CELEX: 31973R2907
Language: en
Date: 1973-10-26 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 2907/73 of the Commission of 25 October 1973 fixing the export levies on cereals

26 . 10 . 73                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 298 /27
                                    REGULATION (EEC) No 2907/73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                              of 25 October 1973
                                                       fixing the export levies on cereals
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                            products, an export levy for these products must also
 COMMUNITIES,                                                              be fixed ;
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­
 pean Economic Community ;                                                  Whereas the threshold prices for the 1973/73 marke­
                                                                            ting year were fixed by Council Regulation (EEC)
  Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/67/                            No 1964/73 (5) of 17 July 1973 ;
 EEC (*) of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­
  tion of the market in cereals, as last amended by
                                                                            Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1968/73
 Regulation (EEC) No 1346/73 (2) ;
                                                                            specifies that when the export levy is being fixed
                                                                            account must be taken of the existing situation and
  Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No
  1968/73 (3) of 19 July 1973 laying down general                           the future trend with regard to prices and availabili­
                                                                            ties of cereals on the Community market on the one
  rules to be applied in the event of the cereals market
 being disturbed, as amended by Regulation (EEC)                            hand and prices for cereals and cereal products on
                                                                            the world market on the other ; whereas the same
 No 2632/73 (4), and in particular Article 4 (2)
 thereof ;                                                                  article provides that it is also important to ensure
                                                                            equilibrium and the natural development of prices
                                                                            and trade on cereal markets and furthermore, to take
 Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary Com­
  mittee ;
                                                                            into account the economic aspect of the proposed
                                                                            exports and the need to avoid disturbances on the
 "Whereas Article 19 of Regulation No 120/67/EEC                            Community market ;
 provides that the necessary measure may be taken
 if the cif price of one or more products is apprecia­                      Whereas for the products, other than starches, listed
  bly higher than the threshold price and if that                           in Article 1 (c) and (d) of Regulation No 120/67/
  situation is likely to continue thereby disturbing or                     EEC the specific factors set out in Article 3 (2) of
  threatening to disturb the Community market ;                             Regulation (EEC) No 1968/73 must also be taken
                                                                            into account ;
 Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1968/73 specifies that
 the cif price may be regarded as appreciably higher
  that the threshold price when it exceeds it by at                         Whereas the export levy may be varied if the world
 least 2 °/o ; whereas this excess may be regarded as                       market situation or the specific requirements of cer­
 being likely to continue where an imbalance between                        tain markets make this necessary ;
 supply and demand is established and where this
 imbalance is likely to persist having regard to
 foreseeable production and market price trends ;                           Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,
                                                                            the following should be used to calculate the levies :
"Whereas the high level of prices in international trade
could impede importation of common wheat into
the Community or provoke exportation from the                               — for currencies the exchange rates for which are
Community ;                                                                     kept at any given moment within a band of
                                                                                2-25 °/o, a conversion rate based on their actual
Whereas the situation described above can be said                               parity ;
to exist at the present time ; whereas to ensure sup­
plies in the Community an export levy should be
introduced for this product ;                                              — for other currencies a conversion rate based on
                                                                                the arithmetic mean of the spot market rates for
Whereas, in view of the relationship between the                                each of these currencies against the Community
basic product and the products processed from it                                currencies referred to in the preceding paragraph
and given the market situation for certain processed                            over a specified period ;
  ») OJ  No    117, 19 . 6 . 1967, p. 2269/67 .
  2) OJ  No    L 141 , 28 . 5 . 1973 , p. 8 .
  ») OJ  No    L 201 , 21 . 7 . 1973 , p. 10.
  *) OJ  No    L 272 , 29 . 9 . 1973 , p. 18 .                             (•) OJ No L 201 , 21 . 7. 1973 , p. 3 .
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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
cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for                              Article 1
these products within the Community and on the               The export levy 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 is
as shown in the Annex to this Regulation ;                   hereby fixed as shown in the Annex for the products
                                                             Listed therein .
                                                                                    Article 2
Whereas the Management Commitee for Cereals has
not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by        This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 October
its Chairman,                                                1973 .
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels, 25 October 1973 .
                                                                      For the Commission
                                                                         P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                   Member of the Commission
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                                                         ANNEX
                  to the Commission Regulation of 25 October 1973 fixing the export levies on cereals
                   CCT heading No                            Description of goods                u . a . /ton
           ex 10.01 A                      Common wheat and meslin, excluding officially
                                           certified seeds (x)                                    40·00
              11.02 B II a )               Hulled (shelled or husked) wheat, whether or
                                           not sliced or kibbled                                  53·20
              11.02 CI                     Pearled wheat                                          56·00
               11.02 D I                   Wheat not otherwise worked than kibbled                40·80
              11.02 E II a)                Rolled or flaked wheat                                 56·00
              11.02 F I                    Wheat pellets                                          40·80
              11.02 F VI                   Rice pellets                                          153·00
              11.02 G I                    Wheat germ, whole, rolled, flaked or ground            10·00
              11.07 A I a )                Unroasted malt, obtained from wheat, in the
                                           form of flour                                          71-20
              11.07 A lb )                 Unroasted malt, obtained from wheat, other
                                           than in the form of flour                              53·20
              "MO?. Ala )                  Brans, sharps and other residues derived from
                                           the sifting, milling or working of maize or rice,
                                           with a starch content not exceeding 35 % by
                                           weight                                                    3·20
              ^ n?. A I b ) 1              Brans, sharps and other residues derived from
                                           the sifting, milling or working of maize or
                                           rice, with a starch content exceeding 35 % But
                                           not exceeding 45 %> by weight, and having
                                           undergone a denaturing process                            3·20
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                      CCT heading No                                   Description of goods                            u.a. /ton
                 23.02 A I b) 2                     Brans, sharps and other residues derived from
                                                 ' the sifting, milling or working of maize or
                                                    rice, with a starch content exceeding 35 % But
                                                     not exceeding 45 °/o by weight, not having
                                                     undergone a denaturing process, or with a
                                                     starch content exceeding 45 °/o by weight                            3·20
                 23.02 A II a)                      Brans, sharps and other residues derived from
                                                    the sifting, milling or working of cereals other
                                                    than maize or rice, 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 product
                                                   has an ash content, calculated on the dry pro­
                                                                                                                          3·20
                                                    duct, of 1·5 % or more by weight
                 23.02 A II b )                    Brans, sharps and other residues derived from
                                                   the sifting, milling or working of cereals other
                                                   than maize or rice, not falling within sub­
                                                   heading No 23.02 A II a)                                              3·20
           (') 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 ' con­
               forming 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).