NoL85/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 5.4.75
REGULATION (EEC)No884/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of4April1975
fixingtheexportleviesonstarchproducts
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(1)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No85/75(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/
67/EEC(3)of25July1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No476/75(4);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1132/74(5)of29April1974onproductionrefundsin
thecerealsandricesectors,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No3113/74(6),andinparticularArticle7
(2)thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle7(2)ofRegulation (EEC)
No1132/74,anexportlevymaybeintroducedfor
productsfallingwithinsubheadings 11.08A,11.09,
17.02BII,17.05Band23.03AIoftheCommon
CustomsTariffwhenworldmarketpricesformaize
andcommonwheatontheonehand,andforbroken
riceontheotherhandexceedrespectively10-31and
12-74unitsofaccount;
Whereas,byRegulation (EEC)No1981/74(7),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No281/75(8),the
Commissionlaiddowndetailedrulesfortheapplica­
tionoftheexportlevyonstarchproducts;whereas
Article2(1)ofthatRegulationprovidesthatalevyis
introducedwhenitisfoundthattheimportlevyfor
maize,wheatorbrokenriceisatleast0-30unitof
account/100kglessthantheamountoftheproduc­
tionrefundvalidinthecurrentmonthandthatthe
averageoftheleviesintheimme­
diatelyfollowingfortnightisatleast0-30unitof
account/100kglessthantheaverageoftheproduc­
tionrefundvalidinthatfortnight;
Whereastheexportlevymustbeequal,per100kgof
basicproduct,tothedifferencebetweentheproduc­
tionrefundvalidonthedayonwhichthisexportlevyisfixedandtheaverageoftheleviesapplicableonthe
sevendaysprecedingthedayitcomesintoforce;
whereasthisdifferencemustthenbemultipliedfor
theproductsmentionedinArticle1bythecoeffi­
cientsrelatingtotheseproductsshownincolumn4
oftheAnnex,toRegulation (EEC)No1052/68(9),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No881/73(10);
Whereastheproductionrefundonmaize,common
wheatandbrokenriceintendedforthemanufacture
ofstarchisdefinedinArticle1ofRegulation (EEC)
No1132/74;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle2(3)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1981/74forthenewMemberStatestheamounts
tobeconsideredrespectivelyasimportlevyand
productionrefundshallbethelevyandtheproduc­
tionrefundfortheproductinquestionrespectively ,
minustheapplicablecompensatory amount;
Whereastheexportlevymustbefixed-onceaweek;
whereasitisalteredonlyifapplicationofArticle2(2)
(a)ofRegulation (EEC)No1981/74entailsan
increaseorareductionofmorethan0-08unitof
account/100kgofbasicproduct;
Whereas,if'thelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%,atarateofexchange
basedontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheseprovisions
to.theworldmarketpriceofbrokenriceandtothe
importleviesthatanexportlevyshouldbeintroduced
fortheproductlistedintheAnnex,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheexportleviesprovidedforinArticle7(2)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No1132/74areherebyfixedasshownin
thetableannexedtothisRegulationfortheproduct
listedtherein.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon8April
1975.(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL11,161.1975,p.1.
(3)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.1.
(4)OJNoL52,28.2.1975,p.31.
(5)OJNoL128,10.5.1974,p.24.
(b)OJNoL332,12.12.1974,p.1.
OOJNoL207,29.7.1974,p.9.
(s)OJNoL31,5.2.1975,p.15.OOJNoL179,25.7.1968,p.8.
(I0)OJNoL86,31.3.1973,p.30.

5.4.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL85/9
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,4April1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEXI Exportleviesina.a./100kg
CCT
headingNo Nomenclature insimplifiedwording
Denmark IrelandUnitedKingdomOtherMember
States
11.08AnRicestarch 2.777 2.777 2.777 2.777