23.3.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL78/3
REGULATION (EEC)No642/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of22March1974
fixingtheexportleviesonstarchproducts
isfixedandtheaverageoftheleviesapplicableonthe
sevendaysprecedingthedayitcomesintoforce;
whereasthisdifferencemustthenbemultipliedfor
theproductsmentionedinArticle1bythecoeffi­
cientsrelatingtotheseproductsshownincolumn4
oftheAnnextoRegulation (EEC)No1052/68(7),as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No881/73(s);
Whereastheproductionrefundonmaizeand
commonwheatintendedforthemanufacture of
starchandquellmehlisdefinedinArticle1ofRegula­
tionNo371/67/EEC;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle4(a)ofRegulation (EEC)
No1604/71forthenewMemberStatestheamounts
tobeconsideredrespectivelyasimportlevyand
productionrefundinaccordancewiththepreceding
Articlesshallbethelevyandtheproductionrefund
fortheproductinquestionrespectively ,minusthe
applicablecompensatory amount;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(>)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1346/73(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo371/
67/EEC(3)fixingproductionrefundsonstarchesand
quellmehl,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
179/73(4),andinparticularthelastsentenceof
Article2(2)thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle2(2)ofRegulationNo
371/67/EEC,anexportlevymaybeintroducedfor
productsfallingwithinsubheadingsNos11.08AI,
III,IVandV,11.09,17.02BII,17.05Band23.03AI
oftheCommonCustomsTariffwhenworldmarket
pricesformaizeorcommonwheatexceed6-80units
ofaccount;
Whereas,byRegulation (EEC)No1604/71(5)of26
July1971,asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
347/73(6),theCommissionlaiddowndetailedrules
fortheapplicationoftheexportlevyonstarch
products;whereasArticle2(1)ofthatRegulation
providesthatalevyisintroducedwhenitisfound
thattheimportlevyisatleast0-30unitof
account/100kglessthantheamountoftheproduc­
tionrefundvalidinthecurrentmonthandthatthe
averageoftheleviesintheimmediatelyfollowingfort­
nightisatleast0-30unitofaccount/100kglessthan
theaverageoftheproductionrefundvalidinthatfort­
night;
Whereastheexportlevymustbeequal,per100kgof
basicproduct,tothedifferencebetweentheproduc­
tionrefundvalidonthedayonwhichthisexportlevyWhereastheexportlevymustbefixedonceaweek;
whereasitisalteredonlyifapplicationofArticle2(2)
(a)ofRegulation (EEC)No1604/71entailsan
increaseorareductionofmorethan0-08unitof
account/100kgofbasicproduct;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintained in
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%,atarateofexchange
basedontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
'arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheseprovisions
totheworldmarketpriceofmaizeandcommon
wheatandtotheimportleviesthatanexportlevy
shouldbeintroducedfortheproductslistedinthe
Annex,(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.8.
(3)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.40.
(4)OJNoL25,30.1.1973,p.6.
(5)OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.11.
(b)OJNoL38,10.2.1973,p.17.(7)OJNoL179,25.7.1968,p.8.
(8)OJNoL86,31.3.1973,p.30.

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Article2 HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1 ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon23March
1974.
Itshallapplyfrom23March1974forstarchproducts
derivedfrommaizeandfrom25March1974for
starchproductsderivedfromsoftwheat.TheexportleviesprovidedforinArticle2(2)ofRegu­
lationNo371/67/EECareherebyfixedasshownin
theTableannexedtothisRegulationfortheproducts
listedtherein.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22March1974.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
CCT XT. ...., ExportleviesheadingNo Nomenclatureinsimplifiedwording inu.a./100kg
11.08AI Maizestarch 6-078
11.08AIII Wheatstarch 11-504
11.08AIV Potatostarch 6-078
11.08AV Starchesotherthanmaize,rice,wheator
potatostarch 6-078
11.09A Driedwheatgluten 20-916
11.09B Wheatgluten,otherthandried 20-916
17.02BIIa)Glucoseotherthanglucosecontaining,inthe
drystate,99%ormorebyweightofthepure
product,intheformofwhitecrystallinepow­
der,whetherornotagglomeratedH 7-928
17.02BIIb)Glucoseandglucosesyrupnotcontaining,in
thedrystate,99°/oormorebyweightofthe
pureproduct,otherthanglucoseintheform
ofwhitecrystallinepowder,whetherornot
agglomerated (*) 6-078
17.05BI Flavouredorcolouredglucose,intheformof
whitecrystallinepowder,whetherornot
agglomerated 7-928
17.05BII Flavouredorcolouredglucosesyrup,other
thanintheformofwhitecrystallinepowder,
whetherornotagglomerated 6-078
23.03AI
.Residuesfromthemanufacture ofstarchfrom
maize(excludingconcentratedsteepingliquors),
ofaproteincontent,calculatedonthedry
productexceeding40%byweight 7-550
(')PursuanttoRegulationNo189/66/EEC,theproductfallingwithinsubheadingNo17.02BIissubjecttothe
samelevyasproductsfallingwithinsubheadingNo17.02BII.