31991R0012

4. 1 . 91 No L 2/ 1 Official Journal of the European Communities

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 12/91 of 3 January 1991 fixing die import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, the last paragraph of Article 3 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European — for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an Economic Community, average of the ecu rates published in the Official Journal of the European Communities, C series, over Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 a period to be determined, multiplied by the coeffi­ of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the cient referred to in the preceding indent ; market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3577/90 (2), and in particular Article 13 (5) thereof, Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on 2 January 1991 ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85 Whereas the aforesaid corrective factor affects the entire of 11 June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and the exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of the calculation basis for the levies, including the equivalence coefficients ; common agricultural policy (3), as last amended by Regu­ lation (EEC) No 2205/90 (4), and in particular Article 3 Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules thereof, contained in Regulation (EEC) No 3844/90 to today's offer prices and quotations known to the Commission Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee, that the levies at present in force should be altered to the amounts set out in the Annex hereto, Whereas the import levies on cereals, wheat and rye flour, and wheat groats and meal were fixed by Commission HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Regulation (EEC) No 3844/90 (*), as amended by Regula­ tion (EEC) No 1 /91 («); Article 1 Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies The import levies to be charged on products listed in should be calculated on the following basis : Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto. — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­ tion to each other at any given moment within a band Article 2 of 2,25 %, a rate of exchange based on their central rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 January 1991 .

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

Done at Brussels, 3 January 1991 .

For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

0) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 353, 17. 12. 1990, p. 23 . (3) OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 . (4) OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9 . O OJ No L 367, 29. 12. 1990, p. 13. (^ OJ No L 1 , 3. 1 . 1991 , p. 1 .

4. 1 . 91 No L 2/2 Official Journal of the European Communities

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 3 January 1991 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

(ECU/tonne) Levies CN code Third country

0709 90 60 142,69 00 0712 90 19 142,69 00 1001 10 10 199,84 00 1001 10 90 199,84 00 10ai 90 91 190,80 1001 90 99 190,80 1002 00 00 157,070 1003 00 10 149,38 1003 00 90 149,38 1004 00 10 146,78 1004 00 90 146,78 1005 10 90 142,69 (2)0 1005 90 00 142,69 00 100700 90 149,59 O 1008 10 00 62,91 1008 20 00 125,50 (4) 1008 30 00 73,79 0 1008 90 10 0 1008 90 90 73,79 1101 00 00 281,14 (8) 110210 00 233,92 (8) 1103 11 10 323,90 0 1103 11 90 302,54 (8)

(') 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 715/90 the levies are not applied to products imported directly into the French overseas departments, originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States or in the 'overseas countries and territories'. P) Where maize originating in the ACP or OCT is imported into the Community the levy is reduced by ECU 1,81 /tonne. (*) Where millet and sorghum originating in the ACP or OCT is imported into the Community the levy is applied in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 715/90. (*) Where durum wheat and canary seed produced in Turkey are transported direcdy from that country to the Community, the levy is reduced by ECU 0,60/tonne. (*) The 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). f) The levy applicable to rye shall be charged on imports of the product falling within CN code 1008 90 10 (triti­ cale). (*) On importation into Portugal the levy is increased by the amount specified in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3808/90.