NoL322/28 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 23.11.73
REGULATION (EEC)No3170/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of22November1973
fixingtheexportleviesoncereals
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/67/
EEC(x)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedby
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
couldimpedeimportationofcommonwheatand
maizeintotheCommunityorprovokeexportation
fromtheCommunity ;
Whereasthesituationdescribedabovecanbesaid
toexistatthepresenttime;whereastoensuresup­
pliesintheCommunityanexportlevyshouldbe
introductedfortheseproducts;
Whereas,inviewoftherelationshipbetweenthe
basicproductandtheproductsprocessedfromit
andgiventhemarketsituationforcertainprocessedproducts,anexportlevyfortheseproductsmustalso
befixed;howeverthesituationforproductspro­
cessedfrommaizedoesnotnecessitateatthismoment
thefixingofanexportlevy;
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
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.
(4)OJNoL272,29.9.1973,p.18. (■)OJNoL201,21.7.1973,p.3.

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HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtherulesoutlined
abovetothepresentsituationonthemarketin
cereals,andinparticulartoquotationsorpricesfor
theseproductswithintheCommunityandonthe
worldmarket,thattheexportleviesshoulldbefixed
asshownintheAnnextothisRegulation ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,Theexportlevyreferredtointhefirstindentof
Article2(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No1968/73is
herebyfixedasshownintheAnnexfortheproducts
listedtherein.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon23Novem­
ber1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22November1973.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof22November1973fixingtheexportleviesoncereals
CCTheadingNo Descriptionofgoods u.a./ton
10.01A(*)
10.05B
ex11.01ACommonwheatandmeslin,excludingofficially
certifiedseeds(x)
Maizeotherthanhybridmaizeforsowing
Wheatflour
11.02Alb)
11.02BIIa)Commonwheatgroatsandmeal
Hulled(shelledorhusked)wheat,whetheror
notslicedorkibbled
Pearledwheat40-00
5-00
5-00
5-00
39-90
42-00
30-60
42-00
30-60
153-00
7-50
53-40
39-9011.02CI
11.02DI
11.02EIIa)
11.02FI
11.02FVI
11.02GIWheatnototherwiseworkedthankibbled
Rolledorflakedwheat
Wheatpellets
Wheatgerm,whole,rolled,flakedorground
Unroastedmalt,obtainedfromwheat,inthe
formofflour
Ricepellets 11.07Ala)
11.07Alb) Unroastedmalt,obtainedfromwheat,other
thanintheformofflour

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CCTheadingNo Descriptionofgoods u.a./ton
02Ala) Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfrom
thesifting,millingorworkingofmaizeorrice,
withastarchcontentnotexceeding35%by
weight2-40
Alb)1 Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfrom
thesifting,millingorworkingofmaizeor
rice,withastarchcontentexceeding35%6ut
notexceeding45%byweight,andhaving
undergoneadenaturingprocess 2-40
23.02AIb)2 Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfrom
thesifting,millingorworkingofmaizeor
rice,withastarchcontentexceeding35%but
notexceeding45°/obyweight,nothaving
undergoneadenaturingprocess,orwitha
starchcontentexceeding45°/obyweight 2-40
23.02AIIa) Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfrom
thesifting,millingorworkingofcerealsother
thanmaizeorrice,ofwhichthestarchcontent
doesnotexceed28%byweight,andofwhich
thepercentagewhichpassesthroughasieve
withanapertureof0·2mmdoesnotexceed
10%byweightorofwhichthesievedproduct
hasanashcontent,calculatedonthedrypro­
duct,of1·5%ormorebyweight 2-40
23.02AIIb) Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfrom
thesifting,millingorworkingofcerealsother
thanmaizeorrice,notfallingwithinsub­
headingNo23.02AIIa) 2-40
(')Officiallycertifiedseedsareunderstoodtobethoseseedscontainedinthepackagesofficiallysealedand
officiallylabelledas'basicseed','certifiedseed,firstgeneration','certifiedseed,secondgeneration'con­
formingtotheprovisionsoftheCouncilDirectiveof14June1966onthemarketingofcerealseed(OJNo
125,11.7.1966,p.230966)andoftheCouncilDecisionof26March1973ontheequivalenceofseedproduced
inDenmark,IrelandanjtheUnitedKingdom(OJNoL106,20.4.1973,p.12).