CELEX: 31984R2688
Language: en
Date: 1984-09-25 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2688/84 of 24 September 1984 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

25. 9 . 84                            Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 255/5
                                 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2688/84
                                                  of 24 September 1984
                 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
                                                                    No 974/71 , as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
COMMUNITIES,                                                        No 855/84,
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 recorded for a given period in
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                        relation to the Community currencies referred to
2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­                    in the previous indent and the aforesaid coeffi­
zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by             cient ;
Regulation (EEC) No 101 8 /84 (2), and in particular
Article 13 (5) thereof,                                         Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on
                                                                21 September 1984 ;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 on the
value of the unit of account and the exchange rates to
                                                                Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules
be applied for the purposes of the common agricul­              contained in Regulation (EEC) No 2221 /84 to today's
tural policy ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)           offer prices and quotations known to the Commission
No 2543/73 (4), and in particular Article 3 thereof,            that the levies at present in force should be altered to
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary                    the amounts set out in the Annex hereto,
Committee ,
Whereas the import levies on cereals, wheat and rye             HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
flour, and wheat groats and meal were fixed by Regula­
tion (EEC) No 2221 / 84 Q and subsequent amending                                       Article 1
Regulations ;
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,             The import levies to be charged on products listed in
levies should be calculated on the following basis :            Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                2727/75 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto .
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in
     relation to each other at any given moment within                                  Article 2
     a band of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on
     their central rate, multiplied by the coefficient          This Regulation shall enter into force on 25
     provided for in Article 2b (2) of Regulation (EEC)         September 1984.
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 24 September 1984.
                                                                          For the Commission
                                                                            Poul DALSAGER
                                                                      Member of the Commission
(') 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.
0 OJ No L 263 , 19 . 9 . 1973 , p. 1 .
(*) OJ No L 205, 1 . 8 . 1984, p. 1 .
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                                                       ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 24 September 1984 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                 53,68
                      10.01 B II         Durum wheat                             96,66 0 0
                      10.02              Rye                                      68,04 0
                      10.03              Barley                                   59,69
                      10.04              Oats                                     29,88
                      10.05 B            Maize, other than hybrid maize for
                                         sowing                                  29,89 0 0
                      10.07 A            Buckwheat                                  0
                      10.07 B            Millet                                     o    o
                      10.07 C            Grain sorghum                            75,11 (4)
                      10.07 D I          Triticale                                  0
                      10.07 D II         Canary seed ; other cereals                o o
                      11.01 A            Wheat or meslin flour                   88,43
                      11.01 B            Rye flour                              108,54
                      11.02 A I a)       Durum wheat groats and meal            162,99
                      11.02 A lb)        Common wheat groats and meal            95,19
                     (') 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.
                     (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 1 180/77 and Commission Regulation (EEC) No
                         2622/ 71 .
                     Q The levy applicable to rye shall be charged on imports of the product
                         falling within subheading 1 0.07 D I (triticale).