31991R0514

2. 3 . 91 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 56/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 514/91 of 1 March 1991 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, — for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an average of the ecu rates published in the Official Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Journal of the European Communities, C series, over Economic Community, a period to be determined, multiplied by the coeffi­ Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 cient referred to in the preceding indent ; of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on 28 market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) February 1991 ; No 3577/90 (2), and in particular Article 13 (5) thereof, Whereas the aforesaid corrective factor affects the entire Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85 of 11 June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and calculation basis for the levies, including the equivalence coefficients ; the exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (3), as last amended by Regu­ Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules lation (EEC) No 2205/90 (4), and in particular Article 3 contained in Regulation (EEC) No 322/91 to today's offer thereof, prices and quotations known to the Commission that the Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee, 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 Regulation (EEC) No 322/91 (f) and subsequent amending HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Regulations ; Article 1 Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies should be calculated on the following basis : The import levies to be charged on products listed in — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­ 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 Article 2 the last paragraph of Article 3 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85, This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 March 1991 .

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

Done at Brussels, 1 March 1991 .

For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

(l) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 353, 17. 12. 1990, p. 23. 0 OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9. 0 OJ No L 38, 12. 2. 1991 , p. 1 .

No L 56/4 Official Journal of the European Communities 2 . 3 . 91

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 1 March 1991 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

(ECU/tonne)

CN code Levy

0709 90 60 140,88 (2)(3) 0712 90 19 140,88O (3) 1001 10 10 201,42 00 1001 10 90 201,42 00 1001 90 91 192,10 1001 90 99 192,10 1002 00 00 159,26 0 1003 00 10 157,53 1003 00 90 157,53 1004 00 10 147,90 1004 00 90 147,90 1005 10 90 140,88 0 0 1005 90 00 140,88 (2)O 1007 00 90 148,23 0 1008 10 00 65,60 1008 20 00 143,03 0 1008 30 00 74,88 0 1008 90 10 0 1008 90 90 74,88 1101 00 00 283,68 0 1102 10 00 237,33 0 1103 11 10 325,71 0 1103 11 90 304,92 0

(') 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 . 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 . (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). f) The levy applicable to rye shall be charged on imports of the product falling within CN code 1008 90 10 (triti­ cale). f) On importation into Portugal the levy is increased by the amount specified in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3808/90 .