21.9.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL256/5
REGULATION (EEC)No2398/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of20September1974
fixingtheexportleviesonstarchproducts
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(1)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1996/74(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/
67/EEC(3)of25July1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1129/74(4);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1132/74(5)of29April1974onproductionrefundsin
thecerealsandricesectors,andinparticularArticle7
(2)thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle7(2)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1132/74,anexportlevymaybeintroducedfor
productsfallingwithinsubheadings11.08A,11.09,
17.02BII,17.05Band23.03AIoftheCommon
CustomsTariffwhenworldmarketpricesformaize
andcommonwheatontheonehand,andforbroken
riceontheotherhandexceedrespectively8-20and
10-20unitsofaccount;
Whereas,byRegulation (EEC)No1981/74(6),as
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2267/74(7),the
Commissionlaiddowndetailedrulesfortheapplica­
tionoftheexportlevyonstarchproducts;whereas
Article2(1)ofthatRegulationprovidesthatalevyis
introducedwhenitisfoundthattheimportlevyfor
maize,wheatorbrokenriceisatleast0-30unitof
account/100kglessthantheamountoftheproduc­
tionrefundvalidinthecurrentmonthandthatthe
averageoftheleviesintheimme­
diatelyfollowingfortnightisatleast0-30unitof
account/100kglessthantheaverageoftheproduc­
tionrefundvalidinthatfortnight;
Whereastheexportlevymustbeequal,per100kgof
basicproduct,tothedifferencebetweentheproduc­
tionrefundvalidonthedayonwhichthisexportlevy
isfixedandtheaverageoftheleviesapplicableonthe
sevendaysprecedingthedayitcomesintoforce;
whereasthisdifferencemustthenbemultipliedfor
theproductsmentionedinArticle1bythecoeffi­
cientsrelatingtotheseproductsshownincolumn4
oftheAnnextoRegulation (EEC)No1052/68(8),as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No881/73(9);Whereastheproductionrefundonmaize,common
wheatandbrokenriceintendedforthemanufacture
ofstarchisdefinedinArticle1ofRegulation (EEC)
No1132/74;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle2(3)ofRegulation (EEC)
No1981/74forthenewMemberStatestheamounts
tobeconsideredrespectivelyasimportlevyand
productionrefundshallbethelevyandtheproduc­
tionrefundfortheproductinquestionrespectively ,
minustheapplicablecompensatoryamount;
Whereastheexportlevymustbefixedonceaweek;
whereasitisalteredonlyifapplicationofArticle2(2)
(a)ofRegulation (EEC)No1981/74entailsan
increaseorareductionofmorethan0-08unitof
account/100kgofbasicproduct;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%,atarateofexchange
basedontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheseprovisions
totheworldmarketpriceofmaize,commonwheat
andbrokenriceandtotheimportleviesthatan
exportlevyshouldbeintroducedfortheproducts
listedintheAnnex,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportleviesprovidedforinArticle7(2)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No1132/74areherebyfixedasshownin
theTableannexedtothisRegulationfortheproducts
listedtherein.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon21
September1974.
Itshallapplyfrom21September1974forstarch
productsderivedfrommaize,from23September
1974forstarchproductsderivedfromsoftwheat,and
from24September1974forstarchproductsderived
frombrokenrice.')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
2)OJNoL209,31.7.1974,p.1.
J)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.1.
4)OJNoL128,10.5.1974,p.20.
»)OJNoL128,10.5.1974,p.24.
b)OJNoL207,29.7.1974,p.9.
7)OJNoL239,31.8.1974,p.53.
8)OJNoL179,25.7.1968,p.8.
9OJNoL86,31.3.1973,p.30.

NoL256/6 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 21.9.74
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20September1974.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
Exportleviesinu.a./100kg
CCT
headingNoNomenclature insimplifiedwording
Denmark IrelandUnitedKingdomOtherMember
States
11.08A1Maizestarch 3-961 3-961 3-961 3-961
11.08AIIRicestarch 5-563 5-563 5-563 5-563
11.08AIIIWheatstarch 8-382 8-382 8-382 8-382
11.08AIVPotatostarch 3-961 3-961 3-961 3-961
11.08AVStarchesotherthanmaize,rice,wheator
potatostarch 3-961 3-961 3-961 3-961
11.09ADriedwheatgluten 15-240 15-240 15-240 15-240
11.09BWheatgluten,otherthandried 15-240 15-240 15-240 15-240
17.02BIIa)Glucoseotherthanglucosecontaining,inthe
drystate,99%ormorebyweightofthepure
product,intheformofwhitecrystallinepow­
der,whetherornotagglomerated (') 5-166 5-166 5-166 5-166
17.02BIIb)Glucoseandglucosesyrupnotcontaining,in
thedrystate,99%ormorebyweightofthe
pureproduct,otherthanglucoseintheform
ofwhitecrystallinepowder,whetherornot
agglomerated (') 3-961 3-961 3-961 3-961
17.05B1Flavouredorcolouredglucose,intheformof
whitecrystallinepowder,whetherornot
agglomerated 5-166 5-166 5-166 5-166
17.05BIIFlavouredorcolouredglucosesyrup,other
thanintheformofwhitecrystallinepowder,
whetherornotagglomerated 3-961 3-961 3-961 3-961
23.03AIResiduesfromthemanufacture ofstarchfrom
maize(excludingconcentratedsteepingliquors),
ofaproteincontent,calculatedonthedry
productexceeding400'obyweight 4-920 4-920 4-920 4-920
n)PursuanttoRegulationNo18966F.F.C,theproductfallingwithinsubheadingNo17.02BIissubjecttothesamelevyasproductsfalling
withinsubheadingNo17.02BII.