CELEX: 31983R0004
Language: en
Date: 1983-01-05 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 4/83 of 4 January 1983 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 4/83
                                                           of 4 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
                                                                        3 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 21 18/82 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 5 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, 4 January 1983 .
                                                                                  For the Commission
                                                                                    Poul DALSAGER
                                                                              Member of the Commission
(')  OJ   No  L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p . 1 .
(2)  OJ   No  L 164, 14. 6 . 1982, p . 1 .
(3)  OJ   No  106, 30. 10 . 1962, p. 2553/62.
(<)  OJ   No  L 263, 19 . 9 . 1973, p. 1 .
O    OJ   No  L 223, 31 . 7. 1982, p. 44.
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                                                     ANNEX
         to the Commission Regulation of 4 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                119-45
                    10.01 B II         Durum wheat                             15473(>)0
                    10.02              Rye                                     109-73 0
                    10.03              Barley                                  110-26
                    10.04              Oats                                     97-72
                    10.05 B            Maize, other than hybrid maize for
                                       sowing                                  113-87 (2)0
                    10.07 A            Buckwheat                                  0
                    10.07 B            Millet                                   50-91 0
                    10.07 C            Grain sorghum                           106-66 0
                    10.07 D            Canary seed ; other cereals                o o
                    11.01 A            Wheat or meslin flour                   181-55
                    11.01 B            Rye flour                               167-96
                    11.02 A I a)       Durum wheat groats and meal             252-36
                    11.02 Alb)         Common wheat groats and meal            194-60
                    (') 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 % .
                    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.
                    (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 .