CELEX: 31991R1844
Language: en
Date: 1991-06-29 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1844/91 of 28 June 1991 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

29. 6. 91                                   Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 168 / 1
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                                                 (Acts whose publication is obligatory)
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1844/91
                                                            of 28 June 1991
                      fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                            account the factors indicated in Commission Regulation
                                                                       No 156/67/EEC (9), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                  No 31 /76 (10), and in particular the most favourable
Economic Community,                                                    purchasing opportunities on the world market among
                                                                       those which are most representative of the real trend of
                                                                       the market, account being taken in particular of the need
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and                     to prevent sudden variations likely to cause abnormal
Portugal,                                                              disturbances on the Community market ; whereas the
                                                                       quality of the goods offered must also be taken into
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75                   account, whether this quality corresponds to the standard
of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the                   quality fixed in Council Regulations (EEC) No 2731 /
market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)             75 (u), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2094/
No 3577/90 (2), and in particular Article 1 3 (5) thereof,             87 (12), and (EEC) No 2734/75, or whether adjustments
                                                                       need to be made by applying the coefficients of equiva­
                                                                       lence provided for in Commission Regulations No 158/
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85                   67/EEC (13), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
of 11 June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and                2124/87 (14), and No 159/67/EEC (1S) ;
the exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of the
common agricultural policy (3), as last amended by Regu­
lation (EEC) No 2205/90 (4), and in particular Article 3
thereof,                                                               Whereas the cif price is calculated for Rotterdam on the
                                                                       basis of the abovementioned elements, offers for other
                                                                       ports being adjusted, account being taken of the correc­
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee,
                                                                       tions necessitated by the differences in transport charges
                                                                       in relation to Rotterdam ;
Whereas the first subparagraph of Article 13(1 ) of Regu­
lation (EEC) No 2727/75 provides that a levy must be
charged on imports of the products listed in Article 1 (a),
(b) and (c) of that Regulation ; whereas the levy is equal             Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 (1S), as last
for each product to the threshold price less the cif price ;           amended by Regulation (EEC) No 523/91 (17), lays down
                                                                       the arrangements applicable on agricultural products and
                                                                       certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural
Whereas, the threshold prices for cereals and for wheat                products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific
and rye flour, and wheat groats and meal, were fixed for               States or in the overseas countries and territories :
the 1991 / 1992, marketing year by Council Regulations
(EEC) No 2734/75(0, (EEC) No 1704/91 (% (EEC) No
 1 706/91 (*) and Commission Regulation (EEC) No
 1824/91 (8);                                                          Whereas, in accordance with Article 18(1 ) of Regulation
                                                                       (EEC) No 2727/75, the nomenclature provided for in this
                                                                       Regulation is incorporated in the combined nomencla­
Whereas, for the purpose of calculating the cif prices used            ture ;
to determine the levies, the Commission must take into
                                                                       O OJ No     128 , 27. 6. 1967, p. 2533/67.
(') OJ  No   L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .                             ( I0) OJ No  L 5, 10 . 1 . 1976, p. 18 .
(2) OJ  No   L 353,  17. 12. 1990, p. 23 .                             (") OJ No    L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 22.
(3) OJ  No   L 164,  24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .                               (12) OJ No   L 196, 17. 7. 1987, p. 1 .
(4) OJ  No   L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9.                               (> 3) OJ No  128, 27. 6. 1967, p. 2536/67.
O   OJ  No   L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 34.                             (14) OJ No   L 197, 18 . 7. 1987, p. 22.
(6) OJ  No   L 162,  26. 6. 1991 , p. 4.                               H OJ No      128 , 27. 6. 1967, p. 2542/67.
0   OJ  No   L 162,  26. 6. 1991 , p. 7.                               H OJ No      L 84, 30. 3 . 1990, p. 85.
(8) OJ  No   L 166,  28 . 6. 1991 , p. 41 .                            (17) OJ No   L 58 , 5. 3 . 1991 , p. 1 .
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Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies       amount is added to the levy ; whereas these amounts were
should be calculated on the following basis :                    set by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3808/90 (') ;
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­        Whereas it follows from applying all the provisions of the
   tion to each other at any given moment within a band          abovementioned Regulations that the levies should be as
   of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central         set out in the Annex thereto ; whereas these levies are
   rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in     altered only where variations in the components used to
   the last paragraph of Article 3 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC)     calculate them have the effect of increasing or reducing
   No 1676/85,                                                   them by ECU 0,73 or more,
— for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an
   average of the ecu rates published in the Official            HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
   Journal of the European Communities, C series, over
   a period to be determined, multiplied by the coeffi­                                     Article, 1
   cient referred to in the preceding indent ;
                                                                 The import levies to be charged on the products listed in
Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on 27          Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75
                                                                 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
June 1991 ;
                                                                                            Article 2
Whereas on importation into Portugal of products listed
in Annex XXIV to the Act of Accession an additional              This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1991 .
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States.
                 Done at Brussels, 28 June 1991 .
                                                                          For the Commission
                                                                            Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                       Member of the Commission
                                                                 (') OJ No L 367, 29. 12. 1990, p. 1 .
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                                                                ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 28 June 1991 fixing the import levies on cereals and on
                                             wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
                                                                                                                     (ECU/tonne)
                                    CN code                                                      Levy
                                  0709 90 60                                                   1 28,78 (2) (3)
                                  0712 90 19                                                   1 28,78 (2)(3)
                                   1001 10 10                                                  161,07 (')O
                                   1001 10 90                                                  161,07 (1) (5)
                                   1001 90 91                                                  139,40
                                   1001 90 99                                                  139,40
                                   1002 00 00                                                  134,35 0
                                   1003 00 10                                                  134,35
                                   1003 00 90                                                  134,35
                                   1004 00 10                                                  113,81
                                   1004 00 90                                                  113,81
                                   1005 10 90                                                  128,78 0 0
                                   1005 90 00                                                  128,78 00
                                   1007 00 90                                                  136,87 0
                                   1008 10 00                                                    24,86
                                   1008 20 00                                                  112,18 (4)
                                   1008 30 00                                                    20,44 0
                                   1008 90 10                                                     0
                                   1008 90 90                                                    20,44
                                   1101 00 00                                                  208,16 (8)
                                   1102 10 00                                                  201,09 0
                                   1103 11 10                                                  262,66 0
                                   1103 1190                                                   262,66 0
           (') Where durum wheat originating in Morocco is transported directly from that country to the Community, the
               levy is reduced by ECU 0,60/tonne.
           (2) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 the levies are not applied to products imported directly into the
               French overseas departments, originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States or in the 'overseas countries
               and territories'.
           (') Where maize originating in the ACP or OCT is imported into the Community the levy is reduced by ECU
               1,81 /tonne .
           (*) Where millet and sorghum originating in the ACP or OCT is imported into the Community the levy is applied
               in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 715/90.
           (*) Where durum wheat and canary seed produced in Turkey are transported directly from that country to the
               Community, the levy is reduced by ECU 0,60/tonne.
           (') The import levy charged on rye produced in Turkey and transported directly from that country to the Commu­
               nity is laid down in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77 (OJ No L 142, 9. 6. 1977, p. 10) and Commission
               Regulation (EEC) No 2622/71 (OJ No L 271 , 10 . 12. 1971 , p. 22).
           0 The levy applicable to rye shall be charged on imports of the product falling within CN code 1008 90 10 (triti­
               cale).
           (8) On importation into Portugal the levy is increased by the amount specified in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC)
               No 3808 /90.