NoL216/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 4.8.73
REGULATION (EEC)No2138/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of3August1973
fixingtheexportleviesonstarchproducts
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/67
EEC(*)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1346/73(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo371/67/
EEC(3)fixingproductionrefundsonstarchesand
quellmehl,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
179/73(4),andinparticularthelastsentenceof
Article2(2)thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle2(2)ofRegulation
No371/67/EEC,anexportlevymaybeintroduced
forproductsfallingwithinsubheadingsNos11.08
AI,III,IVandV,11.09,17.02BII,17.05Band23.03
AIoftheCommonCustomsTariffwhenworldmar­
ketpricesformaizeorcommonwheatexceed6·80
unitsofaccount;
Whereas,byRegulation (EEC)No1604/71(5)of
26July1971,asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
347/73(6),theCommission laiddowndetailed
rulesfortheapplicationoftheexportlevyon
starchproducts;whereasArticle2(1)ofthatRegu­
lationprovidesthatalevyisintroducedwhenitis
foundthattheimportlevyisatleast0·30unitof
account/100kglessthantheamountoftheproduc­
tionrefundvalidinthecurrentmonthandthatthe
averageoftheleviesintheimmediatelyfollowing
fortnightisatleast0·30unitofaccount/100kg
lessthantheaverageoftheproductionrefundvalid
inthatfortnight;
Whereastheexportlevymustbeequal,per100kg
ofbasicproduct,tothedifferencebetweenthepro­ductionrefundvalidonthedayonwhichthis
exportlevyisfixedandtheaverageofthelevies
applicableonthesevendaysprecedingthedayit
comesintoforce,whereasthisdifferencemustthen
bemultipliedfortheproductsmentionedinArt­
icle1bythecoefficientsrelatingtotheseproducts
shownincolumn4oftheAnnextoRegulation
(EEC)No1052/68(7),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No881/73(8);
Whereastheproductionrefundonmaizeandcom­
monwheatintendedforthemanufacture ofstarch
andquellmehlisdefinedinArticle1ofRegulation
No371/67/EEC;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle4(a)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1604/71forthenewMemberStatesthe
amountstobeconsideredrespectivelyasimport
levyandproductionrefundinaccordancewiththe
precedingArticlesshallbethelevyandthepro­
ductionrefundfortheproductinquestionrespec­
tively,minustheapplicablecompensatory amount;
Whereastheexportlevymustbefixedoncea
week;whereasitisalteredonlyifapplicationof
Article2(2)(a)ofRegulation (EEC)No1604/71
entailsanincreaseorareductionofmorethan
0·08unitofaccount/100kgofbasicproduct;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2·25%,atrateofexchange
basedontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedon
thearithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesof
eachofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagiven
period,inrelationtotheCommunitycurrencies
referredtointheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheseprovi­
sionstotheworldmarketpriceofmaizeandcom­
monwheatandtotheimportleviesthatanexport
levyshouldbeintroducedfortheproductslisted
intheAnnex; ')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.
•)OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.11.
•)OJNoL38,10.2.1973,p.17.<T)OINoL179,25.7.1968,p.8.
(8)OJNoL86,31.3.1973,p.30.

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HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION : Article2
Article1
TheexportleviesprovidedforinArticle2(2)of
RegulationNo371/67/EECareherebyfixedas
shownintheTableannexedtothisRegulationfor
theproductslistedtherein.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon4August
1973.Itshallapplyfrom4August1973forstarch
productsderivedfrommaizeandfrom6August1973
forstarchproductsderivedfromsoftwheat.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,3August1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLI
ANNEX
Exportleviesinu.a./100kg
CCTheadingN< Nomenclature insimplifiedwording
Denmark IrelandUnited
KingdomOther
MemberStates
11.08AI
11.08A111
11.08AIV
11.08AV
11.09A
11.09B
17.02BIIa)
17.02BIIh)
17.05BI
17.05B11
23.03AIMaizestarch
Wheatstarch
Potatostarch
Starchesotherthanmaize,rice,wheator
potatostarch
Driedwheatgluten
Wheatgluten,otherthandried
Glucoseotherthanglucosecontaining,inthe
drystate,99%ormorebyweightofthepure
product,intheformofwhitecrystallinepow­
der,whetherornotagglomerated (*)
Glucoseandglucosesyrupnotcontaining,in
thedrystate,99°/oormorebyweightofthe
pureproduct,otherthanglucoseintheform
ofwhitecrystallinepowder,whetherornot
agglomerated {*)
Flavouredorcolouredglucose,intheformof
whitecrystallinepowder,whetherornot
agglomerated
Flavouredorcolouredglucosesyrup,other
thanintheformofwhitecrystallinepowder,
whetherornotagglomerated
Residuesfromthemanufacture ofstarchfrom
maize(excludingconcentratedsteepingliquors),
ofaproteincontent,calculatedonthedry
productexceeding40%byweight4,085
6,851
4,085
4,085
12,456
12,456
5,328
4,085
5,328
4,085
5,0743·896
6·833
3·896
3·896
12·424
12·424
5·082
3·896
5·082
3·896
4·8403·896
6·743
3·896
3·896
12·260
12·260
5·082
3·896
5·082
3·896
4·8404,085
6,853
4,085
4,085
12,460
12,460
5,328
4,085
5,328
4,085
5,074
(')PursuanttoRegulationNo189/66/EEC,theproductfallingwithinsubheadingNo17.02BIissubjecttothesamelevyasproductsfalling
withinsubheadingNo17.02BII.