CELEX: 31980R1721
Language: en
Date: 1980-07-02
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1721/80 of 1 July 1980 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 1721 /80
                                                         of 1 July 1980
                 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 organiza­
tion of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by               Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on
Regulation (EEC) No 1547/79 (2), and in particular                  30 June 1980 ;
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 1658/79 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 (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
tion (EEC) No 1658/79 (5) 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 2 July 1980 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States.
              Done at Brussels, 1 July 1980 .
                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                               Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                  Vice-President
(») OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
(2) OJ No L 188, 26. 7. 1979, p. 1 .
W OJ No 106. 30 . 10. 1962. D . 2553/62.
(<) OJ No L 263, 19. 9. 1973, p. 1 .
(*) OJ No L 193, 1 . 8 . 1979, p. 5.
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                                                      ANNEX
           to die Commission Regulation of 1 July 1980 fixing the import levies on cereals and on
                                       wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
                                                                                   (ECU/tonne)
                             CCT
                                                      Description                     Levies
                           heading
                              No
                      10.01 A            Common wheat, and meslin                 91-85
                      10.01 B            Durum wheat                              92-83 (1) (5)
                      10.02              Rye                                      83-83 (6)
                      10.03              Barley                                   88-29
                      10.04              Oats                                     73-28
                      10.05 B            Maize, other than hybrid maize for
                                         sowing                                   98-20 (2) (3)
                      10.07   A          Buckwheat                                13-04
                      10.07   B          Millet                                   10-84 (4)
                      1 0.07  C          Grain sorghum                            88-33 (4)
                      10.07   D          Canary seed ; other cereals                0     (*)
                      11.01   A          Wheat or meslin flour                   143-45
                      11.01   B          Rye flour                               132-20
                      11 .02 A I a)       Durum wheat groats and meal            157-47
                      11.02 Alb)          Common wheat groats and meal           152-77
                      (') 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'.
                      (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 % .
                      (5) 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 .