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17. 10 . 91 No L 287/ 1 Official Journal of the European Communities

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3016/91 of 16 October 1991 fixing the 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 Economic Community, — for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an average of the ecu rates published in the Official Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Journal of the European Communities, C series, over Portugal, a period to be determined, multiplied by the coeffi­ cient referred to in the preceding indent ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the Whereas these exchange rates being those recorded on 15 market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) October 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 calculation basis for the levies, including the equivalence of 11 June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and coefficients ; 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 2661 /91 to today's lation (EEC) No 2205/90 (4), and in particular Article 3 offer prices and quotations known to the Commission thereof, that the 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, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : and wheat groats and meal were fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2661 /91 (*) and subsequent amen­ Article 1 ding Regulations ; The import levies tb be charged on products listed in Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 should be calculated on the following basis : shall be as set out in the Annex hereto. — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­ Article 2 tion to each other at any given moment within a band of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 October rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in 1991 .

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

Done at Brussels, 16 October 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. V) OJ No L 250, 7. 9. 1991 , p. 1 .

No L 287/2 Official Journal of the European Communities 17. 10 . 91

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 16 October 1991 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

(ECU/tonne) CN code Levy

0709 90 60 122,91 (2)(3) 0712 90 19 122,91 00 1001 10 10 172,43 00 1001 10 90 172,43(')0 1001 90 91 149,89 1001 90 99 149,89 1002 00 00 163,29 0 1003 00 10 137,17 1003 00 90 137,17 1004 00 10 123,76 1004 00 90 123,76 1005 10 90 122,91 00 1005 90 00 122,91 00 1007 00 90 132,58 0 1008 10 00 48,31 1008 20 00 121,60 (4) 1008 30 00 48,26 0 1008 90 10 0 1008 90 90 48,26 1101 00 00 222,85 0 1102 10 00 240,76 0 1103 1110 280,46 0 1103 11 90 240,17 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 71 5/90 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. (*) 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). 0 The levy applicable to rye shall be charged on imports of the product falling within CN code 1008 90 10 (triti­ cale). 0 On importation into Portugal the levy is increased by the amount specified in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3808/90.