CELEX: 31983R2008
Language: en
Date: 1983-07-21 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2008/83 of 20 July 1983 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

21 . 7. 83                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 198/7
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2008/83
                                                           of 20 July 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
                                                                         these currencies in relation to the Community
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                             currencies referred to in the previous indent ;
2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­
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                  19 July 1983 ;
Article 13 (5) thereof,
                                                                     Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules
Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 on the                    contained in Regulation (EEC) No 2118/82 to today's
value of the unit of account and the exchange rates to               offer prices and quotations known to the Commission
be applied for the purposes of the common agricul­                   that the levies at present in force should be altered to
tural policy (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)                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
tion (EEC) No 21 1 8 /82 (5) and subsequent amending                 The import levies to be charged on products listed in
Regulations ;                                                        Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                     2727/75 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,
levies should be calculated on the following basis :
                                                                                             Article 2
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in
     relation to each other at any given moment within               This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 July 1983 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 20 July 1983 .
                                                                               For the Commission
                                                                                 Poul DALSAGER
                                                                          Member of the Commission
(') OJ  No   L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
(*) 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 .
O   OJ  No   L 223 , 31 . 7 . 1982, p. 44.
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                                                          ANNEX
             to the Commission Regulation of 20 July 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                107,84
                         10.01 B II         Durum wheat                             125,80 (')O
                         10.02              Rye                                     126,26 0
                         10.03              Barley                                  109,39
                         10.04              Oats                                    102,26
                         10.05 B            Maize, other than hybrid maize for
                                            sowing                                   69,36 0 0
                         10.07  A           Buckwheat                                12,22
                         10.07  B           Millet                                   41,21 0
                         10.07  C           Grain sorghum                            97,70 0
                         10.07  D           Canary seed ; other cereals                0    (0
                         11.01  A           Wheat or meslin flour                  166,61
                         11.01  B           Rye flour                              192,43
                        11.02 A I a)        Durum wheat groats and meal            208,45
                        11.02 A lb)         Common wheat groats and meal           177,00
                        (*) Where durum wheat originating in Morocco is transported directly
                            from that country to the Community, the levy is reduced by 0,60
                            ECU/tonne .
                        0 In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 435/80, the levies are not
                            aplied to imports into the French overseas departments qf 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 1 80/77 and Commission Regulation (EEC) No
                            2622/71 .