NoL272/18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 29.9.73
REGULATION (EEC)No2632/73OFTHECOUNCIL
of28September1973
amendingRegulation (EEC)No1968/73layingdowngeneralrulestobeapplied
intheeventofthecerealsmarketbeingdisturbed
levyshouldbesubjectsolelytothecriteriagoverning
exportarrangements ;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1968/73forprocessed
productsderivedfromcerealsprovidesforanexport
levybasedonthelevyforbasicproducts;whereas
suchacriteriondoesnotfullytakeaccountofthe
requirementsandcharacteristics ofthemarketfor
theseproducts;whereasitwouldbeadvisablefor
thecriteriaforfixingexportleviesfortheseproducts
tobemoreflexible,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
ThetextofArticle2(1)firstindentofRegulation
(EEC)No1968/73isreplacedbythefollowing
text:
'—applicationofanexportlevy;furthera
speciallevyforanexportmaybethesubject
ofatenderingprocedureinrespectofafixed
quantity,'THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/67/
EEC(*)of13June1967,onthecommon
organizationofthemarketincereals,aslastamended
byRegulation (EEC)No1346/73(2),andin
particularArticle19(2)thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereasArticle19ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC
laysdownthatthenecessarymeasuresmaybetaken
whenthecifpriceofoneormorecerealsis
appreciablyhigherthanthethresholdprice;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1968/73(3)
of19July1973,whichdefinesthegeneralrulesto
beappliedinthecaseofthecerealsmarketbeing
disturbed,laiddownmeasureswhichmaybetaken
pursuanttotheabovementioned Article19;whereas
oneofthemeasureswhichmaybetakenisthe
applicationofanexportlevy;
WhereasbyRegulation (EEC)No1968/73,the
exportlevymaybesubjecttotenderingprocedures;
whereas,forthepurposeoffacilitatingbettermarket
managementtherearegroundsforenvisagingwithin
theframeworkofthesetenderingprocedures,the
possibilityofretainingaspecialexportlevyfora
fixedquantity;
Whereasthecifpriceisamongthecriteriatobetaken
intoconsiderationwhenfixinganexportlevyfor
basicproducts;whereasithasbecomeclearthat
thecifprice,asdefinedintheprovisionsgoverning
theimportarrangements ,andasusedforarticulating
themeasuresoutlinedinRegulation (EEC)No
1968/73,isnotasuitablecriterionfordealingwith
adeficitsituation;whereas,consequently ,inorder
tocontinueanexportpolicywhichwillbeadequate
inthissituationandwillbeinaccordancewiththe
requirementsofthemarket,itisnecessarythattheArticle2
Article3(1)and(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No1968/73
arereplacedbythefollowing:
'1.Thefollowingshallbetakenintoaccount
whenanexportlevyisbeingfixedforproducts
referredtoinArticle1(a)and(b)ofRegulation
No120/67/EEC:
(a)situationandtrends:
—forcerealpricesandavailablequantities
ontheCommunitymarket;
—vforcerealpricesandforpricesof
productsfallingwithinthecerealssector
ontheworldmarket;
(b)theobjectivesofthecommonorganization
ofthemarketincereals,namelytobalance
thatmarketbothasregardssuppliesand
asregardstrade;(>)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.8.
(8)OJNoL201,21.7.1973,p.10.

29.9.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL272/19
—thedecisiontoinstitutethemeasuresreferred
toinArticle2andtodiscontinuethemeasures
referredtointhesecondandthirdindentof
Article2(1)shallbetaken,
—theexportlevyshallbefixedatregular
intervals.
3.Ifnecessary,theCommissionmayinstitute
ormodifytheexportlevy.'(c)theneedtoavoiddisturbances onthe
Communitymarket;
(d)theeconomicaspectoftheexports.
2.Thefactorsreferredtoinparagraph1shall
applywhenfixinganexportlevyfortheproducts
fixedinArticle1(c)and(d)ofRegulation
120/67/EEC,exceptforproductswithintariff
headings11.08AI,III,IVandV,11.09and
subheadings17.02BII,17.05Band23.03AI
oftheCommonCustomsTariff.Inadditionthe
followingspecificfactorsshallbetakeninto
account :
(a)pricespaidforcerealsonthevarious
Communitymarkets;
(b)amountofcerealsrequiredtomanufacture
thoseproducts,and,whereappropriate,the
valueofbyproducts;
(c)possibilitiesandconditionsofsaleonthe
worldmarketofthoseproducts.'Article4
Thefirstsubparagraph ofArticle50)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1968/73isreplacedbythefollowing :
'InanemergencytheCommissionmaytakethe
measuresreferredtointhethirdandfourth
indentsofArticle2(1).Itshallnotifyitsdecision
totheMemberStatesandshallpublishiton
thenoticeboardsatitsHeadquarters .'
Thefinalsubparagraph ofArticle5ofRegulation
(EEC)No1968/73shallbereplacedbythefollowing:
'Thedecisiononthemeasuresreferredtointhe
thirdindentofArticle2(1)shallbeapplicable
foraperiodnotexceeding7days.'Article3
Article4ofRegulation (EEC)No1968/73isreplaced
bythefollowing:
'1.Detailedrulesfortheapplicationofthis
Regulationshallbeadoptedinaccordancewith
theprocedurelaiddowninArticle26ofRegu­
lationNo120/67/EEC.
2.Followingthesameprocedureandforeach
productArticle5
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28September1973.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
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