CELEX: 31983R1246
Language: en
Date: 1983-05-21 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1246/83 of 20 May 1983 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

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                                              (Acts whose publication is obligatory)
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1246/83
                                                         of 20 May 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
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                 19 May 1983 ;
Article 13 (5) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 on the                   Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules
value of the unit of account and the exchange rates to              contained in Regulation (EEC) No 2118/82 to today's
be applied for the purposes of the common agricul­                  offer prices and quotations known to the Commission
tural policy (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)               that the levies at present in force should be altered to
No 2543/73 (4), and in particular Article 3 thereof,                the amounts set out in the Annex hereto,
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary
Committee,                                                          HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas, the import levies on cereals, wheat and rye                                        Article 1
flour, and wheat groats and meal were fixed by Regula­
 tion (EEC) No 21 1 8/82 (^ and subsequent amending                 The import levies to be charged on products listed in
Regulations ;                                                       Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                    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
      relation to each other at any given moment within             This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 May 1983.
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States.
                Done at Brussels, 20 May 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 .
 Is) OJ No L 223, 31 . 7. 1982, p. 44.
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                                                         ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 20 May 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               107,69
                       10.01 B II           Durum wheat                            132,86 (>) (5)
                       10.02                Rye                                    117,47 (6)
                       10.03                Barley                                 115,66
                       10.04                Oats                                   106,05
                       10.05 B              Maize, other than hybrid maize for
                                            sowing                                  84,02 (2) (3)
                       10.07   A            Buckwheat                               57,29
                       10.07    B           Millet                                  70,72 (4)
                       10.07    C           Grain sorghum                           92,53 (4)
                       10.07    D           Canary seed ; other cereals               0    (0
                       11.01   A            Wheat or meslin flour                  166,96
                       11.01    B           Rye flour                              179,31
                       1 1 .02 A I a)       Durum wheat groats and meal            219,64
                       11.02 A lb)          Common wheat groats and meal           177,67
                       (') 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 % .
                       (s) 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 .