31986R0720

7. 3 . 86 No L 65/31 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 720/86 of 6 March 1986 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, and 547,09 ECU per tonne for durum wheat qwats and meal . Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European — for the other cereals the prices set out in Article 2 of Economic Community, Regulation (EEC) No 2124/85 (8) ;

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the Whereas the abovementioned prices will be adjusted, market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) beginning on 1 August 1985 for durum wheat and for No 3793/85 (2), and in particular Article 13(5) thereof, durum wheat qwats and meal and on 1 September 1985 for the other cereals, by amounts equal to the monthly Having regard to Council Regulation No 1676/85 on the increases fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 1020/84 ; value of the unit of account and the exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (3), and in particular Article 3 thereof, Whereas, for the purpose of calculating the cif prices used to determine the levies, the Commission must take into account the factors indicated in Regulation No 156/ Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee, 67/EEC (9), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 31 /76 (10), and in particular the most favourable purcha­ Whereas the first subparagraph of Article 13(1 ) of Regu­ sing opportunities on the world market among those lation (EEC) No 2727/75 provides that a levy must be which are most representative of the real trend of the charged on imports of the products listed in Article 1 (a), market, account being taken in particular of the need to (b) and (c) of that Regulation ; whereas the levy is equal prevent sudden variations likely to cause abnormal distur­ for each product to the threshold price less the cif price ; bances on the Community market ; whereas the quality of the goods offered must also be taken into account, whether this quality corresponds to the standard quality Whereas, the threshold prices for cereals and for wheat fixed in Regulations (EEC) No 2731 /75 (n), as last and rye flour, and wheat groats and meal, were fixed for amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 028/84 (I2), and (EEC) the 1984/85 marketing year by Regulations (EEC) No No 2734/75, or whether adjustments need to be made by 2734/75 (4), (EEC) No 1019/84 0, (EEC) No 1020/84 («) applying the coefficients of equivalence provided for in and (EEC) No 1413/84 0 ; Regulation No 158 /67/EEC (13), as last amended by Regu­ lation (EEC) No 3135/84 (14), and in Regulation No 159/ Whereas the 1985/86 marketing year for cereals began on 67/ EEC (15); 1 July 1985 for durum wheat and on 1 August 1985 for the other cereals ; whereas the Council has not, to date, adopted cereal prices for the 1985/86 marketing year ; Whereas the cif price is calculated for Rotterdam on the whereas the Commission, in compliance with the tasks basis of the abovementioned elements, offers for other entrusted to it by the Treaty, is obliged to adopt the ports being adjusted, account being taken of the correc­ precautionary measures essential to ensure continuity of tions necessitated by the differences in transport charges operation of the common agricultural policy in the in relation to Rotterdam ; cereals sector ;

Whereas, in order to ensure continuity of operation of the Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 486/85 (16), last import arrangements for cereals, the following prices amended by Regulation (EEC) No 692/86, lays down the should be used for calculation of the levies : arrangements applicable on agricultural products and certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural — for durum wheat and for durum wheat qwats and products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific meal, a price equal to the threshold price fixed for the States or in the overseas countries and territories ; 1984/85 marketing year and applicable on 1 July 1984, namely 352,67 ECU per tonne for durum wheat (8) OJ No L 198, 30 . 7. 1985, p. 31 . 0 OJ No 128 , 27. 6. 1967, p. 2533/67. 0 OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . H OJ No L 5, 10 . 1 . 1976, p. 18 . (2) OJ No L 367, 31 . 12. 1985, p. 19 . (") OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 22. (3) OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 . C 2) OJ No L 107, 19 . 4. 1984, p. 17. (4) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 34. H OJ No 128, 27. 6. 1967, p . 2536/67. 0 OJ No L 107, 19 . 4. 1984, p. 4. (H) OJ No L 293, 10 . 11 . 1984, p. 11 . . («) OJ No L 107, 19 . 4. 1984, p. 6. (15) OJ No 128 , 27. 6. 1967, p. 2542/67. n OJ No L 126, 23 . 5. 1984, p. 6. I6) OJ No L 367, 31 . 12. 1985, p. 7.

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Whereas, in accordance with Article 18 ( 1 ) of Regulation to trade in agricultural products between Spain and Portu­ (EEC) No 2727/75, the nomenclature provided for in this gal1), the same arrangements are to be applied in the case Regulation is incorporated in the Common Customs of Spain ; whereas a levy should be applied pursuant to Tariff ; those arrangements and whereas that levy should be calculated in accordance with the rules laid down in Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies Regulation No 156/67/EEC and taking into account the should be calculated on the following basis : situation with regard to market prices in Portugal ; and — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­ whereas, in the case of imports into Spain the accession tion to each other at any given moment within a band compensatory amount applicable to trade between Spain of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central and the Community as constituted at 31 December 1985 rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in should be deducted from the levy ; the last paragraph of Article 3 ( 1 ) of Council Regula­ Whereas it follows from applying all the provisions of the tion (EEC) No 1676/85, abovementioned Regulations that the levies should be as — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the set out in the Annex thereto ; whereas these levies are arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of altered only where variations in the components used to these currencies recorded for a given period in rela­ calculate them have the effect of increasing or reducing tion to the Community currencies referred to in the them by 0,73 ECU or more, previous indent, and the aforesaid coefficient ;

Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on 5 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : March 1986 ; Article 1 Whereas, pursuant to Article 272 of the Act of Accession, the Community as constituted at 31 December 1985 The import levies to be charged on the products listed in must, in the case of products specified in Article 1 of Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 Regulation (EEC) No 2727/85 which are imported from shall be as set out in the Annex hereto. Portugal, apply the arrangements which were applicable in respect of Portugal before accession ; whereas, under Article 2 Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3792/85 of 20 December 1985 laying down the arrangements applying This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 March 1986.

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

Done at Brussels, 6 March 1986 .

For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President

(') OJ No L 279, 19 . 10 . 1985, p. 5.

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 6 March 1986 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

(ECU/tonne) CCT Levies heading Description No Portugal Third country

10.01 B I Common wheat, and meslin _ 162,46 10.01 B II Durum wheat 15,06 219,42 (')O 10.02 Rye 35,50 1 50,39 («) 10.03 Barley 30,24 154,70 10.04 Oats 71,14 138,76 10.05 B Maize, other than hybrid maize for I — sowing 148,87 (2) (3) 10.07 A Buckwheat — 0 10.07 B Millet 30,24 84,73 (4) 10.07 C Grain sorghum 30,24 148,14 (4) 10.07 D I Triticale l 0 10.07 D II — Canary seed ; other cereals 0 0 11.01 A Wheat or meslin flour — 242,42 11.01 B Rye flour 49,70 225,52 11.02 A I a) Durum wheat groats and meal 23,34 353,77 — 259,64 11.02 A lb) Common wheat groats and meal

(') 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 £he ACP or OCT is imported into the Community the levy is reduced by 50 % . (*) Where durum wheat and canary seed produced in Turkey are transported directly from that country to the Community, the levy is reduced by 0,60 ECU/tonne. (*) 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 Regula­ tion (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).