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REGULATION (EEC)No1981/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of25July1974
layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationpursuanttoArticle7(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1132/74ofanexportlevyonstarches
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,adoptedonsimilarlinestothatinforceforcalculat­
ingtheimportlevyandtheexportrefundon
productsprocessedfromcerealsandfromrice;
Whereastoensurethatthecalculationoftheexport
levyisasuptodateaspossible,itshouldbebased
onpricefactorsvalidduringtheweekprecedingthat
offixing;whereasitshouldbeallowedtoremainin
forceforoneweekonlysothatitmaybeadjusted
toanyworldmarketpricefluctuations ;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/67/
EEC(*)of13June1967onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1125/74(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/67/
EEC(3)of25July1967onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinrice,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1129/74(4);Whereastheremustbeprovisionfordeterminingthe
datefortheapplicationoftherateofthelevyand
theMemberStatewhichistocollectthelevy;
whereas,tothisend,therulesadoptedforother
agriculturalexportsshouldbefollowed;
WhereasunderRegulation (EEC)No1132/74the
productionrefundtobetakenintoconsideration in
thenewMemberStatesistheproductionrefund
applicableintheCommunityasoriginallyconstituted
lesstherelevantcompensatory amount;
Whereasuseshouldbemadeofthepossibilityof
fixingexportleviesinadvanceinthelightofmarket
conditionsandoftheexigenciesofinternational
trade,particularlyforthepurposeofconcluding
long-termcontracts;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1132/74(8)of29April1974onproductionrefunds
inthecerealsandricesectors,andinparticular
Article9(a)thereof;
WhereasArticle7(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No1132/
74providesthatifworldmarketpricesformaizeand
commonwheatorforbrokenriceappreciablyand
persistentlyexceed8-20unitsofaccountor10-20
unitsofaccountrespectively,anexportlevymaybe
introducedsoasnottodisturbthirdcountrymarkets;
Whereas,iftheimportlevyonthebasicproductis
morethan0-30unitofaccount/100kilogrammesless
thantheamountoftheproductionrefundandifthis
situationcontinuesforatleastafortnight,thecon­
ditionsrequiredbyArticle7(2)ofRegulation (EEC)
No1132/74fortheintroductionofanexportlevy
maybeconsideredasfulfilled;
Whereasthemethodofcalculatingtheexportlevyin
thesituationoutlinedabovemustbedefined;
whereas,tothatend,afixedratesystemshouldbeWhereastofacilitateapplicationofthisRegulation
useshouldbemadeoftheprovisionsofCommission
Regulation (EEC)No1279/71(6)of17June197f
ontheuseofCommunitytransitdocumentsforthe
purposeofapplyingcertainmeasuresontheexpor­
tationofcertaingoods,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No2766/71(7);
WhereasCommissionRegulation (EEC)No1604/
71(8)of26July1971ondetailedrulesfortheappli­
(>)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OINoL128,10.5.1974,p.12.
(3)OjNo174,31.7.1967,p.1. («)OJNoL133,19.6.1971,p.32.
(4)OfNoL128,10.5.1974,p.20. (7)OJNoL283,24.12.1971,p.33.
(5)OJNoL128,10.5.1974,p.24. (8)OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.11.

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cationofanexportlevyonstarchesinunderArticle
2(2)ofRegulationNo371/67/EEC,aslastamended
byRegulation (EEC)No2261/73(*),hasbeensubject
tonumerousamendments ;whereasintheinterestof
clarityitispreferabletorepealthesaidRegulation
andtoreplaceitbythisRegulation;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportlevyprovidedforinArticle7(2)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No1132/74shallbefixedinrespect
oftheproductsspecifiedinthatArticleasprovided
intheArticlesbelowiftheworldmarketprice
exceeds
—8-20unitsofaccountper100kgofmaizeor
commonwheat,
—10-20unitsofaccountper100kgofbrokenrice.Theexportlevyshallbealteredonlyifapplication
oftheprovisionsofparagraph2(a)entailsan
increaseorareductionofmorethan0-08unitof
accountper100kilogrammesofbasicproduct.
3.ForthenewMemberStates,theimportlevyand
theproductionrefundreferredtointhepreceding
paragraphsshallbethelevyandtherefundonthe
productinquestionlesstherelevantaccession/com­
pensatoryamount.
