NoL51/22 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 24.2.73
REGULATION (EEC)No539/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of23February1973
fixingtheexportleviesonstarchproducts
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/67
EEC(*)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedby
theAct(2)annexedtotheTreaty(3)ontheAccession
ofnewMemberStatestotheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheEuropeanAtomicEnergyCom­
munity,signedatBrusselson22January1972;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo371/67/
EEC(4)fixingproductionrefundsonstarchesand
quellmehl,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
179/73(5),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(6)of
26July1971,asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
347/73(7),theCommission laiddowndetailed
rulesfortheapplicationoftheexportlevyon
starchproducts;whereasArticle2(1)ofthatRegu­
lationprovidesthatalevyisintroducedwhenitis
foundthattheimportlevyisatleast0-30unitof
account/100kglessthantheamountoftheproduc­
tionrefundvalidinthecurrentmonth ,andthatthe
averageoftheleviesintheimmediatelyfollowing
fortnightisatleast0-30unitofaccount/100kg
lessthantheaverageoftheproductionrefundvalid
inthatfortnight;
Whereastheexportlevymustbeequal,per100kg
ofbasicproduct,tothedifferencebetweenthepro­
ductionrefundvalidonthedayonwhichthis
exportlevyisfixedandtheaverageofthelevies
applicableonthesevendaysprecedingthedayitcomesintoforce;whereasthisdifferencemustthen
bemultipliedfortheproductsmentionedinArt­
icle1bythecoefficientsrelatingtotheseproducts
shownincolumn4oftheAnnextoRegulation
(EEC)No1052/68(8),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2728/71(9);
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
008unitofaccount/100kgofbasicproduct;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthebasisofan
exchangeratewhichisbased,inthecaseofcurrencies
whicharefloatingorwhosecentralratediffersfrom
theofficialparity,ontheeffectiverateorthe
centralrateofthesecurrenciesand,inthecaseof
theUSdollar,onthechangeinparityannounced
on13February1973;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheseprovi­
sionstotheworldmarketpriceofmaizeandcom­
monwheatandtotheimportleviesthatanexport
levyshouldbeintroducedfortheproductslisted
intheAnnex;
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportleviesprovidedforinArticle2(2)of
RegulationNo371/67/EECareherebyfixedas
shownintheTableannexedtothisRegulationfor
theproductslistedtherein.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon24February
1973.HOJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(3)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
(4)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.40.
(5)OJNoL25,30.1.1973,p.6.
(«)OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.11.
(7)OJNoL38,10.2.1973,p.17.(8)OJNoL179,25.7.1968,p.8.
(9)OlNoL282,23.12.1971,p.15.

24.2.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL51/23
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,23February1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
ANNEX
CCTheadingNo Nomenclature insimplifiedwordingExportlevies
inu.a./100kg
11.08AI Maizestarch 0
11.08AHI Wheatstarch 0
11.08AIV Potatostarch 0
11.08AV Starchesotherthanmaize,rice,wheator
potatostarch 0
11.09A Driedwheatgluten 0
11.09B Wheatgluten,otherthandried 0
17.02BIIa) Glucoseotherthanglucosecontaining,inthe
drystate,99%ormorebyweightofthepure
product,intheformofwhitecrystallinepow­
der,whetherornotagglomerated (1) 0
17.02BIIb) Glucoseandglucosesyrupnotcontaining,in
thedrystate,99°/oormorebyweightofthe
pureproduct,otherthanglucoseintheform
ofwhitecrystallinepowder,whetherornot
agglomerated (*) 0
17.05BI Flavouredorcolouredglucose,intheformof
whitecrystallinepowder,whetherornot
agglomerated 0
17.05BII Flavouredorcolouredglucosesyrup,other
thanintheformofwhitecrystallinepowder,
whetherornotagglomerated 0
23.03AI Residuesfromthemanufacture ofstarchfrom
maize(excludingconcentratedsteepingliquors),
ofaproteincontent,calculatedonthedry
productexceeding40°/obyweight 0
(')PursuanttoRegulationNo189/66/EEC,theproductfallingwithinsubheadingNo17.02BIissubjecttothe
samelevyasproductsfallingwithinsubheadingNo17.02BII.