CELEX: 31985R1818
Language: en
Date: 1985-07-02 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1818/85 of 1 July 1985 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

2. 7. 85                                Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 172/ 1
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                                             (Acts whose publication is obligatory)
                                  COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1818/85
                                                        of 1 July 1985
                 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                     these prices shall be adjusted as from 1 August 1985
COMMUNITIES,                                                       by the same amounts as the monthly increments fixed
                                                                   by Regulation (EEC) No 1020/84 (*) ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
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)
Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 on the                       No 974/71 Q, as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
value of the unit of account and the exchange rates to                  No 855/84 (8),
be applied for the purposes of the common agricul­
                                                                   — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
tural policy (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
                                                                        arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of
No 2543/73 (4), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
                                                                        these currencies recorded for a given period in
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary                            relation to the Community currencies referred to
Committee,                                                              in the previous indent, and the aforesaid coeffi­
                                                                        cient ;
Whereas the import levies on cereals, wheat and rye
flour, and wheat groats and meal were fixed by Regula­             Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on
tion (EEC) No 3131 /84 Q and subsequent amending                   28 June 1985 ;
Regulations ;
Whereas the 1985/ 86 marketing year for durum wheat                Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules
begins on 1 July 1985 ; whereas the Council has not,               contained in Regulation (EEC) No 3131 /84 to today's
to date, adopted the prices for this marketing year in             offer prices and quotations known to the Commission
respect of this product ; whereas the Commission, in               that the levies at present in force should be altered to
compliance with the tasks entrusted to it by the                   the amounts set out in the Annex hereto,
Treaty, is obliged to adopt the precautionary measures
essential to ensure continuity of operation of the
common agricultural policy as regards durum wheat ;                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas, in order to ensure continuity of operation of
the import arrangements for durum wheat and for                                             Article 1
durum wheat groats and meal, a price equal to the
threshold price fixed for the 1984/85 marketing year               The import levies to be charged on products listed in
and applicable as from 1 July 1984 should be taken                 Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                   2727/75 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto .
into account in calculating the levies, namely 352,67
ECU per tonne for durum wheat, and 547,09 ECU per
tonne for durum wheat groats and meal ; whereas                                             Article 2
                                                                   This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 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.                         I6) OJ No L 107, 19 . 4. 1984, p . 6.
(<) OJ No L 263 , 19 . 9 . 1973 , p. 1 .                           0 OJ No L 106, 12. 5 . 1971 , p. 1 .
(*) 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, 1 July 1985.
                                                                          For the Commission
                                                                            Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                               Vice-President
                                                        ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 1 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                 110,35
                        10.01 B II         Durum wheat                              133,87 (') (*)
                        10.02              Rye                                      110,800 (6)
                        10.03              Barley                                    97,93
                        10.04              Oats                                      83,57
                        10.05 B            Maize, other than hybrid maize for
                                           sowing                                    91,49 (2)(3)
                        10.07  A           Buckwheat                                   0
                        10.07  B           Millet                                    76,24 (4)
                       10.07   C           Grain sorghum                            11 3,84 (4)
                        10.07  D I        Triticale                                    0
                        10.07  D II        Canary seed ; other cereals                 o     o
                       11.01  A           Wheat or meslin flour                     170,31
                       11.01   B           Rye flour                                170,94
                       11.02 A I a)        Durum wheat groats and meal              220,50
                       11.02 A lb)         Common wheat groats and meal             180,83
                       (') 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 .
                       (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 .
                       0 The levy applicable to rye shall be charged on imports of the product
                           falling within subheading 10.07 D I (triticale).