Article3
TheexportlevyshallbefixedbytheCommission
onceaweek.
Article4
1.Therateoftheexportlevyshallbethatvalid
onthedayon^whichthecustomsformalitiesspeci­
fiedinthesecondsubparagraphunder(b)ofArticle
8(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No1373/70(4),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1796/73(5),are
concluded.ItshallbecollectedbytheMemberState
onwhoseterritorytheseformalitieshavebeencom­
pleted.
2.Theexportlevymaybefixedinadvance.The
exportlevyontheproductsreferredtoinArticle1
shallbefixedinadvance,attherequestoftheparty
concerned,whenapplicationforalicenceismade,
inrespectofexportstobeeffectedduringtheperiod
ofvalidityofthatlicence.
Inthatcase,theamountofthelevyfixedinadvance
shallbethatwhichappliesonthedayonwhich
applicationfortheexportlicenceismade.
Inthecaseofamodificationoftheamountsspecified
inArticle1thelevyfixedinadvanceisadjustedby
increasingorreducingthelatterbythedifference,
per100kilogrammesofbasicproduct,betweenthe
amountvalidinthemonthinwhichapplicationis
madeandthatinforceinthemonthofexportation .
Thesedifferencesshallbeadjustedbythecoefficient
shownincolumn4oftheAnnextoRegulation
(EEC)No1052/68fortheproductsinquestion.
3.Theexportlevyshallnotapplytoexports
coveredbylicencesappliedforintheperiodswhen
theexportlevywasnotfixed.
Article5
1.Ifanexportlevyisapplied,movementwithin
theCommunityoftheproductsinquestionshallbe
subjecttotherulessetoutinRegulation (EEC)No
1279/71.Article2
1.Anexportlevyshallbeintroducedwhenitis
foundthattheimportlevyonmaizeorcommon
wheatisatleast0-30unitofaccount/100kilogram­
meslessthantheamountoftheproductionrefund
validinthecurrentmonthandthattheaverageof
theleviesvalidintheimmediatelyfollowingfort­
nightisatleast0-30unitofaccount/100kilogram­
meslessthantheaverageoftheproductionrefund
validinthatfortnight.
2.(a)Theexportlevyshallbeequal,per100kilo­
grammesofbasicproduct,tothedifference
betweentheproductionrefundvalidonthe
dayonwhichthisexportlevyisfixedandthe
averageoftheleviesapplicableontheseven
daysprecedingthedayitcomesintoforce.
(b)Thisdifferenceshallthenbemultipliedfor
theproductsmentionedinArticle1bythe
coefficientsrelatingtotheseproductsshown
incolumn4oftheAnnextoRegulation
(EEC)No1052/68(2),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No881/73(3).
(*)OJNoL233,21.8.1973,p.15.
(2)OJNoL179,25.7.1968,p.8.
(3)OJNoL86,31.3.1973,p.30.(4)OJNoL158,20.7.1970,p.1.
(5)OJNoL183,5.7.1973,p.1.

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2."Whereitisapparentfromtheparticularsentered
onthecustomsdocumentthatduringtransport
betweentwopointssituatedwithintheCommunity
productswillleaveCommunityterritoryotherwise
thanbyair,theconsignorshalllodgeasecurityequal
tothelevywhichwouldbechargediftheproducts
wereexportedfromtheCommunity .
3.Suchsecurityshallbereleasedasandwhenproof
isfurnishedthattheproductshavereachedtheirdesti­
nation.Thereturntotheofficeofdepartureofone
ofthedocumentsspecifiedinArticles2and3of
Regulation (EEC)No1279/71orofanationaldocu­
mentshallconstitutesuchproof.
4.IfArticle5aofRegulation (EEC)No1279/71
applies,thedayonwhichtheformalitiesforthedis­patchoftheproductsarecompletedshallberegarded
asthedayonwhichthecustomsformalitiesreferred
toinArticle4(1)ofthisRegulationarecompleted.
Article6
Regulation (EEC)No1604/71isherebyrepealed.
Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon:
—1August1974forproductscomingunderRegu­
lationNo120/67/EEC,
—1September1974forproductscomingunder
RegulationNo359/67/EEC.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,25July1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI