NoL236/22 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 24.8.73
REGULATION (EEC)No2297/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of23August1973
fixingtheexportleviesoncereals
maintainwithinthelimitsforeseeninArticle2(3)
ofthatRegulation,alevyonexportsofthatproduct
untilthetimewhenthepricesusedintheinter­
nationaltradeappearmorestable;
Whereastheexportlevyfortheproductslistedin
Article1(a)and(b)ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC
mustbebasedonthedifferencebetweenthecifprice
andthethresholdprice;
Whereasthethresholdpricesforthe1973/74mar­
ketingyearwerefixedbyCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No1964/73(4)of17July1973;
Whereas,forthepurposeofcalculatingthecifprices
usedtodeterminethelevies,theCommissionmust
takeintoaccountthefactorsindicatedinRegulation
No156/67/EEC(5),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No1607/71(8),andinparticularthemostfavourable
purchasingopportunities ontheworldmarket
amongthosewhicharemostrepresentative ofthe
realtrendofthemarket,accountbeingtakenin
particularoftheneedtopreventsuddenvariations
likelytocauseabnormaldisturbancesontheCom­
munitymarket;whereasthequalityofthegoods
offeredmustalsobetakenintoaccount,whether
thisqualitycorrespondstothestandardqualityfixed
inRegulations (EEC)No786/69(7)and(EEC)No
1397/69(8),orwhetheradjustmentsneedtobemade
byapplyingthecoefficientsofequivalenceprovided
forinRegulation (EEC)No158/67/EEC(9),aslast
amendedbytheAct(10)ontheConditionsofAcces­
sionandtheAdjustmentstothetreatiesandby
RegulationNo159/67/EEC(n);
WhereasthecifpriceiscalculatedforRotterdam
onthebasisoftheabovementioned factors,offers
forotherportsbeingadjusted,accountbeingtaken
ofthecorrectionsnecessitatedbythedifferencesin
transportchargesinrelationtoRotterdam ;
WhereasthefactorssetoutinArticle3(1)ofRe­
gulation(EEC)No1968/73mustalsobetakeninto
accountwhentheexportlevyisbeingfixed;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/67/
EEC(*)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1346/73(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1968/73(8)of19July1973layingdowngeneralrules
tobeappliedintheeventofthecerealsmarketbeing
disturbed,andinparticularArticle4(2)thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetaryCom­
mittee;
WhereasArticle19ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC
providesthatthenecessarymeasuresmaybetaken
ifthecifpriceofoneormoreproductsisappreciably
higherthanthethresholdpriceandifthatsituation
islikelytocontinuetherebydisturbingorthreatening
todisturbtheCommunitymarket;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1968/73specifiesthat
thecifpricemayberegardedasappreciablyhigher
thanthethresholdpricewhenitexceedsitbyat
least2%;whereasthisexcessmayberegardedas
beinglikelytocontinuewhereanimbalancebetween
supplyanddemandisestablishedandwherethis
imbalanceislikelytopersisthavingregardtofore­
seeableproductionandmarketpricetrends;
Whereasthehighlevelofpricesininternationaltrade
couldimpedeimportationofcommonwheatand
barleyintotheCommunityorprovokeexportation
fromtheCommunity ;
Whereasthesituationdescribedabovecanbesaid
toexistfor23August1973;whereastoensuresup­
pliesintheCommunityanexportlevyshouldbe
introducedfortheseproducts;
Whereas,formaize,althoughtheconditionforeseen
byArticle1(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No1968/73
isnolongerfulfilled,itappearsconvenientto(*)OJNoL201,21.7.1973,p.3.
(5)OJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2533/67.
(«)OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.16.
(7)OJNoL100,28.4.1969,p.8.
(8)OJNoL179,21.7.1969,p.6.
(»)OJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2536/67.
(10)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(»)OJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2542/67.í1)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.8.
(3)OJNoL201,21.7.1973,p.10.

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shouldbefixedasshownintheAnnextothis
Regulation ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
thefollowingshouldbeusedtocalculatethelevies:
—forcurrenciestheexchangeratesforwhichare
keptatanygivenmomentwithinabandof
2·25%,aconversionratebasedontheiractual
parity;
-—forothercurrencies,aconversionratebasedon
thearithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesfor
eachofthesecurrenciesagainsttheCommunity
currenciesreferredtointheprecedingparagraph
overaspecifiedperiod;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulesto
thesituationonthecerealsmarketandinparticular
topricesininternationaltradethattheexportleviesArticle1
Theexportlevyreferredtointhefirstindentof
Article2(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No1968/73is
herebyfixedasshownintheAnnexfortheproducts
listedtherein.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon24August
1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,23August1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLI
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof23August1973fixingexportleviesoncereals
CCTheading
No Descriptionofgoods u.a./ton
10.01A
10.03
10.05BCommonwheat,andmeslin
Barley
Maize,otherthanhybrid
maizeforsowing41·00
14·00
8·00