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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 550/86 of 28 February 1986 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, — for the other cereals the prices set out in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2124/85 (8) ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas the abovementioned prices will be adjusted, beginning on 1 August 1985 for durum wheat and for Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 durum wheat qwats and meal and on 1 September 1985 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the for the other cereals, by amounts equal to the monthly market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) increases fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 1020/84 ; No 3793/85 (2), and in particular Article 13(5) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation No 1676/85 on the Whereas, for the purpose of calculating the cif prices used to determine the levies, the Commission must take into value of the unit of account and the exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural account the factors indicated in Regulation No 156/ policy (3), and in particular Article 3 thereof, 67/EEC (9), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 31 /76 (10), and in particular the most favourable purcha­ sing opportunities on the world market among those Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee, which are most representative of the real trend of the market, account being taken in particular of the need to Whereas the first subparagraph of Article 13 ( 1 ) of Regu­ prevent sudden variations likely to cause abnormal distur­ lation (EEC) No 2727/75 provides that a levy must be bances on the Community market ; whereas the quality of charged on imports of the products listed in Article 1 (a), the goods offered must also be taken into account, (b) and (c) of that Regulation ; whereas the levy is equal whether this quality corresponds to the standard quality for each product to the threshold price less the cif price ; fixed in Regulations (EEC) No 2731 /75 (u), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1028/84 (12), and (EEC) Whereas, the threshold prices for cereals and for wheat No 2734/75, or whether adjustments need to be made by and rye flour, and wheat groats and meal, were fixed for applying the coefficients of equivalence provided for in the 1984/85 marketing year by Regulations (EEC) No Regulation No 158/67/EEC (13), as last amended by Regu­ 2734/75 (4), (EEC) No 1019/84 0, (EEC) No 1020/84 («) lation (EEC) No 3135/84 (H), and in Regulation No 159/ and (EEC) No 1413/84 0 ; 67/EEC (1S) ;

Whereas the 1985/86 marketing year for cereals began on Whereas the cif price is calculated for Rotterdam on the 1 July 1985 for durum wheat and on 1 August 1985 for basis of the abovementioned elements, offers for other the other cereals ; whereas the Council has not, to date, ports being adjusted, account being taken of the correc­ adopted cereal prices for the 1985/86 marketing year ; tions necessitated by the differences in transport charges whereas the Commission, in compliance with the tasks in relation to Rotterdam ; entrusted to it by the Treaty, is obliged to adopt the precautionary measures essential to ensure continuity of operation of the common agricultural policy in the Whereas, in accordance with Article 18 (1 ) of Regulation cereals sector ; (EEC) No 2727/75, the nomenclature provided for in this Regulation is incorporated in the Common Customs Whereas, in order to ensure continuity of operation of the Tariff ; import arrangements for cereals, the following prices should be used for calculation of the levies : Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies — for durum wheat and for durum wheat qwats and should be calculated on the following basis : meal, a price equal to the threshold price fixed for the 1984/85 marketing year and applicable on 1 July — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­ 1984, namely 352,67 ECU per tonne for durum wheat tion to each other at any given moment within a band and 547,09 ECU per tonne for durum wheat qwats of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central and meal . (8) OJ No L 198 , 30. 7. 1985, p. 31 . (>) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . (») OJ No 128 , 27. 6. 1967, p. 2533/67. f) OJ No L 367, 31 . 12. 1985, p. 19 . (10) OJ No L 5, 10 . 1 . 1976, p. 18 . (3) OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 . (») OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 22. (<) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 34. C 2) OJ No L 107, 19 . 4. 1984, p. 17. 0 OJ No L 107, 19 . 4. 1984, p. 4. (13) OJ No 128 , 27. 6. 1967, p. 2536/67. («) OJ No L 107, 19 . 4. 1984, p. 6. ('<) OJ No L 293, 10 . 11 . 1984, p. 11 . P) OJ No L 126, 23 . 5. 1984, p. 6. (15) OJ No 128 , 27. 6 . 1967, p. 2542/67.

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rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in Regulation No 156/67/EEC and taking into account the the last paragraph of Article 3 ( 1 ) of Council Regula­ situation with regard to market prices in Portugal ; and tion (EEC) No 1676/85, whereas, in the case of imports into Spain the accession compensatory amount applicable to trade between Spain — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the and the Community as constituted at 31 December 1985 arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of should be deducted from the levy ; these currencies recorded for a given period in rela­ tion to the Community currencies referred to in the Whereas it follows from applying all the provisions of the previous indent, and the aforesaid coefficient ; abovementioned Regulations that the levies should be as set out in the Annex thereto ; whereas these levies are Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on 27 altered only where variations in the components used to February 1986 ; calculate them have the effect of increasing or reducing them by 0,73 ECU or more, Whereas, pursuant to Article 272 of the Act of Accession, the Community as constituted at 31 December 1985 must, in the case of products specified in Article 1 of HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Regulation (EEC) No 2727/85 which are imported from Portugal, apply the arrangements which were applicable Article 1 in respect of Portugal before accession ; whereas, under Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3792/85 of 20 The import levies to be charged on the products listed in December 1985 laying down the arrangements applying Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 to trade in agricultural products between Spain and Portu­ shall be as set out in the Annex hereto . gal1), the same arrangements are to be applied in the case of Spain ; whereas a levy should be applied pursuant to Article 2 those arrangements and whereas that levy should be calculated in accordance with the rules laid down in This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 March 1986.

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

Done at Brussels, 28 February 1986.

For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President

(') OJ No L 367, 31 . 12. 1985, p. 7.

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 28 February 1986 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 163,56 10.01 B II Durum wheat 220,82 (') (2) 10.02 Rye 1 47,42 (3) 10.03 Barley 155,52 10.04 Oats 139,66 10.05 B Maize, other than hybrid maize for sowing 147,84 10.07 A Buckwheat 0 10.07 B Millet 89,57 10.07 C Grain sorghum 145,18 10.07 D I Triticale (4) 10.07 D II Canary seed ; other cereals o o 11.01 A Wheat or meslin flour 243,96 11.01 B Rye flour 221,36 1 1 .02 A I a) Durum wheat groats and meal 355,94 11.02 A lb) Common wheat groats and meal 261,30

(') 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) 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 . (3) 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 . (4) The levy applicable to rye shall be charged on imports of the product falling within subheading 10.07 D I (triticale).