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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(73)1137final
Brussels ,6July1973
PROPOSAL FORA
■REGULATION (EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
layingdowngeneralrulesto"beappliedinthe
eventofcerealsmarket "beingdisturbed
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
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PROPOSALFORA
PEffiJLATIOTT(ESC)OP'PESCOUNCIL
layingdowngeneralrulestobeappliedintheeventofcereals
market "beingdisturbed
TIECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOKIIUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity!
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNoI20/67/EHCof13June19&7°n"the
commonorganization ofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No/73.,andinparticularthesecondparagraphofArticle19
thereof5
Havingregardtotheproposalfromthe•Commissions
WhereasArticle19ofRegulationNo120/67/EECprovidesthat,whenthecif
priceofoneormoreoftheproductsmentionedinArticle2isappreciably
higherthanthethresholdprice,andthat"-situationislikelytocontinue,
therebydisturbingorthreateningtodisturbtheCommunitymarket,the
necessarymeasuresmaybetakei-15
Whereasthegeneralrulesforapplyingtheseprovisions,andinparticular
thecriteriaforestablishing thatthecifpriceisappreciablyhigherthan
thethresholdpriceandfordecidingwhetherthesituationislikelytocon­
tinue,shouldbelaiddownj
Whereas,toavoiddisturbances ontheCommunitymarket,itisnecessaryto
ensureanadequatesupplyofoerealsjwhereas,tothisend,leviescouldbe
chargedonexportsandtheimportleviesshouldbetotallyorpartially
suspended ^ •-
Whereasitisalsonecessarytoestablishcriteriaforcalculatihgtheexport
levy,havingregardtotheeconomicsituation!
••••//•«••
117,19June1967,p.2269/67?–, 1973,p.ZOJNo
OJNo

WhereasCommunityobligationstosupplyfoodaidaresuchthatexportsof
productsforthatpurposeshould "beexcludedfromthisRegulation ^
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1.
1.Thecifpnoeshallberegardedasappreciablyhigherthanthethreshold
pricewithinthemeaningofArticle19ofRegulationNoI20/67/EECwhen
itexceedsitbyatleasttwopercent.
2.Thisexcessislikelytocontinuewhereanimbalancebetweensupplyand
,demandisestablishedandwherethisimbalanceislikelytopersist,having
regardtoforeseeableproductionandmarketpricetrends.
3.TheCommunitymarketisdisturbedorthreatenedwithdisturbance,asa
resultofthesituationspecifiedinparagraphs 1and2,whereinternational
tradepricesaresohighasto:
–acta,sabarriertoimportationofproductsmentionedinArticle2of
RegulationNoI20/67/GECintotheCommunityjor
-provokeexportationofsuchproductsfromtheCommunity,andthereby
jeopardizesupplieswithintheCommunity.
article2
1.WheretheconditionsspecifiedinArticle19ofRegulationNoI2O/67/EEC
aremet,inaccordancewiththecriterialaiddowninArticle1ofthis
Regulation,thefollowingmeasuresmaybetaken:
a)applicationofanexportlevy,whichmaybefixedbyatenderingprocedure;
b)applicationofadditionalmeasures,inparticular:
-theissueofexportlicensesafteraperiodtobedetermined !
-totalorpartialsuspensionoftheissueofexportlicenses.
2.Themeasuresprovidedforinparagraph1maybetakeninrespectofone
ormoreoftheproductslistedinArticle1ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC,
wherethisismadenecessarybythemarketsituationandtherelationship
betweenthoseproducts.

Thefollowingshall "betakenintoaccountwhentheexportlevyisbeing
fixed •,
a)situationandtrends:
-forcerealpricesandavailabilities ontheCommunitymarket3
-forcerealpricesandforpricesofproductsfallingwithinthecereals
sectorontheworldmarket3
b)theobjectivesofthecommonorganizationofthemarketincereals,
namelytobalancethemarketbothasregardssuppliesandasregards
trade3-
c)theeconomicaspectoftheexports.
Inparticular ,theexportlevy:
a)forproductslistedinArticle1(a)and(b)ofRegulationHoI20/67/EEC
shallbefixed011thebasisofthedifferencebetweenthecifpriceand
thethresholdprice;
b)fortheproductslistedinArticle1(c)ofRegulationHo120/67/EEC,
shallbederivedfromthatapplicabletothebasiccereal,havingregard
inparticulartothequantityofthatcerealnecessarytomanufacture
therelevantproducts 3
c)fortheproductsmentionedinArticle1(d)ofRegulationHo120/67/2E!C,
faiththeexceptionofproductsfallingwithinsubheadings Nos11,08AI,
III,IVandV,11.09,17.02BII,17.053and23.03AIoftheCommon
CustomsTariff,shallbederivedfromthatapplicabletothebasic
cerealstowhichtheyrelatebyapplyingthecoefficients setoutin
AnnexII,TableAtoRegulationNo968/68/EECandintheAnnexto
RegulationNo1052/68/EEC.>
Wherethesituationontheworldmarketorthespecificrequirements of
ce-rtainmarketssorequire,theexportlevymaybevaried.

-4-
4.Theexportlevytobechargedshallbethatinforceonthedayofexportation.
However,theexportlevyinforceonthedayonwhichthelicenceisapplied
fornay,onapplication frominterestedpartytobelodgedatthesanetine
astheapplicationforalicenceandbefore1p.m.,beappliedtoexports
tobeeffectedduringtheperiodofvalidityofthatlicence,
5.Noexportlevyshallbeappliedtoexportseffectedbywayoffoodaid
underArticle22aofRegulationNo120/67/iSEC.
Article4
1.Detailedrulesfortheapplication ofthisRegulationshallbeadoptedin
accordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle26ofRegulation No
120/67/feEC.
2.Thedecisiontointroduceandtoabolishtheexportlevyforeachofthe
productsshallbetakenandtheamountofthelevyshallbefixedin
acoordancewiththesameprocedure.
Article5
InanemergencytheCommission maytakethemeasuresspecifiedinArticle4»
ItshallnotifyitsdecisiontotheMemberStatesandshallpublishiton
thenoticeboardsatitsHeadquarters .
Themeasuresshall,byvirtueofsuchadecision,beappliedtotherelevant
productsfromthedatespecifiedtothisendjthisdayshallbesubsequent
tothatofnotification .
Suchadecisionshallapplyfornotmorethan5days.
1 Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingthatOx
itspublicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicablein
allMemberStates.
1
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
ThePresident