25.1.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL20/13
REGULATION (EEC)No159/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of24January1973
fixingtheexportleviesonstarchproducts
applicableonthesevendaysprecedingthedayit
comesintoforce;whereasthisdifferencemustthen
bemultipliedfortheproductsmentionedinArt­
icle1bythecoefficientsrelatingtotheseproducts
shownincolumn4oftheAnnextoRegulation
(EEC)N61052/68(6),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2728/71(7);
Whereastheproductionrefundonmaizeandcom­
monwheatintendedforthemanufacture ofstarch
andquellmehlisdefinedinArticle1ofRegulation
No371/67/EEC;
Whereastheexportlevymustbefixedoncea
week;whereasitisalteredonlyifapplicationof
Article2(2)(a)ofRegulation (EEC)No1604/71
entailsanincreaseorareductionofmorethan
0-08unitofaccount/100kgofbasicproduct;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheseprovi­
sionstotheworldmarketpriceofmaizeandcom­
monwheatandtotheimportleviesthatanexport
levyshouldbeintroducedfortheproductslisted
intheAnnex;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/67
EEC(*)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No2429/72(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo371/67/
EEC,(3)fixingproductionrefundsonstarchesand
quellmehl,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2273/70(4),andinparticularthelastsentenceof
Article2(2)thereof;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle2(2)ofRegulation
No371/67/EEC,anexportlevymaybeintroduced
forproductsfallingwithinsubheadingsNos11.08
AI,III,IVandV,11.09,17.02BIIand17.05Bof
theCommonCustomsTariffwhenworldmarket
pricesformaizeorcommonwheatexceed6-80units
ofaccount;
Whereas,byRegulation (EEC)No1604/71(5)of
26July1971,theCommissionlaiddowndetailed
rulesfortheapplicationoftheexportlevyon
starchproducts;whereasArticle2(1)ofthatRegu­
lationprovidesthatalevyisintroducedwhenitis
foundthattheimportlevyisatleast0-30unitof
account/100kglessthantheamountoftheproduc­
tionrefundvalidinthecurrentmonthandthatthe
averageoftheleviesintheimmediatelyfollowing
fortnightisatleast0-30unitofaccount/100kg
lessthantheaverageoftheproductionrefundvalid
inthatfortnight;
Whereastheexportlevymustbeequal,per100kg
ofbasicproduct,tothedifferencebetweenthepro­
ductionrefundvalidonthedayonwhichthis
exportlevyisfixedandtheaverageoftheleviesHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportleviesprovidedformArticle2(2)of
RegulationNo371/67/EECareherebyfixedas
shownintheTableannexedtothisRegulationfor
theproductslistedtherein.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon25January
1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,24January1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
(*)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(£)OJNoL264,23.11.1972,p.!.
(â)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.40.
(<)OJNoL246,12.11.1970,p.1.
(s)OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.11.(B)OJNoL179,25.7.1968,p.8.
(7)OJNoL282,23.12.1971,p.15.

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ANNEX
(u.aJlOOkg.
CCTheadingNo Nomenclature insimplifiedwording Exportlevies
11.08AI Maizestarch 2-093
11.08AIII Wheatstarch 5-005
11.08AIV Potatostarch 2,093
11.08AV Starchesotherthanmaize,rice,wheator
potatostarch 2-093
11.09A Driedwheatgluten 9-100
11.09B Wheatgluten,otherthandried 9-100
17.02BIIa)Glucoseotherthanglucosecontaining,inthe
drystate,99°/oormorebyweightofthepure
product,intheformofwhitecrystallinepow­
der,whetherornotagglomerated ΐ1) 2-730
17.02BIIb)Glucoseandglucosesyrupnotcontaining,in
thedrystate,99°/oormorebyweightofthe
pureproduct,otherthanglucoseintheform
ofwhitecrystallinepowder,whetherornot
agglomerated (*) 2-093
17.05BI Flavouredorcolouredglucose,intheformof
whitecrystallinepowder,whetherornot
agglomerated 2-730
17.05BII Flavouredorcolouredglucosesyrup,other
thanintheformofwhitecrystallinepowder,
whetherornotagglomerated 2-093
(')PursuanttoRegulationNo189/66/EEC,theproductfallingwithinsubheadingNo17.02BIissubjecttothe
samelevyasproductsfallingwithinsubheadingNo17.02BII.