31993R1680

No L 159 /8 Official Journal of the European Communities 1 . 7 . 93

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1680/93 of 30 June 1993 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, applying the coefficients of equivalence provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 1621 /93 ;

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas, where information or quotations are unavailable, the cif price for certain flours may be determined by applying a coefficient to the cif price of the basic cereal ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 whereas this coefficient is fixed in Article 2 of Regulation of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the (EEC) No 1621 /93 ; market in cereals ('), and in particular Articles 10(5) and 1 1 (3) thereof, Whereas the cif price is calculated for Rotterdam on the basis of the abovementioned elements, offers for other Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 ports being adjusted, account being taken of the correc­ of 28 December 1992 on the unit of account and the tions necessitated by the differences in transport charges conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the in relation to Rotterdam ; common agricultural policy (2),

Whereas the cif price remains unchanged where data are Whereas the first subparagraph of Article 10 ( 1 ) of Regu­ lacking or under the conditions laid down in Article 1 (3) lation (EEC) No 1766/92 provides that a levy must be of Regulation (EEC) No 1621 /93 ; charged on imports of the products listed in Article 1 ( 1 ) (a) (b) and (c) of that Regulation and that, except for malt, the levy is equal to the threshold price less the cif price ; whereas the levy applying to rye is charged in the case of Whereas in the case of malt the levy is made up of a vari­ triticale ; able component and a fixed component ; whereas the fixed component is determined in the second subpara­ graph of Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1621 /93 ; whereas the variable component is fixed, in accordance Whereas, the threshold prices for cereals, wheat and rye with Article 11 (1 ) A of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, flours, and wheat groats and meal, are fixed for the account being taken of the quantity of basic cereal 1993/94, marketing year by Council Regulations (EEC) required to manufacture malt ; whereas to this end Article No 1766/92, (EEC) No 1542/93 (3), and Commission 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1621 /93 fixes the coefficients Regulations (EEC) No 1580/93 (4), (EEC) No 1581 /93 0 applying to the levies for basic cereals ; and (EEC) No 1709/93 (6) ;

Whereas Council Regulations (EEC) No 518/92 (8), (EEC) Whereas, for the purpose of calculating the cif prices used to determine the levies, the Commission must take into No 519/92 (9) and (EEC) No 520/92 (10) of 27 February 1992 on certain procedures for applying the Interim account the factors indicated in Commission Regulation Agreements on trade and trade-related matters between No 1621 /93 f), and in particular the most favourable the European Economic Community and the European purchasing opportunities on the world market which are Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the sufficently representative of the real market trend account Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary and the being taken in particular of both the need to prevent Czech and Slovak Federal Republic respectively, of the sudden variations likely to cause abnormal disturbances other part, introduce arrangements for reducing import on the Community market and of the quality of the levies on certain products ; whereas Commission Regula­ goods offered, whether this quality corresponds to the tion (EEC) No 585/92 ("), as amended by Regulation standard quality laid down by Regulation (EEC) No (EEC) No 955/92 (12), lays down detailed rules for 1580/93, or whether adjustments need to be made by applying the arrangements provided for in these agree­ ments as regards cereals ; (') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 387, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 1 . (J) OJ No L 154, 25. 6. 1993, p. 3. (8) OJ No L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 3. (4) OJ No L 152, 24. 6. 1993, p. 14. 0 OJ No L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p . 6. 0 OJ No L 152, 24. 6. 1993, p. 16. H OJ No L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 9. (6) See page 80 of this Official Journal . (") OJ No L 62, 7. 3 . 1992, p. 40. 0 OJ No L 155, 26. 6. 1993, p. 36. (12) OJ No L 102, 16 . 4. 1992, p. 26.

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Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 ('), as 1993 as regards floating currencies, should be used to extended by Regulation (EEC) No 444/92 (2), lays down calculate the levies ; the arrangements applicable on agricultural products and certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural Whereas it follows from applying all the provisions of the products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific abovementioned Regulations that the levies should be States or in the overseas countries and territories ; fixed in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation ; whereas the levy is altered only where the calculation Whereas, pursuant to Article 101 ( 1 ) of Council Decision results in a variation of ECU 1,00 or more per tonne 91 /482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the compared to the levy previously set, overseas countries and territories with the European Economic Community (3), no levies shall apply on imports of products originating in the overseas countries and territories ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas the representative market rates defined in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 are used for converting Article 1 the amount expressed in the currency of third countries and are the basis for calculating the agricultural conver­ sion rates of the Member States' currencies ; whereas the The import levies to be charged on the products listed in Article 1 ( 1 ) (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No detailed rules for determining and applying the said 1766/92 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto. conversions are laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1068/93 (4) ;

Whereas, in order to make it possibile for the levy arran­ Article 2 gements to function normally, the representative market rate established during the reference period from 29 June This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1993.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 June 1993 .

For the Commission Rene STEICHEN Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 84, 30 . 3 . 1990, p. 85 . (2) OJ No L 52, 27. 2. 1992, p. 7. O OJ No L 263, 19. 9. 1991 , p. 1 . (4) OJ No L 108, 1 . 5 . 1993, p. 106.

No L 159/ 10 Official Journal of the European Communities 1 . 7. 93

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 30 June 1993 fixing the import levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

(ECU/tonne) CN code Third countries (8)

0709 90 60 136,54 (2) (3) 0712 90 19 136,54 (2) (3) 1001 10 00 154,91 OO 1001 90 91 137,33 1001 90 99 137,33f) 1002 00 00 136,81 (6) 1003 00 10 126,05 1003 00 20 126,05 1003 00 80 1 26,05 (9) 1004 00 00 80,70 1005 10 90 136,54 (2)(3) 1005 90 00 136,54 0 0 1007 00 90 142,33 (4) 1008 10 00 32,31 0 1008 20 00 83,01 0 1008 30 00 36,38 0 1008 90 10 0 1008 90 90 36,38 1101 00 00 219,01 0 1102 10 00 220,54 1103 11 30 245,33 1103 11 50 245,33 1103 11 90 245,98 1107 10 11 255,33 1107 10 19 193,53 1107 1091 235,25 1107 10 99 192,84 1 1 07 20 00 222,94

(') 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. (4) 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 . (*) 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), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1902/92 (OJ No L 192, 11.7. 1992, p. 3), and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2622/71 (OJ No L 271 , 10 . 12. 1971 , p. 22), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 560/91 (OJ No L 62, 8. 3. 1991 , p. 26). (J) The levy applicable to rye shall be charged on imports of the product falling within CN code 1008 90 10 (triticale). (8) No levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 ( 1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC. C) Products falling within this code, imported from Poland, Czechoslovakia or Hungary under the Interim Agree­ ments concluded between those countries and the Community, and in respect of which EUR.l certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 585/92 have been presented, are subject to the levies set out in the Annex to that Regulation .