CELEX: 31986R0407
Language: en
Date: 1986-02-25 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 407/86 of 24 February 1986 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

25. 2. 86                                  Official Journal of the European Communities                                No L 46/ 1
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                                                   (Acts whose publication is obligatory)
                                            COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 407 /86
                                                           of 24 February 1986
                         fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                            — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
                                                                             arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                      these currencies recorded for a given period in rela­
  Economic Community,                                                        tion to the Community currencies referred to in the
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75                       previous indent, and the aforesaid coefficient ;
  of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the
  market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)             Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on 21
                                                                         February 1986 ;
  No 3793/85 (2), and in particular Article 13 (5) thereof,
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85                   Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules
 of 11 June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and                 contained in Regulation (EEC) No 2956/85 to today's
  the exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of the               offer prices and quotations known to the Commission
 common agricultural policy (3), and in particular Article 3             that the levies at present in force should be altered to the
 thereof,                                                                amounts set out in the Annex hereto,
 Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee,
 Whereas the import levies on cereals, wheat and rye flour,              HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 and wheat groats and meal were fixed by Commission
 Regulation (EEC) No 2956/85 (4) and subsequent amen­
                                                                                                   Article 1
 ding Regulations ;
 Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies             The import levies to be charged on products listed in
 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 rela­
      tion to each other at any given moment within a band
      of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central                                        Article 2
      rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in
      the last paragraph of Article 3 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC)         This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 February
      No 1676/85 ,                                                      1986 .
                     This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                     States .
                     Done at Brussels, 24 February 1986.
                                                                                  For the Commission
                                                                                   Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                                      Vice-President
(') OJ   No  L 281 ,  1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
(2) OJ   No  L 367,   31 . 12. 1985, p. 19 .
(3) OJ   No  L  164,  24. 6 . 1985, p . 1 .
0   OJ   No  L 285,   25 . 10 . 1985, p. 8 .
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                                                        ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 24 February 1986 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               158,60
                      10.01 B II           Durum wheat                            210,46 OH
                      10.02                Rye                                    1 38,02 («)
                      10.03                Barley                                 148,68
                      10.04                Oats                                   130,40
                      10.05 B              Maize, other than hybrid maize for
                                           sowing                                 125,90 (2)(3)
                      10.07   A            Buckwheat                                 0
                      10.07    B           Millet                                   79,27 (*)
                      10.07    C           Grain sorghum                          135,21 («)
                      10.07    D I         Triticale                                 0
                      10.07    D II      . Canary seed ; other cereals               o    o
                      11.01   A            Wheat or meslin flour                  236,51
                      11.01    B           Rye flour                              207,71
                      1 1 .02 A I a)       Durum wheat groats and meal            339,80
                      11.02 A lb)          Common wheat groats and meal           253,56
                      (') 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 486/85 the levies are not
                           applied 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 % .
                           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 .
                      (^ The levy applicable to rye shall be charged on imports of the product
                           falling within subheading 10.07 D I (triticale).