NoL140/36 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 23.5.74
REGULATION (EEC)No1290/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of22May1974
fixingtheexportleviesonstarchproducts
isfixedandtheaverageoftheleviesapplicableonthe
sevendaysprecedingthedayitcomesintoforce;
whereasthisdifferencemustthenbemultipliedfor
theproductsmentionedinArticle1bythecoeffi­
cientsrelatingtotheseproductsshownincolumn4
oftheAnnextoRegulation (EEC)No1052/68(7),as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No881/73(8);
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)No1346/73(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo371/
67/EEC(3)fixingproductionrefundsonstarchesand
quellmehl,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
179/73(4),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
pricesformaizeorcommonwheatexceed6-80units
ofaccount;
Whereas,byRegulation (EEC)No1604/71(5)of26
July1971,asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
347/73(6),theCommission laiddowndetailedrules
fortheapplicationoftheexportlevyonstarch
products;whereasArticle2(1)ofthatRegulation
providesthatalevyisintroducedwhenitisfound
thattheimportlevyisatleast0-30unitof
account/100kglessthantheamountoftheproduc­
tionrefundvalidinthecurrentmonthandthatthe
averageoftheleviesintheimmediatelyfollowingfort­
nightisatleast0-30unitofaccount/100kglessthan
theaverageoftheproductionrefundvalidinthatfort­
night;
Whereastheexportlevymustbeequal,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,(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.8.
(3)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.40.
(4)OJNoL25,30.1.1973,p.6.
(5)OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.11.
(6)OJNoL38,10.2.1973,p.17.(7)OJNoL179,25.7.1968,p.8.
(8OJNoL.86,31.3.1973,p.30.

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HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportleviesprovidedforinArticle2(2)ofRegu­
lationNo371/67/EECareherebyfixedasshownin
theTableannexedtothisRegulationfortheproducts
listedtherein.Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon25May
1974.
Itshallapplyfrom25May1974forstarchproducts
derivedfrommaizeandfrom27May1974forstarch
productsderivedfromsoftwheat.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22May1974.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
Exportleviesinu.a./100kg
CCT
headingNoNomenclature insimplifiedwording
Denmark IrelandUnitedKingdomOtherMember
States
11.08AIMaizestarch 5,450 5-421 5-421 5,450
11.08AIIIWheatstarch 11,271 11-262 11-271 11,315
11.08AIVPotatostarch 5,450 5-421 5-421 5,450
11.08AVStarchesotherthanmaize,rice,wheator
potatostarch 5,450 5-421 5-421 5,450
11.09ADriedwheatgluten 20,492 20-476 20-492 20,572
11.09BWheatgluten,otherthandried 20,492 20-476 20-492 20,572
17.02BIIa)Glucoseotherthanglucosecontaining,inthe
drystate,99%ormorebyweightofthepure
product,intheformofwhitecrystallinepow­
der,whetherornotagglomerated (*) 7,109 7-071 7-071 7,109
17.02BIIb)Glucoseandglucosesyrupnotcontaining,in
thedrystate,99%ormorebyweightorthe
pureproduct,otherthanglucoseintheform
ofwhitecrystallinepowder,whetherornot
agglomerated (*) 5,450 5-421 5-421 5,450
17.05BIFlavouredorcolouredglucose,intheformof
whitecrystallinepowder,whetherornot
agglomerated 7,109 7-071 7-071 7,109
17.05BIIFlavouredorcolouredglucosesyrup,other
thanintheformofwhitecrystallinepowder,
whetherornotagglomerated 5,450 5-421 5-421 5,450
23.03AIResiduesfromthemanufacture ofstarchfrom
maize(excludingconcentratedsteepingliquors),
ofaproteincontent,calculatedonthedry
productexceeding40%byweight
'6,770 6-734 6-734 6,770
(4)PursuanttoRegulationNo189/66/EEC,theproductfallingwithinsubheadingNo17.02BIissubjecttothesamelevyasnroducta'ailing
withinsubheadingNo17.02BII.