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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2221/84 of 31 July 1984 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN able purchasing opportunities on the world market COMMUNITIES, among those which are most representative of the real trend of the market, account being taken in particular Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European of the need to prevent sudden variations likely to Economic Community, cause abnormal disturbances on the Community market ; whereas the quality of the goods offered must Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­ also be taken into account, whether this quality corres­ zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by ponds to the standard quality fixed in Regulations Regulation (EEC) No 1018/84 (2), and in particular (EEC) No 2731 /75 ("), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1028/84 (12), and (EEC) No 2734/75, or Article 13 (5) thereof, whether adjustments need to be made by applying the Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 on the coefficients of equivalence provided for in Regulation value of the unit of account and the exchange rates to No 158/67/EEC (u), as last amended by Regulation be applied for the purposes of the common agricul­ (EEC) No 1637/71 (H), and in Regulation No 159/ tural policy (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) 67/EEC (l5) ; No 2543/73 (4), and in particular Article 3 thereof,

Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Whereas the cif price is calculated for Rotterdam on Committee, the basis of the abovementioned elements, offers for Whereas the first subparagraph of Article 13(1 ) of other ports being adjusted, account being taken of the Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 provides that a levy corrections necessitated by the differences in transport must be charged on imports of the products listed in charges in relation to Rotterdam ; Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of that Regulation ; whereas the levy is equal for each product to the threshold price less the cif price ; Whereas, in accordance with Article 18(1 ) of Regula­ tion (EEC) No 2727/75, the nomenclature provided for Whereas, the threshold prices for cereals and for wheat in this Regulation is incorporated in the Common and rye flour, and wheat groats and meal, were fixed Customs Tariff : for the 1984/85 marketing year by Regulations (EEC) No 2734/75 0, (EEC) No 1019/84 (6), (EEC) No 1020/84 0 and (EEC) No 1413/84 (8); Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies should be calculated on the following basis : Whereas, for the purpose of calculating the cif prices used to determine the levies, the Commission must take into account the factors indicated in Regulation — in the case of currencies which are maintained in No 156/67/EEC (9), as last amended by Regulation relation to each other at any given moment within (EEC) No 31 /76 (l0), and in particular the most favour a band of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central rate, multiplied by the coefficient provided for in Article 2b (2) of Regulation (EEC) {•) OJ ISO L Z81 , 1 . II . 19 / y, p. 1 . o OJ No L 107, 19. 4. 1984, p. 1 . No 974/71 , as last amended by Regulation (EEC) O OJ No 106, 30. 10. 1962, p. 2553/62. No 855/84, 0 OJ No L 263, 19. 9. 1973, p. 1 . O OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 34. (<) OJ No L 107, 19. 4. 1984, p. 4. (") OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 22. O OJ No L 107, 19 . 4. 1984, p. 6. (,2) OJ No L 107, 19. 4. 1984, p. 17. (8) OJ No L 126, 23 . 4. 1984, p. 6. H OJ No 128, 27. 6. 1967, p. 2536/67. O OJ No 128 , 27. 6. 1967 , p. 2533/67. H OJ No L 170, 29. 7. 1971 , p. 20. ( 10) OJ No L 5, 10 . 1 . 1976, p. 18 . H OJ No 128 , 27. 6. 1967, p. 2542/67.

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— for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the ponents used to calculate them have the effect of arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of increasing or reducing them by 0,73 ECU or more, these currencies recorded for a given period in relation to the Community currencies referred to HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : in the previous indent and the aforesaid coeffi­ cient ; Article 1

Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on The import levies to be charged on the products listed 30 July 1984 ; in Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.

Whereas it follows from applying all the provisions of Article 2 the abovementioned Regulations that the levies should be as set out in the Annex thereto ; whereas these This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August 1984. levies are altered only where variations in the com­

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

Done at Brussels, 31 July 1984.

For the Commission Poul DALSAGER Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 31 July 1984 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 77,27 10.01 B II Durum wheat 129,99 Of5) 10.02 Rye 92,29 («) 10.03 Barley 69,53 10.04 Oats 40,68 10.05 B Maize, other than hybrid maize for sowing 49,84 (2)(3) 10.07 A Buckwheat 0 10.07 B Millet o o 10.07 C Grain sorghum 74,55 0 10.07 D Canary seed ; other cereals o o 11.01 A Wheat or meslin flour 121,18 11.01 B 142,21 Rye flour 11.02 A I a) Durum wheat groats and meal 214,57 11.02 A lb) Common wheat groats and meal 130,87

(') Where durym 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'. 0 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 % . 0 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 .