CELEX: 31975R0160
Language: en
Date: 1975-01-24 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 160/75 of the Commission of 23 January 1975 fixing the export levies on cereals

No L 19 / 20                               Official Journal of the European Communities                               24 . 1 . 75
                                  REGULATION ( EEC) No 160/75 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                          of 23 January 1975
                                                  fixing the export levies on cereals
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                        Whereas the situation described above can be said to
 COMMUNITIES,                                                          exist at the present time ; whereas to ensure supplies
                                                                       in the Community an export levy should be intro­
                                                                       ducted for common wheat, barley, rye, oats, maize,
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                millet and sorghum ;
  Economic Community ;
                                                                       Whereas, in view of the relationship between the basic
                                                                       product and the products processed from it and given
                                                                       the market situation for certain processed products, an
  Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/
  67/EEC (') of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­                   export levy for certain of these products must also be
                                                                       fixed ;
 tion of the market in cereals, as last amended by Regu­
  lation ( EEC) No 85/75 (2) ;                                         Whereas the threshold prices for the 1974/75
                                                                       marketing year were fixed by Council Regulation
                                                                       ( EEC) No 1 427/74 (5) of 4 June 1974, as amended by
  Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No                        Regulation ( EEC) No 25 1 8 /74 (6) ;
  1968 /73 (3) of 19 July 1973 laying down general rules
  to be applied in the event of the cereals market being               Whereas Article 3 of Regulation ( EEC) No 1968 /73
 disturbed, as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No                    specifies that when the export levy is being fixed
  86/75 (4) and in particular Article 4 (2) thereof ;                  account must be taken of the existing situation and
                                                                       the future trend with regard to prices and availabilities
                                                                       of cereals on the Community market on the one hand
  Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary                         and prices for cereals and cereal products on the word
  Committee ;                                                          market     on   the  other ; whereas     the same    article
                                                                       provides that it is also important to ensure equili­
                                                                       brium and the natural development of prices and
  Whereas Article 19 of Regulation No 1 20/67/ EEC                     trade on cereal markets and furthermore, to take into
  provides that measures may be taken when the quota­                  account the economic aspect of the proposed exports
  tions or prices on the world market for one or more                  and the need to avoid disturbances on the Commu­
  products reach the level of Community prices ;                       nity market ;
  whereas that situation is likely to continue and to dete­
  riorate, thereby disturbing or threatening to disturb                Whereas for the products, other than starches, listed
  the Community market ;                                               in Article 1 (c) and (d) of Regulation No 1 20/ 67/ EEC
                                                                       the specific factors set out in Article 3 (2) of Regula­
                                                                       tion ( EEC) No 1968 /73 must also be taken into
                                                                       account ;
  Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1968 /73 specifies that
  the quotations or prices on the world market shall be
  regarded as having reached the level of Community                    Whereas the export levy may be varied if the world
  prices when they approach or exceed the threshold                     market situation or the specific requirements of
  price ; whereas the continuation and the deterioration               certain markets make this necessary ;
  of that situation may be regarded as being likely to
  continue where an imbalance between supply and
                                                                       Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, the
  demand is established and where this imbalance is                    following should be used to calculate the levies :
  likely to persist, having regard to foreseeable produc­              — for currencies the exchange rates for which are
. tion and market price trends ;                                            kept at any given moment within a band of
                                                                            2-25 % , at a conversion rate based on their actual
                                                                            parity ;
  Whereas the high level of prices in international trade
                                                                       — for other currencies a conversion rate based on the
  could impede importation of common wheat, barley,
  rye, oats, maize, millet and sorghum into the Commu­                      arithmetic mean of the spot market rates for each
  nity or provoke exportation from the Community ;                          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 .                               specified period ;
  (2) OJ  No  L 1 1 , 16 . 1 . 1975, p. 1 .
  (3) OJ  No  L 201 , 21 . 7 . 1973 , p. 10 .                          (>) OJ No L 151, 8 . 6 . 1974, p . I.
 (4 ) OJ  No  L 1 1 , 16. 1 . 1975, p. 2 .                             (") OJ No L 270 , 5 . 10 . 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 24 January
ment Committee for Cereals,                                 1975.
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States.
             Done at Brussels, 23 January 1975 .
