31985R1508

5 . 6 . 85 No L 146/ 1 Official Journal of the European Communities

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1508/85 of 4 June 1985 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN provided for in Article 2b (2) of Regulation (EEC) COMMUNITIES, No 974/71 (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 855/84 0, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No these currencies recorded for a given period in 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­ relation to the Community currencies referred to zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by in the previous indent, and the aforesaid coeffi­ Regulation (EEC) No 1018/84 (2), and in particular cient ; Article 1 3 (5) thereof, Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 on the 3 June 1985 ; 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 Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary that the levies at present in force should be altered to Committee, the amounts set out in the Annex hereto, Whereas the import levies on cereals, wheat and rye flour, and wheat groats and meal were fixed by Regula­ HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : tion (EEC) No 3131 /84 (^ and subsequent amending Article 1 Regulations ; 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 2727/75 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto. — in the case of currencies which are maintained in relation to each other at any given moment within Article 2 a band of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central rate, multiplied by the coefficient This Regulation shall enter into force on 5 June 1985.

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

Done at Brussels, 4 June 1985. For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President

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

No L 146/2 5 . 6 . 85 Official Journal of the European Communities

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 4 June 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 113,35 10.01 B II Durum wheat 152,41 (')O 10.02 Rye 104,74 0 10.03 Barley 98,12 10.04 Oats 84,72 10.05 B Maize, other than hybrid maize for sowing 90,19 (2)(3) 10.07 A Buckwheat 0 10.07 B Millet 73,62 0 10.07 C Grain sorghum 110,38 (4) 10.07 D I Triticale O 10.07 D II Canary seed ; other cereals o o 11.01 A Wheat or meslin flour 174,51 11.01 B Rye flour 162,46 1 1 .02 A I a) Durum wheat groats and meal 250,07 11.02 A lb) Common wheat groats and meal 185,36

(') 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. 0 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. 0 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 1 1 80/77 and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2622/71 . 0 The levy applicable to rye shall be charged on imports of the product falling within subheading 10.07 D I (triticale).