NoL144/52 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.5.73
REGULATION (EEC)No1444/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of30May1973
fixingtheexportleviesonstarchproducts
comesintoforce-,whereasthisdifferencemustthen
bemultipliedfortheproductsmentionedinArt­
icle1bythecoefficientsrelatingtotheseproducts
shownincolumn4oftheAnnextoRegulation
(EEC)No1052/68(8),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2728/71(8);
Whereastheproductionrefundonmaizeandcom­
monwheatintendedforthemanufacture ofstarch
andquellmehlisdefinedinArticle1ofRegulation
No371/67/EEC;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle4(a)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1604/71forthenewMemberStatesthe
amountstobeconsideredrespectivelyasimport
levyandproductionrefundinaccordancewiththe
precedingArticlesshallbethelevyandthepro­
ductionrefundfortheproductinquestionrespec­
tively,minustheapplicablecompensatory amount;
Whereastheexportlevymustbefixedoncea
week;whereasitisalteredonlyifapplicationof
Article2(2)(a)ofRegulation (EEC).No1604/71
entailsanincreaseorareductionofmorethan
008unitofaccount/100kgofbasicproduct;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthebasisofan
exchangeratewhichisbased,inthecaseofcurrencies
whicharefloatingorwhosecentralratediffersfrom
theofficialparity,ontheeffectiverateorthe
centralrateofthesecurrenciesand,inthecaseof
theUSdollar,onthechangeinparityannounced
on13February1973;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheseprovi­
sionstotheworldmarketpriceofmaizeandcom­
monwheatandtotheimportleviesthatanexport
levyshouldbeintroducedfortheproductslisted
intheAnnex;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/67
EEC(*)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedby
theAct(2)annexedtotheTreaty(3)ontheAccession
ofnewMemberStatestotheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheEuropeanAtomicEnergyCom­
munity,signedatBrusselson22January1972;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo371/67/
EEC(4)fixingproductionrefundsonstarchesand
quellmehl,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
179/73/3)}andjnparticularthelastsentenceof
Article2(2)thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle2(2)ofRegulation
No371/67/EEC,anexportlevymaybeintroduced
forproductsfallingwithinsubheadingsNos11.08
AI,III,IVandV,11.09,17.02BII,17.05Band23.03
AIoftheCommonCustomsTariffwhenworldmar­
ketpricesformaizeorcommonwheatexceed6·80
unitsofaccount;
Whereas,byRegulation (EEC)No1604/71(6)of
26July1971,asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
347/73(7),theCommission laiddowndetailed
rulesfortheapplicationoftheexportlevyon
starchproducts;whereasArticle2(1)ofthatRegu­
lationprovidesthatalevyisintroducedwhenitis
foundthattheimportlevyisatleast0·30unitof
account/100kglessthantheamountoftheproduc­
tionrefundvalidinthecurrentmonthandthatthe
averageoftheleviesintheimmediatelyfollowing
fortnightisatleast0·30unitofaccount/100kg
lessthantheaverageoftheproductionrefundvalid
inthatfortnight;
Whereastheexportlevymustbeequal,per100kg
ofbasicproduct,tothedifferencebetweenthepro­
ductionrefundvalidonthedayonwhichthis
exportlevyisfixedandtheaverageofthelevies
applicableonthesevendaysprecedingthedayitArticle1
TheexportleviesprovidedforinArticle2(2)of
RegulationNo371/67/EECareherebyfixedas
shownintheTableannexedtothisRegulationfor
theproductslistedtherein.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon2June
1973.Itshallapplyfrom2June1973forstarch
productsderivedfrommaizeandfrom4June1973
forstarchproductsderivedfromsoftwheat.(*)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(•)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(•)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
(4)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.40.
(•)OJNoL25,30.1.1973,p.6.
(•)OJNoL168,27.7.1971,p.11.
(T)OJNoL38,10.2.1973,p.17.(8)OJNoL179,25.7.1968,p.8.
(8)OJNoL282,23.12.1971,p.15.

NoL144/5331.5.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30May1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLI
ANNEX
Exportleviesinu.a./100kg
CCTheadingNo Nomenclature insimplifiedwordingIrelandUnited
KingdomOther
MemberStates
11.08 AI
11.08 AIII
11.08 AIV
11.08 AV
11.09A
11.09B
17.02BIIa)
17.02BIIb)
17.05BI
17.05BII
23.03AIMaizestarch
Wheatstarch
Potatostarch
Starchesotherthanmaize,rice,wheator
potatostarch
Driedwheatgluten
Wheatgluten,otherthandried
Glucoseotherthanglucosecontaining,inthe
drystate,99%ormorebyweightofthepure
product,intheformofwhitecrystallinepow­
der,whetherornotagglomerated (*)
Glucoseandglucosesyrupnotcontaining,in
thedrystate,99%ormorebyweightofthe
pureproduct,otherthanglucoseintheform
ofwhitecrystallinepowder,whetherornot
agglomerated (*)
Flavouredorcolouredglucose,intheformof
whitecrystallinepowder,whetherornot
agglomerated
Flavouredorcolouredglucosesyrup,other
thanintheformofwhitecrystallinepowder,
whetherornotagglomerated
Residuesfromthemanufacture ofstarchfrom
maize(excludingconcentratedsteepingliquors),
ofaproteincontent,calculatedonthedry
productexceeding40°/obyweight3·623
5·885
3·623
3·623
10·700
10·700
4·725
3·623
4·725
3·623
4·5003·623
5·784
3·623
3·623
10·516
10·516
4·725
3·623
4·725
3·623
4·5003,697
5,885
3,697
3,697
10,700
10,700
4,822
3,697
4,822
3,697
4,592
(*)PursuanttoRegulationNo189/66/EEC,theproduct'fallingwithinsubheadingNo17.02BIissubjecttothesamelevyasproductsfalling
withinsubheadingNo17.02BII.