19.10.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL292/25
REGULATION (EEC)No2839/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of18October1973
fixingtheexportleviesoncereals
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/67/
EEC(*)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,asilastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1346/73(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1968/73(3)of19July1973layingdowngeneral
rulestobeappliedintheeventofthecerealsmarket
beingdisturbed,asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No2632/73(4),andinparticularArtidle4(2)
thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetaryCom­
mittee;
WhereasArticle19ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC
providesthatthenecessarymeasuremaybetaken
ifthecifpriceofoneormoreproductsisapprecia­
blyhigherthanthethresholdpriceandifthat
situationislikelytocontinuetherebydisturbingor
threateningtodisturbtheCommunitymarket;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1968/73specifiesthat
thecifpricemayberegardedasappreciablyhigher
thatthethresholdpricewhenitexceedsitbyat
least2°/o;whereasthisexcessmayberegardedas
beinglikelytocontinuewhereanimbalancebetween
supplyanddemandisestablishedandwherethis
imbalanceislikelytopersisthavingregardto
foreseeableproductionandmarketpricetrends;
Whereasthehighlevelofpricesininternationaltrade
couldimpedeimportationofcommonwheatinto
theCommunityorprovokeexportationfromthe
Community ;
Whereasthesituationdescribedabovecanbesaid
toexistatthepresenttime;whereastoensuresup­
pliesintheCommunityanexportlevyshouldbe
introducedforthisproduct;
Whereas,inviewoftherelationshipbetweenthe
basiscerealandproductsprocessedfromitandgi­
venthemarketsituationfortheseproducts,anex­portlevymustalsobefixedforallproductspro­
cessedfromcommonwheatandbarley;
Whereasthethresholdpricesforthe1973/73marke­
tingyearwerefixedbyCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No1964/73(5)of17July1973;
WhereasArticle3ofRegulation (EEC)No1968/73
specifiesthatwhentheexportlevyisbeingfixed
accountmustbetakenoftheexistingsituationand
thefuturetrendwithregardtopricesandavailabili­
tiesofcerealsontheCommunitymarketontheone
handandpricesforcerealsandcerealproductson
theworldmarketontheother;whereasthesame
articleprovidesthatitisalsoimportanttoensure
equilibriumandthenaturaldevelopmentofprices
andtradeoncerealmarketsandfurthermore ,totake
intoaccounttheeconomicaspectoftheproposed
exportsandtheneedtoavoiddisturbancesonthe
Communitymarket;
Whereasfortheproducts,otherthanstarches,listed
inArticle1(c)and(d)ofRegulationNo120/67/
EECthespecificfactorssetoutinArticle3(2)of
Regulation (EEC)No1968/73mustalsobetaken
intoaccount;
Whereastheexportlevymaybevariediftheworld
marketsituationorthesipecificrequirementsofcer­
tainmarketsmakethisnecessary;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
thefollowingshouldbeusedtocalculatethelevies:
—forcurrenciestheexchangeratesforwhichare
keptatanygivenmomentwithinabandof
2-25%>,aconversionratebasedontheiractual
parity;
—forothercurrenciesaconversionratebasedon
thearithmeticmeanofthesipotmarketratesfor
eachofthesecurrenciesagainsttheCommunity
currenciesreferredtointheprecedingparagraph
overaspecifiedperiod;
(*)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(!)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.8.
(•)OJNoL201,21.7.1973,p.10.
(<)OJNoL272,29.9.1973,p.18. («)OJNoL201,21.7.1973,p.3.

NoL292/26 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 19.10.73
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtherulesoutlined
abovetothepresentsituationonthemarketin
cereals,andinparticulartoquotationsorpricesfor
theseproductswithintheCommunityandonthe
worldmarket,thattheexportleviesshouldbefixed
asshownintheAnnextothisRegulation;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegula­
tionareinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheMa­
nagementCommitteeforCereals,Theexportlevyreferredtointhefirstindentof
Article2(1)ofRegulation (BBC)No1968/73is
herebyfixedasshownintheAnnexfortheproducts
listedtherein. v
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon19October
1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18October1973.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof18October1973fixingtheexportleviesoncereals
CCTheadingNo Descriptionofgoods u.a./ton
ex10.01A
11.01C
11.02AIII
11.02BIa)1
11.02Bib)1
11.02BIIa)
11.02CI
11.02CIII
11.02DI
11.02DIII
11.02EIa)1
11.02EIb)1
11.02EIIa)
11.02FI
11.02FIII
11.02GI
11.07AIa)
11.07Alb)
11.07AIIa)
11.07AIIb)
11.07B
?.3.02AIa)
^02AIb)1Commonwheatandmeslin,excludingofficially
certifiedseeds(*)
Barleyflour
Barleygroatsandmeal
Hulled(shelledorhusked)barley
Hulledandslicedorkibbledbarley('Grütze'
or'Grutten')
Hulled(shelledorhusked)wheat,whetheror
notslicedorkibbled
Pearledwheat
Pearledbarley
Wheatnototherwiseworkedthankibbled
Barleynototherwiseworkedthankibbled
Rolledbarley
Flakedbarley
Rolledorflakedwheat
Wheatpellets
Barleypellets
Wheatgerm,whole,rolled,flakedorground
Unroastedmalt,obtainedfromwheat,inthe
formofflour
Unroastedmalt,obtainedfromwheat,other
thanintheformofflour
Unroastedmalt,otherthanthatobtainedfrom
wheat,intheformofflour
Unroastedmalt,otherthanthatobtainedfrom
wheat;intheformofflour
Roastedmalt
Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfrom
thesifting,millingorworkingofmaizeorrice,
withastarchcontentnotexceeding35%by
weight
Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfrom
thesifting,millingorworkingofmaizeor
rice,withastarchcontentexceeding35%But
notexceeding45%byweight,andhaving
undergoneadenaturingprocess45·00
8·40
8·40
8·40
8·40
66·50
70·00
8·40
51·00
6·12
6·12
8·40
70·00
51·00
6·12
12·50
89·00
66·50
10·68
7·98
9·30
4·48
4·48

NoL292/28 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 19.10.73
CCTheadingNo Descriptionofgoods u.a./ton
23.02AIb)2
23.02AIIa)
23.02AIIb)Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfrom
thesifting,millingorworkingofmaizeor
rice,withastarchcontentexceeding35%but
notexceeding45°/obyweight,nothaving
undergoneadenaturingprocess,orwitha
starchcontentexceeding45°/obyweight
Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfrom
thesifting,millingorworkingofcerealsother
thanmaizeorrice,ofwhichthestarchcontent
doesnotexceed28%byWeight,andofwhich
thepercentagewhichpassesthroughasieve
withanapertureof0·2mmdoesnotexceed
10%byweightorofwhichthesievedproduct
hasanashcontent,calculatedonthedrypro­
duct,of1·5%ormorebyweight
Brans,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfrom
thesifting,millingorworkingofcerealsother
thanmaizeorrice,notfallingwithinsub­
headingNo23.02AIIa)4·48
4·48
4·48
(')Officiallycertifiedseedsareunderstoodtobethoseseedscontainedinthepackagesofficiallysealedand
officiallylabelledas'basicseed','certifiedseed,firstgeneration','certifiedseed,secondgeneration'con­
formingtotheprovisionsoftheCouncilDirectiveof14June1966onthemarketingofcerealseed(OJNo
125,11.7.1966,p.2309/66)andoftheCouncilDecisionof26March1973ontheequivalenceofseedproduced
inDenmark,IrelandandtheUnitedKingdom(OJNoL106,20.4.1973,p.12).