31991R2046

No L 187/2 Official Journal of the European Communities 13 . 7 . 91

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2046/91 of 12 July 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 the Act of Accession of Spain and cient referred to in the preceding indent ; Portugal, Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on 1 1 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 July 1991 ; of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the 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 coefficients ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85 of 11 June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and Whereas it follows from applying the detailed rules the exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of the contained in Regulation (EEC) No 1844/91 to today's common agricultural policy (3), as last amended by Regu­ offer prices and quotations known to the Commission lation (EEC) No 2205/90 (4), and in particular Article 3 that the levies at present in force should be altered to the thereof, 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, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : and wheat groats and meal were fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1844/91 (*), and subsequent amen­ ding 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 Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­ shall be as set out in the Annex hereto. tion to each other at any given moment within a band 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 13 July 1991 .

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

Done at Brussels, 12 July 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 168* 29. 6. 1991 , p. 1 .

13 . 7 . 91 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 187/3

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 12 July 1991 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

(ECU/tonne) CN code Levy

0709 90 60 128,98 (2) (3) 0712 90 19 128,98 (2) (3) 100110 10 160,22 on 1001 10 90 160,22 00 1001 90 91 151,37 1001 90 99 151,37 1002 00 00 133,14 (6) 1003 00 10 136,86 1003 00 90 136,86 1004 00 10 112,01 1004 00 90 112,01 1005 10 90 128,98 00 1005 90 00 128,98 (2)0 1007 00 90 135,81 0 1008 10 00 27,40 1008 20 00 111,43 (4) 1008 30 00 22,87 0 1008 90 10 0 1008 90 90 22,87 1101 00 00 224,92 0 1102 10 00 200,30 0 1103 1110 261,37 0 1103 1190 242,91 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 . (') 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). Q 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.