CELEX: 31980R1441
Language: en
Date: 1980-06-10 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1441/80 of 9 June 1980 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

10 . 6. 80                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 144/9
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1441 /80
                                                           of 9 June 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 ;
                                                                     — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
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 1 547/79 (2), and in particular                   6 June 1980 ;
Article 1 3 (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
                                                                      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 1 658/79 (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 10 June
      relation to each other at any given moment within                1980 .
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States .
                Done at Brussels, 9 June 1980 .
                                                                                For the Commission
                                                                                 Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                    Vice-President
 (')  OJ  No  L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
 (J)  OJ  No  L 188 , 26. 7. 1979, p. 1 .
 (3)  OJ  No  106, 30 . 10 . 1962, p. 2553/62.
 («)  OJ  No  L 263 , 19. 9 . 1973, p. 1 .
  (5) OJ  No  L 193 , 1 . 8 . 1979, p. 5 .
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                                                       ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 9 June 1980 fixing the import levies on cereals and on
                                       wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
                                                                                  (ECU/tonne)
                            CCT
                           heading                    Description                    Levies
                             No
                      10.01 A            Common wheat, and meslin                95-27
                      10.01 B            Durum wheat                            117-17 (') (5)
                      10.02              Rye                                     82-57 (6)
                      10.03              Barley                                  86-41
                      10.04              Oats                                    76-14
                      10.05 B            Maize, other than hybrid maize for
                                         sowing                                  98-23 (2) (3)
                      10.07 A            Buckwheat                                 2-93
                      10.07 B            Millet                                  16-03 (4)
                      10.07 C            Grain sorghum                           90-74 (<)
                      10.07 D            Canary seed ; other cereals               o    e)
                      11.01 A            Wheat or meslin flour                  148-24
                      11.01 B            Rye flour                              130-44
                      11.02 A I a)       Durum wheat groats and meal            196-17
                      11.02 A lb)        Common wheat groats and meal           157-94
                     (') 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 1 1 80/77 and Commission Regulation
                         (EEC) No 2622/71 .