CELEX: 31997R1805
Language: en
Date: 1997-09-18 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1805/97 of 18 September 1997 fixing the export taxes on cereal products

19 . 9 . 97                             Official Journal of the European Communities                                  L 256/7
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1805/97
                                                     of 18 September 1997
                                         fixing the export taxes on cereal products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          from the Community, whereas it has therefore been
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               decided to apply an export tax to these products at a level
Community,
                                                                     adapted to the current situation on the world market and
                                                                     which will avoid disturbance to the Community market;
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the                    Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 120/89 (*), as
market in cereals ('), as last amended by Commission                 last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2194/96 (% and in
Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article 16          particular Article 3 thereof, is applicable;
thereof,
                                                                     Whereas the Management Committee for Cereals has not
Whereas Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1766/92                     delivered an opinion within the time-limit set by its
 provides that where quotations or prices on the world               Chairman ,
 market for certain products reach the level of Community
 prices and such situation is likely to continue and deteri­
orate thereby disturbing or threatening to disturb the               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
 Community market, appropriate measures may be taken;
whereas Article 15 of Commission Regulation (EC) No
                                                                                               Article 1
 1501 /95 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
 1 259/97 (4), provides that where such conditions are met,          The export taxes referred to in Article 15 of Regulation
an export tax may be fixed and may vary according to the             (EC) No 1501 /95 are fixed at the level set out in the
destination;
                                                                     Annex to this Regulation .
Whereas prices on the world market for common wheat
and durum wheat have reached the level of those in the                                         Article 2
 Community; whereas this situation is likely to lead to an
excessive export of common wheat, of durum wheat, flour              This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 September
 of durum wheat, and groats and meal of durum wheat                   1997.
                      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                      States .
                      Done at Brussels, 18 September 1997.
                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                                 Franz FISCHLER
                                                                           Member of the Commission
(') OJ   L  181 , 1 . 7. 1992, p. 21 .
(2) OJ    L 126,  24. 5. 1996, p. 37.
0   OJ   L  147,  30 . 6. 1995, p. 7.                                0 OJ L 16, 20. 1 . 1989, p. 19.
 4) OJ   L  174,  2. 7. 1997, p. 10 .                                (6) OJ L 293, 16. 11 . 1996, p. 3.
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                                            ANNEX
               CN code                              Level of export tax
                                                      in ECU/tonne
             1001 10 00                                    15,00
             1001 90 99                                     3,00
             1101 00 11                                   22,50
             1101 00 15                                     —
             1101 00 90                                     —
             1103 11 10                                    22,50
             1103 11 90                                     —