CELEX: 31974R1623
Language: en
Date: 1974-06-28 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1623/74 of the Commission of 27 June 1974 fixing the export levies on cereals

No L 173/ 10                             Official Journal of the European Communities                               28 . 6. 74
                                REGULATION (EEC) No 1623/74 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                           of 27 June 1974
                                                 fixing the export levies on cereals
. THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                      in the Community an export levy should be intro­
  COMMUNITIES,                                                        ducted for common wheat and rice pellets ;
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
  Economic Community ;                                                Whereas the threshold prices for the 1973/74
                                                                      marketing year were fixed by Council Regulation
                                                                      (EEC) No 1964/73 (5) of 17 July 19.73 ;
  Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/
  67/EEC (!) of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­
  tion of the market in cereals, as last amended by Regu­             Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1968 /73
  lation (EEC) No 1 346/73 (2) ;                                      specifies that when the export levy is being fixed
                                                                      account must be taken of the existing situation and
                                                                      the future trend with regard to prices and availabilities
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                        of cereals on the Community market on the one hand
  1968/73 (3) of 19 July 1973 laying down general rules               and prices for cereals and cereal products on the word
  to be applied in the event of the cereals market being              market on the other ; whereas the same article
  disturbed, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No                        provides that it is also important to ensure equili­
  2632/73 (4) and in particular Article 4 (2) thereof ;               brium and the natural development of prices and
                                                                      trade on cereal markets and furthermore, to take into
                                                                      account the economic aspect of the proposed exports
  Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary                        and the need to avoid disturbances on the Commu­
  Committee ;                                                         nity market ;
  Whereas Article 19 of Regulation No 120/67/EEC
  provides that the necessary measure may be taken if                 Whereas for the products, other than starches, listed
  the cif price of one or more products is appreciably                in Article 1 (c) and (d) of Regulation No 120/67/EEC
  higher than the threshold price and if that situation is             the specific factors set out in Article 3 (2) of Regula­
  likely to continue thereby disturbing or threatening to              tion (EEC) No 1968 /73 must also be taken into
                                                                       account ;
  disturb the Community market ;
  Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1968 /73 specifies that                 Whereas the export levy may be varied if the world
  the cif price may be regarded as appreciably higher                  market situation or the specific requirements of
   than the threshold price when it exceeds it by at least             certain markets make this necessary ;
   2 .% ; whereas this excess may be regarded as being
   likely to continue where an imbalance between supply
   and demand is established and where this imbalance
   is likely to persist having regard to foreseeable produce           Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, the
   tion and market price trends ;                                      following should be used to calculate the levies :
   Whereas the high level of prices in international trade             — for currencies. th,e exchange rates for which are
   could impede importation of common wheat and rice                        kept at any given moment within a band of
                                                                            2-25 % , at a conversion rate based on their actual
   into the Community or provoke exportation from the
   Community ;                                                              parity ;
                                                                       — for other currencies a conversion rate based on the
   Whereas the situation described above can be said to
                                                                             arithmetic mean of the spot market rates for each
   exist at the present time ; whereas to ensure supplies                    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 141 , 28 . 5 . 1973, p. 8 .
   (>) OJ  No  L 201 , 21 . 7. 1973,  p. 10 .
   (4) OJ  No  L 272, 29.   9. 1973,  p. 18 .                          (5 ) 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                                   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.
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                                                                                  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 28 June
ment Committee for Cereals,                                 1974 .
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States.
             Done at Brussels, 27 June 1974.
                                                                     For the Commission
                                                                       P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                  Member of the Commission
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                                                              ANNEX
                to the Commission Regulation of 27 June 1974 fixing the export levy in the cereal sector
  CCT heading                                                         .                                            ,    ,
                                                              Description                                   u . •./metric ton
ex 10.01 A             Common wheat and meslin, excluding officially certified seeds (x)                           40-00
ex 10.02               Rye, excluding officially certified seeds (x)
ex 10.03               Barley, excluding officially certified seeds (*)
ex 10.04               Oats, excluding officially certified seeds (1)
   10.05 B             Maize other than hybrid maize for sowing
   10.07 C             Grain sorghum
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
                       D. Oat flour
                       E. Maize flour :
                            I. Of a fat content not exceeding 1-5 °/o by weight
                           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, rolled, flaked or ground :
                       A. Cereal groats and cereal meal :
                               II. Rye
                              III. Barley :
                                   a) Of an ash content not exceeding 1 8/o by weight
                                   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
                                   b) Oat groats and meal not included under No 11.02 A IV a)
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  CCT heading
       No                                               Description                            u.«./metrtc toft
11.02                V. Maize :
'confd)
                           a) Of a fat content not exceeding 1-5 %> by weight :
                               1 . For the brewing industry
                               2. Other
                           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 :
                        «) hulled (shelled or husked) :
                           1 . Barley (*)
                           2 . Oats :
                                aa) Clipped oats
                                bb) Other :
                                     (11) Of an ash content not exceeding 2-3 % by weight {*)
                                     (22) Other (*)
                           4. Millet
                        b) Hulled and sliced or kibbled ('Griitze or grutten') :
                           1 . Barley (*)
                           2 . Oats :
                                aa) Of an ash content not exceeding 2-3 °/o by weight (l)
                                bb) Other (2)
                           4. Millet (l)
                 II. Other cereals :
                       a) Wheat (>)
                       b) Rye (»)
                       c) Maize (*)
                       d) Grain sorghum (*)
              C. Pearled grains :
                      I. Wheat (»)
                     II. Rye (»)
                    III. Barley :
                          a) Of an ash content (without talc) not exceeding 1 % by weight
                               1st category (*)
                          b) Other (»)
                   IV. Oats (')
                     V. Maize (»)
                  VII. Millet (»)
                 VIII. Grain torehiun
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  CCT heading                                                                      .
                                                    Description              u .». /metric ton
11.02         D. Grains not otherwise worked than kibbled :
(confd)               I. Wheat
                     II. Rye
                    III. Barley
                    IV . Oats
                     V. Maize
                   VII. Millet
                 VIII. Grain sorghum
              E. Rolled grains ; flaked grains :
                  I. Barley, oats, buckwheat ind millet ;
                       a) Rolled :
                          1 . Barley
                          2 . Oats
                          4. Millet
                       b) Flaked :
                          1. Barley                      ^
                          2. Oats
                          4. Millet
                 II. Other cereals :
                       a) Wheat
                       b) Rye
                       c) Maifce
                       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
                 II . Other
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   CCT heading                                        _    . .                                       ,
        )fo                                           Description                                u.a./metric to*
 1107          Malt, roasted or not :
                A. Unroasted :
                    I. Obtained from wheat :
                       a) In the form of flour
                       b) Other
                   II. Other :
                       a) In the form of flour
                       b) Other
               B. Roasted
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1.4 .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 % by weight
                       b) Other :
                           1 . With a starch content exceeding 35 % but not exceeding 45 % by
                               weight, and having undergone a denaturing process
                           2. Other
                   II. Of other cereals :
                       a) Of which the starch oontent 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
                       b) Other
23.07          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 %
                         — Exceeding 15 % but not exceeding 30 %
                         — Exceeding 30% but not exceeding 50 %
                         — Exceeding 50 % but not exceeding 65 %
                         — Exceeding 65 %
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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).
if) '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.