584 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
27.7.71 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL168/11
REGULATION (EEC)No1604/71OFTHECOMMISSION
of26July1971
ondetailedrulesfortheapplicationofanexportlevyonstarchesinunderArticle2(2)
ofRegulationNo371/67/EEC
Whereasinorderthatthecalculationoftheexport
levyshouldbeasuptodateaspossible,itshouldbe
basedonpricefactorsvalidduringtheweek
precedingthatoffixing;whereasitshouldbe
allowedtoremaininforceforoneweekonlysothat
itmaybeadjustedtoanyworldmarketprice
fluctuations ;
Whereastheremustbeprovisionfordeterminingthe
datefortheapplicationoftherateofthelevyandthe
MemberStatewhichistocollectthelevy;whereas,
tothisend,therulesadoptedforotheragricultural
exportsshouldbefollowed;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionofthe
ManagementCommitteeforCereals;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COM­
MUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo
120/67/EEC1of13June1968onthecommon
organisationofthemarketincereals,aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No1528/712;
Havingregard.toCouncilRegulationNo,
371/67/EEC3of25July1967fixingproduction
refundsonstarchesandquellmehl,aslastamended
byRegulation (EEC)No2273/70,4andinparticular
Article5(c)thereof;
WhereasArticle2(2)ofRegulationNo371/67/EEC
providesthatifworldmarketpricesformaizeor
commomwheatappreciablyandpersistentlyexceed
6-80unitsofaccount,andexportlevymaybe
introducedsoasnottodisturbthirdcountry
markets;
Whereas,iftheimportlevyonthebasicproductis
morethan0-30unitsofaccount/100kilograirynes
lessthantheamountoftheproductionrefundandif
thissituationcontinuesforatleastafortnight,the
conditionsrequiredbyArticle2(2)ofRegulation
No371/67/EECfortheintroductionofanexport­
levymaybeconsideredasfulfilled;
Whereas,inordertodeterminethisexportlevy,ifthe
abovementioned situationcontinues;themethodfor
calculatingthelevyshouldbelaiddown;whereas,to
thatend,fixedratesshouldbeadoptedonsimilar
linestothoseinforceforcalculatingtheimportlevy
andtheexportrefundonproductsprocessedfrom
cerealsandfromrice;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportlevyprovidedforinArticle2(2)of
RegulationNo371/67/EECshallbefixedforthe
productsreferredtointhatArticleiftheworld
marketpriceformaizeorcommonwheatexceeds
6-80unitsofaccountintheconditionslistedinthe
followingArticles.
Article2.
1.Anexportlevyshallbeintroducedwhenitis
foundthattheimportlevyonmaizeorcommon
wheatisatleast0:50unitsofaccount/100
kilogrammes .lessthantheamountoftheproduction
refundvalidinthecurrentmonthandthatthe
averageoftheleviesvalidintheimmediately
followingfortnightisatleast0-30unitsof
account/100kilogrammeslessthantheaverageofthe
productionrefundvalidinthatfortnight.1OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
2OJNoL162,20.7.1971,p.1.
3OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.40.
4OJNoL246,12.11.1970,p.1.

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2.(a)Theexportlevyshallbeequal,per100
kilogrammes ofbasicproduct,tothe
differencebetweentheproductionrefund
validonthedayonwhichthisexportlevyis
fixedandtheaverageoftheleviesapplicable
onthesevendaysprecedingthedayitcomes
intoforce.
(b)Thisdifferenceshallthenbemultipliedforthe
productsmentionedinArticle1bythe
coefficientsrelatingtotheseproductsshown
incolumn4oftheAnnextoRegulation
(EEC)No1052/68,1aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1529/71.2
Theexportlevyshallbealteredonlyifapplicationof
theprovisionsofparagraph2(a)entailsanincrease
orareductionofmorethan0-08unitsof
account/100kilogrammesofbasicproduct.2.Theexportlevymaybefixedinadvance.The
exportlevyontheproductsmentionedinArticle1
shallbefixedinadvance,attherequestoftheparty
concerned,whenapplicationforalicenceismade,in
respectofexportstobeeffectedduringtheperiodof
validityofthatlicence.Inthatcase,theamountof
thelevyfixedinadvanceshallbethatwhichapplies
onthedayonwhichapplicationfortheexport
lidenceismadeadjusted,wherenecessary,forthe
thresholdpriceandtheexportrefundonthebasic
productwhichwill'beinforceinthemonthof
exportation .
Thisadjustmentshallbemadebyincreasingor
reducingtheexportlevybythedifference,per100
kilogrammesofbasicproduct,betweenthethreshold
pricevalidinthemonthinwhichapplicationismade
andthatinforceinthemonthofexportation .
Thesedifferencesshallbeadjustedbythecoefficient
shownincolumn4oftheAnnextoRegulation
(EEC)No1052/68fortheproductsinquestion.
Theexportlevyshallnotapplytoexportscovered
bylicencesappliedforintheperiodswhentheexport
levywasnotfixed.Article3
TheexportlevyshallbefixedbytheCommission
onceaweek.
Article4
Article51.Therateoftheexportlevyshallbethatvalid-
onthedayonwhichthecustomsformalitiesspecified
,inthesecondsubparagraphunder(b)ofArticle8(2)
ofRegulation (EEC)No1373/703areconcluded .It
shallbecollectedbytheMemberStateonwhose
territorytheseformalitieshavebeencompleted .ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethird
dayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficialJournal
oftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26July1971.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
FrancoM.MALFATTI
1OJNoL179,25.7.1968,p.8.
2OJNoL162,20.7.1971,p.11.
3OJNoL158,20.7.1970,p.1.