CELEX: 31974R0227
Language: en
Date: 1974-01-29 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 227/74 of the Commission of 28 January 1974 altering the export levies on cereals

No L 25 / 16                                Official Journal of the European Communities                             29 . 1 . 74
                                  REGULATION (EEC) No 227/74 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                           of 28 January 1974
                                                  altering the export levies on cereals
THE COMMISSION OP THE EUROPEAN                                          necessitate at this moment the fixing of an export
COMMUNITIES,                                                            levy ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­
pean Economic Community ;                                               Whereas the threshold prices for the 1973 / 74 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 ( x ) 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
rules to be applied in the event of the cereals market                  ties of cereals on the Community market on the one
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 (3 )
thereof ;                                                               article provides that it is also important to ensure
                                                                        equilibrium and the natural development of prices
Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary Com­                       and trade on cereal markets and furthermore, to take
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
bly higher than the threshold price and if that                         Whereas for the products, other than starches, listed
situation is likely to continue thereby disturbing or                   in Article 1 (c) and ( d ) of Regulation No 120/ 67/
threatening to disturb the Community market ;                           EEC the specific factors set out in Article 3 ( 2 ) of
                                                                        Regulation ( EEC ) No 1968/73 must also be taken
Whereas Regulation ( EEC) No 1968/73 specifies that                     into account ;
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                         Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,
foreseeable production and market price trends ;                        the following should be used to calculate the levies :
Whereas the high level of prices in international trade
could impede importation of common wheat, maize,                        — for currencies the exchange rates for which are
rye, barley, sorghum and wheat groats and meal into                          kept at any given moment within a band of
the Community or provoke exportation from the                                2-25 °/o, a conversion rate based on their actual
Community ;                                                                  parity ;
Whereas the situation described above can be said                       — for other currencies a conversion rate based on
to exist at the present time ; whereas to ensure sup­                        the arithmetic mean of the spot market rates for
plies in the Community an export levy should be                              each of these currencies against the Community
introducted for these products ;                                             currencies referred to in the preceding paragraph
                                                                             over a specified period ;
Whereas, in view of the relationship between the
basic product and the products processed from it
and given the market situation for certain processed                    Whereas it follows from applying the rules outlined
products, an export levy for these products must also                   above to the present situation on the market in
be_fixed ; however the situation for rye does not                       cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for
                                                                        these products within the Community and on the
C)  OJ   No  117, 19 . 6. 1967, p . 2269/67.
{') OJ   No  L 141 , 28 . 5 . 1973 , p. 8 .
(8) OJ   No  L 201 , 21 . 7. 1973 , p. 10 .
(<) O]   No  L 272, 29 . 9 . 1973 , p. 18 .                             (8) OJ No L 201 , 21 . 7. 1973 , p. 3 .
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world market, that the export levies, fixed by Regu­                hereby altered, in respect of the products listed in
lation (EEC) No 183 /74 (*), should be altered as                   the Annex to this Regulation (EEC) No 183/74, to
shown in the Annex to this Regulation,                              the amounts shown therein .
 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                                             Article 2
                             Article 1
The export levies referred to in the first indent of                This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 January
Article 2 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1968/73 are                   1974.
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 28 January 1974.
                                                                             For the Commission
                                                                               P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                           Member of the Commission
 (») OJ No 'L 21 , 25 . 1 . 1974, p. 13 .
                                                               ANNEX
               to the Commission Regulation of 28 January 1974 altering the export levies on cereals
                                                CCT heading No                    u. a. /ton
                               ex 10.01 A (»)                                     . 95-00
                               ex 10.02 i 1 )                                       10-00
                               ex 10.03 i 1 )                                       25-00
                               ex 10.04 H                                           20-00
                                    10.05 B                                         35-00
                                    10.07 C                                         20-00
                                ex 11.01 A                                          50-00
                                    11.02 Alaj­                                     50-00
                                    iin Alb)                                        50-00
                                    11.01 C                                         12-50
                                    11.01 D                                         10-00
                                    11.01 EI                                        17-50
                                    11.01 Ell                                       35-00
                                    11.01 K                                         20-00
                                    11.02 A III                                     25-00
                                    11.02 A IV                                      20-00
                                    11.02 A V a) 1                                  17-50
                                    11.02 A Va) 2                                   17-50
                                    11.02 A V b)                                    35-00
                                    11.02 A IX                                      20-00
                                    11.02 B 1 a) 1                                  25-00
                                    11.02 B I a) 2 aa)                              20-00
                                    11.02 B I a) 2 bb)                              20-00
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                               CCT heading No                                   u. a. /ton
                   11.02 B I b ) 1                                               25-00
                   11.02 B lb ) 2                                                20-00
                   11.02 B II a)                                                 87-00
                   11.02 B II c)                                                 35-00
                   11.02 B II d)                                                 20-00
                   11.02 C I                                                     87-00
                   11.02 C III                                                   12-50
                   11.02 C IV                                                    20-00
                   11.02 C V                                                     35-00
                   11.02 C VIII                                                  20-00
                   11.02 D I                                                     87-00
                 . 11.02 D III                                                   25-00
                   11.02 D IV                                                    20-00
                   11.02 D V                                                     35-00
                   11.02 D VIII                                                  20-00
                 • 11.02 E I a) 1                                                25-00
                   11.02 E I a) 2                                                20-00
                   11.02 E I b ) 1                                                12-50
                   11.02 E I b ) 2                                                10-00
                   11.02 E II a)                                                  87-00
                   11.02 E II c)                                                  35-00
                   11.02 E II d)                                                  20-00
                   11.02 F I                                                     87-00
                   11.02 F III                                                   25-00
                   11.02 F IV                                                     20-00
                   11.02 F V                                                      35-00
                   11.02 F VI                                                   204-00
                   11.02 F IX                                                     20-00
                    11.02 G I                                                     87-00
                   11.02 G II                                                     35-00
                    11.07 Ala )                                                   43-50
                    11.07 A I b )                                                 43-50
                    11.07 All a)                                                  12-50
                    11.07 A II b )                                                12-50
                    11.07 B                                                       12-50
                    23.02 A I a )                                                  12-00
                    23.02 A I b ) 1                                                12-00
                   23.02 A I b ) 2                                                 12-00
                    23.02 A II a)                                                  12-00
                    23.02 A II b )                                                 12-00
             (') 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).