CELEX: 31991R3768
Language: en
Date: 1991-12-24 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3768/91 of 23 December 1991 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

24. 12. 91                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 356/23
                                         COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3768/91
                                                       of 23 December 1991
                      fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          — for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an
                                                                         average of the ecu rates published in the Official
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,
                                                                         Journal of the European Communities, C series, over
                                                                         a period to be determined, multiplied by the coeffi­
 Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and                      cient referred to in the preceding indent ;
Portugal,
                                                                     Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on 23
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75                December 1991 ;
of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the
market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)           Whereas the aforesaid corrective factor affects the entire
 No 3577/90 (2), and in particular Article 13 (5) thereof,           calculation basis for the levies, including the equivalence
                                                                     coefficients ;
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85
of 11 June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and              Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules
 the exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of the            contained in Regulation (EEC) No 2661 /91 to today's
common agricultural policy (3), as last amended by Regu­             offer prices and quotations known to the Commission
 lation (EEC) No 2205/90 (4), and in particular Article 3            that the levies at present in force should be altered to the
 thereof,                                                            amounts set out in the Annex hereto,
 Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee,
Whereas the import levies on cereals, wheat and rye flour,           HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
and wheat groats and meal were fixed by Commission
Regulation (EEC) No 2661 /91 (*) and subsequent amen­
ding Regulations ;                                                                              Article 1
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies           The import levies to be charged on products listed in
should be calculated on the following basis :                        Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­            shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
     tion to each other at any given moment within a band
     of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central                                      Article 2
     rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in
     the last paragraph of Article 3 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC)        This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 December
     No 1676/85,                                                     1991 .
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                    States.
                    Done at Brussels, 23 December 1991 .
                                                                               For the Commission
                                                                                Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                          Member of the Commission
(') OJ  No  L  281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
(2) OJ  No  L  353,  17. 12. 1990, p. 23.
(3) OJ  No  L  164,  24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .
(4) OJ  No  L  201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9.
0   OJ  No  L  250,  7. 9. 1991 , p. 1 .
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                                                                 ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 23 December 1991 fixing the import levies on cereals and
                                            on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
                                                                                                                      (ECU/tonne)
                                     CN code                                                      Levy
                                    0709 90 60                                                  133,26 00
                                    0712 90 19                                                  133,26 00
                                    1001 10 10                                                  184,53 00
                                    1001 10 90                                                  184,53 00
                                    1001 90 91                                                  162,11
                                    1001 90 99                                                  162,11
                                    1002 00 00                                                  166,35 0
                                    1003 00 10                                                  144,19
                                    1003 00 90                                                  144,19
                                    1004 00 10                                                  135,23
                                    1004 00 90                                                  135,23
                                    1005 10 90                                                  133,26 00
                                    1005 90 00                                                  133,26 0 0
                                    1007 00 90                                                  143,99 0
                                    1008 10 00                                                    70,73
                                    1008 20 00                                                  135,71 0
                                    1008 30 00                                                    88,13 0
                                    1008 90 10                                                     0
                                    1008 90 90                                                    88,13
                                    1101 00 00                                                  239,96 0
                                    110210 00                                                   245,89 0
                                    1103 1110                                                   299,34 0
                                    1103 11 90                                                  258,32 0
            (') Where durum wheat originating in Morocco is transported directly from that country to the Community, the
                levy is reduced by ECU 0,60/tonne.
            (2) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 the levies are not applied to products imported directly into the
                French overseas departments, 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 ECU
                1,81 /tonne.
            (*) Where millet and sorghum originating in the ACP or OCT is imported into the Community the levy is applied
                in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 715/90.
            (*) Where durum wheat and canary seed produced in Turkey are transported directly from that country to the
                Community, the levy is reduced by ECU 0,60/tonne.
            (®) The import levy charged on rye produced in Turkey and transported directly from that country to the Commu­
                nity is laid down in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77 (OJ No L 142, 9. 6. 1977, p. 10) and Commission
                Regulation (EEC) No 2622/71 (OJ No L 271 , 10. 12. 1971 , p. 22).
            0 The levy applicable to rye shall be charged on imports of the product falling within CN code 1008 90 10 (triti­
                cale).
            (') On importation into Portugal the levy is increased by the amount specified in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC)
                No 3808/90.