CELEX: 31980R2679
Language: en
Date: 1980-10-21 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2679/80 of 20 October 1980 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

21 . 10 . 80                                Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 277/ 1
                                                                    I
                                                  (Acts whose publication is obligatory)
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2679/80
                                                          of 20 October 1980
                    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 effective parity ;
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 these currencies in relation to the Community
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                                currencies referred to in the previous indent ;
2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­
tion of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by                   Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on
Regulation (EEC) No 1870/80 (2), and in particular                      17 October 1980 ;
Article 1 3 (5) thereof,                                                Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules
Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 on the                       contained in Regulation (EEC) No 2035/80 to today's
value of the unit of account and the exchange rates to                  offer prices and quotations known to the Commission
be applied for the purposes of the common agricul­                      that the levies at present in force should be altered to
tural policy (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)                   the amounts set out in the Annex hereto,
 No 2543/73 (4), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary                            HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Committee,
                                                                                                 Article 1
Whereas, the import levies on cereals, wheat and rye
 flour, and wheat groats and meal were fixed by Regula­                 The import levies to be charged on products listed in
 tion (EEC) No 2035/80 (5) and subsequent amending                      Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No
 Regulations ;                                                          2727/75 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto .
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,
                                                                                                 Article 2
 levies should be calculated on the following basis :
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in                     This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 October
       relation to each other at any given moment within                 1980 .
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States.
                 Done at Brussels, 20 October 1980 .
                                                                                  For the Commission
                                                                                   Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                      Vice-President
 (')  OJ  No   L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
 (2)  OJ  No   L 184, 17 . 7. 1980, p. 1 .
 (')  OJ  No   106, 30. 10. 1962, p. 2553/62.
 (4)  OJ  No   L 263, 19 . 9 . 1973, p. 1 .
 (5 ) OJ  No   L 200, 1 . 8 . 1980 , p. 1 .
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                                                       ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 20 October 1980 fixing the import levies on cereals and
                                     on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
                                                                                   (ECU/tonne)
                            CCT
                           heading                    Description                     Levies
                             No
                      10.01 A            Common wheat, and meslin                 68-38
                      10.01 B            Durum wheat                              (1 )(5)
                      10.02              Rye                                      53-84 (6)
                      10.03              Barley                                   54-77
                      10.04              Oats                                     48-75
                      10.05 B            Maize, other than hybrid maize for
                                         sowing                                   76-92 (2) (3)
                      10.07 A            Buckwheat                                  0
                      10.07 B            Millet                                     0     («)
                      10.07 C            Grain sorghum                            63-30 (4)
                      10.07 D            Canary seed ; other cereals                0     (>)
                      11.01 A            Wheat or meslin flour                   109-11
                      11.01 B            Rye flour                                88-78
                      11.02 A I a)       Durum wheat groats and meal             120-93
                      11.02 A lb)        Common wheat groats and meal            117-42
                      (') 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
                          applied 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 % .
                      (5) 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 .