NoL303/54 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.11.73
REGULATION (EEC)No2981/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of31October1973
fixingtheexportleviesoncereals
products,anexportlevyfortheseproductsmustalso
befixed;
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;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/67/
EEC(J)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
.tionofthemarketincereals,as'lastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1346/73(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1968/73(3)of19July1973layingdowngeneral
rulestobeappliedintheeventofthecerealsmarket
beingdisturbed,asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No2632/73(4),andinparticularArticle4(2)
thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetaryCom­
mittee;
WhereasArticle19ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC
providesthatthenecessarymeasuremaybetaken
ifthecifpriceofoneormoreproductsisapprecia­
blyhigherthanthethresholdpriceandifthat
situationislikelytocontinuetherebydisturbingor
threateningtodisturbtheCommunitymarket;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1968/73specifiesthat
thecifpricemayberegardedasappreciablyhigher
thatthethresholdpricewhenitexceedsitbyat
least2%>;whereasthisexcessmayberegardedas
beinglikelytocontinuewhereanimbalancebetween
supply-anddemandisestablishedandwherethis
imbalanceislikelytopersisthavingregardto
foreseeableproductionandmarketpricetrends;
Whereasthehighlevelofpricesininternationaltrade
couldimpedeimportationofcommonwheatinto
theCommunityorprovokeexportationfromthe
Community ;
Whereasthesituationdescribedabovecanbesaid
toexistatthepresenttime;whereastoensuresup­
pliesintheCommunityanexportlevyshouldbe
introducedforthisproduct;
Whereas,inviewoftherelationshipbetweenthe
basicproductandtheproductsprocessedfromit
andgiventhemarketsituationforcertainprocessedWhereastheexportlevymaybevariediftheworld
marketsituationorthespecificrequirementsofcer­
tainmarketsmakethisnecessary;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
thefollowingshouldbeusedtocalculatethelevies:
—forcurrenciestheexchangeratesforwhichare
keptatanygivenmomentwithinabandof
2-25%>,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. (4)OJNoL201,21.7.1973,p.3.

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HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
/ Article1
Theexportlevyreferredtointhefirstindentof
Article2(1).ofRegulation (EEC)No1968/73is
herebyfixedasshownintheAnnexfortheproducts
listedtherein.Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtherulesoutlined
abovetothepresentsituationonthemarketin
cereals,andinparticulartoquotationsorpricesfor
theseproductswithintheCommunityandonthe
worldmarket,thattheexportleviesshouldbefixed
asshownintheAnnextothisRegulation ;
WhereastheManagementCommiteeforCerealshas
notdeliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetby.
itsChairman,Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1Novem­
ber1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyand-directlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31October1973.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof31October1973fixingtheexportleviesoncereals
CCTheadingNo Descriptionofgoods u.a./ton
10.01AO Commonwheatandmesiin,excludingofficially
certifiedseeds(') 30-00
11.02BIFa) Hulled(shelledorhusked)wheat,whetheror
notslicedorkibbled 39-90
1J.02CI Pearledwheat 42-00
11.02D1 Wheatnototherwiseworkedthankibbled 30-60
11.02E11a) Rolledorflakedwheat 42-00
11.02F1 Wheatpellets 30-60
11.02FVI Wheatgerm,whole,rolled,flakedorground 153-00
11.02CI Unroastedmalt,obtainedfromwheat,inthe
formofflour7-50
11.07A1a)tRicepellets 53-40
11.07AIb) Unroastedmalt,obtainedfromwheat,otherv
thanintheformofflour '39-90

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CCTheadingNo Descriptionofgoods!
ju.a./ton
W02AIa) Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfrom
thesifting,millingorworkingofmaizeorrice,
withastarchcontentnot'exceeding35%by
weight2-40
^Π").AIb)1 Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfrom
thesifting,millingorworkingofmaizeor
rice,withastarchcontentexceeding35%But
notexceeding45%byweight,andhaving
undergoneadenaturingprocess 2-40
23.02AIb)2 Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfrom
thesifting,millingorworkingofmaizeor
rice,withastarchcontentexceeding35%but
notexceeding45%byweight,nothaving
undergoneadenaturingprocess,orwitha
starchcontentexceeding45°/obyweight 2-40
23.02AIIa) Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfrom
thesifting,millingorworkingofcerealsother
thanmaizeorrice,ofwhichthestarchcontent
doesnotexceed28%byweight,andofwhich
thepercentagewhichpassesthroughasieve
withanapertureof0·2mmdoesnotexceed
10%byweightorofwhichthèsievedproduct
hasanashcontent,calculatedonthedrypro­
duct,of1-5%ormorebyweight 2-40
23.02AIIb) Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfrom
thesifting,millingorworkingofcerealsother
thanmaizeorrice,notfallingwithinsub­
headingNo23.02AIIa)- 2-40
(')Officiallycertifiedseedsareunderstoodtobethoseseedscontainedinthepackagesofficiallyscaledand
officiallylabelledas'basicseed','certifiedseed,firstgeneration','certifiedseed,secondgeneration'con­
formingtotheprovisionsoftheCouncilDirectiveof14June1966onthemarketingofcerealseed(OJNo
125,11.7.1966,p.230966)andoftheCouncilDecisionof26March1973ontheequivalenceofseedproduced
inDenmark,IrelandanJtheUnitedKingdom(OJNoL106,20.4.1973,p.12).