul DALSAGER
                                                                           Member of the Commission
(') OJ  No  L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975 , p . 1 .
i2) OJ  No  L 291 , 19 . 1 1 . 1979, p . 17.
P)  OJ  No  106, 30 . 10 . 1962, p . 2553 / 62 .
H   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 7 April 1981 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 mesiin                  64-76
                       10.01 B              Durum wheat                             100-79 (<)(*)
                       10.02                Rye                                       33-10 H
                       10.03                Barley                                    54-11
                       10.04                Oats                                      20-35
                       10.05 B              Maize, other than hybrid maize for
                                            sowing                                    68-55 00
                       10.07   A            Buckwheat                                   0
                       10.07    B           Millet                                    48-42 (4)
                       1 0.07   C           Grain sorghum                             63-30 O
                       10.07    D           Canary seed ; other cereals                 o      o
                       11.01   A            Wheat or mesiin flour                   105-25
                       11.01    B           Rye flour                                 60-96
                       1 1 .02 A I a)       Durum wheat groats and meal             170-77
                       1 1.02 A I b)        Common wheat groats and meal            1 1 1 - 90
                      (') 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'.
                      (■') Where maize originating in the ACP or OCT is imported into the
                            Community the levy is reduced by 1-81 ECU/tonne .
                      (") Where millet and sorghum originating in the ACP or OCT is
                            imported into the Community the levy is reduced by 50 % .
                      ( s) 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 .