CELEX: 31990R0426
Language: en
Date: 1990-02-21
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 426/90 of 20 February 1990 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

21 . 2. 90                                  Official Journal of the European Communities                                No L 45/ 1
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                                                 (Acts whose publication is obligatory)
                                         COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 426/90
                                                         of 20 February 1990
                       fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                of 2,25 %, a rate of exchange based on their central
                                                                           rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in
                                                                           the last paragraph of Article 3 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC)
                                                                           No 1676/85,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,                                                    — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
                                                                           arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of
                                                                           these currencies recorded for a given period in rela­
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and                         tion to the Community currencies referred to in the
Portugal,                                                                  previous indent, and the aforesaid coefficient ;
                                                                       Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on 19
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75                   February 1990 ;
of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the
market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
                                                                       Whereas the aforesaid corrective factor affects the entire
No 201 /90 (2), and in particular Article 13 (5) thereof,
                                                                       calculation basis for the levies, including the equivalence
                                                                       coefficients ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85
of 11 June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and                Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules
the exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of the               contained in Regulation (EEC) No 1915/89 to today's
common agricultural policy (3), as last amended by Regu­               offer prices and quotations known to the Commission
lation (EEC) No 1636/87 (4), and in particular Article..: 3            that the levies at present in force should be altered to the
thereof,                                                               amounts set out in the Annex hereto,
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee,
                                                                       HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas the import levies on cereals, wheat and rye flour,
and wheat groats and meal were fixed by Commission
 Regulation (EEC) No 1915/89 (*) and subsequent amen­
ding Regulations ;
                                                                                                  Article 1
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies             The import levies to be charged on products listed in
 should be calculated on the following basis :                         Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75
                                                                       shall be as set out in the Annex hereto .
 — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­
      tion to each other at any given moment within a band
                                                                                                  Article 2
 (') OJ  No  L  281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
 (2) OJ  No  L  22, 27. 1 . 1990, p. 7.
 (3) OJ  No  L  164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .
 (*) OJ  No  L  153, 13. 6. 1987, p. 1 .                               This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 February
 Ó OJ No L 187, 1 . 7. 1989, p. 1 .                                     1990 .
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          This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
          States.
          Done at Brussels, 20 February 1990.
                                                                                   For the Commission
                                                                                     Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                               Member of the Commission
                                                               ANNEX
          to the Commission Regulation of 20 February 1990 fixing the import levies on cereals and
                                          on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
                                                                                                                     (ECU/tonne)
                                                                                    Levies
                           CN code
                                                                Portugal                             Third country
                         0709 90 60                               34,06                                  134,83 0 (3)
                         0712 90 19                               34,06                                  134,83 (2)(3)
                         1001 10 10                               41,81                                  181,78 (') j5)
                         1001 10 90                               41,81                                  181,78 (') 0
                         1001 90 91                                34,84                                 143,87
                         1001 90 99                                34,84                                 143,87
                         1002 00 00                                59,97                                 131,51 (6)
                          1003 00 10                               51,14                                 115,69
                          1003 00 90                               51,14                                 115,69
                          1004 00 10                              42,54                                  122,91
                          1004 00 90                              42,54                                  122,91
                          1005 10 90                               34,06                                 1 34,83 (J)(3)
                          1005 90 00                               34,06                                 134,83 (2)(3)
                          1007 00 90                               51,14                                 1 40,07 f)
                          1008 10 00                               51,14                                   30,00
                          1008 20 00                               51,14                                   84,04 (<)
                          1008 30 00                               51,14                                    0,00 (*)
                          1008 90 10                                0                                       O
                          1008 90 90                               51,14                                    0,00
                          1101 00 00                               62,80                                 215,44
                         1102 10 00                                97,98                                 198,14
                          1103 11 10                               79,49                                 296,44
                          1103 11 90                               66,72                                 231,57
          (') Where durum wheat originating in Morocco is transported directly from that country to the Community, the
              levy is reduced by ECU 0,60/tonne.
          (2) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 486/85 the levies are not applied to products imported directly into the
              French overseas departments, originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States or in the 'overseas countries
              and territories'.
          (J) Where maize originating in the ACP or OCT is imported into the Community the levy is reduced by ECU
              1,81 /tonne.
          (4) Where millet and sorghum originating in the ACP or OCT is imported into the Community the levy is reduced
              by 50 % .
          O Where durum wheat and canary seed produced in Turkey are transported directly from that country to the
              Community, the levy is reduced by ECU 0,60/tonne.
          (<) The import levy charged on rye produced in Turkey and transported directly from that country to the Commu- -
              nity is laid down in Council. Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77 (OJ No L 142r 9. 6. 1977, p. 10) and Commission
              Regulation (EEC) No 2622/71 (OJ No L 271 , 10 . 12. 1971 , p. 22).
          i7) The levy applicable to rye shall be charged on imports of the product falling within CN code 1008 90 10 (triti­
              cale).