CELEX: 31973R1425
Language: en
Date: 1973-05-31 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1425/73 of the Commission of 30 May 1973 fixing the levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

31 . 5. 73                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 144/ 1
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                                                 (Acts whose publication is obligatory)
                              REGULATION (EEC) No 1425/73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                           of 30 May 1973
                     fixing the levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                         which are floating or whose central rate differs from
COMMUNITIES,                                                           the official parity, on the effective rate or the central
                                                                       rate of these currencies and, in the case of the US
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                 dollar, on the change in parity announced on 13
 Economic Community ;                                                  February 1973 ;
 Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/                           Whereas it follows from applying the provisions
 67/EEC ( l) of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­                   contained in Regulation (EEC) No 244/73 to the offer
 tion of the market in cereals, as last amended by the                 prices and today's quotations known to the Commis­
 Act (2) annexed to the Treaty (3) on the Accession of                 sion that the levies at present in force should be
 new Member States to the European Economic                            altered as shown in the Annex to this Regulation ;
 Community and the European Atomic Energy
 Community signed at Brussels on 22 January 1972,
                                                                       HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 and in particular Article 13(5) thereof ;
 Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary                                                  Article 1
 Committee ;
                                                                       The import levies to be charged on the products listed
 Whereas the import levies on cereals, wheat and rye                   in Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation No 120/
 flour, and wheat groats and meal were fixed by Regula­                67/EEC are hereby fixed as shown in the Table
 tion (EEC) No 244/73 (4) and subsequent amending                      annexed to this Regulation .
 Regulations ;
                                                                                               Article 2
 Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,
 levies   should    be    calculated       on  the   basis of an       This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 May
 exchange rate which is based, in the case of currencies                1973 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 30 May 1973 .
                                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                                    P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                               Member of the Commission
  (')  OJ No 117, 19 . 6 . 1967, p . 2269/ 67.
  (2)  OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p. 14.
  (3 ) OJ No L 73 , 27 . 3 . 1972, p . 5 .
  (4)  OJ No L 30 , 1 . 2. 1973, p . 1 .
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                                                           ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 30 May 1973 fixing the levies on cereals and on wheat
                                              or rye flour, groats and meal
                               CCT
                            heading                   Description of goods                u.a. /ton
                               No
                       10.01 A             Common wheat, and meslin                  24·38
                       10.01 B             Durum wheat                               25·20 (!)(*)
                       10.02               Rye                                       43·92 (5 )
                       10.03              Barley                                     17·19
                       10.04               Oats                                      15·64
                      10.05 B              Maize other than hybrid maize
                                             for sowing                              10·03 (2)(3 )
                      10.07 A             Buckwheat                                      0
                      10.07 B             Millet                                     18·73
                      10.07 C             Grain sorghum                              17·36
                      10.07 D              Canary seed ; other cereals                  0     («)
                      11.01 A             Wheat or meslin flour                      52·89
                      11.01 B             Rye flour                                  71·85
                      11.02 Ala           Durum wheat groats and meal                47·98
                      11.02 Alb           Common wheat groats and meal               56·04
                     (') Where durum wheat originating in Morocco is transported directly from
                         that country to the Community, the levy is reduced by 0·50 u.a./metric ton.
                     (') Where maize originating in the AASM and OCT is imported into the
                         French Overseas Departments, the levy is reduced by 6 u.a./metric ton .
                     (') Where maize originating in Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya is imported into
                         the Community, the levy is reduced by 1 u.a. /metric ton .
                     (4) Where wheat and canary seed produced in Turkey are transported directly
                         from that country to the Community, the levy is reduced by 0·50 u.a. /metric
                         ton .
                     (•) The import levy charged on rye produced in Turkey and transported directly
                         from that country to the Community is laid down in Council Regulation
                         (EEC) No 1234/71 and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2621171 .