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13 . 12 . 85 * Official Journal of the European Communities No L 335/ 1

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3498/85 of 12 December 1985 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and t^ieal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Article 2b (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 974/71 (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 855/84 Q, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the Economic Community, arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of these currencies recorded for a given period in rela­ Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 tion to the Community currencies referred to in the of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the previous indent, and the aforesaid coefficient ; market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1018/84 (2), and in particular Article 13 (5) thereof, Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on 1 1 December 1985 ; Having regard to Council Regulation No 1 29 on the value of the unit of account and the exchange rates to be Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules applied for the purposes of the common agricultural contained in Regulation (EEC) No 2956/85 to today's policy (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No offer prices and quotations known to the Commission 2543/73 (4), and in particular Article 3 thereof, that the levies at present in force should be altered to the amounts set out in the Annex hereto, Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas the import levies on cereals, wheat and rye flour, and wheat groats and meal were fixed by Regulation Article 1 (EEC) No 2956/85 (*) and subsequent amending Regula­ tions ; The import levies to be charged on products listed in Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies shall be as set out in the Annex hereto . should be calculated on the following basis :

— in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­ Article 2 tion to each other at any given moment within a band of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 December 1985 . rate, multiplied by the coefficient provided for in

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

Done at Brussels, 12 December 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. (4) OJ No L 263, 19 . 9 . 1973 , p . 1 . (6) OJ No L 106, 12. 5. 1971 , p. 1 . (*) OJ No L 285, 25. 10 . 1985, p . 8 . 0 OJ No L 90, 1 . 4. 1984, p. t .

No L 335 / 2 Official Journal of the European Communities 13 . 12 . 85

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 12 December 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 129,18 10.01 B II Durum wheat 176,88 (')O 10.02 Rye 108,94 (6) 10.03 Barley 130,27 10.04 Oats 110,64 10.05 B Maize, other than hybrid maize for sowing 104,98 0 0 10.07 A Buckwheat 0 10.07 B Millet 72,33 0 10.07 C Grain sorghum 115,83 (4) 10.07 D I Triticale 0 10.07 D II Canary seed ; other cereals o 0 11.01 A Wheat or meslin flour 194,98 11.01 B Rye flour 166,64 11.02 Ala) Durum wheat groats and meal 287,58 11.02 A lb) Common wheat groats and meal 209,33

(') 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 applied 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 . (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 1 180/77 and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2622/ 71 . O The levy applicable to rye shall be charged on imports of the product falling within subheading 10.07 D I (triticale).

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