31977R0553

No L 71 /8 18 . 3 . 77 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 553/77 of 17 March 1977 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour groats and meal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN offer prices and today s quotations known to the COMMUNITIES , Commission that the levies at present in force should be altered as shown in the Annex to this Regulation, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­ Article 1 tion of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3138 /76 (2), and in particular The import levies to be charged on products listed in Article 13(5) thereof, Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 are hereby fixed as shown in the table Whereas the import levies on cereals, wheat and rye annexed to this Regulation . flour, and wheat groats and meal were fixed by Regula­ tion (EEC) No 1 882/76 (3) and subsequent amending Article 2 Regulations ;

Whereas it follows from applying the provisions This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 March 1977 . contained in Regulation (EEC) No 1882/76 to the

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 17 March 1977 .

For the Commission

Finn GUNDELACH

Vice-President

(>) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 354, 24 . 12. 1976, p. 1 . (3 ) OJ No L 206, 31 . 7. 1976, p. 62.

18 . 3 . 77 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 71 /9

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 17 March 1977 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour groats and meal

(u.a./tonne)

CCT Description of goods Levies heading No

10.01 A Common wheat, and meslin 8400 10.01 B Durum wheat 133.48 (')(5) 10.02 Rye 68.39 (') 10.03 Barley 46.51 10.04 Oats 43-29 10.05 B Maize, other than hybrid maize for sowing 55-79 (2) (3) 10.07 A Buckwheat 0 10.07 B Millet 62-84 («) 10.07 C Grain sorghum 65.47 (4) 10.07 D Other cereals 0 (5) 11.01 A Wheat or meslin flour 129.34 11.01 B Rye flour 107.47 11.02 A I a) 217.47 Durum wheat groats and meal 11.02 A lb) Common wheat groats and meal 138.50

(') Where durum wheat originating in Morocco is transported directly from that country to the Community, the levy is reduced by 0.50 u.a./ tonne. (2) Where maize originating in the ACP or OCT is imported into the French overseas depart­ ments, the levy is reduced by 6 u.a./tonne as provided for in Regulation ( EEC) No 706/76. (') Where maize originating in the ACP or OCT is imported into the Community the levy is reduced by 1.50 u.a./ tonne . (4) Where millet and sorghum originating in the ACP or OCT is imported into the Community the levy is reduced by 50 % . (5 ) Where durum wheat and canary seed produced in Turkey are transported directly from that country to the Community, the levy is reduced by 0.50 u.a./tonne . (') 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 2754/75 and Commission Regulation ( EEC) No 2622/71 .