NoL233/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 21.8.73
REGULATION (EEC)No2259/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of20August1973
fixingtheexportleviesoncereals
Whereasthethresholdpricesforthe1973/74mar­
ketingyearwerefixedbyCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No1964/73(4)of17July1973;
"Whereas,forthepurposeofcalculatingthecifprices
usedtodeterminethelevies,theCommissionmust
takeintoaccountthefactorsindicatedinRegulation
No156/67/EEC(5),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No1607/71(6),andinparticularthemostfavourable
purchasingopportunities ontheworldmarket
amongthosewhicharemostrepresentative ofthe
realtrendofthemarket,accountbeingtakenin
particularoftheneedtopreventsuddenvariations
likelytocauseabnormaldisturbancesontheCom­
munitymarket;whereasthequalityofthegoods
offeredmustalsobetakenintoaccount,whether
thisqualitycorrespondstothestandardqualityfixed
inRegulations (EEC)No786/69(7)and(EEC)No
1397/69(8),orwhetheradjustmentsneedtobemade
byapplyingthecoefficientsofequivalenceprovided
forinRegulation (EEC)No158/67/EEC(9),aslast
amendedbytheAct(10)ontheConditionsofAcces­
sionandtheAdjustmentstothetreatiesandby
RegulationNo159/67/EEC(n);
WhereasthecifpriceiscalculatedforRotterdam
onthebasisoftheabovementioned factors,offers
forotherportsbeingadjusted,accountbeingtaken
ofthecorrectionsnecessitatedbythedifferencesin
transportchargesinrelationto*Rotterdam ;
WhereasthefactorssetoutinArticle3(1)ofRe­
gulation(EEC)No1968/73mustalsobetakeninto
accountwhentheexportlevyisbeingfixed;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
thefollowingshouldbeusedtocalculatethelevies:
—forcurrenciestheexchangeratesforwhichare
keptatanygivenmomentwithinabandof
2-25%,aconversionratebasedontheiractual
parity;
—forothercurrencies,aconversionratebasedon
thearithmetricmeanofthespotmarketratesforTHECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/67/
EEC(*)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1346/73(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1968/73(8)of19July1973layingdowngeneralrules
tobeappliedintheeventofthecerealsmarketbeing
disturbed,andinparticularArticle5thereof;
Havingregardtoth6OpinionoftheMonetaryCom­
mittee;
WhereasArticle19ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC
providesthatthenecessarymeasuresmaybetaken
ifthecifpriceofoneormoreproductsisappreciably
higherthanthethresholdpriceandifthatsituation
islikelytocontinuetherebydisturbingorthreatening
todisturbtheCommunitymarket;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1968/73specifiesthat
thecifpricemayberegardedasappreciablyhigher
thanthethresholdpricewhenitexceedsitbyat
least2%;whereasthisexcessmayberegardedas
beinglikelytocontinuewhereanimbalancebetween
supplyanddemandisestablishedandwherethis
imbalanceislikelytopersisthavingregardtofore­
seeableproductionandmarketpricetrends;
Whereasthehighlevelofpricesininternationaltrade
couldimpedeimportationofcommonwheat,barley
andmaizeintotheCommunityorprovokeexporta­
tionfromtheCommunity ;
Whereasthesituationdescribedabovecanbesaid
toexistfor20August1973;whereastoensuresup­
pliesintheCommunityanexportlevyshouldbe
introducedfortheseproducts;
Whereastheexportlevyfortheproductslistedin
Article1(a)and(b)ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC
mustbebasedonthedifferencebetweenthecifprice
andthethresholdprice;(4)OJNoI.201,21.7.1973,p.3.
(5)OJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2533/67.
(8)OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.16.
(7)OJNoL100,28.4.1969,p.8.
(8)OJNoL179,21.7.1969,p.6.
(9)OJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2536/67.
(10)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(")OJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2542/67.(!)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.8.
<*)OJNoL201,21.7.1973,p.10.

21.8.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL233/9
eachofthesecurrenciesagainsttheCommunity
currenciesreferredtointheprecedingparagraph
overaspecifiedperiod;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theexportlevyreferredtointhefirstindentof
Article2(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No1968/73is
herebyfixedasshownintheAnnexfortheproducts
listedtherein.
Article2Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulesto
thesituationonthecerealsmarketandinparticular
topricesininternationaltradethattheexportlevies
shouldbefixedasshownintheAnnextothis
Regulation;ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon21August
1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20August1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof20August1973fixingexportleviesoncereals
CCTheading
No Descriptionofgoods u.a./ton
10.01ACommonwheat,andmesiin 32-00
10.03 Barley 18-00
10.05BMaize,otherthanhybrid
maizeforsowing 12-00