NoL25/16 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 29.1.74
REGULATION (EEC)No227/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of28January1974
alteringtheexportleviesoncereals
THECOMMISSION OPTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/67/
EEC(x)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°/o;whereasthisexcessmayberegardedas
beinglikelytocontinuewhereanimbalancebetween
supplyanddemandisestablishedandwherethis
imbalanceislikelytopersisthavingregardto
foreseeableproductionandmarketpricetrends;
Whereasthehighlevelofpricesininternationaltrade
couldimpedeimportationofcommonwheat,maize,
rye,barley,sorghumandwheatgroatsandmealinto
theCommunityorprovokeexportationfromthe
Community ;
Whereasthesituationdescribedabovecanbesaid
toexistatthepresenttime;whereastoensuresup­
pliesintheCommunityanexportlevyshouldbe
introductedfortheseproducts;
Whereas,inviewoftherelationshipbetweenthe
basicproductandtheproductsprocessedfromit
andgiventhemarketsituationforcertainprocessed
products,anexportlevyfortheseproductsmustalso
be_fixed;howeverthesituationforryedoesnotnecessitateatthismomentthefixingofanexport
levy;
Whereasthethresholdpricesforthe1973/74marke­
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;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtherulesoutlined
abovetothepresentsituationonthemarketin
cereals,andinparticulartoquotationsorpricesfor
theseproductswithintheCommunityandonthe
C)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
{')OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.8.
(8)OJNoL201,21.7.1973,p.10.
(<)O]NoL272,29.9.1973,p.18. (8)OJNoL201,21.7.1973,p.3.

29.1.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL25/17
herebyaltered,inrespectoftheproductslistedin
theAnnextothisRegulation (EEC)No183/74,to
theamountsshowntherein.worldmarket,thattheexportlevies,fixedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No183/74(*),shouldbealteredas
shownintheAnnextothisRegulation,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Theexportleviesreferredtointhefirstindentof
Article2(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No1968/73areArticle2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon29January
1974.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28January1974.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
(»)OJNo'L21,25.1.1974,p.13.
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof28January1974alteringtheexportleviesoncereals
CCTheadingNo u.a./ton
ex10.01A(») .95-00
ex10.02i1) 10-00
ex10.03i1) 25-00
ex10.04H 20-00
10.05B 35-00
10.07C 20-00
ex11.01A 50-00
11.02Alaj­ 50-00
iinAlb) 50-00
11.01C 12-50
11.01D 10-00
11.01EI 17-50
11.01Ell 35-00
11.01K 20-00
11.02AIII 25-00
11.02AIV 20-00
11.02AVa)1 17-50
11.02AVa)2 17-50
11.02AVb) 35-00
11.02AIX 20-00
11.02B1a)1 25-00
11.02BIa)2aa) 20-00
11.02BIa)2bb) 20-00

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CCTheadingNo u.a./ton
11.02BIb)1 25-00
11.02Blb)2 20-00
11.02BIIa) 87-00
11.02BIIc) 35-00
11.02BIId) 20-00
11.02CI 87-00
11.02CIII 12-50
11.02CIV 20-00
11.02CV 35-00
11.02CVIII 20-00
11.02DI 87-00
.11.02DIII 25-00
11.02DIV 20-00
11.02DV 35-00
11.02DVIII 20-00
•11.02EIa)1 25-00
11.02EIa)2 20-00
11.02EIb)1 12-50
11.02EIb)2 10-00
11.02EIIa) 87-00
11.02EIIc) 35-00
11.02EIId) 20-00
11.02FI 87-00
11.02FIII 25-00
11.02FIV 20-00
11.02FV 35-00
11.02FVI 204-00
11.02FIX 20-00
11.02GI 87-00
11.02GII 35-00
11.07Ala) 43-50
11.07AIb) 43-50
11.07Alla) 12-50
11.07AIIb) 12-50
11.07B 12-50
23.02AIa) 12-00
23.02AIb)1 12-00
23.02AIb)2 12-00
23.02AIIa) 12-00
23.02AIIb) 12-00
(')Officiallycertifiedseedsareunderstoodtobethoseseedscontainedinthe
packagesofficiallysealedandofficiallylabelledas'basicseed','certifiedseed,
firstgeneration','certifiedseed,secondgeneration'conformingtothe
provisionsoftheCouncilDirectiveof14June1966onthemarketingof
cerealseed(OJNo125,11.7.1966,p.2309/66)andoftheCouncil
Decisionof26March1973ontheequivalenceofseedproducedinDenmark,
IrelandandtheUnitedKingdom(OJNoL106,20.4.1973,p.12).