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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1915/89 of 30 June 1989 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, No 156/67/EEC (9), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 31 /76 (10), and in particular the most favourable Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European purchasing opportunities on the world market among Economic Community, those which are most representative of the real trend of the market, account being taken in particular of the need to prevent sudden variations likely to cause abnormal Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and disturbances on the Community market ; whereas the Portugal, quality of the goods offered must also be taken into account, whether this quality corresponds to the standard Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 quality fixed in Council Regulations (EEC) No 2731 / of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the 75 ("), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2094/ market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) 87 (l2), and (EEC) No 2734/75, or whether adjustments No 1834/89 (2), and in particular Article 13(5) thereof, need to be made by applying the coefficients of equiva­ lence provided for in Commission Regulations No 158/ Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85 67/EEC (13), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No of 11 June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and 2124/87 O4), and No 159/67/EEC (15) ; the exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (3), as last amended by Regu­ Whereas the cif price is calculated for Rotterdam on the lation (EEC) No 1636/87 (4), and in particular Article 3 basis of the abovementioned elements, offers for other thereof, ports being adjusted, account being taken of the correc­ tions necessitated by the differences in transport charges Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee, in relation to Rotterdam ;

Whereas the first subparagraph of Article 13(1 ) of Regu­ Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 486/85 (16), as last lation (EEC) No 2727/75 provides that a levy must be amended by Regulation (EEC) No 967/89 (l7), lays down charged on imports of the products listed in Article 1 (a), the arrangements applicable on agricultural products and (b) and (c) of that Regulation ; whereas the levy is equal certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural for each product to the threshold price less the cif price ; products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States or in the overseas countries and territories ; Whereas, the threshold prices for cereals and for wheat and rye flour, and wheat groats and meal, were fixed for the 1989/90 marketing year by Council Regulations (EEC) Whereas, in accordance with Article 18.(1 ) of Regulation No 2734/75 {% (EEC) No 1214/89 (6), (EEC) No (EEC) No 2727/75, the nomenclature provided for in this 1218/89 (J) and Commission Regulation (EEC) No Regulation is incorporated in the combined nomencla­ 1588/89 (8) ; ture ;

Whereas, for the purpose of calculating the cif prices used Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies to determine the levies, the Commission must take into should be calculated on the following basis : account the factors indicated in Commission Regulation

(9) OJ No 128 , 27. 6 . 1967, p. 2533/67. (') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . (10) OJ No L 5, 10. 1 . 1976, p. 18 . (2) OJ No L 180, 27. 6. 1989, p. 1 . (") OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 22. (3) OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 . (12) OJ No L 196, 17. 7. 1987, p. 1 . (4) OJ No L 153, 13. 6. 1987, p. 1 . (13) OJ No 128, 27. 6. 1967, p. 2536/67, 0 OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 34. H OJ No L 197, 18 . 7. 1987, p. 22. (6) OJ No L 128 , 11 . 5. 1989, p. 2. (15) OJ No 128 , 27. 6. 1967, p. 2542/67. 0 OJ No L 128 , 11 . 5. 1989 , p. 7. (16) OJ No L 61 , 1 . 3 . 1985, p . 4. C\ OT Mn I. 156 8 . 6 . 1989 n . 2 V (17) OJ No L 103, 15. 4. 1989, p. 1 .

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— in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­ pursuant to those arrangements and whereas that levy should be calculated in accordance with the rules laid tion to each other at any given moment within a band of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central down in Regulation No 156/67/EEC and taking into rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in account the situation with regard to market prices in the last paragraph of Article 3 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) Portugal ; and whereas, in the case of imports into Spain, No 1676/85, the accession compensatory amount applicable to trade between Spain and the Community as constituted at 31 — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the December 1985 should be deducted from the levy ; arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of these currencies recorded for a given period in rela­ Whereas it follows from applying all the provisions of the tion to the Community currencies referred to in the abovementioned Regulations that the levies should be as previous indent, and the aforesaid coefficient ; set out in the Annex thereto ; whereas these levies are altered only where variations in the components used to Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on 29 calculate them have the effect of increasing or reducing June 1989 ; them by ECU 0,73 or more, Whereas, pursuant to Article 272 of the Act of Accession, the Community as constituted at 31 December 1985 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : must, in the case of products specified in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 which are imported from Article 1 Portugal, apply the arrangements which were applicable in respect of , Portugal before accession ; whereas, under The import levies to be charged on the products listed in Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3792/85 of 20 Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 December 1985 laying down the arrangements applying shall be as set out in the Annex hereto. to trade in agricultural products between Spain and Portugal ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No Article 2 3296/88 (2), the same arrangements are to be applied in the case of Spain ; whereas a levy should be applied This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1989.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 June 1989.

For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 367, 31 . 12. 1985, p. 7. 0 OJ No L 293, 27. 10 . 1988, p. 7.

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 30 June 1989 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

(ECU/tonne) Levies CN code Portugal Third country

0709 90 60 34,31 126,52 0712 90 19 34,31 126,52 1001 10 10 13,87 147,16 CM5) 1001 10 90 13,87 147,16 C1) (4 1001 90 91 13,66 100,70 1001 90 99 13,66 100,70 1002 00 00 41,42 1 10,21 f) 1003 00 10 32,09 101,82 1003 00 90 32,09 101,82 1004 00 10 23,49 77,27 1004 00 90 23,49 77,27 1005 10 90 34,31 126,52 0 (3) 1005 90 00 34,31 126,52 0 0 1007 00 90 52,35 136,26 (4) 1008 10 00 32,09 0,00 1008 20 00 32,09 6,98 (4) 1008 30 00 32,09 0,00 0 1008 90 10 0 0 1008 90 90 32,09 0,00 1101 00 00 32,13 153,98 1102 10 00 70,99 167,30 1103 11 10 35,82 242,42 1103 1190 34,71 166,30

(') Where durum wheat originating in Morocco is transported directly from that country to the Community, the levy is reduced by ECU 0,60/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 ECU 1,81 /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 transported directly from that country to the Community, the levy is reduced by ECU 0,60/tonne. 0 Hie import levy charged on rye produced in Turkey and transported directly from that country to the Commu­ nity is laid down in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1180/77 (OJ No L 142, 9. 6. 1977, p. 10) and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2622/71 (OJ No L 271 , 10. 12. 1971 , p. 22). 0 The levy applicable to rye shall be charged on imports of the product falling within CN code 1008 90 10 (triti­ cale).