CELEX: 31983R0972
Language: en
Date: 1983-04-26 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 972/83 of 25 April 1983 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

26. 4. 83                              Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 108/ 1
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                                            (Acts whose publication is obligatory)
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 972/83
                                                      of 25 April 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               22 April 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
                                                                  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,
Whereas, the import levies on cereals, wheat and rye                                      Article 1
flour, and wheat groats and meal were fixed by Regula­            The import levies to be charged on products listed in
 tion (EEC) No 211 8 /82 (^ 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 26 April
     relation to each other at any given moment within             1983 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States.
               Done at Brussels, 25 April 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 .
 0   OJ  No  L 223, 31 . 7. 1982, p. 44.
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                                                        ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 25 April 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                106,94
                      10.01 B II          Durum wheat                             144,89 00
                      10.02               Rye                                     114,42 (6 )
                      10.03               Barley                                  103,54
                      10.04               Oats                                    102,50
                      10.05 B             Maize, other than hybrid maize for
                                          sowing                                   80,50 0 0
                      10.07   A           Buckwheat                                47,49
                      10.07   B           Millet                                   56,82 0
                      10.07   C           Grain sorghum                            76,73 0
                      10.07   D           Canary seed ; other cereals                o o
                      11.01   A           Wheat or meslin flour                   164,82
                      11.01   B           Rye flour                               175,32
                      1 1 .02 A I a)      Durum wheat groats and meal             238,21
                      11.02 A lb)         Common wheat groats and meal            175,65
                      0 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 % .
                      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.
                      0 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 .