NoL250/32 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 26.9.75
REGULATION (EEC)No2450/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of25September1975
fixingtheexportleviesoncerealsandonwheatorryeflourgroatsandmeal
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,Whereasthesituationdescribedabovecanbesaidto
existatthepresenttime;whereastoensuresupplies
intheCommunityanexportlevyshouldbeintro­
ducedforcommonwheat,durumwheat,ryeflour,
barley,rye,oats,maize,durumwheatgroatsandmeal; HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(')of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No665/75(2);Whereasthethresholdpricesforthe1975/76
marketingyearwerefixedbyCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No1173/75(5)of28April1975;
WhereasArticle3ofRegulation (EEC)No1968/73
specifiesthatwhentheexportlevyisbeingfixed
accountmustbetakenoftheexistingsituationand
thefuturetrendwithregardtopricesandavailabilities
ofcerealsontheCommunitymarketontheonehand
andpricesforcerealsandcerealproductsontheword
marketontheother;whereasthesamearticle
providesthatitisalsoimportanttoensureequili­
briumandthenaturaldevelopment ofpricesand
tradeoncerealmarketsandfurthermore ,totakeinto
accounttheeconomicaspectoftheproposedexports
andtheneedtoavoiddisturbances ontheCommu­
nitymarket;
WhereasfortheproductslistedinArticle1(c)of
RegulationNo120/67/EECthespecificfactorssetout
inArticle3(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No1968/73must
alsobetakenintoaccount;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1968/73(3)of19July1973layingdowngeneralrules
tobeappliedintheeventofthecerealsmarketbeing
disturbed,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
86/75(4)andinparticularArticle4(2)thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
WhereasArticle19ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC
providesthatmeasuresmaybetakenwhenthequota­
tionsorpricesontheworldmarketforoneormore
productsreachthelevelofCommunity prices;
whereasthatsituationislikelytocontinueandtodete­
riorate,therebydisturbingorthreateningtodisturb
theCommunitymarket;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1968/73specifiesthat
thequotationsorpricesontheworldmarketshallbe
regardedashavingreachedthelevelofCommunity
priceswhentheyapproachorexceedthethreshold
price;whereasthecontinuationandthedeterioration
ofthatsituationmayberegardedasbeinglikelyto
continuewhereanimbalancebetweensupplyand
demandisestablishedandwherethisimbalance is
likelytopersist,havingregardtoforeseeableproduc­
tionandmarketpricetrends;
Whereasthehighlevelofpricesininternationaltrade
couldimpedeimportationofcommonwheat,durum
wheat,ryeflour,barley,rye,oats,maize,durumwheat
groatsandmealintotheCommunityorprovoke
exportationfromtheCommunity ;Whereastheexportlevymaybevariediftheworld
marketsituationorthespecificrequirements of
certainmarketsmakethisnecessary;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,the
followingshouldbeusedtocalculatethelevies:
—forcurrenciestheexchangeratesforwhichare
keptatanygivenmomentwithinabandof
2-25%,ataconversionratebasedontheiractual
parity;
—forothercurrenciesaconversionratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesforeach(>)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL72,20.3.1975,p.14.
(})OJNoL201,21.7.1973,p.10.
(4)OJNoL11,16.1.19,75,p.2. (5)OJNoL117,7.5.1975,p.6.

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ofthesecurrenciesagainsttheCommunitycurren­
ciesreferredtointheprecedingparagraphovera
specifiedperiod;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtherulesoutlined
abovetothepresentsituationonthemarketin
cereals,andinparticulartoquotationsorpricesfor
theseproductswithintheCommunityandonthe
worldmarket,thattheexportlevies,shouldbefixed
asshownintheAnnextothisRegulation ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theexportleviesreferredtointhefirstindentof
Article2(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No1968/73are
herebyfixedattheamountsshownintheAnnex,for
theproductslistedinArticle1(a),(b)and(c)ofRegu­
lationNo120/67/EEC.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon26
September1975.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,25September1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof25September1975fixingtheexportleviesoncerealsand
onwheatorryeflourgroatsandmeal
CCTheading
NoDescription u.»./metricton
ex10.01ACommonwheatandmeslin,excludingofficiallycertifiedseeds(*) 12-00
:x10.01BDurumwheat,excludingofficiallycertifiedseeds(x)12-00
ex10.02 Rye,excludingofficiallycertifiedseeds(*)0
ex10.03 Barley,excludingofficiallycertifiedseeds(1) 15-00
ex10.04 Oats,excludingofficiallycertifiedseeds(*) 5-00
10.05B*Maizeotherthanhybridmaizeforsowing 12-00
10.07BMillet—
10.07CGrainsorghum--
ex11.01AWheatflour—
11.01BRyeflour 0
11.02AIa)Durumwheatgroatsandmeal 10-00
11.02Alb)Commonwheatgroatsandmeal 0
(')Officiallycertifiedseedsarcunderstoodtoliethoseseedscontainedinthepackagesofficiallyscaledandofficiallylabelledas'basicseed',
"certifiedseed,firstgeneration','certifiedseed,secondgeneration'conformingtotheprovisionsoftheCouncilDirectiveof14June1966
onthemarketingofcerealseed(OJNo125,11.7.1966,p.2309/66)andoftheCouncilDecisionof26March1973ontheequivalenceof
seedproducedinDenmark,IrelandandtheUnitedKingdom (OjNoL106,20.4.1973,p.12).