CELEX: 31974R2153
Language: en
Date: 1974-08-15 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 2153/74 of the Commission of 14 August 1974 fixing the export levies on cereals

15 . 8 . 74                                Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 226/5
                                 REGULATION ( EEC) No 2153/74 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                            of 14 August 1974
                                                   fixing the export levies on cereals
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                         Whereas, in view of the relationship between the basic
 COMMUNITIES,                                                           product and the products processed from it and given
                                                                        the market situation for certain processed products, an
                                                                        export levy for certain of these products must also be
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                  fixed :
 Economic Community ;
 Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/                            Whereas the threshold prices for the 1974/75
 67/EEC (! ) of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­                    marketing year were fixed by Council Regulation
 tiop of the market in cereals, as last amended by Regu­                (EEC) No 1427/74 (5) of 4 June 1974 ;
 lation (EEC) No 1996/74 (2);
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                           Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1968 /73
  1968 /73 (3) of 19 July 1973 laying down general rules                specifies that when the export levy is being fixed
 to be applied in the event of the cereals market being                 account must be taken of the existing situation and
 disturbed, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                      the future trend with regard to prices and availabilities
 676/74 (4) and in particular Article 4 (2) thereof ;                   of cereals on the Community market on the one hand
                                                                        and prices for cereals and cereal products on the word
                                                                        market on       the other ; whereas the same article
 Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary                           provides that it is also important to ensure equili­
 Committee ;                                                            brium and the natural development of prices and
                                                                        trade on cereal markets and furthermore, to take into
 Whereas Article 19 of Regulation No 120/67/ EEC                        account the economic aspect of the proposed exports
                                                                        and the need to avoid disturbances on the Commu­
 provides that the necessary measure may be taken if
 the cif price of one or more products is appreciably                   nity market ;
 higher than the threshold price and if that situation is
 likely to continue thereby disturbing or threatening to
 disturb the Community market ;                                        Whereas for the products, other than starches, listed
                                                                        in Article 1 (c) and (d) of Regulation No 120/67/EEC
                                                                        the specific factors set out in Article 3 (2) of Regula­
 Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1968/73 specifies that                     tion (EEC) No 1968/73 must also be taken into
 the cif price may be regarded as appreciably higher                   account ;
 than the threshold price when it exceeds it by at least
 2 % ; whereas this excess may be regarded as being
 likely to continue where an imbalance between supply                  Whereas the export levy may be varied if the world
 and demand is established and where this imbalance
                                                                        market situation or the specific requirements of
 is likely to persist having regard to foreseeable produc­             certain markets make this necessary ;
 tion and market price trends ;
Whereas the high level of prices in international trade                Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, the
could impede importation of common wheat, barley,                      following should be used to calculate the levies :
 rye, oats, maize, millet, sorghum and rice into the
 Community or provoke exportation from the Commu­                      — for currencies the exchange rates for which are
nity ;
                                                                             kept at any given moment within a band of
                                                                             2-25 % , at a conversion rate based on their actual
Whereas the situation described above can be said to                         parity ;
exist at the present time ; whereas to ensure supplies
in the Community an export levy should be intro­                       — for other currencies a conversion rate based on the
ducted for common wheat, barley, rye, oats, maize,                           arithmetic mean of the spot market rates for each
millet, sorghum and rice pellets ;                                           of these currencies against the Community curren­
                                                                             cies referred to in the preceding paragraph over a
(>) OJ    No  117, 19 . 6 . 1967, p . 2269/ 67 .
(2) OJ    No  L 209 , 31 . 7 . 1974, p. 1 .                                  specified period ;
(3) OJ    No  L 201 , 21 . 7 . 1973 , p. 10 .
(4) OJ    No  L 83 , 28 . 3 . 1974, p. 3 .                             (5 ) OJ No L 151 , 8 . 6 . 1974, p. 1 .
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Whereas it follows from applying the rules outlined         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
above to the present situation on the market in                                   Article 1
cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for
these products within the Community and on the              The export levies referred to in the first indent of
world market, that the export levies, should be fixed       Article 2(1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1968/73 are
as shown in the Annex to this Regulation ;                  hereby fixed at the amounts shown in the Annex.
