5.10.74 NoL271/9 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
REGULATION (EEC)No2524/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of4October1974
fixingtheimportleviesoncerealsandonwheatorryeflourgroatsandmeal
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(')of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1996/74(2),andinparticularArticle
13(5)thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
Whereasthefirstsubparagraph ofArticle13(1)of
RegulationNo120/67/EECstipulatesthatalevymust
bechargedonimportsoftheproductslistedin
Article1(a),(b)and(c)ofthatRegulation ;whereas
thelevyisequalforeachproducttothethreshold
pricelessthecifprice;
Whereasthethresholdpricesforcerealsandforwheat
andryeflour,andwheatgroatsandmeal,werefixed
forthe'1974/75marketingyearbyRegulations (EEC)
No1397/69(3),(EEC)N0>1127/74(4),(EEC)No
1427/74(5)and(EEC)No1670/74(6)andamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No25l8/74(7);
Whereasforthepurposeofcalculatingthecifprices
usedtodeterminethelevies,theCommission must
takeintoaccountthefactorsindicatedinRegulation
No156/67/EEC(8),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No1607/71(9),andinparticularthemostfavourable
purchasingopportunitiesontheworldmarketamong
thosewhicharemostrepresentative oftherealtrend
ofthemarket,accountbeingtakeninparticularofthe
needtopreventsuddenvariationslikelytocause
abnormaldisturbancesontheCommunitymarket;
whereasthequalityofthegoodsofferedmustalsobe
takenintoaccount,whetherthisqualitycorresponds
tothestandardqualityfixedinRegulations (EEC)No768/69(10)and(EEC)No1397/69,orwhetheradjust­
mentsneedtobemadebyapplyingthecoefficientsof
equivalenceprovidedforinRegulationNo158/
67/EEC(u)aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1637/71(12),andinRegulationNo159/67/EEC(u);
WhereasthecifpriceiscalculatedforRotterdamon
thebasisoftheabovementioned elements,offersfor
otherportsbeingadjusted,accountbeingtakenofthe
correctionsnecessitatedbythedifferencesintransport
chargesinrelationtoRotterdam ;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle18(1)ofRegula­
tionNo120/67/EEC,thenomenclature providedfor
inthisRegulationisincorporatedintheCommon
CustomsTariff;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%,arateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrenciesanexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereas,itfollowsfromapplyingalltheprovisionsof
theabovementioned Regulationsthatthelevies
shouldbefixedasshownintheAnnextothisRegula­
tion;whereastheseleviesshouldbealteredonly
wherevariationsinthecomponentsusedtocalculate
themwouldhavetheeffectofincreasingorreducing
themby0-60unitofaccountormore,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviestobechargedontheproductslisted
inArticle1(a),(b)and(c)ofRegulationNo120/
67/EECareherebyfixedasshownintheTable
annexedtothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon7October
1974.
(i)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
\i)OJNoL209,31.7.1974,p.1.
(>)OJNoL179,21.7.1969,p.6.
(♦)OJNoL128,10.5.1974,p.15.
(J)OJNoL151,8.6.1974,p.1.
(*)OJNoL175,29.6.1974,p.71.
P)OJNoL270,5.10.1974,p.1.
(«)OJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2533/67.
(♦)OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.16.(10)OJNoL100,28.4.1969,p.8.
(n)OJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2536/67.
(12)OJNoL170,29.7.1971,p.20.
(,3)OJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2542/67.

NoL271/10 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 5.10.74
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,4October1974.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof4October1974fixingtheimportleviesoncerealsand
onwheatorryeflourgroatsandmeal
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionofgoods u.a./ton
10.01ACommonwheat,andmesiin 0
10.01BDurumwheat om
10.02 Rye 0(5)
10.03 Barley 0
10.04 Oats 0
10.05BMaizeotherthanhybridmaize0(«)(»)
forsowing
10.07ABuckwheat 0
10.07BMillet 0
10.07CGrainsorghum 0
10.07DCanaryseed;othercereals 0(4)
11.01AWheatormesiinflour 0
11.01BRyeflour 17-38
11.02AlaDurumwheatgroatsandmeal 0
11.02AlbCommonwheatgroatsandmeal0
(')WheredurumwheatoriginatinginMoroccoistransporteddirectlyfrom
thatcountrytotheCommunity,thelevyisreducedby0*50u.a./metricton.
(*)WheremaizeoriginatingintheAASMandOCTisimportedintothe
FrenchOverseasDepartments ,thelevyisreducedby6u.a./metricton.
;s)WheremaizeoriginatinginTanzania,UgandaandKenyaisimportedinto
theCommunity ,thelevyisreducedby1u.a./metricton.
(4)WherewheatandcanaryseedproducedinTurkeyaretransporteddirectly
fromthatcountrytotheCommunity,thelevyisreducedby0-50u.a./metric
ton.
(')TheimportlevychargedonryeproducedinTurkeyandtransporteddirectly
fromthatcountrytotheCommunity islaiddowninCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No1234/71andCommissionRegulation (EEC)No2622/71.