5.5.73 NoL119/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
REGULATION (EEC)No1173/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of4May1973
fixingtheexportleviesonstarchproducts
comesintoforce-,whereasthisdifferencemustthen
bemultipliedfortheproductsmentionedinArt­
icle1bythecoefficientsrelatingtotheseproducts
shownincolumn4oftheAnnextoRegulation
(EEC)No1052/68(8),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2728/71(»);
Whereastheproductionrefundonmaizeandcom­
monwheatintendedforthemanufactureofstarch
andquellmehlisdefinedinArticle1ofRegulation
No371/67/EEC;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle4(a)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1604/71forthenewMemberStatesdie
amountstobeconsideredrespectivelyasimport
levyandproductionrefundinaccordancewiththe
precedingArticlesshallbethelevyandthepro­
ductionrefundfortheproductinquestionrespec­
tively,minustheapplicablecompensatory amount;
Whereastheexportlevymustbefixedoncea
week;whereasitisalteredonlyifapplicationof
Article2(2)(a)ofRegulation (EEC)No1604/71
entailsanincreaseorareductionofmorethan
008unitofaccount/100kgofbasicproduct;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthebasisofan
exchangeratewhichisbased,inthecaseofcurrencies
whicharefloatingorwhosecentralratediffersfrom
theofficialparity,ontheeffectiverateorthe
centralrateofthesecurrenciesand,inthecaseof
theUSdollar,onthechangeinparityannounced
on13February1973;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheseprovi­
sionstotheworldmarketpriceofmaizeandcom­
monwheatandtotheimportleviesthatanexport
levyshouldbeintroducedfortheproductslisted
intheAnnex;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/67
EEC(*)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedby
theAct(2)annexedtotheTreaty(8)ontheAccession
ofnewMemberStatestotheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheEuropeanAtomicEnergyCom­
munity,signedatBrusselson22January1972;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo371/67/
EEC(4)fixingproductionrefundsonstarchesand
quellmehl,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
179/73(5),andinparticularthelastsentenceof
Article2(2)thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle2(2)ofRegulation
No371/67/EEC,anexportlevymaybeintroduced
forproductsfallingwithinsubheadingsNos11.08
AI,III,IVandV,11.09,17.02BII,17.05Band23.03
AIoftheCommonCustomsTariffwhenworldmar­
ketpricesformaizeorcommonwheatexceed6-80
unitsofaccount;
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;
Whereastheexportlevymustbeequal,per100kg
ofbasicproduct,tothedifferencebetweenthepro­
ductionrefundvalidonthedayonwhichthis
exportlevyisfixedandtheaverageofthelevies
applicableonthesevendaysprecedingthedayitHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportleviesprovidedforinArticle2(2)of
RegulationNo371/67/EECareherebyfixedas
shownintheTableannexedtothisRegulationfor
theproductslistedtherein.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon7May
1973.*)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
»)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
8)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
*)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.40.
8)OJNoL25,30.1.1973,p.6.
•)OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.11.
T)OJNoL38,10.2.1973,p.17.(8)OJNoL179,25.7.1968,p.8.
(#)OJNoL282,23.12.1971,p.15.

5.5.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL119/9
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentirety*anddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,4May1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLI
ANNEX
CCTheadingNo Nomenclature insimplifiedwordingExportlevies
inu.a./100kg
11.08 AI
11.08 AIII
11.08 AIV
11.08 AV
11.09A
11.09B
17.02BIIa)
17.02BIIb)
17.05BI
17.05BII
23.03AIMaizestarch
Wheatstarch
Potatostarch
Starchesotherthanmaize,rice,wheator
potatostarch
Driedwheatgluten
Wheatgluten,otherthandried
Glucoseotherthanglucosecontaining ?inthe
drystate,99%ormorebyweightofthepure
product,intheformofwhitecrystallinepow­
der,whetherornotagglomerated (*)
Glucoseandglucosesyrupnotcontaining,in
thedrystate,99%ormorebyweightofthe
pureproduct,otherthanglucoseintheform
ofwhitecrystallinepowder,whetherornot
agglomerated (*)
Flavouredorcolouredglucose,intheformof
whitecrystallinepowder,whetherornot
agglomerated
Flavouredorcolouredglucosesyrup,other
thanintheformofwhitecrystallinepowder,
whetherornotagglomerated
Residuesfromthemanufacture ofstarchfrom
maize(excludingconcentratedsteepingliquors),
ofaproteincontent,calculatedonthedry
productexceeding40%byweight2·035
3·700
3·700
i1)PursuanttoRegulationNo189/66/EEC,theproductfallingwithinsubheadingNo17.02BIissubjecttothe
samelevyasproductsfallingwithinsubheadingNo17.02BII.