CELEX: 31985R1221
Language: en
Date: 1985-05-11 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1221/85 of 10 May 1985 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

11 . 5. 85                               Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 125/ 1
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                                   COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1221/85
                                                         of 10 May 1985
                  fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                           their central rate, multiplied by the coefficient
COMMUNITIES,                                                             provided for in Article 2b (2) of Regulation (EEC)
                                                                         No 974/71 C5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                    No 855/84 0,
Economic Community,
                                                                    — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                             arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of
2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­                         these currencies recorded for a given period in
zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by                  relation to the Community currencies referred to
Regulation (EEC) No 1018/84 (2), and in particular                       in the previous indent, and the aforesaid coeffi­
Article 13 (5) thereof,                                                 cient ;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 on the                   Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on
value of the unit of account and the exchange rates to              9 May 1985 ;
be applied for the purposes of the common agricul­
tural policy (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)               Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules
No 2543/73 (4), and in particular Article 3 thereof,                contained in Regulation (EEC) No 3131 /84 to today's
                                                                    offer prices and quotations known to the Commission
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary                        that the levies at present in force should be altered to
Committee,                                                          the amounts set out in the Annex hereto,
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 ;
                                                                    The import levies to be charged on products listed in
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,                 Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No
levies should be calculated on the following basis :                2727/75 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in
                                                                                             Article 2
     relation to each other at any given moment within
     a band of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on                 This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 May 1985.
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States.
               Done at Brussels, 10 May 1985.
                                                                               For the Commission
                                                                                Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                                   Vice-President
(') OJ  No  L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
(2) OJ  No  L 107, 19 . 4. 1984, p. 1 .
(3) OJ  No   106, 30. 10. 1962, p. 2553/62.
(4) OJ  No   L 263, 19 . 9 . 1973, p. 1 .                           (6) OJ No L 106, 12. 5. 1971 , p. 1 .
0   OJ  No   L 293, 10 . 11 . 1984, p. 1 .                          0 OJ No L 90, 1 . 4. 1984, p. 1 .
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                                                        ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 10 May 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                89,43
                      10.01 B II           Durum wheat                            135,90 (')O
                      10.02               Rye                                      88,85 0
                      10.03                Barley                                  87,90
                      10.04               Oats                                     75,30
                      10.05 B             Maize, other than hybrid maize for
                                          sowing                                   78,49 0 0
                      10.07   A            Buckwheat                                 0
                      10.07   B           Millet                                   53,25 0
                      10.07   C           Grain sorghum                            96,97 0
                      10.07   D I         Triticale                                  0
                      10.07   D II         Canary seed ; other cereals               o    o
                      11.01   A           Wheat or meslin flour                   140,74
                      11.01   B           Rye flour                               139,93
                      1 1 .02 A I a)       Durum wheat groats and meal            224,48
                      11.02 A lb)          Common wheat groats and meal           149,20
                      (') where durum wheat originating in Morocco is transported directly
                           from that country to the Community, the levy is reduced by 0,60
                           ECU/tonne.
                      0 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 % .
                      0 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.
                      0 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 .
                      0 The levy applicable to rye shall be charged on imports of the product
                           falling within subheading 10.07 D I (triticale).