CELEX: 31974R0427
Language: en
Date: 1974-02-20 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 427/74 of the Commission of 20 February 1974 altering the export levies on cereals

21 . 2 . 74                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 49/ 15
                                  REGULATION (EEC) No 427/74 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                            of 20 February 1974
                                                    altering the export levies on cereals
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                            Whereas the threshold prices for the 1973/74 marke­
 COMMUNITIES,                                                              ting year were fixed by Council Regulation (EEC)
                                                                           No 1964/73 (6) of 17 July 1973 ;
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­
  pean Economic Community ;
                                                                          Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1968/73
 Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/67/                            specifies that when the export levy is being fixed
  EEC ( x) of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­                         account must be taken of the existing situation and
  tion of the market in cereals, as last amended by                       the future trend with regard to prices and availabili­
  Regulation ( EEC) No 1346/73 (2) ;                                      ties of cereals on the Community market on the one
                                                                          hand and prices for cereals and cereal products on
 Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No                            the world market on the other ; whereas the same
  1 968/73 (3) of 19 July 1973 laying down general                        article provides that it is also important to ensure
  rules to be applied in the event of the cereals market                  equilibrium and the natural development of prices
 being disturbed, as amended by Regulation (EEC)                          and trade on cereal markets and furthermore, to take
 No 2632/73 (4) and in particular Article 4 (3 )                          into account the economic aspect of the proposed
 thereof ;                                                                exports and the need to avoid disturbances on the
                                                                          Community market ;
 Whereas Article 19 of Regulation No 120/67/EEC
 provides that the necessary measure may be taken
 if the cif price of one or more products is apprecia­                    Whereas for the products, other than starches, listed
 bly higher than the threshold price and if that                          in Article 1 (c) and (d) of Regulation No 120/67/
 situation is likely to continue thereby disturbing or                    EEC the specific factors set out in Article 3 (2) of
 threatening to disturb the Community market ;                            Regulation (EEC) No 1968/73 must also be taken
                                                                          into account ;
 Whereas Regulation ( EEC) No 1968/73 specifies that
 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 % ; 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 it follows from applying the rules outlined
 foreseeable production and market price trends ;                        above to the present situation on the market in
                                                                         cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for
 Whereas the high level of prices in international trade                 these products within the Community and on the
could impede importation of common wheat, maize,                         world market, that the export levies, fixed by Regu­
 rye, barley, sorghum and wheat groats and meal into                     lation (EEC) No 381 /74 (6), as amended by Regula­
the Community or provoke exportation from the                            tion (EEC) No 410/74 (7), should be altered as shown
 Community ;                                                              in the Annex to this Regulation,
Whereas the situation described above can be said
 to exist at the present time ; whereas to ensure sup­
 plies in the Community an export levy should be                          HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
introducted for these products ;
Whereas , in view of the relationship between the                                                  Article 1
basic product and the products processed from it
and given the market situation for certain processed                     The export levies referred to in the first indent of
products, an export levy for these products must also                    Article 2 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1968/73 are
be fixed ;
  *) 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. 3 .
(•)  OJ   No  L 201 , 21 . 7. 1973 , p . 10.                             («) OJ No L 43 , 15. 2. 1974, p. 9.
(*)  OJ   No  L 272 , 29 . 9. 1973 , p . 18 .                            (7) OJ No L 46, 19 . 2 . 1974, p . 5 .
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hereby altered, in respect of the products listed in                              Article 2
the Annex to the amended Regulation (EEC) No 381 /
74, to the amounts shown therein.                           This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 February
                                                            1974.
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States.
             Done at Brussels, 20 February 1974.
                                                                    For the Commission
                                                                      P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                  Member of the Commission
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                                                                  ANNEX
                  lo the Commission Regulation of 20 February 1974 altering the export levy in the cereal sector
  CCT heading
       No                                                         Description                                    u . a . /metric ton
ex 10.01 A               Common wheat and meslin, excluding officially certified seeds (*)                                90-00
ex 10.02                 Rye, excluding officially certified seeds (*)                                                    10-00
ex 10.03                 Barley, excluding officially certified seeds (*)                                                 30-00
ex 10.04                 Oats, excluding officially certified seeds (')                                                   20-00
    10.05 B               Maize other than hybrid maize for sowing                                                        35-00
    10.07 C              Grain sorghum                                                                                    20-00
ex 11.01 A               "Wheat flour                                                                                     50-00
    11.02 A I a )        Durum wheat groats and meal                                                                      50-00
   11.02 A lb)           Common wheat groats and meal                                                                     50-00
    11.01                Flour of cereals :
                          C. Barley flour                                                                                 12-50
                          D. Oat flour                                                                                    10-00
                          E. Maize flour :
                               I. Of a fat content not exceeding 1-5 °/o by weight                                        17-50
                              II . Other                                                                                  35-00
                          H. Millet flour
                          K. Grain sorghum flour                                                                          20-00
    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                                                                                10-00
                                  III . Barley :
                                        a) Of an ash content not exceeding 1 %> by weight                                 12-50
                                        b) Barley groats and meal not included under No 11.02 A III a)                    25-00
                                   V. Oats :
                                        a) Of an ash content not exceeding 2-3 u/o by weight                              10-00
                                        b ) Oat groats and meal not included under No 11.02 A IV a )                      20-00
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  CCT heading
      No                                               Description                              u.a./metric ton
11.02               V. Maize :
(cont'd)
                          a) Of a fat content not exceeding 1-5 % iby weight :
                               1 . For the brewing industry                                          17-50
                              2. Other                                                               17-50
                          b) Other                                                                   35-00
                 VIII . Millet         ,                                                               —
