CELEX: 31983R0126
Language: en
Date: 1983-01-21 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 126/83 of 20 January 1983 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

21 . 1 . 83                              Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 17/3
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 126/83
                                                       of 20 January 1983
                  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 ,
                                                                   — 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            19 January 1983 ;
Regulation (EEC) No 1451 /82 (2), and in particular
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 2118/82 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 ,
                                                                                            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 211 8 /82 (5) and subsequent amending                Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No
Regulations :                                                      2727/75 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto .
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 21 January
                                                                    1983 .
     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, 20 January 1983 .
                                                                             For the Commission
                                                                                Poul DALSAGER
                                                                          Member of the Commission
 (') OJ  No  L 283 , 1 . 1 1 . 1975, p. 1 .
(2   OJ  No  L 164, 14. 6. 1982, p. 1 .
 (3) OJ  No  106, 30. 10. 1962, p. 2553/62.
 (4) OJ  No  L 263 , 19 . 9 . 1973, p. 1 .
 (s) OJ No L 223 , 31 . 7 . 1982, p . 44 .
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                                                        ANNEX
          to the Commission Regulation of 20 January 1983 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               112-71
                      10.01 B II           Durum wheat                            151-54 (') 0
                      10.02                Rye                                    106-58 (6)
                      10.03                Barley                                 115-78
                      10.04                Oats                                    99-71
                      10.05 B              Maize, other than hybrid maize for
                                           sowing                                 110-44 (2)(3)
                      10.07   A            Buckwheat                                 0
                      10.07    B           Millet                                  48-37 (4)
                      10.07    C           Grain sorghum                          104-50 (4)
                      10.07    D           Canary seed ; other cereals               o    o
                      11.01   A            Wheat or meslin flour                  172-11
                      11.01    B           Rye flour                              163-55
                      1 1 .02 A I a)       Durum wheat groats and meal            248-28
                      1 1 .02 A I b)       Common wheat groats and meal           184-41
                     (') 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 .