31980R0884

12. 4. 80 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 96/ 1

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 884/80 of 11 April 1980 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN time by the Council ; whereas, in order to avoid £ COMMUNITIES, break in the arrangements resulting, in particular, in alterations in the level of prices and of other amounts Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European in national currency, it appears necessary, in the Economic Community, manifest public interest, as a precautionary measure Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No and pending a final decision on the matter by the 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­ Council, to continue the application of the arrange­ tion of the market in cereals (J), as last amended by ments in their present form ; Regulation (EEC) No 1 547/79 (2), and in particular Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally Article 1 3 (5) thereof, levies should be calculated on the following basis Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 on the value of the unit of account and the exchange rates to — in the case of currencies which are maintained in be applied for the purposes of the common agricul­ relation to each other at any given moment within tural policy (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based on No 2543/73 (4), and in particular Article 3 thereof, their effective parity ; Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the Committee, arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of these currencies in relation to the Community Whereas, the import levies on cereals, wheat and rye currencies referred to in the previous indent ; flour, and wheat groats and meal were fixed by Regula­ tion (EEC) No 1658/79 (5) and subsequent amending Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on Regulations ; 10 April 1980 ; Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 652/79 of 29 Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules March 1979 on the impact of the European monetary contained in Regulation (EEC) No 1658/79 to today's system on the common agricultural policy (6), as offer prices and quotations known to the Commission amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 264/79 (7), intro­ duced the ECU into the common agricultural policy ; that the levies at present in force should be altered tc the amounts set out in the Annex hereto, whereas, since that time, pursuant to existing provi­ sions, the ECU has been taken into account in the fixing of amounts relating to : — the application of the common agricultural policy, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : — the special trade arrangements for goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products ; Article 1 Whereas the period of validity of the aforesaid Regula­ tion was limited to 31 March 1980 ; whereas it has not The import levies to be charged on products listed in been possible for a prolongation of those arrange­ Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No ments, proposed by the Commission, to be adopted in 2727/75 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto .

(•) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 188 , 26. 7. 1979, p. 1 . I3) OJ No . 106, 30. 10. 1962, p. 2553/62. Article 2 b) OJ No L 263, 19. 9. 1973, p. 1 .- (5) OJ No L 193, 1 . 8 . 1979, p. 5. This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 April (6) OJ No L 84, 4. 4. 1979, p. 1 . 1980 . (7) OJ No L 161 , 29 . 6. 1979, p. 1 .

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

Done at Brussels, 11 April 1980.

For the Commission

Finn GUNDELACH

Vice-President

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 11 April 1980 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 84-91 10.01 B Durum wheat 117-98 (>)(») 10.02 Rye 79-07 («) 10.03 Barley 76-37 10.04 Oats 60-40 10.05 B Maize, other than hybrid maize for sowing 91-62^(3) 10.07 A Buckwheat 0 10.07 B Millet 28-94 («) 10.07 C Grain sorghum 83-27 («) 10.07 D Canary seed ; other cereals 0 (*) 11.01 A Wheat or meslin flour 133-37 11.01 B Rye flour 125-17 11.02 A I a) 196-33 Durum wheat groats and meal 11.02 A lb) 142-31 Common wheat groats and meal

(') Where durum wheat originating in Morocco is transported directly from that country to the Community, the levy is reduced by 0-60 ECU/tonne. (J) In accordance with Regulation ( EEC) No 435/80 , 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 originating 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 % . (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. (') 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 .