                                                                                  Article 2
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­           This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 August
ment Committee for Cereals,                                 1974 .
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels, 14 August 1974.
                                                                     For the Commission
                                                                       P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                  Member of the Commission
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                                                                  ANNEX
                 to. the Commission Regulation of 14 August 1974 fixing the export levy in the cereal sector
  CCT heading                                                          . .                                            ,
        jvjQ                                                      Description                                 u . a . /metric ton
ex 10.01 A               Common wheat arid meslin, excluding officially certified seeds (')                            60-00
ex 10.02                 Rye, excluding officially certified seeds (J)                                                    0
ex 10.03                 Barley , excluding officially certified seeds (M                                              35-00
ex 10.04                 Oats, excluding officially certified seeds (*)                                                 17-00
    10.05 B              Maize other than hybrid maize for sowing                                                      50-00
     10.07 B             Millet                                                                                        20-00
    10.07 C              Grain sorghum                                                                                 35-00
ex 11.01 A               Wheat flour                                                                                   27-00
   11.02 A I a )         Durum wheat groats and meal
   11.02 A lb)           Common wheat groats and meal                                                                  27-00
    11.01                Flour of cereals :
                         C. Barley flour                                                                                  0
                         D. Oat flour                                                                                     0
                         F. Maize flour :
                              I. Of a fat content not exceeding 1-5 %> by weight                                          0
                             II . Other
                         H. Millet flour
                         K. Grain sorghum flour
    11 02                Cereal groats and cereal meal ; other worked cereal grains (for example, rolled,
                         flaked, polished, pearled or kibbled, but not further prepared), except husked,
                         glazed, polished or broken rice ; germ of cereals, whole, roiled, flaked or ground :
                         A. Cereal groats and cereal meal :
                                 II . Rye
                                III . Barley :
                                      a ) Of an ash content not exceeding 1 % by weight                                  0
                                      b) Barley groats and meal not included under No 11.02 A III a)
                                IV . Oats :
                                      a ) Of an ash content not exceeding 2-3 % by weight                                c
                                      b ) Oat groats and meal not included under No 11.02 A IV a)
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   CCT heading
       No                                                 Description                             u. a. /metric ion
11.02                 V. Maize :
{ cont'd)
                          a) Of a fat content not exceeding 1*5 0/o by weight :
                               1 . For the brewing industry                                                0
                               2. Other                                                                   0
                          b) Other                                                                        —
                  VIII . Millet                                                                           —
                     IX. Grain sorghum                                                                    -
               B. Hulled grains (shelled or husked), whether or not sliced or kibbled :
                   I. Barley, oats, buckwheat and millet :
                        a) hulled (shelled or husked) :
                           1 . Barley (*)                                                                 —
                           2 . Oats :
                                aa) Clipped oats                                                          —
                                bb) Other :
                                     ( 11 ) Of an ash content not exceeding 2*3 °/o by weight (*)          0
                                     (22) Other (2)                                                        —
                           4. Millet                                                                       —
                        b) Hulled and sliced or kibbled ('Grütze or grutten') :
                            1 . Barley (»)                                                                 —
                           2. Oats :
                                aa) Of an ash content not exceeding 2-3 °/o by weight (E)                   0
                                bb) Other (2)                                                              —
                            4. Millet (f)                                                                  —
                  II . Other cereals :
                        a) Wheat (»)                                                                       —
                        b) Rye (·)                                                                         —
                        c) Maize (')                                                                       -
                        d) Grain sorghum (*)                                                               —
               C. Pearled grains :
                       I. Wheat (·)                                                                       —
                      II. Rye (8)                                                                         —
                     III. Barley :
                           a) Of an ash content (without talc) not exceeding 1 % by weight —
                                1st category (*)                                                           0
                           b) Other H                                                                     —
                     IV. Oats (»)                                                                         —
                      V. Maize (8)                                                                        --
                    VII. Millet (»)                                                                       —
                  VIII. Grain sorghum f')                                                                  —
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  CCT heading                                         _    . .
