CELEX: 31985R1916
Language: en
Date: 1985-07-12 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1916/85 of 11 July 1985 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

No L 180/ 12                           Official Journal of the European Communities                             12. 7. 85
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1916/85
                                                         of 11 July 1985
                    fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                    ECU per tonne for durum wheat, and 547,09 ECU per
   COMMUNITIES,                                                      tonne for durum wheat groats and meal ; whereas
                                                                     these prices shall be adjusted as from 1 August 1985
                                                                     by the same amounts as the monthly increments fixed
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             by Regulation (EEC) No 1020/84 (*);
   Economic Community,
                                                                     Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,
                                                                     levies should be calculated on the following basis :
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
  2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­                  — in the case of currencies which are maintained in
  zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by                relation to each other at any given moment within
  Regulation (EEC) No 1018/84 (2), and in particular                     a band of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on
  Article 13 (5) thereof,                                                their central rate, multiplied by the coefficient
                                                                         provided for in Article 2b (2) of Regulation (EEC)
                                                                         No 974/71 Q, as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
  Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 on the                      No 855/84 (8),
  value of the unit of account and the exchange rates to            — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
  be applied for the purposes of the common agricul­                     arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of
  tural policy (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)                  these currencies recorded for a given period in
  No 2543/73 (4), and in particular Article 3 thereof,                   relation to the Community currencies referred to
                                                                         in the previous indent, and the aforesaid coeffi­
                                                                         cient ;
  Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary
  Committee,
                                                                    Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on
                                                                    10 July 1985 ;
 Whereas the import levies on cereals, wheat and rye
 flour, and wheat groats and meal were fixed by Regula­             Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules
 tion (EEC) No 3131 /84 Q and subsequent amending                   contained in Regulation (EEC) No 3131 /84 to today's
                                                                    offer prices and quotations known to the Commission
 Regulations ;
                                                                    that the levies at present in force should be altered to
                                                                    the amounts set out in the Annex hereto,
 Whereas the 1985/86 marketing year for durum wheat
 begins on 1 July 1985 ; whereas the Council has not,
 to date, adopted the prices for this marketing year in
 respect of this product ; whereas the Commission, in               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 compliance with the tasks entrusted to it by the
 Treaty, is obliged to adopt the precautionary measures
 essential to ensure continuity of operation of the
                                                                                            Article 1
 common agricultural policy as regards durum wheat ;
                                                                   The import levies to be charged on products listed in
Whereas, in order to ensure continuity of operation of             Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                   2727/75 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
 the import arrangements for durum wheat and for
durum wheat groats and meal, a price equal to the
 threshold price fixed for the 1984/85 marketing year
and applicable as from 1 July 1984 should be taken                                          Article 2
into account in calculating the levies, namely 352,67
                                                                   This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 July 1985.
(') OJ  No  L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
(2) OJ  No  L 107, 19 . 4. 1984, p. 1 .
(3) OJ  No   106, 30 . 10 . 1962, p . 2553/62.                     (6) OJ No L 107, 19. 4. 1984, p. 6.
(4) OJ  No  L 263 , 19 . 9 . 1973, p. 1 .                          0 OJ No L 106, 12. 5. 1971 , p. 1 .
0   OJ  No  L 293, 10 . 11 . 1984, p. 1 .                          (8) OJ No L 90, 1 . 4. 1984, p. 1 .
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          This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
          States.
          Done at Brussels, 11 July 1985.
                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                  Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                     Vice-President
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                                                       ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 11 July 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               122,24
                       10.01 B II         Durum wheat                            138,10 00
                       10.02              Rye                                    118,81 0
                       10.03              Barley                                 106,65
                       10.04              Oats                                    90,26
                       10.05 B            Maize, other than hybrid maize for
                                          sowing                                  96,96 (2) C)
                      10.07   A           Buckwheat                                 0
                      10.07   B           Millet                                  83,90 0
                      10.07   C           Grain sorghum                          124,76 (4)
                      10.07   D I         Triticale                                 0
                      10.07   D II        Canary seed ; other cereals               o    o
                      11.01  A            Wheat or meslin flour                  186,96
                      11.01   B           Rye flour                              182,16
                       11.02 A I a)       Durum wheat groats and meal            227,06
                      11.02 A lb)         Common wheat groats and meal           198,81
                      (1) 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 % .
                      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.
                      0 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 .
                      0 The levy applicable to rye shall be charged on imports of the product
                          falling within subheading 10.07 D I (triticale).