CELEX: 31991R0152
Language: en
Date: 1991-01-24 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 152/91 of 23 January 1991 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

24. 1 . 91                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                               No L 18 /3
                                        COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 152/91
                                                         of 23 January 1991
                      fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                               Journal of the European Communities, C series, over
                                                                          a period to be determined, multiplied by the coeffi­
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                     cient referred to in the preceding indent ;
Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75                  Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on 22
of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the                 January 1991 ;
market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 3577/90 (2), and in particular Article 13 (5) thereof,             Whereas the aforesaid corrective factor affects the entire
                                                                      calculation basis for the levies, including the equivalence
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85                  coefficients ;
of 11 June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and
the exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of the              Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules
common agricultural policy (3), as last amended by Regu­              contained in Regulation (EEC) No 3844/90 to today's
lation (EEC) No 2205/90 (4), and in particular Article 3              offer prices and quotations known to the Commission
thereof,                                                              that the levies at present in force should be altered to the
                                                                      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,
and wheat groats and meal were fixed by Commission
                                                                      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Regulation (EEC) No 3844/90 (*) and subsequent amen­
ding Regulations ;
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies                                       Article 1
should be calculated on the following basis :
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­             The import levies to be charged on products listed in
    tion to each other at any given moment within a band              Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75
                                                                      shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
    of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central
     rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in
     the last paragraph of Article 3 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC)                                   Article 2
     No 1676/85,
— for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an              This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 January
    average of the ecu rates published in the Official                1991 .
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   States.
                    Done at Brussels, 23 January 1991 .
                                                                                For the Commission
                                                                                 Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                           Member of the Commission
(') OJ  No   L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
O   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 367,  29. 12. 1990, p. 13.
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                                                                 ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 23 January 1991 fixing the import levies on cereals and
                                           on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
                                                                                                                      (ECU/tonne)
                                                                                                 Levies
                                     CN code
                                                                                            Third country
                                    0709 90 60                                                  141,48 (2) (3)
                                   0712 90 19                                                   141,48 (2) 0
                                    1001 10 10                                                  200,16 (') 0
                                    1001 10 90                                                  200,1 6 00
                                    1001 90 91                                                  191,65
                                    1001 90 99                                                  191,65
                                    1002 00 00                                                  1 57,65 (6)
                                    1003 00 10                                                  152,03
                                    1003 00 90                                                  152,03
                                    1004 00 10                                                  147,39
                                    1004 00 90                                                  147,39
                                    1005 10 90                                                  141,48 (2) 0
                                    1005 90 00                                                  141,48 0 0
                                    1007 00 90                                                  149,79 0
                                    1008 10 00                                                    65,97
                                    1008 20 00                                                  125,94 (4)
                                    1008 30 00                                                    75,19 0
                                    1008 90 10                                                     0
                                    1008 90 90                                                    75,19
                                    1101 00 00                                                  283,27 («)
                                    1102 10 00                                                  234,03 (8)
                                    1103 11 10                                                  323,63 (8)
                                    1103 11 90                                                  304,84 (8)
           (') 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.
           0 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).
           O The levy applicable to rye shall be charged on imports of the product falling within CN code 1008 90 10 (triti­
                cale).
           (8) On importation into Portugal the levy is increased by the amount specified in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC)
                No 3808/90 .