                                                                     For the Commission
                                                                        P. J. LARDINOIS
                                                                 Member of the Commission
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                                                               ANNEX
                 to the Commission Regulation of 23 January 1975 fixing the export levies in the cereals
                                                                 sector
 CCT heading
      No                                                       Description                                   u.a./metric ton
ex 10.01 A              Common wheat and meslin, excluding officially certified seeds (! )                          0
ex 10.02                Rye, excluding officially certified seeds (')
ex 10.03                Barley, excluding officially certified seeds (*)
ex 10.04                Oats, excluding officially certified seeds (*)
   10.05 B              Maize other than hybrid maize for sowing                                                    0
   10.07 B              Millet                                                                                    15-00
   10.07 C              Grain sorghum                                                                               0
ex 11.01 A              Wheat flour
   11.02 A I a )        Durum wheat groats and meal
   11.02 A lb )         Common wheat groats and meal
   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                                                                               0
                        H. Millet flour                                                                            9-00
                        K. Grain sorghum flour                                                                      0
   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, rolled, flaked or ground :
                        A. Cereal groats and cereal meal :
                                IL 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                              0
                                    b) Oat groats and meal not included under No 11.02 A IV a)
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  CCT heading                                                                                    u . a . /metric tor.
         No                                                Description
 II . 02             V. Maize :
(cont'd)
                           a) Of a fat content not exceeding 1.5 % by weight :
                                1 . For the brewing industry                                                0
                                2 . Other                                                                   0
                            b) Other                                                                        0
                 VIII. Millet                                                                              9-00
                   IX. Grain sorghum                                                                        0
              IV 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)
                            2 . Oats :
                                 aa) Clipped oats
                                 bb) Other :
                                      ( 11 ) Of an ash content not exceeding 2.3 % by weight (*)            0
                                      (22) Other (*)
                            4. Millet                                                                      9-00
                        b) Hulled and sliced or kibbled ('Grütze or grutten') :
                             1 . Barley (2)
                            2 . Oats :
                                 aa) Of an ash content not exceeding 2-3 % by weight (2)                    0
                                 bb) Other (2)
                            4. Millet (2)                                                                  9-00
                 II . Other cereals :
                        a) Wheat (2)                                                                        0
                        b) Rye (2)
                        c) Maize (2)                                                                        0
                        d) Grain sorghum (2)                                                                0
              C. Pearled grains :
                       I. Wheat (3)                                                                         0
                      II. Rye (3)
                     III. Barley :
                           a) Of an ash content (without talc) not exceeding 1 °/o by weight —
                                 1st category (3)                                                           0
                            b) Other (3)
                     IV. Oats (3)
                      V. Maize (3)                                                                          0
                    VII . Millet (a)                                                                       9-00
                 VIII. Grain sorghum (3)                                                                    0
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   CCT heading
        No                                                 Description              u . a . / metric ton
  11.02          D. Grains not otherwise worked than kibbled :
 (cont'd)
                            I. Wheat                                                             0
                          II. Rye
                         III. Barley
                         IV. Oats
                          V. Maize                                                               0
                        VII. Millet                                                            9-00
                      VIII. Grain sorghum                                                        0
               ?rE. Rolled grains ; flaked grains :
                       I. Barley, oats, buckwheat and millet :
                            a) Rolled :
                               1 . Barley
                               2 . Oats
                               4. Millet                                                       9-00
                           b) Flaked :
                               1 . Barley                                                       0
                               2 . Oats                                                         0
                               4. Millet                                                       9-00
                     II . Other cereals :
                           a) Wheat                                                             0
                           b) Rye
                           c) Maize                                                             0
                           d) Grain sorghum                                                     0
                F. Pellets :
                          I. Wheat                                                              0
                         II. Rye
                        III. Barley
                        IV. Oats
                         V. Maize                                                              0
                    VIII. Millet                                                              9-00
                        IX. Grain sorghum                                                      0
                G. Gem of cereals, whole, rolled, flaked or ground
                     I. Wheat                                                                  0
                    II. Other                                                                  0
11.07          Malt, roasted or not :
               A. Unroasted :
                     I. Obtained from wheat :
                          a ) In the form of flour                                            0
                          b ) Other                                                           0
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    CCT heading                                                                                                                       u. a. / metric ton
          No                                                              Description
  11.07                          II. Other :
 (cont'd)
                                     a) In the form of flour
                                     b) Other
                             B. Roasted
  23.02                      Bran, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling or working of
                             cereals or of leguminous vegetables :
                             A. Of cereals :
                                  I. Of maize :
                                     a) With a starch content not exceeding 35 % by weight                                                     0
                                     b) Other :
                                         1 . With a starch content exceeding 35 %> but not exceeding 45 °/o 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 °/o 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
 23.07                      Sweetened forage, other preparations of a kind used in animal feeding :
                             B. Other, containing starch, glucose or glucose syrup falling within subheadings
                                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 °/o by weight
                                         and of cereal products (4) content by weight :
                                         — Exceeding 5 °/o but not exceeding 15 °/o                                                            0
                                         — Exceeding 15 °/o but not exceeding 30 °/o                                                           0
                                         — Exceeding 30 %> but not exceeding 50 °/o                                                            0
                                         — Exceeding 50 % but not exceeding 65 °/o                                                             0
                                         — Exceeding 65 %                                                                                      0
(*) 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 11.02 G) of the
    Common Customs Tariff.