31985R2552

12 . 9 . 85 No L 244/ 1 Official Journal of the European Communities

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2552/85 of 11 September 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 13 (5) thereof, Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 on the 10 September 1985 ; value of the unit of account and the exchange rates to Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules be applied for the purposes of the common agricul­ contained in Regulation (EEC) No 2159/85 to today's tural policy (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) offer prices and quotations known to the Commission No 2543/73 (4), and in particular Article 3 thereof, 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 Article 1 tion (EEC) No 2159/85 (^ and subsequent amending Regulations ; The import levies to be charged on products listed in Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No levies should be calculated on the following basis : 2727/75 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto. — in the case of currencies which are maintained in Article 2 relation to each other at any given moment within a band of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 their central rate» multiplied by the coefficient September 1985.

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

Done at Brussels, 11 September 1985. For the Commission Frans ANDftlESSEN

Vice-President

(') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . 0 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. I. o OJ No L 106, 12. 5 . 1971 , p. 1 . O OJ No I. 203 , 1 . H. 198'J , p. H. (') OJ No 1 . 90 , 1 . 4. 1984, p. 1 .

No L 244/2 Official Journal of the European Communities 12 . 9 . 85

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 11 September 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 105,93 10.01 B II Durum wheat 158,39 00 10.02 Rye 98,61 (6) 10.03 Barley 105,51 10.04 Oats 75,24 10.05 B Maize, other than hybrid maize for sowing 87,11 (2)0 10.07 A Buckwheat 0 10.07 B Millet 52,64 0 10.07 C Grain sorghum 115,24 (4) 10.07 D I Triticale 0 10.07 D II Canary seed ; other cereals 0 O 11.01 A Wheat or meslin flour 161,58 11.01 B Rye flour 151,33 1 1 .02 A I a) Durum wheat groats and meal 258,67 11.02 A lb) Common wheat groats and meal 174,19

(') 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 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).