NoL28/10 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.2.74
REGULATION (EEC)No255/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of31January1974
fixingtheexportleviesoncereals
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/67/
EEC(*)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,as'lastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1346/73(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1968/73(3)of19July1973layingdowngeneral
rulestobeappliedintheeventofthecerealsmarket
beingdisturbed,asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No2632/73(4)anidinparticularArticle4(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
couldimpedeimportationofcommonwheat,maize,
rye,barley,sorghumandwheatgroatsandmealinto
theCommunityorprovokeexportationfromthe
Community ;
Whereasthesituationdescribedabovecanbesaid
toexistatthepresenttime;whereastoensuresup­
pliesintheCommunityanexportlevyshouldbe
introductedfortheseproducts;
Whereas,inviewoftherelationshipbetweenthe
basicproductandtheproductsprocessedfromitandgiventhemarketsituationforcertainprocessed
products,anexportlevyfortheseproductsmustalso
befixed;howeverthesituationforryedoesnot
necessitateatthismomentthefixingofanexport
levy;
Whereasthethresholdpricesforthe1973/74marke­
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
keptatanygivenmomentwithinabandof
2-25%>,aconversionratebasedontheiractual
parity;
—forothercurrenciesaconversionratebasedon
thearithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesfor
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.

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Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtherulesoutlined
abovetothepresentsituationonthemarketin
cereals,andinparticulartoquotationsorpricesfor
theseproductswithintheCommunityandonthe
worldmarket,'thattiheexportlevies,shouldbefixed
asshownintheAnnextothisRegulation,HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theexportleviesreferredtointhefirstindentof
Airtide2(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No1968/73are
herebyfixedasshownintheAnnexfortheproducts
listedtherein.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1February
1974.WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegula­
tionareinaccordancewiththeOpinionofthe
ManagementCommitteeforCereals,
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31January1974.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof31January1974fixingtheexportleviesoncereals
CCTheadingNo u.a./ton
ex10.01A(') 90-00
ex10.02(!) 10-00
ex10.03H 25-00
ex10.04(!) 20-00
10.05B 35-00
10.07C 20-00
ex11.01A 50-00
11.02Ala) 50-00
11.02Alb) 50-00
11.01C 12-50
11.01D 10-00
11.01EI 17-50
11.01Ell 35-00
11.01K 20-00
11.02AHI 25-00
11.02AIV 20-00
11.02AVa)1 17-50
11.02AVa)2 17-50
11.02AVb) 35-00
11.02AIX 20-00
11.02B1a)1 25-00
11.02BIa)2aa) 20-00
11.02BIa)2bb) 20-00

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CCTheadingNo u.a./ton
11.02BIb)1 25-00
11.02BIb)2 20-00
11.02BIIa) 87-00
11.02BIIc) 35-00
11.02BIId) .20-00
11.02CI 87-00
11.02CIII 12-50
11.02CIV 20-00
11.02CV 35-00
11.02CVIII 20-00
11.02DI 87-00
11.02DIII 25-00
11.02DIV 20-00
11.02DV 35-00
11.02DVIII 20-00
11.02EIa)1 25-00
11.02EIa)2 20-00
11.02EIb)1 12-50
11.02EIb)2 10-00
11.02EIIa) 87-00
11.02EIIc) 35-00
11.02EIId) 20-00
11.02FI 87-00
11.02FIII 25-00
11.02FIV 20-00
11.02FV 35-00
11.02FVI 204-00
11.02FIX 20-00
11.02GI 87-00
11.02GII 35-00
11.07AIa) 43-50
11.07Alb) 43-50
11.07AIIa) 12-50
11.07Allb) 12-50
11.07B 12-50
23.02AIa) 12-00
23.02AIb)1 12-00
23.02AIb)2 12-00
23.02AIIa) 12-00
23.02AIIb) 12-00
(')Officiallycertifiedseedsareunderstoodtobethoseseedscontainedinthe
packagesofficiallysealedandofficiallylabelledas'basicseed','certifiedseed,
Firstgeneration','certifiedseed,secondgeneration'conformingtothe
provisionsoftheCouncilDirectiveof14June1966onthemarketingof
cerealseed(OJNo125,11.7.1966,p.2309/66)andoftheCouncil
Decisionof26March1973ontheequivalenceofseedproducedinDenmark,
IrelandandtheUnitedKingdom(OJNoL106,20.4.1973,p.12).