29.9.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL273/85
REGULATION (EEC)No2663/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of28September1973
fixingtheexportleviesoncereals
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/67/
EEC(*)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,asHastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1346/73(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1968/73(3)of19July1973layingdowngeneral
rulestobeappliedintheeventofthecerealsmarket
'beingdisturbed,asamended 'byRegulation (EEC)
No2632/73(4),andinparticularArticle4(2)
thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetaryCom­
mittee;
WhereasArticle19ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC
providesthatthenecessarymeasuremaybetaken
ifthecifpriceofoneormoreproductsisapprecia­
blyhigherthanthethresholdpriceandifthat
situationislikelytocontinuetherebydisturbingor
threateningtodisturbtheCommunitymarket;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1968/73specifiesthat
thecifpricemay,beregardedasappreciablyhigher
thatthethresholdpricewhenitexceedsitbyat
least2°/o;whereasthisexcessmayberegardedas
beinglikelytocontinuewhereanimbalancebetween
supplyanddemandisestablishedandwherethis
imbalanceislikelytopersisthavingregardto
foreseeableproductionandmarketpricetrends;
Whereasthehighlevelofpricesininternationaltrade
couldimpedeimportationofcommonwheatand
barleyintotheCommunityorprovokeexportation
fromtheCommunity ;
Whereasthesituationdescribedabovecanbesaid
toexistatthepresenttime;whereastoensuresup­
pliesintheCommunityanexportlevyshouldbe
introducedfortheseproducts;
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
marketsituationorthespecificrequirementsofcer­
tainmarketsmakethisnecessary;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
thefollowingshouldbeusedtocalculatethelevies:
—forcurrenciestheexchangeratesforwhichare
keptatanygivenmomentwithin>abandof
2-25°/o,aconversionratebasedontheiractual
parity;
—forothercurrenciesaconversionratebasedon
thearithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesfor
eaohofthesecurrenciesagainsttheCommunity
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.

NoL273/86 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 29.9.73
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theexportlevyreferredtointhefirstindentof
Article2(1)ofRegulation (BBC)No1968/73is
herebyfixedasshownin(theAnnexforthe'products
listedtherein.Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtherulesoutlined
abovetothepresentsituationonthemarketin
cereals,andinparticulartoquotationsorpricesfor
theseproductswithintheCommunityandonthe
worldmarket,/thattheexportleviesshouldbefixed
asshownintheAnnextothisRegulation ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegula­
tionareinaccordancewiththeOpinion >oftheMa­
nagementCommitteeforCereals,Article2
ThilsRegulationshallenterintoforceon30Septem­
ber1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddlirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28September1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOL1

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof28September1973fixingtheexportleviesoncereals
TariffNo u.a./ton
ex10.01A(») 60-00
ex10.030) 7-00
11.01C 8-40
11.02AIII 8-40
11.02BIa)1 8-40
11.02BIb)1 8-40
11.02BIIa) 66-50
11.02CI 70-00
11.02CIII 8-40
11.02DI 51-00
11.02DIII 6-12
11.02EIa)16-12
11.02EIb)1 8-40
11.02EIIa) 70-00
11.02FI 51-00
11.02GI 12-50
11.07AIa)89-00
11.07AIb) 66-50
11.07AIIa)10-68
11.07AIIb)7-98
11.07B 9-30
23.02AIa)4-48
23.02AIb)14-48
23.02AIb)24-48
23.02AIIa)4-48
23.02AIIb)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).