NoL360/10 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 29.12.73
REGULATION (EEC)No3514/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of28December1973
fixingtheexportleviesoncereals
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/67/
EEC(*)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,as'lastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1346/73(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (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
couldimpedeimportationofcommonwheat,maize,
barley,sorghumandwheatgroatsandmealintothe
CommunityorprovokeexportationfromtheCom­
munity;
Whereasthesituationdescribedabovecanbesaid
toexistatthepresenttime;whereastoensuresup­
pliesintheCommunityanexportlevyshouldbe
introductedfortheseproducts;
Whereas,inviewoftherelationshipbetweenthe
basicproductandtheproductsprocessedfromit
andgiventhemarketsituationforcertainprocessedproducts,anexportlevyfortheseproductsmustalso
befixed;howeverthesituationforproductspro­
cessedfrommaizeandsorghumdoesnotnecessitate
atthismomentthefixingofanexportlevy;
Whereasthethresholdpricesforthe197374marke­
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
intoaccount;
Whereastheexportlevymaybevariediftheworld
marketsituationorthespecificrequirementsofcer­
tainmarketsmakethisnecessary;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
thefollowingshouldbeusedtocalculatethelevies:
—forcurrenciestheexchangeratesforwhichare
keptatanygivenmomentwithinabandof
2-25%>,aconversionratebasedontheiractual
parity;
—forothercurrenciesaconversionratebasedon
thearithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesfor
eachofthesecurrenciesagainsttheCommunity
currenciesreferredtointheprecedingparagraph
overaspecifiedperiod;
(»)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
tionareinaccordancewiththeOpinionofthe
ManagementCommitteeforCereals:HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Theexportlevyreferredtointhefirstindentof
Article2(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No1968/73is
herebyfixedasshownintheAnnexfortheproducts
listedtherein.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon29Decem­
ber1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28December1973.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof28December1973fixingtheexportleviesoncereals
CCTheadingNo Descriptionofgoods u.a./ton
10.01A Commonwheatandmesiin,excludingofficially
certifiedseeds(x) 80-00
cx10.03 Barley,excludingofficiallycertifiedseeds0) 15-00
10.04 Oats,excludingofficiallycertifiedseeds(J) 15-00
10.05B Maizeotherthanhybridmaizeforsowing 25-00
10.07C Grainsorghum 5-00
ex11.01A Wheatflour 30-00
11.02AIa) Durumwheatgoatsandmeal 30-00
11.02Alb) Commonwheatgroatsandmeal 30-00
11.01C Barleyflour 7-00
11.01D Oatflour 7-00
11.02AIII Barleygroatsandmeal 7-00
11.02AIV Oatgroatsandmeal 7-00
11.02BIa)1 Hulled(shelledorhusked)barley 7-00
11.02BIa)2aa)Clippedoats 15-00
11.02BIa)2bb)Hulled(shelledorhusked)oatsotherthanclip­
pedoats 7-00
11.02BIb)1 .Hulledandslicedorkibbledbarley('Grütze'or
'Grutten') 7-00
11.02BIb)2 Hulledandslicedorkibbledoats('Grütze'or
'Grutten') 7-00
11.02BIIa) Hulled(shelledorhusked)wheat,whetheror
notslicedorkibbled 53-20
11.02CI Pearledwheat 56-00
11.02CIII Pearledbarley 7-00
11.02CIV Pearledoats 7-00

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CCTheadingNo Descriptionofgoods u.a./ton
11.02DI Wheatnototherwiseworkedthankibbled 40-80
11.02DIII Barleynototherwiseworkedthankibbled 15-00
11.02DIV Oatsnototherwiseworkedthankibbled 15-00
11.02EIa)1 Rolledbarley 15-00
11.02ELa)2 Rolledoats 15-00
11.02EIb)1 Flakedbarley 7-00
11.02EIb)2 Flakedoats 7-00
11.02EIIa) Rolledorflakedwheat 56-00
11.02FI Wheatpellets 40-80
11.02FIII Barleypellets 15-00
11.02FIV Oatpellets .15-00'
11.02FVI Ricepellets 153-00
11.02GI Wheatgerm,whole,rolled,flakedorground 10-00
11.07AIa) Unroastedmalt,obtainedfromwheat,inthe
formofflour71-20
11.07AIb) Unroastedmalt,obtainedfromwheat,other
thanintheformofflour53-20
11.07Alia)Unroastedmalt,otherthanthatobtainedfrom
wheat,intheformofflour8-90
11.07AIIb)Unroastedmalt,otherthanthatobtainedfrom
wheat,otherthanintheformofflour6-65
11.07B
23.02AIa)Roastedmalt
Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfrom
thesifting,millingorworkingofmaizeorrice,
withastarchcontentnotexceeding35%by
weight7-75
3-60
23.02AIb)1IBrans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfrom
ithesifting,millingorworkingofmaizeor
rice,withastarchcontentexceeding35%But
notexceeding45°/obyweight,andhaving
undergoneadenaturingprocess3-60
23.02AIb)2Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfrom
thesifting,millingorworkingofmaizeor
irice,withastarchcontentexceeding35%but
notexceeding45°/obyweight,nothaving
undergoneadenaturingprocess,orwitha
starchcontentexceeding45°/obyweight3-60
23.02AIIa)Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfrom
thesifting,millingorworkingofcerealsother
thanmaizeorrice,ofwhichthestarchcontent
doesnotexceed28%byweight,andofwhich
thepercentagewhichpassesthroughasieve
withanapertureof0-2mmdoesnotexceed
10%byweightorofwhichthesievedproduct
hasanashcontent,calculatedonthedrypro­
duct,of1-5%ormorebyweight3-60
23.02AIIb) Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfrom
thesifting,millingorworkingofcerealsother
thanmaizeorrice,notfallingwithinsub­
headingNo23.02AIIa)3-60
{')Officiallycertifiedseedsareunderstoodtobethoseseedscontainedinthepackagesofficiallysealedand
officiallylabelledas'basicseed','certifiedseed,firstgeneration','certifiedseed,secondgeneration'con­
formingtotheprovisionsoftheCouncilDirectiveof14June1966onthemarketingofcerealseed(OJNo
125,11.7.1966,p.230966)andoftheCouncilDecisionof26March1973ontheequivalenceofseedproduced
inDenmark,IrelandandtheUnitedKingdom {OJNoL106,20.4.1973,p.12).