31980R2904

12 . 11 . 80 No L 302/ 1 Official Journal of the European Communities

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COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2904/ 80 of 11 November 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 ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the Economic Community, arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each 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 organi­ zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on Regulation (EEC) No 1 870/ 80 (:), and in particular 10 November 1980 ; Article 13 (5) thereof, Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 on the contained in Regulation (EEC) No 2035/80 to today's value of the unit of account and the exchange rates to offer prices and quotations known to the Commission be applied for the purposes of the common agricul­ that the levies at present in force should be altered to tural policy (■'), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) the amounts set out in the Annex hereto, No 2543/73 (4), and in particular Article 3 thereof, Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 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 2035/ 80 (') 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 12 November 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, 11 November 1980 . For the Commission

Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

(') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975 , p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 184, 17 . 7 . 1980 , p. 1 . (<) OJ No 106, 30 . 10 . 1962, p. 2553/62 . (4) OJ No L 263 , 19 . 9 . 1973 , p. 1 . (5) OJ No L 200, 1 . 8 . 1980 , p. 1 .

No L 302/2 Official Journal of the European Communities 12 . 11 . 80

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 11 November 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 58-38 10.01 B Durum wheat 63-47 (1) (5) 10.02 Rye 32-17 (<>) 10.03 Barley 35-37 10.04 Oats 26-60 10.05 B Maize , other than hybrid maize for sowing 63-30 (-)(3) 10.07 A Buckwheat 0 10.07 B Millet 0 (<) 10.07 C Grain sorghum 49-37 O 10.07 D Canary seed ; other cereals 0 (5 ) 11.01 A Wheat or meslin flour 95-31 11.01 B Rye flour 58-64 1 1 .02 A I a) Durum wheat groats and meal 111-55 1 1 .02 A I b) Common wheat groats and meal 102-29

(') 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 1180 /77 and Commission Regulation ( EEC) No 2622/71 .