NoL159/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 16.6.73
REGULATION (EEC)No1590/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of15June1973
fixingtheexportleviesonstarchproducts
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/67
EEC(*)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedby
theAct(2)annexedtotheTreaty(3)ontheAccession
ofnewMemberStatestotheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheEuropeanAtomicEnergyCom­
munity,signedatBrusselson22January1972;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo371/67/
EEC(4)fixingproductionrefundsonstarchesand
quellmehl,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
179/73(5),andinparticularthelastsentenceof
Article2(2)thereof;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle2(2)ofRegulation
No371/67/EEC,anexportlevymaybeintroduced
forproductsfallingwithinsubheadingsNos11.08
AI,III,IVandV,11.09,17.02BII,17.05Band23.03
AIoftheCommonCustomsTariffwhenworldmar­
ketpricesformaizeorcommonwheatexceed6·80
unitsofaccount;Whereastheexportlevymustbeequal,per100kg
ofbasicproduct,tothedifferencebetweenthepro­
ductionrefundvalidonthedayonwhichthis
exportlevyisfixedandtheaverageofthelevies
applicableonthesevendaysprecedingthedayit
comesintoforce-,whereasthisdifferencemustthen
bemultipliedfortheproductsmentionedinArt­
icle1bythecoefficientsrelatingtotheseproducts
shownincolumn4oftheAnnextoRegulation
(EEC)No1052/68(8),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2728/71(8);
Whereastheproductionrefundonmaizeandcom­
monwheatintendedforthemanufacture ofstarch
andquellmehlisdefinedinArticle1ofRegulation
No371/67/EEC;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle4(a)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1604/71forthenewMemberStatesthe
amountstobeconsideredrespectivelyasimport
levyandproductionrefundinaccordancewiththe.
precedingArticlesshallbethelevyandthepro­
ductionrefundfortheproductinquestionrespec­
tively,minustheapplicablecompensatory amount;
Whereastheexportlevymustbefixedoncea
week;whereasitisalteredonlyifapplicationof
Article2(2)(a)ofRegulation (EEC)No1604/71
entailsanincreaseorareductionofmorethan
0·08unitofaccount/100kgofbasicproduct;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2·25%,atrateofexchange
basedontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedon
thearithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesof
eachofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagiven
period,inrelationtotheCommunitycurrencies
referredtointheprevioussubparagraph ;
WhereastheOpinionoftheMonetaryCommittee
wasrequested;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheseprovi­
sionstotheworldmarketpriceofmaizeandcom­
monwheatandtotheimportleviesthatanexport
levyshouldbeintroducedfortheproductslisted
intheAnnex;Whereas,byRegulation (EEC)No1604/71(6)of
26July1971,asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
347/73(7),theCommission laiddowndetailed
rulesfortheapplicationoftheexportlevyon
starchproducts;whereasArticle2(1)ofthatRegu­
lationprovidesthatalevyisintroducedwhenitis
foundthattheimportlevyisatleast0·30unitof
account/100kglessthantheamountoftheproduc­
tionrefundvalidinthecurrentmonthandthatthe
averageoftheleviesintheimmediatelyfollowing
fortnightisatleast0·30unitofaccount/100kg
lessthantheaverageoftheproductionrefundvalid
inthatfortnight;
(*)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
C)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(»)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
(*)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.40.
(•)OJNoL25,30.1.1973,p.6.
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16.6.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL159/9
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :Article2
Article1
TheexportleviesprovidedforinArticle2(2)of
RegulationNo371/67/EECareherebyfixedas
shownintheTableannexedtothisRegulationfor
theproductslistedtherein.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon16June
1973.Itshallapplyfrom16June1973forstarch
productsderivedfrommaizeandfrom18June1973
forstarchproductsderivedfromsoftwheat.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,15June1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLI
ANNEX
Exportleviesinu.a./100kg
CCTheadingNo Nomenclature insimplifiedwording
IrelandUnited
KingdomOther
MemberStates
11.08 AI
11.08 AIII
11.08 AIV
11.08 AV
11.09A
11.09B
17.02BIIa)
17.02BIIb)
17.05BI
17.05BII
>3.03AIMaizestarch
Wheatstarch
Potatostarch
Starchesotherthanmaize,rice,wheator
potatostarch
Driedwheatgluten
Wheatgluten,otherthandried
Glucoseotherthanglucosecontaining,inthe
drystate,99%ormorebyweightofthepure
product,intheformofwhitecrystallinepow­
der,whetherornotagglomerated (*)
Glucoseandglucosesyrupnotcontaining,in
thedrystate,99°/oormorebyweightofthe
pureproduct,otherthanglucoseintheform
ofwhitecrystallinepowder,whetherornot
agglomerated (*)
Flavouredorcolouredglucose,intheformof
whitecrystallinepowder,whetherornot
agglomerated
Flavouredorcolouredglucosesyrup,other
thanintheformofwhitecrystallinepowder,
whetherornotagglomerated
Residuesfromthemanufacture "ofstarchfrom
maize(excludingconcentratedsteepingliquors),
ofaproteincontent,calculatedonthedry
productexceeding40%byweight4·196
4·629
4·196
4·196
8·416
8·416
5·473
4·196
5·473
4·196
5·2124·196
4·605
4·196
4·196
8·372
8·372
5·473
4·196
5·473
4·196
5·2124,358
4,629
4,358
4,358
8,416
8,416
5,685
4,358
5,685
4,358
5,414
0)PursuanttoRegulationNo189/66/EEC,theproductfallingwithinsubheadingNo17.02BIissubjecttothesamelevyasproductsfalling
withinsubheadingNo17.02BII.