CELEX: 31982R2542
Language: en
Date: 1982-09-22
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2542/82 of 21 September 1982 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

22 . 9 . 82                                Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 272/ 1
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                                                 (Acts whose publication is obligatory)
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2542/82
                                                        of 21 September 1982
                   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
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                              these currencies in relation to the Community
 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­                          currencies referred to in the previous indent ;
 zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by               Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on
 Regulation (EEC) No 1451 /82 (2), and in particular                   20 September 1982 ;
 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 ,
 Whereas, the import levies on cereals, wheat and rye                                          Article 1
 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 (^ 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       22
     relation to each other at any given moment within                 September 1982.
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 21 September 1982.
                                                                                 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 .
Is) OJ No L 223, 31 . 7. 1982, p. 44.
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                                                        ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 21 September 1982 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 mesiin                116-99
                       10.01 B II         Durum wheat                             161-13 00
                       10.02              Rye                                      82-20 0
                       10.03              Barley                                  104-61
                       10.04              Oats                                     61-55
                       10.05 B            Maize, other than hybrid maize for
                                          sowing                                  103-62 0 0
                       10.07 A            Buckwheat                                  0
                       10.07 B            Millet                                   13-11 0
                       10.07 C            Grain sorghum                           103-46 0
                       10.07 D            Canary seed ; other cereals                o o
                       11.01 A            Wheat or mesiin flour                   177-05
                       11.01 B            Rye flour                               128-37
                       1 1.02 A I a)      Durum wheat groats and meal             262-83
                       1 1.02 A I b)      Common wheat groats and meal            190-92
                       (') 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 .