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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1121/83 of 10 May 1983 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 central rate, 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 1 451 /82 (2), and in particular 6 May 1983 ; Article 13 (5) thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 on the Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules value of the unit of account and the exchange rates to contained in Regulation (EEC) No 2118/82 to today's 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 (3), 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, Whereas, the import levies on cereals, wheat and rye Article 1 flour, and wheat groats and meal were fixed by Regula­ tion (EEC) No 211 8/82 Q and subsequent amending The import levies to be charged on products listed in Regulations ; Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto . Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies should be calculated on the following basis : Article 2 — in the case of currencies which are maintained in relation to each other at any given moment within This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 May 1983.

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

Done at Brussels, 10 May 1983 . For the Commission Poul DALSAGER Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . 2 OJ No L 164, 14. 6. 1982, p. 1 . (3) OJ No 106, 30 . 10 . 1962, p. 2553/ 62. O OJ No L 263 , 19 . 9 . 1973 , p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 223, 31 . 7. 1982, p. 44.

No L 123 / 2 11 . 5 . 83 Official Journal of the European Communities

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 10 May 1983 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

(ECU/tonne) CCT heading Description Levies No

10.01 B I Common wheat, and meslin 104,97 10.01 B II Durum wheat 137,32 00 10.02 Rye 119,65 ( 6) 10.03 Barley 106,14 10.04 Oats 105,71 10.05 B Maize, other than hybrid maize for I sowing 84,56 0 0 10.07 A Buckwheat 57,10 10.07 B Millet 65,80 O 10.07 C Grain sorghum 79,25 O 10.07 D o o Canary seed ; other cereals 11.01 A Wheat or meslin flour 162,33 11.01 B Rye flour 183,64 11.02 A I a) Durum wheat groats and meal 226,56 11.02 A lb) Common wheat groats and meal 172,67

(') 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 % . O 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 .