NoL252/10 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 8.9.73
REGULATION (EEC)No2452/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of7September1973
fixingtheexportleviesonstarchproducts
auctionrefundvalidonthedayonwhichthis
exportlevyisfixedandtheaverageofthelevies
applicableonthesevendaysprecedingthedayit
comesintoforce,whereasthisdifferencemustthen
bemultipliedfortheproductsmentionedinArt­
icle1bythecoefficientsrelatingtotheseproducts
shownincolumn4oftheAnnextoRegulation
(EEC)No1052/68(7),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No881/73(8);
Whereastheproductionrefundonmaizeandcom­
monwheatintendedforthemanufacture ofstarch
andquellmehlisdefinedinArticle1ofRegulation
No371/67/EEC;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/67
EEC(*)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedby
Regulation (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)ofRegulation
No371/67/EEC,anexportlevymaybeintroduced
forproductsfallingwithinsubheadingsNos11.08
AI,III,IVandV,11.09,17.02BII,17.05Band23.03
AIoftheCommonCustomsTariffwhenworldmar­
ketpricesformaizeorcommonwheatexceed6-80
unitsofaccount;
Whereas,byRegulation (EEC)No1604/71(5)of
26July1971,asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
347/73(6),theCommission laiddowndetailed
rulesfortheapplicationoftheexportlevyon
starchproducts;whereasArticle2(1)ofthatRegu­
lationprovidesthatalevyisintroducedwhenitis
foundthattheimportlevyisatleast0-30unitof
account/100kglessthantheamountoftheproduc­
tionrefundvalidinthecurrentmonthandthatthe
averageoftheleviesintheimmediatelyfollowing
fortnightisatleast0-30unitofaccount/100kg
lessthantheaverageoftheproductionrefundvalid
inthatfortnight;
Whereastheexportlevymustbeequal,per100kg
ofbasicproduct,tothedifferencebetweenthepro­Whereas,pursuanttoArticle4(a)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1604/71forthenewMemberStatesthe
amountstobeconsideredrespectivelyasimport
levyandproductionrefundinaccordancewiththe
precedingArticlesshallbethelevyandthepro­
ductionrefundfortheproductinquestionrespec­
tively,minustheapplicablecompensatory amount;
Whereastheexportlevymustbefixedoncea
week;whereasitisalteredonlyifapplicationof
Article2(2)(a)ofRegulation (EEC)No1604/71
entailsanincreaseorareductionofmorethan
008unitofaccount/100kgofbasicproduct;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%,atrateofexchange
basedontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedon
thearithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesof
eachofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagiven
period,inrelationtotheCommunitycurrencies
referredtointheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheseprovi­
sionstotheworldmarketpriceofmaizeandcom­
monwheatandtotheimportleviesthatanexport
levyshouldbeintroducedfortheproductslisted
intheAnnex; (')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.1169167.
(•)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.8.
(•)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.40.
(«)OINoL25,30.1.1973,p.6.
(•)OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.11.
•)OJNoL38,10.2.1973,p.17.,T)OINoL179,25.7.1968,p.8.
(8)OJNoL86,31.3.1973,p.30.

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Article2 HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon8Septem­
ber1973.Itshallapplyfrom8September1973for
starchproductsderivedfrommaizeandfrom10Sep­
tember1973forstarchproductsderivedfromsoft
wheat.TheexportleviesprovidedforinArticle2(2)of
RegulationNo371/67/EECareherebyfixedas
shownintheTableannexedtothisRegulationfor
theproductslistedtherein.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,7September1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
ANNEX
Exportleviesinu.a./100kg
CCTheadingN( Nomenclature insimplifiedwording
IrelandUnited
KingdomOther
MemberStates
11.08AIMaizestarch 3-676 3-676 3,755
11.08AllíWheatstarch 10-091 10-091 10,091
11.08AIVPotatostarch 3-676 3-676 3,755
11.08AVStarchesotherthanmaize,rice,wheator
potatostarch 3-676 3-676 3,755
11.09ADriedwheatgluten 18-348 18-348 18,348
11.09BWheatgluten,otherthandried 18-348 18-348 18,348
17.02BIIa)Glucoseotherthanglucosecontaining,inthe
drystate,99%ormorebyweightofthepure
product,intheformofwhitecrystallinepow­
der,whetherornotagglomerated (*) 4-794 4-794 4,897
17.02BIIh)Glucoseandglucosesyrupnotcontaining,in
thedrystate,99°/oormorebyweightofthe
pureproduct,otherthanglucoseintheform
ofwhitecrystallinepowder,whetherornot
agglomerated (*) 3-676 3-676 3,755
17.05BIFlavouredorcolouredglucose,intheformoí
whitecrystallinepowder,whetherornot
agglomerated 4-794 4-794 4,897
17.05B11Flavouredorcolouredglucosesyrup,other
thanintheformofwhitecrystallinepowder,
whetherornotagglomerated 3-676 3-676 3,755
23.03AIResiduesfromthemanufacture ofstarchfrom
maize(excludingconcentratedsteepingliquors),
ofaproteincontent,calculatedonthedry
productexceeding40%byweight 4-566 4-566 4,664
(«)PursuanttoRegulationNo189/66/EEC,theproductfallingwithinsubheadingNo17.02BIissubjecttothesamelevyasproductsfalling
withinsubheadingNo17.02BII.