NoL334/44 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 14.12.74
REGULATION (EEC)No3162/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of13December 1974
layingdowndetailedrulesfortheimpositionintheeventofsugarsupplydiffi­
cultiesofanexportchargeoncertaincereal,rice,milk,fruitandvegetable­
basedproductscontainingaddedsugar
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(')of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1125/74(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/
67/EEC(3)of25July1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1129/74(4);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(5)of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No662/74(6);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
865/68(7)of28June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinproductsprocessedfromfruit
andvegetables,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No2429/72(»);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1603/74(9)of25June1974ontheimpositionofan
exportchargeoncertaincereal,riceandmilk-based
productscontainingaddedsugarintheeventofsugar
supplydifficulties,andinparticularArticle1(3)
thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2980/74(10)of26November1974ontheimposition
ofanexportchargeoncertainproductsprocessed
fromfruitandvegetablesandcontainingaddedsugar
intheeventofsugarsupplydifficulties,andinparti­
cularArticle1(4)thereof;
WhereasArticle1(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1603/74providesthatwherealevyexceedingfive
unitsofaccountper100kilogrammes ischargedon
exportsofwhitesugaradecisionmaybetakento
imposeachargeonexportsoftheproductsspecified
inArticle1ofRegulationsNo120/67/EEC,No359/
67/EECand(EEC)No804/68containingaminimumof20%sucroseorothersugars;whereasArticle1(1)
ofRegulation (EEC)No2980/74providesforthe
impositionofalikechargeinthelikecircumstances
inrespectoftheproductsspecifiedinArticle1of
Regulation (EEC)No865/68containingaminimum
of35%addedsugar;whereascertaindetailedrules
fortheapplicationoftheseprovisionsmustbelaid
down;
Whereasitwouldbeequitabletoexemptfromthe
exportchargeproductsinrespectofwhichanexport
licencewithprovisionforadvancefixingoftherefund
isissuedbeforetheprovisionsconcernedenteredinto
force;whereas,furthermore ,provisionshouldbe
madetopermitthecancellationofexportlicences
withoutprovisionforadvancefixingoftherefund
appliedfororissuedbeforethedayonwhichthe
exportchargebecomesapplicable ;
Wherasthedayofexportationmustbedefined;
whereasthatdayshouldbethedayofcompletionof
customsformalitiesasreferredtoinArticle15of
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No1373/70(n)of10
July1970oncommondetailedrulesfortheapplica­
tionofthesystemofimportandexportlicencesand
advancefixingcertificatesforagriculturalproducts
subjecttoasinglepricesystem,aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1796/73(!2);
Whereas,asregardstheotherdetailedrules"for
applyingexportcharges,recourseshouldbehadto
theprovisionslaiddowninCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No1279/71(13)of17June1971ontheuseof
Communitytransitdocumentsforthepurposeof
applyingcertainmeasuresontheexportationof
certaingoods,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No2766/71(14);
Whereasinthecaseofcertainexporttransactionsthe
impositionofanexportchargeisnoteconomically
justifiable;whereasnochargeshouldbeappliedin
respectofsuchtransactions ;
WhereastheManagementCommitteesforCereals,
MilkandMilkProductsandProductsProcessedfrom
FruitandVegetableshavenotdeliveredopinions(»)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL128,10.5.1974,p.12.
(>)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.1.
(4)OJNoL128,10.5.1974,p.20.
(s)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(6)OJNoL85,29.3.1974,p.51.
(7)OJNoL153,1.7.1968,p.8.
/s)OJNoL264,23.11.1972,p.1.
»)OJNoL172,27.6.1974,p.9.
(10)OJNoL318,28.11.1974,p.2.('•)OJNoL158,20.7.1970,p.1.
(>2)OJNoL183,5.7.1973,p.1.
(13)OJNoL133,19.6.1971,p.32.
(14)OJNoL283,24.12.1971,p.33.

