31977R2973

No L 351 /6 Official Journal of the European Communities 31 . 12. 77

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2973/77

of 30 December 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 1386/77 (2), and in particular The import levies to be charged on products listed in Article 1 3 (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 1 729/77 (3) and subsequent amending Regulations ; Article 2

Whereas it follows from applying the provisions This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 contained in Regulation (EEC) No 1729/77 to the December 1977 .

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

Done at Brussels, 30 December 1977 .

For the Commission

Finn GUNDELACH

Vice-President

(') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . (; ) OJ No L 158 , 29 . 6 . 1977, p. 1 . (3 ) OJ No L 191 , 30 . 7 . 1977, p. 5 .

31 . 12. 77 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 351 /7

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 30 December 1977 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour groats and meal

(u.aJtontie)

CCT heading Description of goods Levies No

10.01 A Common wheat, and mesiin 84-31 10.01 B Durum wheat . 1 15-29 ( i ) (5) 10.02 Rye 67-17(6)(6) 10.03 Barley 73-81 10.04 Oats 67-04 10.05 B Maize, other than hybrid maize for sowing 73-31 (2) (3) 1 0.07 A Buckwheat 0 10.07 B Millet 66-47 (4) 10.07 C Grain sorghum 76-07 (<) 10.07 D Canary seed ; other cereals 0 (*) 11.01 A Wheat or mesiin flour 129-38 11.01 B Rye flour 105-37 1 1.02 A I a) Durum wheat groats and meal 189-62 1 1 .02 A I b) Common wheat groats and meal 139-03

') 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. 3) 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 . 6) 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 .