31992R0264

5 . 2. 92 No L 29 / 1 Official Journal of the European Communities

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 264/92 of 4 February 1992 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 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 3 market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) February 1992 ; 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 222/92 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 Whereas the import levies on cereals, wheat and rye flour, set out in the Annex hereto, and wheat groats and meal were fixed by Commission HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Regulation (EEC) No 222/92 (*) and subsequent amending Regulations ; Article 1 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 — 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 Article 2 of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in This Regulation shall enter into force on 5 February 1992.

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

Done at Brussels, 4 February 1992.

For the Commtsston Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

(>) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . 0 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 24, 1 . 2. 1992, p. 10.

No L 29 /2 Official Journal of the European Communities 5 . 2. 92

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 4 February 1992 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

(ECU/tonne)

CN code Levy (')

0709 90 60 130,25 (2) f) 0712 90 19 130,25 0 0 1001 10 10 172,67 000 1001 10 90 172,67(')OH 1001 90 91 148,05 1001 90 99 148,05 1002 00 00 166,86 0 1003 00 10 144,76 1003 00 90 144,76 1004 00 10 131,30 1004 00 90 131,30 1005 10 90 130,25 00 1005 90 00 130,25 00 1007 00 90 139,46 (4) 1008 10 00 56,39 1008 20 00 127,11 0 1008 30 00 67,27 0 1008 90 10 0 1008 90 90 67,27 1101 00 00 220,55 0 110210 00 246,61 0 1103 11 10 281,97 0 0 1103 11 90 237,02 (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. (3) Where maize originating in the ACP is imported into the Community the levy is reduced by ECU 1,81 /tonne. (*) Where millet and sorghum originating in the ACP is imported into the Community the levy is applied in accor­ dance with Regulation (EEC) No 715/90. O 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 and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2622/71 . f) 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 . O No import levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 ( 1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC, except if paragraph 4 of the same Article applies. (I0) An amount equal to the amount fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 1825/91 is to be levied in accordance with Article 101 (4) of Decision 91 /482/EEC.