NoL342/24 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 13.12.73
REGULATION (EEC)No3351/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of12December1973
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)
No2632/73(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
amdbarleyintotheCommunityorprovokeex­
portationfromtheCommunity ;
Whereasthesituationdescribedabovecanbesaid
toexistatthepresenttime;whereastoensuresup­
pliesintheCommunityanexportlevyshouldbe
introductedfortheseproducts;
Whereas,inviewoftherelationshipbetweenthe
basicproductandtheproductsprocessedfromit
andgiventhemarketsituationforcertainprocessedproducts,anexportlevyfortheseproductsmustalso
befixed;howeverthesituationforproductspro­
cessedfrommaizedoesnotnecessitateatthis
momentthefixingofanexportlevy;
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
eaohofthesecurrenciesagainsttheCommunity
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.

13.12.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL342/25
toamendedRegulation (EEC)No3299/73,arehereby
altered,inrespectoftheproductslistedintheAnnex
tothisRegulation,totheamountsshowntherein.Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtherulesoutlined
abovetothepresentsituationonthemarketin
cereals,andinparticulartoquotationsorpricesfor
theseproductswithintheCommunityandonthe
worldmarket,thattheexportlevies,fixedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No3299/73(*),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No3337/73(2),shouldbealtered
asshownintheAnnextothisRegulation,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION : Article2
Article1
TheleviesreferredtoinArticle2(1)1stindentof
Regulation (EEC)No1968/73asfixedintheAnnexThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon13Decem­
ber1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,12December1973.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
(*)OJNoL338,7.12.1973,p.25.
(»)OJNoL341,12.12.1973,p.18.
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof12December1973alteringtheexportleviesoncereals
CCTheadingNo Descriptionofgoods u.a./ton
10.01A
ex10.03
10.05B
ex11.01A
11.02Alb)
11.01C
11.02AIII
11.02BIa)1
11.02Bib)1
11.02BIIa)
11.02CI
11.02CIII
11.02DICommonwheatandmeslin,excludingofficially
certifiedseeds(*)
Barley,excludingofficiallycertifiedseeds(*)
Maizeotherthanhybridmaizeforsowing
Wheatflour
Commonwheatgroatsandmeal
Barleyflour
Barleygroatsandmeal
Hulled(shelledorhusked)barley
Hulledandslicedorkibbledbarley('Grütze'or
'Grutten')
Hulled(shelledorhusked)wheat,whetheror
notslicedorkibbled
Pearledwheat
Pearledbarley
Wheatnototherwiseworkedthankibbled75.00
15.00
20.00
25.00
25.00
7.00
7.00
7.00
7.00
53.20
56.00
7.00
40.80

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CCTheadingNo Descriptionofgoods u.a./ton
11.02Din
11.02EIa)1
11.02Elb)1
11.02EIIa)
11.02FI
11.02FIII
11.02FVI
11.02GI
11.07Ala)
11.07Alb)Barleynototherwiseworkedthankibbled
Rolledbarley
Flakedbarley
Rolledorflakedwheat
Wheatpellets
Barleypellets
Ricepellets
Wheatgerm,whole,rolled,flakedorground
Unroastedmalt,obtainedfromwheat,inthe
formofflour
Unroastedmalt,obtainedfromwheat,other
thanintheformofflour15.00
15.00
7.00
56.00
40.80
15.00
153.00
10.00
71.20
53.20
11.07AIIa)Unroastedmalt,otherthanthatobtainedfrom
wheat,intheformofflour8.90
11.07AIIb)Unroastedmalt,otherthanthatobtainedfrom
wheat,otherthanintheformofflour6.65
11.07B
23.02AIa)Roastedmalt
Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfrom
thesifting,millingorworkingofmaizeorrice,
withastarchcontentnotexceeding35%by
weight7.75
3.60
23.02AIb)1Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfrom
thesifting,millingorworkingofmaizeor
rice,withastarchcontentexceeding35%but
notexceeding45%byweight,andhaving
undergoneadenaturingprocess3.60
23.02AIb)2Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfrom
thesifting,millingorworkingofmaizeor
rice,withastarchcontentexceeding35%but
notexceeding45°/obyweight,nothaving
undergoneadenaturingprocess,orwitha
starchcontentexceeding45°/obyweight3.60
23.02AIIa)Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfrom
thesifting,millingorworkingofcerealsother
thanmaizeorrice,ofwhichthestarchcontent
doesnotexceed28%byweight,andofwhich
thepercentagewhichpassesthroughasieve
withanapertureof0.2mmdoesnotexceed
10%byweightorofwhichthesievedproduct
hasanashcontent,calculatedonthedrypro­
duct,of1.5%ormorebyweight3.60
23.02AIIb) Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfrom
thesifting,millingorworkingofcerealsother
thanmaizeorrice,notfallingwithinsub­
headingNo23.02AIIa)3.60
{')Officiallycertifiedseedsareunderstoodtobethoseseedscontainedinthepackagesofficiallysealedand
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).