12.ID.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL285/31
REGULATION (EEC)No2773/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of11October1973
fixingtheexportleviesoncereals
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/67/
EEC(*)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,asilastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1346/73(2);
HalvingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1968/73(3)of19July1973layingdowngeneral
rulestobeappliedintheeventofthecerealsmarket
beingdisturbed,asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No2632/73(4),andinparticularArticle4(2)
thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetaryCom­
mittee;
"WhereasArticle19ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC
providesthatthenecessarymeasuremaybetaken
ifthecifpriceofoneormoreproductsisapprecia­
blyhigherthanthethresholdpriceandifthat
situationislikelytocontinuetherebydisturbingor
threateningtodisturbtheCommunitymarket;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1968/73specifiesthat
thecifpricemayberegardedasappreciablyhigher
thatthethresholdpricewhenitexceedsitbyat
least2°/o;whereasthisexcessmayberegardedas
beinglikelytocontinuewhereanimbalancebetween
supplyanddemandisestablishedandwherethis
imbalanceislikelytopersisthavingregardto
foreseeableproductionandmarketpricetrends;
Whereasthehighlevelofpricesininternationaltrade
couldimpedeimportationofcommonwheatand
barleyintotheCommunityorprovokeexportation
fromtheCommunity ;
Whereasthesituationdescribedabovecanbesaid
toexistatthepresenttime;whereastoensuresup­
pliesintheCommunityanexportlevyshouldbe
introducedfortheseproducts;
Whereas,inviewoftherelationshipbetweenthe
basiscerealandproductsprocessedfromitandgi­
venthemarketsituationfortheseproducts,anex­portlevymustalsobefixedforallproductspro­
cessedfromcommonwheatandbarley;
Whereasthethresholdpricesforthe1973/73marke­
tingyearwerefixedbyCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No1964/73(5)of17July1973;
WhereasArticle3ofRegulation (EEC)No1968/73
specifiesthatwhentheexportlevyisbeingfixed
accountmustbetakenoftheexistingsituationand
thefuturetrendwithregardtopricesandavailabili­
tiesofcerealsontheCommunitymarketontheone
handandpricesforcerealsandcerealproductson
theworldmarketontheother;whereasthesame
articleprovidesthatitisalsoimportanttoensure
equilibriumaridthenaturaildevelopmentofprices
andtradeoncerealmarketsandfurthermore,totake
intoaccounttheeconomicaspectoftheproposed
exportsandtheneedtoavoiddisturbancesonthe
Communitymarket;
Whereasfortheproducts,otherthanstarches,listed
inArticle1(c)and(d)ofRegulationNo120/67/
EECthespecificfactorssetoutinArticle3(2)of
Regulation (EEC)No1968/73mustalsobetaken
intoaccount;
Whereastheexportlevymaybevariediftheworld
marketsituationorthespecificrequirementsofcer­
tainmarketsmaikethisnecessary;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
thefollowingshouldbeusedtocalculatethelevies:
—forcurrenciestheexchangeratesforwhichare
keptatanygivenmomentwithinabandof
2-25%>,aconversionratebasedontheiractual
parity;
—forothercurrenciesaconversionratebasedon
thearithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesfor
eachofthesecurrenciesagainsttheCommunity
currenciesreferredtointheprecedingparagraph
overaspecifiedperiod;
I1)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(l)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.8.
(•)OJNoL201,21.7.1973,p.10.
(«)OJNoL272,29.9.1973,p.18. [*)OJNoL201,21.7.1973,p.3.

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HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Theexportlevyreferredtointhefirstindentof
Article2(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No1968/73is
herebyfixedasshownintheAnnexfortheproducts
lastedtherein.Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtherulesoutlined
abovetothepresentsituationonthemarketin
cereals,andinparticulartoquotationsorpricesfor
theseproductswithintheCommunityandonthe
worldmarket,/thattheexportleviesshouildbefixed
asshownintheAnnextothisRegulation ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegula­
tionareinaccordancewiththeOpinion'oftheMa­
nagementCommitteeforCereals,Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon12October
1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddlirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBmissdls,11October1973.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof11October1973fixingtheexportleviesoncereals
CCTheadingNo Descriptionofgoods u.a./ton
ex10.01A Commonwheatandmesiin,excludingofficially
certifiedseeds(x) 60-00
ex10.03 Barley,excludingofficiallycertifiedseeds(*) 4-00
11.01C Barleyflour 8-40
11.02AIII Barleygroatsandmeal 8-40
11.02BIa)1 Hulled(shelledorhusked)barley 8-40
11.02BIb)1 Hulledandslicedorkibbledbarley('Grütze'
or'Grutten')8-40
11.02BIIa) Hulled(shelledorhusked)wheat,whetheror
notslicedorkibbled 66-50
11.02CI Pearledwheat 70-00
11.02CIII Pearledbarley8-40
11.02DI Wheatnototherwiseworkedthankibbled 51-00
11.02DIII Barleynototherwiseworkedthankibbled 6-12
11.02EIa)1 Rolledbarley6-12
11.02EIb)1 Flakedbarley 8-40
11.02EIIa) Rolledorflakedwheat 7Ò-00
11.02FI Wheatpellets 51-00
11.02FIII Barleypellets6-12
11.02GI Wheatgerm,whole,rolled,flakedorground12-50
11.07AIa) Unroastedmalt,obtainedfromwheat,inthe
formofflour 89-00
11.07AIb) Unroastedmalt,obtainedfromwheat,other
thanintheformofflour 66-50
11.07Alla) Unroastedmalt,otherthanthatobtainedfrom
wheat,intheformofflour 10-68
11.07Allb) Unroastedmalt,otherthanthatobtainedfrom
-wheat,intheformofflour7-98
11.07B Roastedmalt 9-30
23.02AIa) Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfrom
thesifting,millingorworkingofmaizeorrice,
withastarchcontentnotexceeding35%by
weight4-48
23.02AIb)1 Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfrom
thesifting,millingorworkingofmaizeor
rice,withastarchcontentexceeding35%But
notexceeding45%byweight,andhaving
undergoneadenaturingprocess 4-48

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CCTheadingNo Descriptionofgoods u.a./ton
23.02AIb)2 Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfrom
thesifting,millingorworkingofmaizeor
rice,withastarchcontentexceeding35%but
notexceeding45%byweight,nothaving
undergoneadenaturingprocess,orwitha
starchcontentexceeding45%byweight4-48
23.02AIIa) Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfrom
thesifting,millingorworkingofcerealsother
thanmaizeorrice,ofwhichthestarchcontent
doesnotexceed28%byweight,andofwhich
thepercentagewhichpassesthroughasieve
withanapertureof0-2mmdoesnotexceed
10%byweightorofwhichthesievedproduct
hasanashcontent,calculatedonthedrypro­
duct,of1-5%ormorebyweight4-48
23.02AIIb) Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfrom
thesifting,millingorworkingofcerealsother
thanmaizeorrice,notfallingwithinsub­
headingNo23.02AIIa) 4-48
(')Officiallycertifiedseedsareunderstoodtobethoseseedscontainedinthepackagesofficiallysealedand
officiallylabelledas'basicseed','certifiedseed,firstgeneration','certifiedseed,secondgeneration'con­
formingtotheprovisionsoftheCouncilDirectiveof14June1966onthemarketingofcerealseed(OJNo
125,11.7.1966,p.2309/66)andoftheCouncilDecisionof26March1973ontheequivalenceofseedproduced
inDenmark,IrelandandtheUnitedKingdom(OJNoL106,20.4.1973,p.12).