31991R3452

No L 327/2 Official Journal of the European Communities 29 . 11 . 91

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3452/91 of 28 November 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 27 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 November 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 2661 /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 2661 /91 (*) and subsequent amen­ Article 1 ding Regulations ;

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 of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central Article 2 rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in the last paragraph of Article 3 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 November No 1676/85, 1991 .

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

Done at Brussels, 28 November 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 250, 7. 9. 1991 , p. 1 .

29 . 11 . 91 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 327/3

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 28 November 1991 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat Or rye flour, groats and meal

(ECU/tonne) CN code Levy

0709 90 60 129,89 (2)(3) 0712 90 19 129,89 (2)(3) 100110 10 179,00 OO 1001 10 90 179,00 00 1001 90 91 156,09 1001 90 99 156,09 1002 00 00 162,35 0 1003 00 10 140,63 1003 00 90 140,63 1004 00 10 129,56 1004 00 90 129,56 1005 10 90 129,89 (2)0 1005 90 00 129,89 (2)0 1007 00 90 138,36 (4) 1008 10 00 64,92 1008 20 00 127,53 (4) 1008 30 00 79,25 0 1008 90 10 0 1008 90 90 79,25 1101 00 00 231,53 0 110210 00 239,82 0 1103 1110 290,70 O 1103 1190 249,38 O

(') 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'. (') 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). I7) 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 .