CELEX: 31973R3299
Language: en
Date: 1973-12-07 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 3299/73 of the Commission of 6 December 1973 fixing the export levies on cereals

7. 12. 73                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 338 /25
                                  REGULATION (EEC) No 3299/73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                           of 6 December 1973
                                                   fixing the export levies on cereals
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                         products, an export levy for these products must also
 COMMUNITIES,                                                           be fixed ; however the situation for products pro­
                                                                        cessed from maize does not necessitate at this moment
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­                     the fixing of an export levy ;
 pean Economic Community ;
 Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/67/                         Whereas the threshold prices for the 1973/73 marke­
 EEC (*) of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­                         ting year were fixed by Council Regulation (EEC)
 tion of the market in cereals, as last amended by                       No 1964/73 (5) of 17 July 1973 ;
 Regulation (EEC) No 1346/73 (2) ;
                                                                         Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1968/73
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                            specifies that when the export levy is being fixed
 1968/73 (8) of 19 July 1973 laying down general                         account must be taken of the existing situation and
 rules to be applied in the event of the cereals market                  the future trend with regard to prices and availabili­
 being disturbed, as amended by Regulation ( EEC)                        ties of cereals on the Community market on the one
 No 2632/73 (4), and in particular Article 4 (2)                         hand and prices for cereals and cereal products on
 thereof ;                                                               the world market on the other ; whereas the same
                                                                         article provides that it is also important to ensure
 Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary Com­                       equilibrium and the natural development of prices
 mittee ;                                                                and trade on cereal markets and furthermore, to take
                                                                         into account the economic aspect of the proposed
 Whereas Article 19 of Regulation No 120/67/EEC                          exports and the need to avoid disturbances on the
 provides that the necessary measure may be taken                        Community market ;
 if the cif price of one or more products is apprecia­
 bly higher than the threshold price and if that
 situation is likely to continue thereby disturbing or                  Whereas for the products, other than starches, listed
 threatening to disturb the Community market ;                           in Article 1 (c) and ( d) of Regulation No 120/67/
                                                                         EEC the specific factors set out in Article 3 (2) of
 Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1968/73 specifies that                      Regulation (EEC) No 1968/73 must also be taken
 the cif price may be regarded as appreciably higher                     into account ;
 that the threshold price when it exceeds it by at
 least 2 % ; whereas this excess may be regarded as                      Whereas the export levy may be varied if the world
 being likely to continue where an imbalance between                     market situation or the specific requirements of cer­
 supply and demand is established and where this                         tain markets make this necessary ;
 imbalance is likely to persist having regard to
 foreseeable production and market price trends ;
                                                                         Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,
 Whereas the high level of prices in international trade                 the following should be used to calculate the levies :
 could impede importation of common wheat and
 maize into the Community or provoke exportation
 from the Community ;                                                    — for currencies the exchange rates for which are
                                                                             kept at any given moment within a band of
 Whereas the situation described above can be said                           2-25 %, a conversion rate based on their actual
 to exist at the present time ; whereas to ensure sup­                       parity ;
 plies in the Community an export levy should be
 introducted for these products ;                                       — for other currencies a conversion rate based on
 Whereas, in view of the relationship between the                            the arithmetic mean of the spot market rates for
 basic product and the products processed from it                            each of these currencies against the Community
 and given the market situation for certain processed                        currencies referred to in the preceding paragraph
                                                                             over a specified period ;
(*)  OJ No   117, 19 . 6 . 1967, p . 2269/67.
(»)  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 .                              («) 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 measures provided for in this Regulation
are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­           This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 Decem­
ment Committee for Cereals,                                 ber 1973 .
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels, 6 December 1973 .
                                                                      For the Commission
                                                                        P. J. LARDINOIS
                                                                  Member of the Commission
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                                                                    ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 6 December 1973 fixing the export levies on cereals
                    CCT heading No                                     Description of goods                              u . a . /ton
                10.01 A                              Common wheat and meslin, excluding officially                        60.00
                                                     certified seeds (')
                10.05 B                              Maize other than hybrid maize for sowing                             15.00
           ex 11.01 A                                Wheat flour                                                          10.00
                11.02 Alb )                          Common wheat groats and meal                                         10.00
                11.02 B II a)                       Hulled (shelled or husked) wheat, whether or                          53.20
                                                    not sliced or kibbled
                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                          Wheat germ, whole, rolled, flaked or ground                         153.00
                11.02 G I                           Unroasted malt, obtained from wheat, in the                           10.00
                                                    form of flour
                11.07 Ala)                          Rice pellets                                                         71.20
                11.07 A lb )                        Unroasted malt, obtained from wheat, other                           53.20
                                                   than in the form of flour
               23.02 A I a)                        Brans, sharps and other residues derived from                            3.20
                                                   the sifting, milling or working of maize or rice,
                                                   with a starch content not exceeding 35 % by
                                                   weight
               23.02 A I b) 1                      Brans, sharps and other residues derived from                            3.20
                                                   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
               23.02 A I b) 2                     Brans, sharps and other residues derived from                            3.20
                                                   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
              23.02 A II a )                      Brans, sharps and other residues derived from                           3.20
                                                  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
                                                  duct, of 1-5 % or more by weight
              23.02 A II b)                       Brans, sharps and other residues derived from                           3.20
                                                  the sifting, milling or working of cereals other
                                                  than maize or rice, not falling within sub­
                                                  heading No 23.02 A II a)
          H 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).