CELEX: 31982R0290
Language: en
Date: 1982-02-09
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 290/82 of 8 February 1982 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 290/82
                                                     of 8 February 1982
                   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
                                                                       their central rate,
 COMMUNITIES,
                                                                   — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                 arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of
 Economic Community,                                                   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
                                                                   Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on
 zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by           5 February 1982 ;
 Regulation (EEC) No 3808/81 (2), and in particular
Article 13 (5) thereof,                                            Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules
                                                                   contained in Regulation (EEC) No 2196/81 to today's
 Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 on the                 offer prices and quotations known to the Commission
value of the unit of account and the exchange rates to             that the levies at present in force should be altered to
 be applied for the purposes of the common agricul­                the amounts set out in the Annex hereto,
 tural policy (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
 No 2543/73 (4), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
                                                                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary
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 2196/81 (*) and subsequent amending                 Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                   2727/75 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
Regulations ;
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 9 February
                                                                   1982.
      relation to each other at any given moment within
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States.
                Done at Brussels, 8 February 1982.
                                                                             For the Commission
                                                                               Poul DALSAGER
                                                                        Member of the Commission
(!) Oj No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
0 OJ No L 382, 31 . 12. 1981 , p. 37.
0 OJ No 106, 30. 10. 1962, p. 2553/62.
H OJ No L 263, 19 . 9 . 1973, p. 1 .
0 OJ No L 214, 1 . 8 . 1981 , p. 7.
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                                                       ANNEX
          to die Commission Regulation of 8 February 1982 fixing the import levies on cereals and
                                     on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
                                                                                   (ECU/tonne)
                            CCT
                           heading                     Description                  Levies
                             No
                      10.01 Bí            Common wheat, and mesiin                81-73
                      10.01 B II          Durum wheat                            114-58 (') 0
                      10.02               Rye                                     38-70 i6)
                      10.03               Barley                                  62-99
                      10.04               Oats                                    55-19
                      10.05 B             Maize, other than hybrid maize for
                                          sowing                                  94-89 (2) (3)
                     10.07 A              Buckwheat                                 0
                      10.07 B             Millet                                  93-52 (4)
                     10.07 C              Grain sorghum                           78-25 0
                     10.07 D              Canary seed ; other cereals               o o
                     11.01 A             Wheat or mesiin flour                   128-87
                     11.01 B              Rye flour                               69-34
                      1 1.02 A la)        Durum wheat groats and meal            191-90
                     1 1 .02 A I b)       Common wheat groats and meal           137-56
                     (') 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.
                     (*) 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 .