CELEX: 31997R1640
Language: en
Date: 1997-08-14 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1640/97 of 14 August 1997 fixing the minimum export tax on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1339/97

No L 225/24          EN                Official Journal of the European Communities                                 15 . 8 . 97
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1640/97
                                                       of 14 August 1997
                   fixing the minimum export tax on common wheat in connection with the
                                invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1339/97
  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                      Whereas Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501 /95
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             provides that the Commission may, on the basis of the
  Community,                                                        tenders notified, in accordance with the procedure laid
                                                                   down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92,
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92             decide to fix a minimum export tax taking account of the
  of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the                criteria referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No
  market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC)         1501 /95; whereas in that case a contract is awarded to any
  No 923/96 (2),                                                   tenderer whose bid is equal to or higher than the
  Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No                   minimum tax;
  1501 /95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed
 rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No          Whereas the application of the abovementioned criteria to
  1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and         the current market situation for the cereal in question
 the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on           results in the minimum export tax being fixed at the
 the market for cereals (3), as last amended by Regulation         amount specified in Article 1 ;
 (EC) No 1 259/97 (4), and in particular Articles 7 and 15
 thereof,                                                          Whereas the Management Committee for Cereals has not
                                                                   delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its
 Whereas Article 16 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92                 chairman,
 provides that where quotations or prices on the world
 market for certain products reach the level of Community
 prices and such situation is likely to continue and deterio­
 rate thereby disturbing or threatening to disturb the             HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 Community market, appropriate measures may be taken;
 whereas Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1501 /95
 provides that, where such conditions are met, an export                                    Article 1
 tax may be fixed;
                                                                   For tenders notified from 8 August to 14 August 1997,
 Whereas prices on the world market for common wheat               pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation
 have reached the level of those in the Community and
                                                                   (EC) No 1339/97, the minimum tax on exportation of
 the trend in those prices is that they will increase;             common wheat shall be ECU 0,10 per tonne .
 whereas this situation will give rise to problems; whereas
 it has therefore been decided to fix an export tax at a level
 which will avoid disturbance on the Community market;                                      Article 2
 Whereas an invitation to tender for the refund and/or the
 tax for the export of common wheat to all third countries         This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
 was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No              publication in the Official Journal of the European
 1339/97 0;                                                        Communities.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States .
                  Done at Brussels, 14 August 1997.
                                                                             For the Commission
                                                                               Emma BONINO
                                                                        Member of the Commission
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