5.10.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL279/25
REGULATION (EEC)No2712/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of4October1973
fixingtheexportleviesoncereals
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/67/
EEC(*)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,as'lastamendedby
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
beinglikelytocontihuewhereanimbalancebetween
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
equilibriumandthenaturaldevelopmentofprices
andtradeoncerealmarketsandfurthermore ,totake
intoaccounttheeconomicaspectoftheproposed
exportsandtheneedtoavoiddisturbancesonthe
Communitymarket;
Whereasfortheproducts,otherthanstarches,listed
inArticle1(c)and(d)ofRegulationNo120/67/
EECthespecificfactorssetoutinArticle3(2)of
Regulation (EEC)No1968/73mustalsobetaken
into-account;
Whereastheexportlevymaybevariediftheworld
marketsituationorthespecificrequirements ofcer­
tainmarketsmakethisnecessary;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
thefollowingshouldbeusedtocalculatethelevies:
—forcurrenciestheexchangeratesforwhichare
keptatanygivenmomentwithinabandof
2-25°/o,aconversionratebasedontheiractual
parity;
—forothercurrenciesaconversionratebasedon
thearithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesfor
eaohofthesecurrenciesagainsttheCommunity
currenciesreferredtointheprecedingparagraph
overaspecifiedperiod;
(l)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(•)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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Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtherulesoutlined
abovetothepresentsituationonthemarketin
cereals,andinparticulartoquotationsorpricesfor
theseproductswithintheCommunityandonthe
worldmarket,/thattheexportleviesshouldbefixed
asshownintheAnnextothisRegulation ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegula­
tionareinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheMa­
nagementCommitteeforCereals,HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Theexportlevyreferredtointhefirstindentof
Article2(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No1968/73is
herebyfixedasshownintheAnnexfortheproducts
listedtherein.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon5October
1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,4October1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLI

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof4October1973fixingtheexportleviesoncereals
CCTheadingNo Descriptionofgoods u.a./ton
ex10.01A
ex10.03
11.01C
11.02AIII
11.02Bla)1
11.02BIb)1
11.02BIIa)
11.02CI
11.02CIII
11.02DI
11.02DIII
11.02EIa)1
11.02Elb)1
11.02Ella)
11.02FI
11.02GI
11.07Ala)
11.07Alb)
11.07AIIa)
11.07Alib)
11.07B
23.02AIa)
23.02AIb)1Commonwheatandmeslin,excludingofficially
certifiedseeds(*)
Barley,excludingofficiallycertifiedseeds(')
Barleyflour
Barleygroatsandmeal
Hulled(shelledorhusked)barley
Hulledandslicedorkibbledbarley('Grütze'
or'Grutten')
Hulled(shelledorhusked)wheat,whetheror
notslicedorkibbled
Pearledwheat
Pearledbarley
Wheatnototherwiseworkedthankibbled
Barleynototherwiseworkedthankibbled
Rolledbarley
Flakedbarley
Rolledorflakedwheat
Wheatpellets
Wheatgerm,whole,rolled,flakedorground
Unroastedmalt,obtainedfromwheat,inthe
formofflour
Unroastedmalt,obtainedfromwheat,other
thanintheformofflour
Unroastedmalt,otherthanthatobtainedfrom
wheat,intheformofflour
Unroastedmalt,otherthanthatobtainedfrom
wheat,intheformofflour
Roastedmalt
Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfrom
thesifting,millingorworkingofmaizeorrice,
withastarchcontentnotexceeding35%by
weight
Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfrom
thesifting,millingorworkingofmaizeor
rice,withastarchcontentexceeding35%But
notexceeding45%byweight,andhaving
undergoneadenaturingprocess60-00
4-00
8-40
8-40
8-40
8-40
66-50
70-00
8-40
51-00
6-12
6-12
8-40
70-00
51-00
12-50
89-00
66-50
10-68
7-98
9-30
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CCTheadingNo Descriptionofgoods u.a./ton
23.02AIb)2
23.02AIIa)
23.02AIIb)Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfrom
thesifting,millingorworkingofmaizeor
rice,withastarchcontentexceeding35%but
notexceeding45%>byweight,nothaving
undergoneadenaturingprocess,orwitha
starchcontentexceeding45°/obyweight
Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfrom
thesifting,millingorworkingofcerealsother
thanmaizeorrice,ofwhichthestarchcontent
doesnotexceed28%byweight,andofwhich
thepercentagewhichpassesthroughasieve
withanapertureof0-2mmdoesnotexceed
10%byweightorofwhichthesievedproduct
hasanashcontent,calculatedonthedrypro­
duct,of1-5%ormorebyweight
Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfrom
thesifting,millingorworkingofcerealsother
thanmaizeorrice,notfallingwithinsub­
headingNo23.02AIIa)4-48
4-48
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).