CELEX: 31991R2661
Language: en
Date: 1991-09-07 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2661/91 of 6 September 1991 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

7. 9 . 91                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 250/ 1
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                                               (Acts whose publication is obligatory)
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2661/91
                                                       of 6 September 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 ('), 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 (n), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2094/
No 3577/90 (2), and in particular Article 13(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
of 11 June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and
                                                                     67/EEC (l3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                     2644/91 (14), and No 159/67/EEC (15);
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
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee,              ports being adjusted, account being taken of the correc­
                                                                     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 (16), 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 (6), (EEC) No
1706/91 0 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
                                                                     0 OJ     No 128 , 27. 6. 1967, p. 2533/67.
(') OJ  No L  281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .                            H 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.
0   OJ  No L  164,  24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .                              (12) OJ  No L 196, 17. 7. 1987, p. 1 .
O   OJ  No L  201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9.                              (") OJ   No  128 , 27. 6. 1967, p. 2536/67.
0   OJ  No L  281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 34.                            (,4) OJ  No L 247, 5. 9. 1991 , p. 23 .
I6) 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 .                               ( I7) OJ No L 58 , 5. 3 . 1991 , p . 1 .
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Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies       set out in the Annex thereto ; whereas these levies are
should be calculated on the following basis :                    altered only where variations in the components used to
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­        calculate them have the effect of increasing or reducing
    tion to each other at any given moment within a band         them by ECU 0,73 or more,
    of 2,25 %, a rate of exchange based on their central
    rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in
    the last paragraph of Article 3 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC)
    No 1676/ 85,                                                 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
— for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an
    average of the ecu rates published in the Official
    Journal of the European Communities, C series, over                                     Article 1
    a period to be determined, multiplied by the coeffi­
    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 5           Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75
September 1991 ;                                                 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
Whereas on importation into Portugal of products listed
in Annex XXIV to the Act of Accession an additional
amount is added to the levy ; whereas these amounts were                                    Article 2
set by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3808/90 (') ;
Whereas it follows from applying all the provisions of the       This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 September
abovementioned Regulations that the levies should be as           1991 .
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States.
                  Done at Brussels, 6 September 1991 .
                                                                          For the Commission
                                                                            Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                       Member of the Commission
0) OJ No L 367, 29. 12. 1990, p. 1 .
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                                                              ANNEX
         to the Commission ^Regulation of 6 September 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 27,85 (2)0
                                 0712 90 19                                                  1 27,85 (2)0
                                 1001 10 10                                                  175,08 0 0
                                 1001 10 90                                                  175,08 0 0
                                 1001 90 91                                                  158,22
                                 1001 90 99                                                  158,22
                                 1002 00 00                                                  159,08 O
                                 1003 00 10                                                  140,53
                                 1003 00 90                                                  140,53
                                 1004 00 10                                                  116,48
                                 1004 00 90                                                  116,48
                                 1005 10 90                                                  127,85 (2)0
                                 1005 90 00                                                  127,85 00
                                 1007 00 90                                                  140,26 0
                                 1008 10 00                                                    44,90
                                 1008 20 00                                                  118,50 (4)
                                 1008<30 00                                                    33,64 O
                                 1008 90 10                                                     0
                                 1008 90 90                                                    33,64
                                 1101 00 00                                                  234,51 0
                                 1102 10 00                                                  235,72 0
                                 1103 1110                                                   284,50 0
                                 1103 11 90                                                  252,93 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'.
          3) Where maize originating in the ACP or OCT is imported into the Community the levy is reduced by ECU
             1,81 /tonne .
          4) 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.
          5) 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.
          6) 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).
          ^ 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 .