CELEX: 31983R2970
Language: en
Date: 1983-10-25 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2970/83 of 24 October 1983 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

25 . 10 . 83                              Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 293 /9
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2970/83
                                                        of 24 October 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,
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
 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 organi­
zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by              Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on
                                                                     21 October 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 2157/83 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 2157/83 (^ 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,
levies should be calculated on the following basis :                                         Article 2
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in                  This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 October
     relation to each other at any given moment within               1983 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 24 October 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.
(4) OJ  No   L 263, 19 . 9 . 1973, p. 1 .
h OJ No L 206, 30. 7. 1983, p. 47.
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                                                            ANNEX
            'to the Commission Regulation of 24 October 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                88,09
                         10.01 B II           Durum wheat                            125,75 OH5)
                         10.02                Rye                                     83,17 0s)
                         10.03                Barley                                  66,27
                         10.04                Oats                                    46,52
                         10.05 B              Maize, other than hybrid maize for
                                              sowing                                  53,62^0
                         10.07 A              Buckwheat                                 0
                         10.07 B              Millet                                  24,87 (4)
                         10.07 C              Grain sorghum                           77,79 (4)
                         10.07 D              Canary seed ; other cereals               0 (0
                         11.01 A              Wheat or meslin flour                  136,89
                         11.01 B              Rye flour                              130,72
                         1 1 .02 A I a)       Durum wheat groats and meal            207,83
                         11.02 A lb)          Common wheat groats and meal           147,21
                        (') 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 .