CELEX: 31985R2111
Language: en
Date: 1985-07-30 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2111/85 of 29 July 1985 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

30 . 7. 85                             Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 198 /5
                                  COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2111 /85
                                                        of 29 July 1985
                   fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                    tonne for durum wheat groats and meal ; whereas
 COMMUNITIES,                                                      these prices shall be adjusted as from 1 August 1985
                                                                   by the same amounts as the monthly increments fixed
                                                                   by Regulation (EEC) No 1020/84 (6) ;
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Economic Community,                                               Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,
                                                                   levies should be calculated on the following basis :
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      — in the case of currencies which are maintained in
 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­                      relation to each other at any given moment within
 zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by               a band of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on
 Regulation (EEC) No 1018/84 (2), and in particular                    their central rate, multiplied by the coefficient
 Article 13 (5) thereof,                                               provided for in Article 2b (2) of Regulation (EEC)
                                                                       No 974/71 Q, as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
                                                                       No 855/84 (8),
 Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 on the                 — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
 value of the unit of account and the exchange rates to
                                                                       arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of
 be applied for the purposes of the common agricul­
                                                                       these currencies recorded for a given period in
 tural policy (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)                 relation to the Community currencies referred to
 No 2543/73 (4), and in particular Article 3 thereof,                  in the previous indent, and the aforesaid coeffi­
                                                                       cient ;
 Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary
 Committee,                                                       Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on
                                                                   26 July 1985 ;
Whereas the import levies on cereals, wheat and rye               Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules
 flour, and wheat groats and meal were fixed by Regula­           contained in Regulation (EEC) No 3131 /84 to today's
 tion (EEC) No 3131 /84 (^ and subsequent amending                offer prices and quotations known to the Commission
 Regulations ;                                                    that the levies at present in force should be altered to
                                                                  the amounts set out in the Annex hereto,
Whereas the 1985/86 marketing year for durum wheat
 begins on 1 July 1985 ; whereas the Council has not,
to date, adopted the prices for this marketing year in
respect of this product ; whereas the Commission, in              HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
compliance with the tasks entrusted to it by the
Treaty, is obliged to adopt the precautionary measures
essential to ensure continuity of operation of the
common agricultural policy as regards durum wheat ;                                       Article 1
                                                                  The import levies to be charged on products listed in
Whereas, in order to ensure continuity of operation of            Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No
the import arrangements for durum wheat and for                   2727/75 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto .
durum wheat groats and meal, a price equal to the
threshold price fixed for the 1984/85 marketing year
and applicable as from 1 July 1984 should be taken
into account in calculating the levies, namely 352,67                                     Article 2
ECU per tonne for durum wheat, and 547,09 ECU per
                                                                  This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 July 1985.
(') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
(2) OJ No L 107, 19. 4. 1984, p. 1 .
(3) OJ No 106, 30 . 10 . 1962, p . 2553/62.                       (*) OJ No L 107, 19. 4. 1984, p. 6.
(4) OJ No L 263, 19 . 9 . 1973, p . 1 .                           0 OJ No L 106, 12. 5. 1971 , p. 1 .
0 OJ No L 293 , 10 . 11 . 1984, p. 1 .                            0 OJ No L 90, 1 . 4. 1984, p. 1 .
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           This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
           States .
           Done at Brussels, 29 July 1985.
                                                                  For the Commission
                                                                   Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                      Vice-President
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                                                       ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 29 July 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                 132,23
                       10.01 B II         Durum wheat                              153,81(')0
                       10.02              Rye                                      131,80 0
                       10.03              Barley                                   129,95
                       10.04              Oats                                     106,04
                      10.05 B             Maize, other than hybrid maize for
                                          sowing                                   108,74 0 0
                       10.07  A           Buckwheat                                   0
                       10.07  B           Millet                                    77,75 0
                       10.07  C           Grain sorghum                            132,49 (4)
                       10.07  D I         Triticale                                   0
                       10.07 D II         Canary seed ; other cereals                 0    0
                       11.01 A            Wheat or meslin flour                    200,94
                       11.01 B            Rye flour                                200,34
                      11.02 A I a)        Durum wheat groats and meal              251,41
                      11.02 A lb)         Common wheat groats and meal             213,91
                      (') 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
                          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'.
                      (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. /
                      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 1 180/77 and Commission Regulation (EEC) No
                          2622/71 .
                      f7) The levy applicable to rye shall be charged on imports of the product
                          falling within subheading 10.07 D I (triticale).