31983R2818

11 . 10 . 83 No L 278 /3 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2818 /83 of 10 October 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, — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European arithmetic mean of the spot market ratés 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 7 October 1983 ; Regulation (EEC) No 1451 /82 (2), and in particular 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 2157/83 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 (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, 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 2157/83 Q 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 11 October 1983 . 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, 10 October 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. (4) OJ No L 263, 19 . 9 . 1973 , p . 1 . n OJ No L 206, 30. 7. 1983, p. 47.

No L 278 /4 11 . 10 . 83 Official Journal of the European Communities

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 10 October 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 94,61 10.01 B II Durum wheat 127,93 (') 0 10.02 Rye 72,24 («) 10.03 Barley 61,50 10.04 Oats 48,49 10.05 B Maize, other than hybrid maize for sowing 54,82 0 0 10.07 A Buckwheat 0 10.07 B Millet 30,72 (4) 10.07 C Grain sorghum 70,85 (4) 10.07 D Canary seed ; other cereals o 0 11.01 A Wheat or meslin flour 146,02 11.01 B Rye flour 114,66 11.02 A I a) Durum wheat groats and meal 212,34 11.02 A lb) Common wheat groats and meal 157,07

(') 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 % . Is) 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 .