18.5.74 NoL135/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
REGULATION (EEC)No1251/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of17May1974
fixingtheexportleviesonstarchproducts
isfixedandtheaverageoftheleviesapplicableonthe
sevendaysprecedingthedayitcomesintoforce;
whereasthisdifferencemustthenbemultipliedfor
theproductsmentionedinArticle 1bythecoeffi­
cientsrelatingtotheseproductsshownincolumn4
oftheAnnextoRegulation (EEC)No1052/68(7),as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No881/73(s);
Whereastheproductionrefundonmaizeand
commonwheatintendedforthemanufacture of
starchandquellmehlisdefinedinArticle1ofRegula­
tionNo371/67/EEC;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle4(a)ofRegulation (EEC)
No1604/71forthenewMemberStatestheamounts
tobeconsideredrespectivelyasimportlevyand
productionrefundinaccordancewiththepreceding
Articlesshallbethelevyandtheproductionrefund
fortheproductinquestionrespectively ,minusthe
applicablecompensatory amount;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(')of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)NoI346/73(-);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo371/
67/EEC(-')fixingproductionrefundsonstarchesand
quellmehl ,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
179/73("*),andinparticularthelastsentenceof
Article2(2)thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle2(2)ofRegulationNo
371/67/EEC,anexportlevymaybeintroducedfor
productsfallingwithinsubheadingsNos11.08AI,
III,IVandV,11.09,17.02BII,17.05Band23.03AI
oftheCommonCustomsTariffwhenworldmarket
pricestormaizeorcommonwheatexceed6·80units
ofaccount ;
Whereas,byRegulation (EEC)No1604/71(5)of26
July1971,asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
347/73(b),theCommission laiddowndetailedrules
fortheapplicationoftheexportlevyonstarch
products;whereasArticle2(1)ofthatRegulation
providesthatalevyisintroducedwhenitisfound
thattheimportlevyisatleast0·30unitof
account/100kglessthantheamountoftheproduc­
tionrefundvalidinthecurrentmonthandthatthe
averageoftheleviesintheimmediatelyfollowingfort­
nightisatleast0·30unitofaccount/100kglessthan
theaverageoftheproductionrefundvalidinthatfort­
night;
Whereastheexportlevymustheequal,per100kgof
basicproduct,tothedifferencebetweentheproduc­
tionrefundvalidonthedayonwhichthisexportlevyWhereastheexportlevymustbefixedonceaweek;
whereasitisalteredonlyifapplicationofArticle2(2)
(a)ofRegulation (EEC)No1604/71entailsan
increaseorareductionofmorethan0·08unitof
account/100kgofbasicproduct;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2·25%,atarateofexchange
basedontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheseprovisions
totheworldmarketpriceofmaizeandcommon
wheatandtotheimportleviesthatanexportlevy
shouldbeintroducedfortheproductslistedinthe
Annex,(')O|NoIP,P.6.1967,p.226y/(S7.
(-)O|NoI.141.IS.vp.S.
(/)OJNo1"4.^1.p.40.
(')(.)INoI.2\>0.1.1'-)">,p.6.
H0"|NoI.1(-.N,2"7.7.1971,p.II.
(*)OjNo1.ÎN,K).2.1973,p.17.(7)OJNoL179,25.7.1968,p.8.
(s)OJNoL«6,31.3.1973,p.30.

18.5.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL135/13
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION : Article2
Article1 ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon18May
1974.
Itshallapplyfrom18May1974forstarchproducts
derivedfrommaizeandfrom20May1974forstarch
productsderivedfromsoftwheat.TheexportleviesprovidedforinArticle2(2)ofRegu­
lationNo371/67/EECareherebyfixedasshownin
theTableannexedtothisRegulationfortheproducts
listedtherein.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,17May1974.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
Exportleviesinu.a./100kg
CCT
headingNoNomenclature insimplifiedwording
DenmarkIreland
UnitedKingdonOtherMember
States
11.08AI
11.08AIII
11.08AIV
11.08AV
11.09A
11.09B
17.02BIIa)
17.02BIIb)
17.05B1
17.05BII
23.03AIMaizestarch
Wheatstarch
Potatostarch
Starchesotherthanmaize,rice,wheator
potatostarch
Driedwheatgluten
Wheatgluten,otherthandried
Glucoseotherthanglucosecontaining,inthe
drystate,99%>ormorebyweightofthepure
product,intheformofwhitecrystallinepow­
der,whetherornotagglomerated (')
Glucoseandglucosesyrupnotcontaining,in
thedrystare,99%>ormorebyweightofthe
pureproduct,otherthanglucoseintheform
ofwhitecrystallinepowder,whetherornot
agglomerated (')
Flavouredorcolouredglucose,intheformof
whitecrystallinepowder,whetherornot
agglomerated
Flavouredorcolouredglucosesyrup,other
thanintheformofwhitecrystallinepowder,
whetherornotagglomerated
Residuesfromthemanufacture ofstarchfrom
maize(excludingconcentratedsteepingliquors),
ofaproteincontent,calculatedonthedry
productexceeding40u/obyweight5,450
10,738
5,450
5,450
,19,524
19,524
7,109
5,450
7,109
5,450
6,7705·421
10·738
5·421
5·421
19·524
19·524
7·071
5·421
7·071
5·421
6·7345,450
10,749
5,450
5,450
19,544
19,544
7,109
5,450
7,109
5,450
6,770
(1)PursuanttoRegulationNo189/66EEC,theproductfallingwithinsubheadingNo17.02BIissubjecttothesamelevyasproducesfiling
withinsubheadingNo17.02BII.