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25 . 7 . 79 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 187/ 1

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1540/79 of 24 July 1979 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN — in the case of currencies which are maintained in COMMUNITIES, relation to each other at any given moment within a band of 2*25 % , a rate of exchange based on Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European their effective parity ; Economic Community, — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­ of these currencies in relation to the Community tion of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by currencies referred to in the previous subpara­ Regulation (EEC) No 1254/78 (2), and in particular graph ; Article 1 3 (5) thereof, Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 on the 23 July 1979 ; value of the unit of account and the exchange rates to Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules be applied for the purposes of the common agricul­ contained in Regulation (EEC) No 2724/78 to today's tural policy (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) offer prices and quotations known to the Commission No 2543/73 (4), and in particular Article 3 thereof, that the levies at present in force should be altered to Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary the amounts set out in the Annex hereto, Committee, Whereas the import levies on cereals, wheat and rye HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : flour, and wheat groats and meal were fixed by Regula­ tion (EEC) No 2724/78 (5) and subsequent amending Article 1 Regulations ; The import levies to be charged on products listed in Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 652/79 of 29 Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No March 1979 (6) laid down the coefficient for 2727/75 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto. expressing amounts, fixed in units of account, in ECU ; Article 2

Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 July 1979 . levies should be calculated on the following basis :

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

Done at Brussels, 24 July 1979 . For the Commission Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

0) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 156, 14. 6 . 1978 , p. 1 . (3) OJ No 106, 30 . 10 . 1962, p . 2553/62. («) OJ No L 263, 19 . 9 . 1973, p . 1 . (5) OJ No L 329, 24. 11 . 1978 , p. 1 . (') OJ No L 84, 4. 4. 1979 , p. 1 .

No L 187/2 25 . 7 . 79 Official Journal of the European Communities

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 24 July 1979 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

(ECU/tonne)

CCT Description Levies heading No

10.01 A Common wheat, and meslin 79.89 10.01 B Durum wheat 119.88 (1) (5) 10.02 Rye 63.73 (6) 10.03 Barley 72-93 10.04 Oats 86-87 10.05 B Maize, other than hybrid maize for sowing 80-80 (2) (3) 10.07 A Buckwheat 2.41 10.07 B Millet 41-23 (") 10.07 C Grain sorghum 76-20 (4) 10.07 D Canary, seed ; other cereals 0 (5) 11.01 A Wheat or meslin flour 126.62 11.01 B Rye flour 103.00 199-36 1 1 .02 A I a) Durum wheat groats and meal Common wheat groats and meal 134.61 11.02 A lb)

') 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) Where maize originating in the ACP or OCT is imported into the French overseas depart­ ments the levy is reduced by 7.25 ECU/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 1.81 ECU/tonne . 4 ) Where millet and sorghum originating in the ACP or OCT is imported into the Community the levy is reduced by 50 % . 5) Where durum wheat and canary seed produced in Turkey are transported directly from that country to the Community , the levy is reduced by 0.60 ECU /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 .