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withinthetimelimitssetbytheirrespective
Chairmen,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :1544/69(3),weiglingnotmorethanthreekilo­
grammesintheaggregatepertraveller.
6.Applicationoftheprovisionsofparagraph5(b)
shallbesubjecttoproductiontothecompetent
authoritiesofadeclarationfromthearmedforces
concernedcertifyingthattheproductspresentedto
customsforcompletionofexportformalitiesare
intendedforthoseforces,andtotheconditionthat
thetransactionsinquestionofferadequateassurances
astothearrivaloftheproductsconcernedattheir
properdestination .Article1
ThisRegulationlaysdowndetailedrulesfortheappli­
cationoftheexportchargeonsugaraddedtothe
productsspecifiedinArticle1(1)ofRegulation (EEC)
No1603/74andinArticle1(1)ofRegulation (EEC)
No2980/74.Article3
1.Therelevantexportchargeshallbethecharge
applicableonthedayonwhichthecustomsformali­
tiesreferredtoinArticle15(5)(b)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1373/70arecompleted .
2.ThechargeshallbeleviedbytheMemberState
onwhoseterritorytheformalitiesreferredtoinpara­
graph1arecompleted .Itshallbepayableatthelatest
atthetimeofcompletionofthoseformalities .
Article4
Whereaproductwhichisbeingtransportedbetween
twopointswithintheCommunitywouldifexported
besubjecttothecharge,thenifitappearsfromthe
customsdocumentthattheproductisinthecourseof
beingsotransportedtoleaveCommunityterritory
otherwisethanbyair,theconsignorshallgivesecurity
inanamountequaltothechargewhichwouldbe
leviediftheproductwereexportedfromtheCommu­
nity.Article2
1.Theexportchargeshallbeleviedonallexports
todestinationsoutsidetheCommunity ofthe
productsconcernedwheresuchproductscomewithin
thetermsofArticle9(2)oftheTreaty.
2.Theexportchargeshallalsobeleviedonthe
productsconcernedwheresuchproductsdonotcome
withinthetermsofArticle9(2)oftheTreatyby
reasonofthecustomsstatusoftheirpackagingorof
thefactthattheyhavebeenincorporatedinoradded
tooneormoreproductsnotinfreecirculation .
3.Nochargeshallhoweverbeleviedonproducts
inrespectofwhich,before25November1974,an
exportlicencewithprovisionforadvancefixingofthe
rateoftherefundhasbeenappliedfor,irrespectiveof
thedateofissueofthatlicence.
4.Inthecaseofanexportlicencewithoutprovi­
sionforadvancefixingoftherefund,the•person
concernedmaywithdrawanapplicationforsucha
licenceorhavethelicencecancelled,ifithasbeen
appliedfororissuedbeforethedateonwhichthe
exportchargebecomesapplicable .Insuchcasesthe
securityshallbereleasedimmediately .
5.Noexportchargeshallbeleviedon:
(a)productsintendedforvictuallingwithinthe
Communityofseagoingvesselsoraircraftserving
international routes,
(b)productsintendedforthearmedforcesofa
MemberStatestationedoutsidethegeographical
territoryoftheCommunity ,withinthemeaning
ofArticle3ofRegulationNo1041/67/EEC('),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2110/74(2),
(c)smallconsignments ofanon-commercial nature,
(d)goodscontainedintravellers'personalluggage
withinthemeaningofRegulation (EEC)NoArticle5
Wheretheexportchargeisapplicable,theproductsin
questionshallbemovedwithintheCommunity
undertheconditionslaiddownbyRegulation (EEC)
No1279/71.InthecasereferredtoinArticle5aof
thatRegulation ,thedayonwhichtheformalities
requiredfordispatchoftheproductsarecompleted
shallbeconsideredasbeingthedayofcompletionof
customsformalitiesasreferredtoinArticle3ofthis
Regulation .
Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon23
December1974.
(')OJNo314,23.12.1967,p.9.
2)OJNoL220,10.8.1974,p.1. P)OJNoL191,5.8.1969,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,13December1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI