31985R1916

No L 180/ 12 Official Journal of the European Communities 12. 7. 85

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1916/85

of 11 July 1985

fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN ECU per tonne for durum wheat, and 547,09 ECU per COMMUNITIES, tonne for durum wheat groats and meal ; whereas these prices shall be adjusted as from 1 August 1985 by the same amounts as the monthly increments fixed Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European by Regulation (EEC) No 1020/84 (*); Economic Community, Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies should be calculated on the following basis : Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­ — in the case of currencies which are maintained in zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by relation to each other at any given moment within Regulation (EEC) No 1018/84 (2), and in particular a band of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on Article 13 (5) thereof, their central rate, multiplied by the coefficient provided for in Article 2b (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 974/71 Q, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 on the No 855/84 (8), value of the unit of account and the exchange rates to — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the be applied for the purposes of the common agricul­ arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of tural policy (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) these currencies recorded for a given period in No 2543/73 (4), and in particular Article 3 thereof, relation to the Community currencies referred to in the previous indent, and the aforesaid coeffi­ cient ; Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee, Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on 10 July 1985 ;

Whereas the import levies on cereals, wheat and rye Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules flour, and wheat groats and meal were fixed by Regula­ contained in Regulation (EEC) No 3131 /84 to today's tion (EEC) No 3131 /84 Q and subsequent amending offer prices and quotations known to the Commission Regulations ; that the levies at present in force should be altered to the amounts set out in the Annex hereto,

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 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : compliance with the tasks entrusted to it by the Treaty, is obliged to adopt the precautionary measures essential to ensure continuity of operation of the Article 1 common agricultural policy as regards durum wheat ;

The import levies to be charged on products listed in Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No Whereas, in order to ensure continuity of operation of 2727/75 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto. the import arrangements for durum wheat and for durum wheat groats and meal, a price equal to the threshold price fixed for the 1984/85 marketing year and applicable as from 1 July 1984 should be taken Article 2 into account in calculating the levies, namely 352,67

This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 July 1985. (') 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. (6) OJ No L 107, 19 . 4. 1984, p. 6. (4) OJ No L 263 , 19 . 9 . 1973, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 106, 12. 5. 1971 , p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 293, 10 . 11 . 1984, p. 1 . (8) OJ No L 90 , 1 . 4. 1984, p. 1 .

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

Done at Brussels, 11 July 1985.

For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President

No L 180/ 14 Official Journal of the European Communities 12. 7. 85

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 11 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 122,24 10.01 B II Durum wheat 138,10 00 10.02 Rye 118,81 0 10.03 Barley 106,65 10.04 Oats 90,26 10.05 B Maize, other than hybrid maize for sowing 96,96 (2) C) 10.07 A Buckwheat 0 10.07 B Millet 83,90 0 10.07 C Grain sorghum 124,76 (4) 10.07 D I Triticale 0 10.07 D II Canary seed ; other cereals o o 11.01 A Wheat or meslin flour 186,96 11.01 B Rye flour 182,16 11.02 A I a) Durum wheat groats and meal 227,06 11.02 A lb) Common wheat groats and meal 198,81

1) 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 % . 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).