CELEX: 31985R3069
Language: en
Date: 1985-11-05 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3069/85 of 4 November 1985 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

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                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3069/85
                                                        of 4 November 1985
                       fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
                                                                          in Article 2b (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 974/71 (*), as
COMMUNITIES,                                                              last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 855/84 0,
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 recorded for a given period in rela­
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75                      tion to the Community currencies referred to in the
of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the                      previous indent, and the aforesaid coefficient ;
market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 1018/84 (2), and in particular Article 13 (5) thereof,             Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on 1
                                                                      November 1985 ;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 on the value               Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules
of the unit of account and the exchange rates to be                   contained in Regulation (EEC) No 2956/85 to today's
applied for the purposes of the common agricultural                   offer prices and quotations known to the Commission
policy (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                    that the levies at present in force should be altered to the
2543/73 (4), and in particular Article 3 thereof,                     amounts set out in the Annex hereto,
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee,
                                                                      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas the import levies on cereals, wheat and rye flour,
and wheat groats and meal were fixed by Regulation
                                                                                                 Article 1
(EEC) No 2956/85 (*) and subsequent amending Regula­
tions ;
                                                                      The import levies to be charged on products listed in
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies            Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75
                                                                      shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
should be calculated on the following basis :
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in
                                                                                                 Article 2
     relation to each other at any given moment within a
     band of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their               This Regulation shall enter into force on 5 November
     central rate, multiplied by the coefficient provided for         1985 .
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   States .
                   Done at Brussels, 4 November 1985.
                                                                                For the Commission
                                                                                 Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                                    Vice-President
(') OJ   No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
(2) OJ   No L 107, 19 . 4. 1984, p. 1 .
O   OJ   No  106, 30 . 10 . 1962, p. 2553/62.
(4) OJ   No L 263 , 19 . 9 . 1973, p. 1 .                             (6) OJ No L 106, 12. 5. 1971 , p . 1 .
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                                                      ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 4 November 1985 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               124,40
                      10.01 B II         Durum wheat                            172,75(')0
                      10.02              Rye                                    113.15 0
                      10.03              Barley                                 124,73
                      10.04              Oats                                   104,80
                      10.05 B            Maize, other than hybrid maize for
                                         sowing                                 102.16 00
                      10.07  A           Buckwheat                                 0
                      10.07  B           Millet                                   63,82 0
                      10.07  C           Grain sorghum                          116,90 (4)
                      10.07  D I         Triticale                                 0
                      10.07  D II        Canary seed ; other cereals               o    o
                      11.01  A           Wheat or meslin flour                   188,01
                      11.01  B           Rye flour                               172,25
                      11.02 A I a)       Durum wheat groats and meal            281,10
                      11.02 A lb)        Common wheat groats and meal           202,12
                      0 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 486/85 the levies are not
                         aplied to imports into the French overseas departments of products
                         originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States or in the
                         'overseas countries and territories'.
                      0 Where maize originating in the ACP or OCT is imported into the
                         Community the levy is reduced by 1,81 ECU/tonne.
                      0 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.
                      0 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 .
                      O The levy applicable to rye shall be charged on imports of the product
                          falling within subheading 10.07 D I (triticale).