       Vn                                             Description              u . a . /metric ton
11.02         D. Grains not otherwise worked than kibbled :
'cont'd)               I. Wheat
                     II . Rye
                    III . Barley
                    IV . Oats
                      V. Maize
                   VII . Millet
                 VIII . Grain sorghum
              E. Rolled grains ; flaked grains :
                  I. Barley, oats, buckwheat and millet
                        a ) Rolled :
                            1 . Barley
                            2. Oats
                            4. Millet
                        b) Flaked :
                            1 . Barley                                                    0
                            2 . Oats                                                      0
                            4 . Millet
                 II . Other cereals :
                        a) Wheat
                        b) Rye
                        c) Ma> /,e                                                        0
                        d ) Grain sorghum
              F. Pellets :
                       I. Wheat
                      II . Rye
                     III. Barley
                     IV . Oats
                      V. Maize
                     VI . Rice                                                         120-00
                 VIII . Millet
                    IX. Grain sorghum
              G. Germ of cereals, whole, rolled, flaked or ground
                  I. Wheat                                                               0
                 II . Other                                                              0
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   CCT hendiiif
       No                                                Description                               u . a . /metric ton
! 1 07          Malt, roasted or not :
                A. Unroasted :
                  - I. Obtained from wheat :
                         a) In the form of flour                                                             0
                         b) Other                                                                            0
                    II . Other :
                         a ) In the form of flour                                                            0
                         b ) Other                                                                           0
                B. Roasted                                                                                   0
11.02           Bran, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling or working of
                cereals or of leguminous vegetables :
                A. Of cereals :
                     I. Of maize or rice :
                         a) With a starch content not exceeding 35 °/o by weight                             0
                         b ) Other :
                              1 . With a starch content exceeding 35% but not exceeding 45% by
                                  weight, and having undergone a denaturing process                           0
                             2 . Other                                                                       0
                    II . Of other cereals :
                         a ) Of which the starch content does not exceed 28 % by weight, and of
                             which the percentage which passes through a sieve with an aperture of
                             0-2 mm does not exceed 10 % by weight or of which the sieved pro­
                             duct has an ash content, calculated on the dry product, of 1-5 % or
                             more by weight                                                                  0
                         b ) Other                                                                           0
2\.'M           Sweetened forage, other preparations of a kind used in animal feeding :
                B. Other, containing starch, glucose or glucose syrup falling within subheading
                    Nos 17.02 B and 17.05 B, or milk products, mixed with other products too :
                    ex I. Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding, covered by Regulation
                             (EEC) No 968/68, of a milk powder content of less than 50 % by weight
                             and of cereal products (4) content by weight :
                             — Exceeding 5 % but not exceeding 15 %                                          0
                             — Exceeding 15 % but not exceeding 30 %                                         0
                             — Exceeding 30% but not exceeding 50 %                                          0
                             — Exceeding 50 % but not exceeding 65 %
                             — Exceeding 65 %                                                                Oi
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 (') Officially certified seeds are understood to be those seeds contained in the packages officially sealed and officially labelled as ' basic seed',
      'certified seed , first generation', 'certified seed, second generation ' conforming to the provisions of the Council Directive of 14 June 1966
      on the marketing of cereal seed ( OJ No 125, 11 . 7. 1966, p. 2309/66) and of the Council Decision of 26 March 1973 on the equivalence of
      seed produced in Denmark , Ireland and the United Kingdom (OJ No L 106, 20. 4. 1973 , p. 12).
 (*) Hulled grains are grains corresponding to the definition given in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 821/68 (OJ No L 149, 29. 6. 1968 , p. 46).
(•) Pearled grains are grains corresponding to the definition given in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 821/68 (OJ No L 149, 29. 6. 1968, p. 46).
(4) 'Cereals products' means the products falling within Chapter 10 and heading Nos 11.01 and 11.02 (excluding subheading No 11.02 G) of
     the Common Customs Tariff.