31980R1561

24 . 6 . 80 No L 157/ 1 Official Journal of the European Communities

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1561 /80 of 23 June 1980 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based on COMMUNITIES, their effective parity ; — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each Economic Community, of these currencies in relation to the Community Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No currencies referred to in the previous indent ; 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­ tion of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on 20 June 1980 ; Regulation (EEC) No 1 547/79 (2), and in particular Article 1 3 (5) thereof, Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules contained in Regulation (EEC) No 1658/79 to today's Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 on the offer prices and quotations known to the Commission value of the unit of account and the exchange rates to that the levies at present in force should be altered to be applied for the purposes of the common agricul­ the amounts set out in the Annex hereto, tural policy (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2543/73 (4), and in particular Article 3 thereof, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee , Article 1 Whereas, the import levies on cereals, wheat and rye flour, and wheat groats and meal were fixed by Regula­ The import levies to be charged on products listed in tion (EEC) No 1 658/79 (5) and subsequent amending Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No Regulations ; 2727/75 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto .

Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, Article 2 levies should be calculated on the following basis : — in the case of currencies which are maintained in This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 June 1980 . relation to each other at any given moment within

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

Done at Brussels, 23 June 1980 . For the Commission

Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . 2) OJ No L 188, 26. 7. 1979, p. 1 . 3) OJ No 106, 30. 10 . 1962, p. 2553/62. 4) OJ No L 263, 19 . 9 . 1973, p. 1 . 5) OJ No L 193, 1 . 8 . 1979, p. 5 .

No L 157 / 2 24 . 6 . 80 Official Journal of the European Communities

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 23 June 1980 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

(ECU/tonne)

CCT Levies heading Description No

10.01 A Common wheat, and meslin 94-55 10.01 B Durum wheat 105-98 ( J )(5) 10.02 Rye 83-01 {*>) 10.03 Barley 88-29 10.04 Oats 74-89 10.05 B Maize, other than hybrid maize for I sowing 97-47 (2) (3) 10.07 A Buckwheat 13-04 10.07 B Millet 12-02 (4) 10.07 C Grain sorghum 88-03 («) 10.07 D Canary seed ; other cereals 0 (*) 11.01 A Wheat or meslin flour 147-23 11.01 B Rye flour 131-05 Durum wheat groats and meal 177-85 11.02 A I a) 156-85 11.02 A lb) Common wheat groats and meal

1) 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 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. (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 trans­ ported 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 1 1 80/77 and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2622/71 .