31985R1842

4. 7 . 85 No L 174/ 1 Official Journal of the European Communities

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 1842/85 of 3 July 1985 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN durum wheat groats and meal, a price equal to the COMMUNITIES, threshold price fixed for the 1984/85 marketing year and applicable as from 1 July 1984 should be taken into account in calculating the levies, namely 352,67 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European ECU per tonne for durum wheat, and 547,09 ECU per Economic Community, tonne for durum wheat groats and meal ; whereas these prices shall be adjusted as from 1 August 1985 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No by the same amounts as the monthly increments fixed 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­ by Regulation (EEC) No 1 020/84 (^) ; zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1018/84 (2), and in particular i Article 1 3 (5) thereof, Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies should be calculated on the following basis : 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 — in the case of currencies which are maintained in tural policy (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) relation to each other at any given moment within No 2543/73 (4), and in particular Article 3 thereof, 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) Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary No 974/71 Q, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) Committee, No 855/84 (8),

Whereas the import levies on cereals, wheat and rye — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the flour, and wheat groats and meal were fixed by Regula­ arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of tion (EEC) No 3131 /84 (*) and subsequent amending these currencies recorded for a given period in Regulations ; relation to the Community currencies referred to in the previous indent, and the aforesaid coeffi­ cient ; Whereas the 1985/86 marketing year for durum wheat begins on 1 July 1985 ; whereas the Council has not, to date, adopted the prices for this marketing year in respect of this product ; whereas the Commission, in Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on compliance with the tasks entrusted to it by the 2 July 1985 ; Treaty, is obliged to adopt the precautionary measures essential to ensure continuity of operation of the common agricultural policy as regards durum wheat ; Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules contained in Regulation (EEC) No 3131 /84 to today's Whereas, in order to ensure continuity of operation of offer prices and quotations known to the Commission the import arrangements for durum wheat and for that the levies at present in force should be altered to the amounts set out in the Annex hereto, (') 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 107, 19 . 4. 1984, p. 6. 0 OJ No L 263, 19 . 9 . 1973 , p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 106, 12. 5 . 1971 , p. 1 . O OJ No L 293, 10 . 11 . 1984, p. 1 . 8) OJ No L 90, 1 . 4. 1984, p. 1 .

No L 174/2 4. 7 . 85 Official Journal of the European Communities

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Article1¶

The import levies to be charged on products listed in Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regula­ tion (EEC) No 2727/75 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.

Article2¶

This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 July 1985.

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

Done at Brussels, 3 July 1985 .

For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 3 July 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 111,31 10.01 B II Durum wheat 132,59 (')(*) 10.02 Rye 11 3,44 (<) 10.03 Barley 99,36 10.04 Oats 84,22 10.05 B Maize, other than hybrid maize for sowing 91,12 00 10.07 A Buckwheat 0 10.07 B Millet 76,61 0 10.07 C Grain sorghum 113,84 (4) 10.07 D I Triticale 0 10.07 D II Canary seed ; other cereals o o 11.01 A Wheat or meslin flour 171,65 11.01 B Rye flour 174,64 11.02 A I a) Durum wheat groats and meal 218,52 11.02 A lb) Common wheat groats and meal 182,27

(') Where durum wheat originating in Morocco is transported directly from that country to the Community, the levy is reduced by 0,60 ECU/tonne . 0 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 1180/77 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).