CELEX: 31978R0544
Language: en
Date: 1978-03-17 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 544/78 of 16 March 1978 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour groats and meal

17 . 3 . 78                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 75/ 1
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                                       COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 544/ 78
                                                           of 16 March 1978
                  fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour groats and meal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                          offer prices and today's quotations known to the
COMMUNITIES ,                                                           Commission that the levies at present in force should
                                                                        be altered as shown in the Annex to this Regulation ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,
                                                                        HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No
2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­
                                                                                                    Article 1
tion of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by
Regulation ( EEC) No 2560/77 ( 2 ), and in particular                   The import levies to be charged on products listed in
Article 13 (5) thereof,                                                 Article 1 ( a ), ( b) and ( c) of Regulation ( EEC) No
Whereas the import levies on cereals , wheat and rye                    2727 / 75 are hereby fixed as shown in the table
flour, and wheat groats and meal were fixed by Regula­                  annexed to this Regulation .
tion ( EEC) No 1 729 /77 (-') and subsequent amending
Regulations ;                                                                                       Article 2
Whereas it follows from applying the provisions                         This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 March
contained in Regulation ( EEC ) No 1729 / 77 to the                     1978 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
               Done at Brussels , 16 March 1978 .
                                                                                  /■ or the Commission
                                                                                    Finn GUN DETACH
                                                                                        Via-- President
(') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 1 1 . 1975, p . 1 .
( 2 ) OJ No L 30.3 , 28 . 11 . 1977, p . 1 .
( 3 ) OJ No L 191 , 30 . 7 . 1977 , p . 5 .
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                                                                     ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 16 March 1978 fixing the import levies on cereals and on
                                               wheat or rye flour groats and meal
                                                                                                               (u.a./tonne)
                                 CCT
                                                                      Description                              Levies
                               heading
                                  No
                       10.01 A                     Common wheat, and meslin                                 86-19
                       10.01 B                     Durum wheat                                            121.04 (!) (5 )
                       10.02                       Rye                                                      79-41 (6)
                       10.03                       Barley                                                   81-34
                       10.04                       Oats                                                     76-92
                       10.05 B                     Maize , other than hybrid maize for
                                                   sowing                                                   77-90 (2 ) (3 )
                        10.07 A                    Buckwheat                                                 0
                       10.07 B                     Millet                                                   80-12 (4)
                        10.07     C                Grain sorghum                                            86-66 (4 )
                        10.07     D                Canary seed ; other cereals                               0      (S )
                        11.01     A                Wheat or meslin flour                                   132-45
                        11.01     B                Rye flour                                               122-95
                        11.02 A I a)               Durum wheat groats and meal                             198-66
                        1 1 .02 A I b)             Common wheat groats and meal                            141-82
                         J ) Where durum wheat originating in Morocco is transported directly from that country to the
                             Community, the levy is reduced by 0-50 u.a./ tonne .
                         2 ) Where maize originating in the ACP or OCT is imported into the French overseas depart­
                             ments , the levy is reduced by 6 u.a./ tonne as provided for in Regulation ( EEC) No 706/ 76 .
                         3 ) Where maize originating in the ACP or OCT is imported into the Community the levy is
                             reduced by I SO u.a./ 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 transported directly from that
                              country to the Community, the levy is reduced by 0-50 u.a./tonne .
                         b) 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 .