15.2.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL43/35
REGULATION (EEC)No389/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of14February1974
layingdowndetailedrulesforapplyingthespecialexportlevyonsyrupsand
othersugarsandamendingRegulation (EEC)No2637/70
Whereas,sincetheproductsinquestioninmostcases
havethecharacteristics ofprocessedproducts,itseems
appropriatetofixtheamountsoftheleviesinprin­
cipleatregularintervalsandonthebasisofthe
amountsappliedtowhitesugar;
Whereasitseemsappropriatetofollowforthedeter­
minationofthesucrosecontent,includingother
sugarsexpressedassucrose,theprovisionsofCommis­
sionRegulation(EEC)No394/70(10)of2March1970
ondetailedrulesforgrantingexportrefundsonsugar;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforSugar,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo1009/
67/EEC(1)of18December1967onthecommon
organizationofthemarketinsugar,aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No1928/73(2),andinparticular
Article11(2)andArticle16(4)and(5)thereof;
WhereasArticle16ofRegulationNo1009/67/EEC
provides,undercertainconditions,forthechargingof
anexportlevyorofaspecialexportlevyonwhite
sugarandrawsugar;whereastheappropriategeneral
anddetailedruleshavebeenadoptedbyCouncilRegu­
lation(EEC)No608/72(3)of23March1972laying
downrulestobeappliedincasesofconsiderableprice
risesontheworldsugarmarketandbyCommission
Regulation (EEC)No1076/72(4)of25May1972
layingdowndetailedrulesforapplyingexportlevies
onsugarandamendingRegulation(EEC)No2637/70
asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No58/74(5);
Whereas,sinceashortageofsugaratpresentprevails
ontheworldmarket,itcouldbecomenecessaryto
introduceaspecialexportlevyalsofortheproducts
referredtoinArticle1(1)(d)ofRegulationNo1009/
67/EEC;whereasdetailedrulesforthismustbe
adopted;whereas,becauseoftheirparticular
economicandtechnicalproperties,thesedetailed
rulesmustbeappropriatetotheseproducts;whereas
theseprovisionshowevercan,asregardscertain
aspects,correspondtothosealreadyadoptedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1076/72andbyCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No1373/70(6)of10July1970on
commondetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthe
systemofimportandexportlicencesandadvance
fixingcertificatesforagriculturalproductssubjecttoa
singlepricesystem,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1796/73(7);
WhereasthatimpliestheamendmentofCommission
Regulation (EEC)No2637/70(8)onspecialdetailed
rulesfortheapplicationofthesystemofimportand
exportlicencesandadvancefixingcertificatesforagri­
culturalproducts,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No59/74(9);Article1
ThisRegulationlaysdowndetailedrulesforthe
chargingofthespecialexportlevyonproducts
referredtoinArticle1(1)(d)ofRegulationNo1009/
67/EEC.
ArtieIt'2
1.ThespecialexportlevyreferredtoinArticle16
(1)secondsubparagraph ofRegulationNo1009/
67/EECshallbeapplicabletotheproductswhichare
containedintheAnnextothisRegulationandthey
areinoneofthesituationsreferredtoinArticle9(2)
oftheTreaty.
2.Thisspeciallevyshallalsobechargedon
productsshownintheAnnexwhich,byreasonofthe
customsregulationsregardingtheirpackagingorby
reasonoftheirincorporation inoradditiontooneor
moreproductsnotinfreecirculation ,arenotinone
ofthesituationsreferredtoinArticle9(2)ofthe
Treaty.
3.Thespeciallevyreferredtoinparagraph 1shall
notbechargedontheproductsinrespectofwhich,
beforethedateonwhichitbecomesapplicable,an(>)OJNo308,18.12.1967,p.1.
(2)OJNoL199,19.7.1973,p.7.
(3)OJNoL75,28.3.1972,p.5.
(4)OJNoL121,25.5.1972,p.22.
(5)OJNoL8,10.1.1974,p.13.
(6)OJNoL158,20.7.1970,p.1.
(7)OJNoL183,5.7.1973,p.1.
(8)OJNoL283,29.12.1970,p.15.
HOJNoL8,10.1.1974,p.15. (I0)OJNoL50,4.3.1970,p.1.

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exportlicencewithadvancefixingoftherateofthe
fundhasbeenappliedfor.2.Thespecialexportlevyshallbecollectedbythe
MemberStateonwhoseterritorytheformalities
referredtoinparagraph 1arecompleted .Theyshall
bepayableatthelatestatthetimeofcompletionof
thoseformalities .Article3
Article6ThefollowingshallbesubstituedforArticle30(4)of
Regulation (EEC)No2637/70:
'4.ForthepurposesofArticle1(3)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1076/72andofArticle2(3)of
Regulation (EEC)No389/74,Section18ofthe
exportlicenceshallalsocontainoneofthe
followingendorsements :
"Exportlevynotapplicable",
"prélèvement à1exportationnonapplicable",
"Ausfuhrabschopfung nichtanzuwendenden ",
"prelievoall'esportazione nonapplicabile",
"uitvoerheffing nietvantoepassing",1.Thespecialexportlevyshallbefixed,inprin­
ciple,atregularintervals.Theamountofthelevyshall
befixedonthebasisoftheamountofthespecial
exportlevyapplicabletowhitesugarandtakinginto
accounttheeconomicandtechnicalaspectsofthe
productsconcerned .Itshallbefixedasthebasic
amountofthespecialexportlevy.Thebasicamount
ofthespeciallevyshallbefixedperkilogrammeof
sucrosecontent,includingothersugarsexpressedas
sucrose.Thesecontentsshallbedeterminedaccording
totheprovisionsofArticle13(1)to(3)ofRegulation
(EEC)No394/70.
2.Thespecialexportlevyper100kilogrammesof
theproductslistedintheAnnextothisRegulation,
shallbeequaltothebasicamountmultipliedbythe
establishedsucrosecontentincluding,whereappro­
priate,thecontentofothersugarsexpressedas
sucrose ."eksportafgift ,derikkeskalanvendes".
Article4
TheprovisionsreferredtoinArticles 1(4),4and5of
Regulation (EEC)No1076/72shallalsobeapplicable
totheproductsreferredtointheAnnextothisRegu­
lation.
Article5
Article7 1.Therateofthespeciallevyapplicabletothe
exportshallbethelevyvalidonthedayofcomple­
tionofthecustomsformalitiesreferredtounder(b)of
thesecondsubparagraph ofArticle8(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1373/70.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,14February1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

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ANNEX
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionofgoods
17.02 Othersugars;sugarsyrups;artificialhoney(whetherornot
mixedwithnaturalhoney);caramel:
exD.Invertsugarandothersyrups
exF.Caramelmadefromibeetsugarandcanesugar
17.05 Flavouredorcolouredsugars,syrupsandmolasses,butnotin­
cludingfruitjuicescontainingaddedsugarinanyproportion :
exC.Other,excludingflavouredorcolouredmolasses