                   IX . Grain sorghum                                                                20-00
              B. Hulled grains (shelled or husked), whether or not sliced or kibbled :
                 I. Barley, oats, buckwheat and millet :
                       a) hulled (shelled or husked) :
                           1 . Barley (2)                                                            25-00
                           2 . Oats :
                                aa) Clipped oats                                                     20-00
                                bb) Other (*)                                                        20-00
                           4. Millet                                                                   —
                       b) Hulled and sliced or kibbled ('Grütze or grutten') :
                           1 . Barley (■)                                                            25-00
                           2. Oats <(2)                                                              20-00
                           4. Millet H                                                                 —
                 II. Other cereals :
                       a ) Wheat (*)                                                                 90-00
                       b) Rye (*)                                                                    10-00
                       c) Maize (*)                                                                  35-00
                       d) Grain sorghum (*)                                                          20-00
              C. Pearled grains :
                      I. Wheat (s)                                                                   90-00
                     II . Rye (8)                                                                    10-00
                    III. Barley :
                           a) Of an ash content ( without talc) not exceeding 1 u/o by weight —
                               1st category (s)                                                      12-50
                           b) Other (8)                                                              25-00
                    IV. Oats {*)                                                                     20-00
                     V. M adze (*)                                                                   35-00
                   VII . Millet (a)                                                                    —
                 VIII. Grain sorghum (*)                                                             20-00
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  CCT heading
      No                                               Description              u . a . /metric ton
11.02         D. Grains not otherwise worked than kibbled :
(cont'd)               I. Wheat                                                          90-00
                      II . Rye                                                           10-00
                     III. Barley                                                         25-00
                     IV. Oats                                                            20-00
                      V. Maize                                                           35-00
                    VII. Millet
                  VIII. Grain sorghum                                                    20-00
              £. Rolled grains ; flaked grains :
                   I. Barley, oats, buokwheat and millet :
                        a) Rolled :
                            1 . Barley                                                   25-00
                            2. Oats                                                      20-00
                            4. Millet
                        b) Flaked :
                            1 . Barley                                                   12-50
                            2. Oats                                                      10-00
                            4. Millet
                  II. Other cereals ;
                        a) Wheat                                                         90-00
                        b) Rye                                                           10-00
                        c ) Maize                                                        35-00
                        d ) Grain sorghum                                                20-00
              F. Pellets :
                       I. Wheat                                                          90-00
                      II. Rye                                                            10-00
                     III. Barley                                                        25-00
                     IV. Oats                                                           20-00
                      V. Maiize                                                         35-00
                    VI . Rice                                                        204-00
                 VIII . Millet
                    IX. Grain sorghum                                                   20-00
              G. Germ of cereals, whole, rolled, flaked or ground
                  I. Wheat                                                              22-50
                 II. Other                                                                8-75
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  CCT heading
      No                                             Description                                 u. a. / metric ton
11.07         Malt, roasted or not ;
              A. Un roasted :
                   I. Obtained from wheat :
                       a) In the form of flour                                                          45-00
                       b) Other                                                                         45-00
                  II. Other :
                       a) In the form of flour                                                           12-50
                       b) Other                                                                          12-50
              B. Roasted                                                                                 12-50
23.02         Bran, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling or working of
              cereals or of leguminous vegetables :
              A. Of cereale :
                   I. Of maize or rice :
                       a) With a starch content not exoeeding 35 °/o ¡by weight                         48-00
                       b) Other :
                          1 . With a starch content exceeding 35 % but not exceeding 45 °/o by
                              weight, arid having undergone a denaturing process                        48-00
                          2 . Other                                                                     48-00
                 II . Of other cereals :
                       a) Of which the starch oontent does not exceed 28 °/o by weight, and of
                          which the percentage which passes through a sieve with an aperture of
                          0-2 mm does not exceed 10 °/o '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                                                                48-00
                      b) Other                                                                         48-00
23.07         Sweetened forage, other preparations of a kind used in animal feeding :
              B. Other, containing starch, glucose or glucose syruip falling wiithin subheading
                 Nos 17.02 B and 17.05 B, or imilk products, mixed with other products too :
                 I. Containing starch or glucose or glucose syrup :
                      a) Containing no starch or containing 10 % or less by weight of starch :
                         1. Containing no milk products or containing less than 10 °/o by weight
                             of such products                                                          26-25
                         2. Containing not less than 50 */o by weight of milk products                 26-25
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   CCT heading                                                                                                                      u. a. /metric ton
        No                                                             Description
23.07                              b) Containing more than 10 °/o but not more than 30 % by weight of
(cont'd)                               starch :
                                       1 . Containing no milk products or containing less than 10 % by weight
                                           of such products                                                                                26-25
                                       2. Containing not less than 10 % but less than 50 °/o by weight of milk
                                           products                                                                                        26-25
                                   c) Containing more than 30 % by weight of milk products :
                                       1 . Containing no milk products or containing less than 10% by weight
                                           of such products                                                                                26-25
                                       2. Containing not less than 10 % but less than 50 % by weight of milk
                                           products                                                                                        26-25
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' 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).