CELEX: 31978R2421
Language: en
Date: 1978-10-19 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2421/78 of 18 October 1978 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

19 . 10 . 78                             Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 293 / 1
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                                               (Acts whose publication is obligatory)
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2421 /78
                                                       of 18 October 1978
                 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       offer prices and today s quotations known to the
COMMUNITIES,                                                         Commission that the levies at present in force should
                                                                     be altered as shown in the Annex to this Regulation ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,
                                                                     HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­
                                                                                             Article 1
tion of the market in cereals ( ! ), as last amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 1254/78 (2), and in particular                   The import levies to be charged on products listed in
Article 1 3 (5) thereof,                                             Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No
Whereas the import levies on cereals, wheat and rye                  2727/75 are hereby fixed as shown in the table
flour, and wheat groats and meal were fixed by Regula­               annexed to this Regulation .
tion (EEC) No 1815/78 (3) and subsequent amending
Regulations ;                                                                                Article 2
Whereas it follows from applying the provisions                      This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 October
contained in Regulation (EEC) No 1815/78 to the                      1978 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 18 October 1978 .
                                                                               For the Commission
                                                                                Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                   Vice-President
 (>) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
 (2) OJ No L 156, 14. 6. 1978 , p. 1 .
 (3 ) OJ No L 210 , 1 . 8 . 1978 , p. 4.
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                                                                ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 18 October 1978 fixing the import levies on cereals and
                                         on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
                                                                                                         (u.a/tonne)
                              CCT
                                                                 Description                             Levies
                             heading
                               No
                      10.01 A                  Common wheat, and meslin                               81.86
                      10.01 B                   Durum wheat                                          125.18(1 ) (5)
                      10.02                    Rye                                                    82.29 (*)
                      10.03                     Barley                                                86.29
                      10.04                    Oats                                                   76.23
                      10.05 B                  Maize, other than hybrid maize for
                                               sowing                                                 81.54 (2) (3)
                      10.07    A                Buckwheat                                              1-78
                      10.07    B               Millet                                                 47.98 (4)
                      10.07    C               Grain sorghum                                          79.48 (4)
                      10.07    D               Canary seed ; other cereals                             0     (5)
                      11.01    A               Wheat or meslin flour                                 125.66
                      11.01 B                  Rye flour                                             126.25
                      1 1 .02 A I a)           Durum wheat groats and meal                          204-89
                      11.02 A lb)               Common wheat groats and meal                         135.95
                       ') Where durum wheat originating in Morocco is transported directly from that country to the
                          Community, the levy is reduced by 0.50 u.a./tonne.
                      2) Where maize originating in the ACP or OCT is imported into the French overseas depart­
                          ments, the levy is reduced by 6 u.a./tonne as provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 706/76.
                      3) Where maize originating in the ACP or OCT is imported into the Community the levy is
                          reduced by 1 -50 u.a./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 transported directly from that
                           country to the Community, the levy is reduced by 0.50 u.a./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 .