CELEX: 31985R0960
Language: en
Date: 1985-04-13 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 960/85 of 12 April 1985 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

13 . 4. 85                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 103/ 1
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                                                 (Acts whose publication is obligatory)
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 960/85
                                                           of 12 April 1985
                  fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                             provided for in Article 2b (2) of Regulation (EEC)
COMMUNITIES,                                                               No 974/71 (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                      No 855/84 0,
Economic Community,                                                    — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
                                                                           arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                               these currencies recorded for a given period in
2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­                           relation to the Community currencies referred to
zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by                    in the previous indent, and the aforesaid coeffi­
Regulation (EEC) No 1018/84 (2), and in particular                         cient ;
Article 13 (5) thereof,
                                                                       Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on
Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 on the                      11 April 1985 ;
value of the unit of account and the exchange rates to
be applied for the purposes of the common agricul­                     Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules
tural policy (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)                  contained in Regulation (EEC) No 3131 /84 to today's
No 2543/73 (4), and in particular Article 3 thereof,                   offer prices and quotations known to the Commission
                                                                       that the levies at present in force should be altered to
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary                           the amounts set out in the Annex hereto,
Committee,
Whereas the import levies on cereals, wheat and rye                    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
flour, and wheat groats and meal were fixed by Regula­
tion (EEC) No 3131 /84 (*) and subsequent amending                                              Article 1
Regulations ;
                                                                       The import levies to be charged on products listed in
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,                    Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No
levies should be calculated on the following basis :                   2727/75 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in
                                                                                                Article 2
     relation to each other at any given moment within
     a band of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on                    This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 April
     their central rate, multiplied by the coefficient                 1985 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 12 April 1985.
                                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                                   Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                                      Vice-President
(') OJ  No   L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
0   OJ  No   L 107, 19 . 4 . 1984, p. 1 .
O   OJ  No   106, 30 . 10 . 1962, p. 2553/62.
0   OJ  No   L 263 , 19 . 9 . 1973 , p. 1 .                            (6) OJ No L 106, 12. 5. 1971 , p. 1 .
0   OJ  No   L 293 , 10 . 11 . 1984, p. 1 .                            0 OJ No L 90, 1 . 4. 1984, p . 1 .
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                                                       ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 12 April 1985 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                            133,29 (•) (*)
                       10.02              Rye                                     87,38 (6)
                       10.03              Barley                                  84,01
                       10.04              Oats                                    73,82
                       10.05 B            Maize, other than hybrid maize for
                                          sowing                                  73,41 (2) (3)
                       10.07 A            Buckwheat                                 0
                       10.07 B            Millet                                  85,27 (4)
                       10.07 C            Grain sorghum                           94,87 (4)
                       10.07  D I         Triticale                                 0
                       10.07  D II        Canary seed ; other cereals               0     0
                       11.01  A           Wheat or meslin flour                  138,58
                       11.01  B           Rye flour                              138,47
                       11.02 A I a)       Durum wheat groats and meal            220,35
                       11.02 A lb)        Common wheat groats and meal           147,18
                      (') 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 486/85 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 .
                      Q The levy applicable to rye shall be charged on imports of the product
                          falling within subheading 10.07 D I (triticale).