CELEX: 31988R3461
Language: en
Date: 1988-11-09 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3461/88 of 8 November 1988 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

9 . 11 . 88                                Official Journal of the European Communities                               No L 304/ 1
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                                                  (Acts whose publication is obligatory)
                                       . COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3461/88
                                                          of 8 November , 1988
                         fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                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)
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                      No 1676/85,
 Economic Community,                                                        for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
                                                                            arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of
                                                                            these currencies recorded for a given period in rela­
 Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and                         tion to the Community currencies referred to in the
 Portugal,                                                                  previous indent, and the aforesaid coefficient ;
                                                                        whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on 7
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75                   November 1988 :
 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the
 market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
 2221 /88 (2), and in particular Article 13 (5) thereof,                whereas the aforesaid corrective factor affects the entire
                                                                       calculation basis for the levies, including the equivalence
                                                                        coefficients ;
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85
 of 11 June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and               Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules
 the exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of the              contained in Regulation (EEC) No 2401 /88 to today's
 common agricultural policy (3), as last amended by Regu­              offer prices and quotations known to the Commission
 lation (EEC) No 1 636/87 (4), 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,
                                                                       HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION
Whereas the import levies on cereals, wheat and rye flour,
and wheat groats and meal were fixed by Commission
Regulation (EEC) No 2401 /88 (*) and subsequent amend­
ing Regulations ;
                                                                                                  Article 1
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
                                                                                                  Article 2
(')  OJ   No  L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p.  1.
(2)  OJ   No  L 197,  26. 7.   1988, p.  16.
0    OJ   No  L 164,  24. 6.   1985, p.  1.
0    OJ   No  L 153,  13. 6.   1987, p.  1.                            This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 November
0    OJ   No  L 205,  30. 7.   1988, p. 96.                            1988 .
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           This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
           States .
           Done at Brussels, 8 November 1988 .
                                                                                     For the Commission
                                                                                       Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                                           Vice-President
                                                                  ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 8 November 1988 fixing the import levies on cereals and
                                               on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal                    1
                                                                                                                       (ECU/tonne)
                                                                                       Levies
                                CN code
                                                                   Portugal                             Third country
                              0709 90 60                              0,00                                 126,62
                              0712 90 19                              0,00                                 126,62
                               1001 10 10                            29,07                                 182,73 0 0
                               1001 10 90                            29,07                                 182,73 00
                               1001 90 91                             0,00                                 125,73
                               1001 90 99                             0,00                                 125,73
                               1002 00 00                            33,13                                 115,620
                               1003 00 10                            26,87                                  121,33
                               1003 00 90                            26,87                                  121,33
                               1004 00 10                            83,03                                   59,02
                               1004 00 90                            83,03                                   59,02
                               1005 10 90                             0,00                                  126,62 0 0
                               1005 90 00                             0,00                                  126,62 0 0
                               1007 00 90                            21,52                                  139,31 0
                               1008 10 00                            26,87                                   39,43
                               1008 20 00                            26,87                                   98,71 0
                               1008 30 00                            26,87                                     0,00 o
                               1008 90 10                             0                                       0
                               1008 90 90                            26,87                                     0,00
                               1101 00 00                             2,95                                  189,70
                             . 1102 10 00                            60,06                                  175,55
                               1103 11 10                            58,31                                  295,76
                               1103 11 90                             3,91                                  204,01
           (') 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 oiiginating in the ACP or OCT is imported into the Community the levy is reduced by 1,81
                 ECU/tonne.
            (•*) 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 transported 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 Commu­
                  nity is laid down in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77 and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2622/71 .
            Q The levy applicable to rye shall be charged on imports of the product falling within subheading 1008 90 10 (triti­
                  cale).