31985R1377

No L 136/4 25 . 5 . 85 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1377/85 of 24 May 1985 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN No 974/71 (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) COMMUNITIES, No 855/84 0, — 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 recorded for a given period in Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No relation to the Community currencies referred to 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­ in the previous indent, and the aforesaid coeffi­ zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by cient ; Regulation (EEC) No 1018/84 (2), and in particular Article 13 (5) thereof, Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on 23 May 1985 ; Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 on the value of the unit of account and the exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricul­ Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules tural policy (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) contained in Regulation (EEC) No 3131 /84 to today's No 2543/73 (4), and in particular Article 3 thereof, offer prices and quotations known to the Commission that the levies at present in force should be altered to Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary the amounts set out in the Annex hereto, Committee,

Whereas the import levies on cereals, wheat and rye HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : flour, and wheat groats and meal were fixed by Regula­ tion (EEC) No 3131 /84 0 and subsequent amending Regulations ; Article 1

Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, The import levies to be charged on products listed in levies should be calculated on the following basis : Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No — in the case of currencies which are maintained in 2727/75 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto. relation to each other at any given moment within a band of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on Article 2 their central rate, multiplied by the coefficient provided for in Article 2b (2) of Regulation (EEC) This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 May 1985.

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

Done at Brussels, 24 May 1985.

For the Commission

Frans ANDRIESSEN

Vice-President

(') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 107, 19. 4. 1984, p. 1 . (3) OJ No 106, 30 . 10 . 1962, p. 2553/62. 0 OJ No L 263, 19. 9. 1973, p. 1 . (6) OJ No L 106, 12. 5. 1971 , p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 293, 10. 11 . 1984, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 90, 1 . 4. 1984, p. 1 .

25 . 5 . 85 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 136/5

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 24 May 1985 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 101,58 10.01 B II Durum wheat 144,42 (') O 10.02 Rye 96,78 j6) 10.03 Barley 93,38 10.04 Oats 79,27 10.05 B Maize, other than hybrid maize for sowing 80,87 (2) (3) 10.07 A Buckwheat 0 10.07 B Millet 65,44 (4) 10.07 C Grain sorghum 98,64 (4) 10.07 D I Triticale 0 10.07 D II Canary seed ; other cereals o o 11.01 A Wheat or meslin flour 157,75 11.01 B Rye flour 151,03 11.02 A I a) Durum wheat groats and meal 237,69 11.02 A lb) Common wheat groats and meal 167,57

(') 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 486/85 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 . Q The levy applicable to rye shall be charged on imports of the product falling within subheading 10.07 D I (triticale).