31991R0339

No L 41 /2 14. 2. 91 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 339/91 of 13 February 1991 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Journal of the European Communities, C series, over a period to be determined, multiplied by the coeffi­ Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European cient referred to in the preceding indent ; Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on 12 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the February 1991 ; market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) Whereas the aforesaid corrective factor affects the entire No 3577/90 (2), and in particular Article 13 (5) thereof, calculation basis for the levies, including the equivalence Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85 coefficients ; of 11 June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and the exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of the Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules common agricultural policy (3), as last amended by Regu­ contained in Regulation (EEC) No 322/91 to today's offer lation (EEC) No 2205/90 (4), and in particular Article 3 prices and quotations known to the Commission that the thereof, 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, 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 322/91 (*) and subsequent amending Regulations ; Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies Article 1 should be calculated on the following basis : — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­ The import levies to be charged on products listed in Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 tion to each other at any given moment within a band shall be as set out in the Annex hereto . of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in the last paragraph of Article 3 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) Article 2 No 1676/85, — for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 February average of the ecu rates published in the Official 1991 .

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

Done at Brussels, 13 February 1991 .

For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

(') 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. 0 OJ No L 38, 12. 2. 1991 , p. 1 .

14. 2. 91 No L 41 /3 Official Journal of the European Communities

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 13 February 1991 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

(ECU/tonne)

CN code Levy

0709 90 60 142,92 (2)(3) 0712 90 19 142,92 0 0 100110 10 203,29 0 0 1001 10 90 203,29(')O 1001 90 91 196,10 1001 90 99 196,10 1002 00 00 160,25 O 1003 00 10 164,49 1003 00 90 164,49 1004 00 10 150,02 1004 00 90 150,02 1005 10 90 142,92 0 0 1005 90 00 142,92 0 0 1007 00 90 152,06 0 1008 10 00 70,11 1008 20 00 135,61 0 1008 30 00 79,27 0 1008 90 10 0 1008 90 90 79,27 1101 00 00 288,73 O 1102 10 00 238,54 O 1103 11 10 328,55 O 1103 11 90 310,55 (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'. (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 applied in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 715/90. (^ 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. (6) 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). 0 The levy applicable to rye shall be charged on imports of the product falling within CN code 1008 90 10 (triti­ cale). (8) On importation into Portugal the levy is increased by the amount specified in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3808/90 .