NoL340/10 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 11.12.73
REGULATION (EEC)No3329/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of10December1973
alteringtheexportleviesoncereals
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/67/
EEC(*)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,as'lastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1346/73(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1968/73(3)of19July1973layingdowngeneral
rulestobeappliedintheeventofthecerealsmarket
beingdisturbed,asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No2632/731(4),andinparticularArticle4(3)
thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetaryCom­
mittee;
WhereasArticle19ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC
providesthatthenecessarymeasuremaybetaken
ifthecifpriceofoneormoreproductsisapprecia­
blyhigherthanthethresholdpriceandifthat
situationislikelytocontinuetherebydisturbingor
threateningtodisturbtheCommunitymarket;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1968/73specifiesthat
thecifpricemayberegardedasappreciablyhigher
thatthethresholdpricewhenitexceedsitbyat
least2%;whereasthisexcessmayberegardedas
beinglikelytocontinuewhereanimbalancebetween
supplyanddemandisestablishedandwherethis
imbalanceislikelytopersisthavingregardto
foreseeableproductionandmarketpricetrends;
Whereasthehighlevelofpricesininternationaltrade
couldimpedeimportationofcommonwheat,maize
andbarleyintotheCommunityorprovokeex­
portationfromtheCommunity ;
Whereasthesituationdescribedabovecanbesaid
toexistatthepresenttime;whereastoensuresup­
pliesintheCommunityanexportlevyshouldbe
introductedfortheseproducts;
Whereas,inviewoftherelationshipbetweenthe
basicproductandtheproductsprocessedfromit
andgiventhemarketsituationforcertainprocessedproducts,anexportlevyfortheseproductsmustalso
befixed;howeverthesituationforproductspro­
cessedfrommaizeandbarleydoesnotnecessitateat
thismomentthefixingofanexportlevy;
Whereasthethresholdpricesforthe1973/73marke­
tingyearwerefixedbyCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No1964/73(5)of17July1973;
WhereasArticle3ofRegulation (EEC)No1968/73
specifiesthatwhentheexportlevyisbeingfixed
accountmustbetakenoftheexistingsituationand
thefuturetrendwithregardtopricesandavailabili­
tiesofcerealsontheCommunitymarketontheone
handandpricesforcerealsandcerealproductson
theworldmarketontheother;whereasthesame
articleprovidesthatitisalsoimportanttoensure
equilibriumandthenaturaldevelopmentofprices
andtradeoncerealmarketsandfurthermore ,totake
intoaccounttheeconomicaspectoftheproposed
exportsandtheneedtoavoiddisturbancesonthe
Communitymarket;
Whereasfortheproducts,otherthanstarches,listed
inArticle1(c)and(d)ofRegulationNo120/67/
EECthespecificfactorssetoutinArticle3(2)of
Regulation (EEC)No1968/73mustalsobetaken
intoaccount;
Whereastheexportlevymaybevariediftheworld
marketsituationorthespecificrequirementsofcer­
tainmarketsmakethisnecessary;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
thefollowingshouldbeusedtocalculatethelevies:
—forcurrenciestheexchangeratesforwhichare
keptatanygivenmomentwithinabandof
2-25°/o,aconversionratebasedontheiractual
parity;
—forothercurrenciesaconversionratebasedon
thearithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesfor
eachofthesecurrenciesagainsttheCommunity
currenciesreferredtointheprecedingparagraph
overaspecifiedperiod;
(*)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(•)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.8.
(»)OJNoL201,21.7.1973,p.10.
(*)OJNoL272,29.9.1973,p.18. (•)OJNoL201,21.7.1973,p.3.

11.12.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL340/11
Regulation (EEC)No1968/73asfixedintheAnnex
toRegulation (EEC)No3299/73(*),arehereby
altered,inrespectoftheproductslistedintheAnnex
tothisRegulation,totheamountsshowntherein.Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtherulesoutlined
abovetothepresentsituationonthemarketin
cereals,andinparticulartoquotationsorpricesfor
theseproductswithintheCommunityandonthe
worldmarket,thattheexportleviesshouldbe
alteredasshownintheAnnextothisRegulation,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION : Article2
Article1ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon11Decem­
ber1973. TheleviesreferredtoinArticle2(1)1stindentof
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,10December1973.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
(*)OJNoL338,7.12.1973,p.25.

NoL340/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 11.12.73
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof10December1973alteringtheexportleviesoncereals
CCTheadingNo Descriptionofgoods u.a./ton,
10.01A
ex10.03
10.05B
ex11.01A
11.02Alb)
11.02BIIa)
11.02CI
11.02DI
11.02EIIa)
11.02FI
11.02FVI
11.02GI
11.07AIa)
11.07Alb)
23.02AIa)
23.02AIb)1
23.02AIb)2
23.02AIIa)
23.02AIIb)Commonwheatandmeslin,excludingofficially
certifiedseeds(*)
Barley,excludingofficiallycertifiedseeds(*)
Maizeotherthanhybridmaizeforsowing
Wheatflour
Commonwheatgroatsandmeal
Hulled(shelledorhusked)wheat,whetheror
notslicedorkibbled
Pearledwheat
"Wheatnototherwiseworkedthankibbled
Rolledorflakedwheat
Wheatpellets
"Wheatgerm,whole,rolled,flakedorground
Unroastedmalt,obtainedfromwheat,inthe
formofflour
Ricepellets
Unroastedmalt,obtainedfromwheat,other
thanintheformofflour
Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfrom
thesifting,millingorworkingofmaizeorrice,
withastarchcontentnotexceeding35%by
weight
Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfrom
thesifting,millingorworkingofmaizeor
rice,withastarchcontentexceeding35%But
notexceeding45%byweight,andhaving
undergoneadenaturingprocess
Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfrom
thesifting,millingorworkingofmaizeor
rice,withastarchcontentexceeding35%but
notexceeding45°/obyweight,nothaving
undergoneadenaturingprocess,orwitha
starchcontentexceeding45°/obyweight
Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfrom
thesifting,millingorworkingofcerealsother
thanmaizeorrice,ofwhichthestarchcontent
doesnotexceed28%byweight,andofwhich
thepercentagewhichpassesthroughasieve
withanapertureof0.2mmdoesnotexceed
10%byweightorofwhichthesievedproduct
hasanashcontent,calculatedonthedrypro­
duct,of1.5%ormorebyweight
Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfrom
thesifting,millingorworkingofcerealsother
thanmaizeorrice,notfallingwithinsub­
headingNo23.02AIIa)65.00
15.00
20.00
15.00
15.00
53.20
56.00
40.80
56.00
40.80
153.00
10.00
71.20
53.20
3.20
3.20
3.20
3.20
3.20
(')Officiallycertifiedseedsareunderstoodtobethoseseedscontainedinthepackagesofficiallyscaledand
officiallylabelledas'basicseed','certifiedseed,firstgeneration','certifiedseed,secondgeneration'con­
formingtotheprovisionsoftheCouncilDirectiveof14June1966onthemarketingofcerealseed(OJNo
125,11.7.1966,p.2309.66)andoftheCouncilDecisionof26March1973ontheequivalenceofseedproduced
inDenmark,IrelandandtheUnitedKingdom (OJNoL106,20.4.1973,p.12).