CELEX: 31979R0759
Language: en
Date: 1979-04-20 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 759/79 of 19 April 1979 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

20 . 4 . 79                                Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 98 / 1
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                                                (Acts whose publication is obligatory)
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 759/79
                                                          of 19 April 1979
                 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                        Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules
COMMUNITIES ,                                                         contained in Regulation (EEC) No 2724/78 to today's
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                 offer prices and quotations known to the Commission
Economic Community,                                                   that the levies at present in force should be altered to
                                                                      the amounts set out in the Annex hereto,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­
tion of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by                 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Regulation (EEC) No 1 254/78 (2), and in particular
Article 13(5) thereof,                                                                        Article 1
Whereas the import levies on cereals, wheat and rye
flour, and wheat groats and meal were fixed by Regula­                The import levies to be charged on products listed in
                                                                      Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation ( EEC) No
tion (EEC) No 2724/78 (3 ) and subsequent amending                    2727/ 75 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto .
Regulations ;
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 652/79 of 29                                              Article 2
March 1979 (4) laid down the coefficient for
expressing amounts, fixed in units of account, in                     This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 April
ECU ;                                                                 1979 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
               Done at Brussels, 19 April 1979 .
                                                                                For the Commission
                                                                                 Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                    Vice-President
(')  OJ  No L 281 , 1 . 1 1 . 1975, p. 1 .
(2 ) OJ  No L 156, 14 . 6. 1978 , p. 1 .
(i ) OJ  No L 329, 24 . 11 . 1978 , p . 1
(4 ) OJ  No L 84, 4. 4 . 1979 , p. 1 .
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                                                                 ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 19 April 1979 fixing the import levies on cereals and on
                                               wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
                                                                                                          ( ECU/tonne
                                                                                                                /tonne))
                                 car
                                                                  Description                              Levies
                               heading
                                   No
                       10.01 A                   Common wheat, and meslin                            105-62
                       10.01 B                   Durum wheat                                         1 60-02 (>)(5 )
                       10.02                     Rye                                                 105-59 (*)
                       10.03                     Barley                                              105-40
                       10.04                     Oats                                                104-96
                       10.05 B                   Maize , other than hybrid maize for
                                                 sowing                                                94-1 8 (2 ) (3)
                       10.07 A                   Buckwheat                                              0-80
                       10.07 B                   Millet                                                981 9 (4 )
                       10.07 C                   Grain sorghum                                       104-18 (4)
                       10.07 D                   Canary seed ; other cereals                            0      (*)
                       1 1.01 A                  Wheat or meslin flour                               162-30
                       1 1.01 B                  Rye flour                                           162-24
                       1 1 .02 A I a)            Durum wheat groats and meal                        261-47
                       11.02 A lb)               Common wheat groats and meal                        173-55
                        ! ) Where durum wheat originating in Morocco is transported directly from that country to the
                            Community, the levy is reduced by 0-60 ECU / tonne.
                        : ) Where maize originating in th " ACP or OCT is imported into the French overseas depart­
                            ments the levy is reduced by 7 - 25 ECU / tonne as provided for in Regulation ( EEC ) No
                            706 / 7 6 .
                         ') Where maize originating in the ACP or OCT is imported into the Community the levy is
                            reduced by 1-81 ECU / tonne.
                        *) Where millet and sorghum originating in the ACP or OCT is imported into the Community
                            the levy is reduced by 50 % .
                        *) Where durum wheat and canary seed produced in Turkey are transported directly from that
                            country to the Community , the levy is reduced by 0-60 ECU / 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 .