31981R3271

No L 330/6 Official Journal of the European Communities 18 . 11 . 81

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3271 /81 of 17 November 1981 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 of Economic Community, 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 Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by 16 November 1981 ; Regulation (EEC) No 1949/81 (2), and in particular Article 13 (5) thereof, Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules contained in Regulation (EEC) No 2196/81 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 2196/81 (*) 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 18 November 1981 . 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, 17 November 1981 . For the Commission Poul DALSAGER Member of the Commission

(■) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 198 , 20 . 7. 1981 , p. 2. (3) OJ No 106, 30 . 10 . 1962, p. 2553/62. (4) OJ No L 263, 19 . 9 . 1973, p. 1 . o OJ No L 214, 1 . 8 . 1981 , p. 7.

18 . 11 . 81 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 330/7

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 17 November 1981 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

(ECU/tonne) OCT heading Description Levies No

10.01 A Common wheat, and mesiin 67-32 10.01 B Durum wheat 131-66 (') 0 10.02 Rye 39-47 0 10.03 Barley 76-08 , 10.04 Oats 52-84 10.05 B Maize, other than hybrid maize for sowing 99-52 (2) (.3) 10.07 A Buckwheat 0 10.07 B Millet 58-61 (4) 10.07 C Grain sorghum 86-33 (4) 10.07 D Canary seed ; other cereals o o 11.01 A Wheat or mesiin flour 107-96 11.01 B Rye flour 68-99 1 1 .02 A I a) Durum wheat groats and meal 217-28 1 1.02 A I b) Common wheat groats and meal 115-79

(') 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 aplied 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% . (*) 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 .