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REGULATION (EEC)No2550/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of9October1975
fixingtheexportleviesoncerealsandonwheatorryeflourgroatsandmeal
Whereasthehighlevelofpricesininternationaltrade
couldimpedeimportationofcommonwheat,rye
flour,barley,rye,oats,maize,durumwheatgroatsand
mealintotheCommunityorprovokeexportation
fromtheCommunity ;
Whereasthesituationdescribedabovecanbesaidto
existatthepresenttime;whereastoensuresupplies
intheCommunityanexportlevyshouldbeintro­
ducedforcommonwheat,ryeflour,barley,rye,oats,
maize,durumwheatgroatsandmeal;
Whereasthethresholdpricesforthe1975/76
marketingyearwerefixedbyCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No1173/75(5)of28April1975;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(')of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No665/75(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1968/73(3)of19July1973layingdowngeneralrules
tobeappliedintheeventofthecerealsmarketbeing
disturbed,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
86/75(4)andinparticularArticle4(2)thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
WhereasArticle19ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC
providesthatmeasuresmaybetakenwhenthequota­
tionsorpricesontheworldmarketforoneormore
productsreachthelevelofCommunityprices;
whereasthatsituationislikelytocontinueandtodete­
riorate,therebydisturbingorthreateningtodisturb
theCommunitymarket;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1968/73specifiesthat
thequotationsorpricesontheworldmarketshallbe
regardedashavingreachedthelevelofCommunity
priceswhentheyapproachorexceedthethreshold
price;whereasthecontinuationandthedeterioration
ofthatsituationmayberegardedasbeinglikelyto
continuewhereanimbalancebetweensupplyand
demandisestablishedandwherethisimbalance is
likelytopersist,havingregardtoforeseeableproduc­
tionandmarketpricetrends;WhereasArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)No1968/73
specifiesthatwhentheexportlevyisbeingfixed
accountmustbetakenoftheexistingsituationand
thefuturetrendwithregardtopricesandavailabilities
ofcerealsontheCommunitymarketontheonehand
andpricesforcerealsandcerealproductsontheword
marketontheother;whereasthesamearticle
providesthatitisalsoimportanttoensureequili­
briumandthenaturaldevelopment ofpricesand
tradeoncerealmarketsandfurthermore ,totakeinto
accounttheeconomicaspectoftheproposedexports
andtheneedtoavoiddisturbances ontheCommu­
nitymarket;
WhereasfortheproductslistedinArticle1(c)of
RegulationNo120/67/EECthespecificfactorssetout
inArticle3(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No1968/73must
alsobetakenintoaccount;
(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.Whereastheexportlevymaybevariediftheworld
marketsituationorthespecificrequirements of
certainmarketsmakethisnecessary;(2)OJNoL72,20.3.1975,p.14.
(3)OJNoL201,21.7.197.3,p.10.
(■»)OJNoL11,16.1.1975,p.2. (5)OJNoL117,7.5.1975,p.6.

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Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,the
followingshouldbeusedtocalculatethelevies:
—forcurrenciestheexchangeratesforwhichare
keptatanygivenmomentwithinabandof
2-25%,ataconversionratebasedontheiractual
parity;
—forothercurrenciesaconversionratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesforeach
ofthesecurrenciesagainsttheCommunitycurren­
ciesreferredtointheprecedingparagraphovera
specifiedperiod;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtherulesoutlined
abovetothepresentsituationonthemarketin
cereals,andinparticulartoquotationsorpricesfor
theseproductswithintheCommunityandonthe
worldmarket,thattheexportlevies,shouldbefixed
asshownintheAnnextothisRegulation ;WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theexportleviesreferredtointhefirstindentof
Article2(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No1968/73are
herebyfixedattheamountsshownintheAnnex,for
theproductslistedinArticle1(a),(b)and(c)ofRegu­
lationNo120/67/EEC.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon10October
1975.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,9October1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof9October1975fixingtheexportleviesoncerealsand
onwheatorryeflourgroatsandmeal
CCTheading
No Description u.a./metricton
ex10.01ACommonwheatandmeslin,excludingofficiallycertifiedseeds(') 7-00
ex10.02 Rye,excludingofficiallycertifiedseeds(l) 0
ex10.03 Barley,excludingofficiallycertifiedseeds(') 10-00
ex10.04 Oats,excludingofficiallycertifiedseeds(*) 0
10.05BMaizeotherthanhybridmaizeforsowing 10-00
10.07BMillet—
10.07CGrainsorghum—
ex11.01AWheatflour—
11.01BRyeflour 0
11.02Ala)Durumwheatgroatsandmeal 0
11.02Alb)Commonwheatgroatsandmeal
•0
(')Officiallycertifiedseedsareunderstoodtobethoseseedscontainedinthepackagesofficiallysealedandofficiallylabelledas'basicseed','certifiedseed,firstgeneration','certifiedseed,secondgeneration'conformingtotheprovisionsoftheCouncilDirectiveof14June1966
onthemarketingofcerealseed(OJNo125,11.7.1966.p.2309/66)andoftheCouncilDecisionof26March1973ontheequivalenceof
seedproducedinDenmark,IrelandandtheUnitedKingdom(OJNoL106,20.4.1973,p.12).