CELEX: 31974R1727
Language: en
Date: 1974-07-04 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1727/74 of the Commission of 3 July 1974 altering the export levies on cereals

4 . 7 . 74                                Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 181 /25
                             REGULATION ( EEC) No 1727 /74 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                           of 3 July 1974
                                              altering the export levies on cereals
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                        account must be taken of the existing situation and
COMMUNITIES,                                                          the future trend with regard to prices and availabilities
                                                                      of cereals on the Community market on the one hand
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                 and prices for cereals and cereal products on the
Economic Community ;                                                 world market on the other ; whereas the same article
                                                                      provides that it is also important to ensure equili­
Having regard to Council Regulation No 1 20 /                         brium and the natural development of prices and
67/ EEC (') of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­                   trade on cereal markets and furthermore , to take into
tion of the market in cereals, as last amended by Regu­               account the economic aspect of the proposed exports
                                                                      and the need to avoid disturbances on the Commu­
lation ( EEC) No 1 346/ 73 (-) ;
                                                                      nity market ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
 1 968 / 73 (') of 19 July 1973 laying down general rules            Whereas for the products, other than starches, listed
to be applied in the event of the cereals market being                in Article 1 (c) and (d) of Regulation No 120/67/ EEC
disturbed , as amended by Regulation ( EEC) No                        the specific factors set out in Article 3 (2) of Regula­
2632/ 73 (4 ) and in particular Article 4(3) thereof ;                tion ( EEC) No 1968 /73 must also be taken into
                                                                      account ;
Whereas Article 19 of Regulation No 120/67/ EEC
provides that the necessary measure may be taken if                  Whereas the export levy may be varied if the world
the cif price of one or more products is appreciably                  market situation or the specific requirements of
higher than the threshold price and if that situation is              certain markets make this necessary ;
likely to continue thereby disturbing or threatening to
disturb the Community market ;
                                                                     Whereas it follows from applying the rules outlined
Whereas Regulation ( EEC) No 1968 / 73 specifies that                above to the present situation on the market in
                                                                      cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for
the cif price may be regarded as appreciably higher
                                                                      these products within the Community and on the
that the threshold price when it exceeds it by at least
2 % ; whereas this excess may be regarded as being                   world market, that the export levies, fixed by Regula­
likely to continue where an imbalance between supply                  tion ( EEC) No 1 623 / 74 (fa), as amended by Regulation
and demand is established and where this imbalance                   ( EEC) No 1 70 1 /74 ( 7), should 'be altered as shown in
                                                                      the Annex to this Regulation ,
is likely to persist having regard to foreseeable produc­
tion and market price trends ;
Whereas the high level of prices in international trade
could impede importation of common wheat and rice                     HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
into the Community or provoke exportation from the
Community ;
Whereas the situation described above can be said to                                               A rt iclv 1
exist at the present time ; whereas to ensure supplies
in the Community an export levy should be intro­
                                                                     The export levies referred to in the first indent of
duced for common wheat and rice pellets ;
                                                                     Article 2(1 ) of Regulation ( EEC) No 1968 / 73 are
                                                                      hereby altered , in respect of the products listed in the
Whereas the threshold prices for the 1973 / 74                       Annex to amended Regulation ( EEC) No 1 623 /74, to
marketing year were fixed by Council Regulation                      the amounts shown therein .
( EEC) No 1964/ 73 (5 ) of 17 July 1973 ;
Whereas Article 3 of Regulation ( EEC) No 1968 /73
specifies that when the export levy is being fixed                                                 Article 2
(') OJ No 117, 19 . 6 . 1967, p. 2269 / 67 .
I1) O'J No L 141 , 2«. 5 . 1973, p. 8 .                              This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 July 1974.
(3 ) OJ No L 201 , 21 . 7 . 1973 , p. 10 .
(4 ) OJ No L 272 , 29 . 9 . 1973 , p. 18 .                           (b) OJ No L 173 , 2X . 6 . 1974, p. 10 .
(5 ) OJ No L 201 , 21 . 7 . 1973 , p. 3 .                            ( r ) OJ No 1. 179 , 2 . 7 . 1974 , p. 1 7 .
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            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States .
            Done at Brussels, 3 July 1974 .
