NoL299/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 27.10.73
REGULATION (EEC)No2916/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of26October1973
fixingtheexportleviesonstarchproducts
isfixedandtheaverageoftheleviesapplicableonthe
sevendaysprecedingthedayitcomesintoforce;
whereasthisdifferencemustthenbemultipliedfor
theproductsmentionedinArticle1bythecoeffi­
cientsrelatingtotheseproductsshownincolumn4
oftheAnnextoRegulation(EEC)No1052/68(7),as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No881/73(s);
Whereastheproductionrefundonmaizeand
commonwheatintendedforthemanufacture of
starchandquellmehlisdefinedinArticle1ofRegula­
tionNo371/67/EEC;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle4(a)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1604/71forthenewMemberStatestheamounts
tobeconsideredrespfectivelyasimportlevyand
productionrefundinaccordancewiththepreceding
Articlesshallbethelevyandtheproductionrefund
fortheproductinquestionrespectively ,minusthe
applicablecompensatoryamount;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(')of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1346/73(-);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo371/
67/EEC(3)fixingproductionrefundsonstarchesand
quellmehl,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
179/73(4),andinparticularthelastsentenceof
Article2(2)thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle2(2)ofRegulationNo
371/67/EEC,anexportlevymaybeintroducedfor
productsfallingwithinsubheadingsNos11.08AI,
III,IVandV,11.09,17.02BII,17.05Band23.03AI
oftheCommonCustomsTariffwhenworldmarket
pricesformaizeorcommonwheatexceed6-80units
ofaccount;
Whereas,byRegulation (EEC)No1604/71(5)of26
July1971,asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
347/73(6),theCommissionlaiddowndetailedrules
fortheapplicationoftheexportlevyonstarch
products;whereasArticle2(1)ofthatRegulation
providesthatalevyisintroducedwhenitisfound
thattheimportlevyisatleast0-30unitof
account/100kglessthantheamountoftheproduc­
tionrefundvalidinthecurrentmonthandthatthe
averageoftheleviesintheimmediatelyfollowingfort­
nightisatleast0-30unitofaccount/100kglessthan
theaverageoftheproductionrefundvalidinthatfort­
night;
Whereastheexportlevymustbeequal,per100kgof
basicproduct,tothedifferencebetweentheproduc­
tionrefundvalidonthedayonwhichthisexportlevyWhereastheexportlevymustbefixedonceaweek;
whereasitisalteredonlyifapplicationofArticle2(2)
(a)ofRegulation (EEC)No1604/71entailsan
increaseorareductionofmorethan0-08unitof
account/100kgofbasicproduct;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthe'caseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%,atarateofexchange
basedontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheseprovisions
totheworldmarketpriceofmaizeandcommon
wheatandtotheimportleviesthatanexportlevy
shouldbeintroducedfortheproductslistedinthe
Annex;(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(*)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.8.
(>)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.40.
(<)OJNoL25,30.1.1973,p.6.
(5)OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.11.
(*)OJNoL38,10.2.1973,p.17.(7)OJNoL179,25.7.1968,p.8.
(8)OJNoL86,31.3.1973,p.30.

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Artide2 HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportleviesprovidedforinArticle2(2)ofRegu­
lationNo371/67/EECareherebyfixedasshownin
theTableannexedtothisRegulationfortheproducts
listedtherein.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon27October
1973.Itshallapplyfrom27October1973forstarch
productsderivedfrommaizeandfrom29October
1973forstarchproductsderivedfromsoftwheat.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26October1973.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
• Exportleviesinu.a:/100kg
CCTheadingNi Nomenclature insimplifiedwordingIrelandUnited
KingdomOther
MemberState«
11.08AiMaizestarch 3-317 3-317 3,450
11.08AIIIWheatstarch 10-327 10-327 10,327
11.08AIVPotatostarch 3-317 3-317 3,450
11.08AVStarchesotherthaninaize,rice,wheator
potatostarch 3-317 3-317 3,450
11.09ADriedwheatgluten 18-776 18-776 18,776
1,1.09BWheatgluten,otherthandried 18-776 18-776 18,776
17.02BIIa)Glucoseotherthanglucosecontaining,inthe
drystate,99%ormorebyweightofthepure
product,intheformofwhitecrystallinepow­
der,whetherornotagglomerated (1) 4-326 4-326 4,500
17.02BIIh)Glucoseandglucosesyrupnotcontaining,in
thedrystate,99%ormorebyweightofthe
pureproduct,otherthanglucoseintheforni
ofwhitecrystallinepowder,whetherornot
agglomerated (') 3-317 3-317 3,450
17.05BIFlavouredorcolouredglucose,intheformof
whitecrystallinepowder,whetherornot
agglomerated 4-326 4-326 4,500
17.05BIIFlavouredorcolouredglucosesyrup,other
thanintheformofwhitecrystallinepowder,
whetherornotagglomerated 3-317 3-317 3,450
2Ì.03AIResiduesfromthemanufacture ofstarchfrom
maize(excludingconcentratedsteepingliquors),
ofaproteincontent,calculatedonthedry
productexceeding40%byweight 4-120 4-120 4,286
f1)PursuanttoRegulationNo189/66/EEC,theproductfallingwithinsubheadingNo17.02BIissubjecttothesamelevyasproductsfallingwithinsubheadingNo17.02BII.