                                                                   For the Com mission
                                                                     P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                               Member of the Commission
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                                                                    ANNEX
                  to the Commission Regulation of 3 July 1974 altering the export levy in the cereal sector
   CCT heading
         No                                                         Description                                  u. «./ metric to *
ex 10.01 A               Common wheat and mesiin , excluding officially certified seeds (')                            35-00
ex 10.02                 Rye , excluding officially certified seeds ( x )                                                —
ex 10.03                 Barley, excluding officially certified seeds (M                                                 —
ex 10.04                 Oats, excluding officially certified seeds (1 )                                                 —
    10.05 B              Maize other than hybrid maize for sowing                                                        —
    10.07 C              Grain sorghum                                                                                   —
ex 11.01 A               Wheat flour                                                                                     —
    11.02 A I a )        Durum wheat groats and meal                                                                     —
    11.02 Alb )          Common wheat groats and meal                                                                    —
    11.01                Flour of cereals :
                         C. Barley flour
                         D. Oat flour
                         F. . Maize flour :
                               I. Of a fat content not exceeding 1-5 °/o by weight
                              II . Other                                                                                 —
                         H. Millet flour                                                                                 —
                         K. Grain sorghum flour                                                                          --
     1 1 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                                                                              —
                                 III . Barley :
                                        a ) Of an ash content not exceeding 1 °/o by weight                              —
                                        b ) Barley groats and meal not included under No 11.02 A III a )                 —
                                  IV . Oats :
                                        a) Of an ash content not exceeding 2-3 °/e by weight                             —
                                        b ) Oat groats and meal not included under No 11.02 A IV a )
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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 ° /o by weight :
                                  1 . For the brewing industry                                              —
                                  2 . Other                                                                 —
                            b ) Other                                                                       —
                  VIII . Millet                                                                             —
                     IX . Grain sorghum                                                                     -
               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 )
                              2 . Oats :
                                   aa) Clipped oats                                                          —
                                   bb ) Other :
                                        ( 11 ) Of an ash content not exceeding 2-3 % by weight (2)           —
                                        ( 22 ) Other ( 2 )                                                   —
                              4 . Millet                                                                     —
                         b ) Hulled and sliced or kibbled (' Grütze or grutten') :
                              1 . Barley (2)                                                                 —
                              2 . Oats :
                                   aa) Of an ash content not exceeding 2-3 % by weight (*)                   —
                                   bb) Other ( 2 )                                                           —
                              4 . Millet (2 )                                                                —
                  II . Other cereals :
                         a ) Wheat (2)                                                                       ~
                         b) Rye {*)                                                                          -
                         c) Maize ( 2 )                                                                      -
                         d ) Grain sorghum ( s >                                                             —
               C. Pearled grains :
                        I. Wheat ( s )                                                                       —
                       II . Rye ( 3)                                                                         —
                      III. Barley :
                             a ) Of an ash content ( without talc) not exceeding 1 (,/o by weight —
                                  1st category ( 3 )
                             b ) Other (3)                                                                   —
                     IV. Oats (3)                                                                            —
                       V. Maize ( 3 )                                                                        —
                    VII . Millet (3 )                                                                        —
                  VIII . Grain sorghum ('1                                                                   —
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   CCT heading
        Vn                                                   Description               u. a. / metric ton
11 . 02        D. Grains not otherwise worked than kibbled :
(cont 'd.)                 I. Wheat                                                             —
                          II . Rye                                                              —
                         III . Barley                                                           —
                         IV . Oats                                                              —
                          V. Maize                                                              —
                        VII . Millet                                                            —
                     VIII . Grain sorghum                                                       —
               Ii . Rolled grains ; flaked grains :
                      I. Barley, oats, buckwhear ind millei
                            a ) Rolled :
                                1 . Barley                                                      —
                                2 . Oats                                                        —
                                4 . Millet                                                      —
                            b ) Flaked :
                                1 . B a riev                                                    —
                                2 . Oats                                                        —
                                4 . Millet                                                      —
                     U. Other cereals :
                            a ) Wheat                                                           —
                            b) Rye                                                              —
                           c ) Maize                                                            ~
                            d ) Grain sorghum                                                   —
               F. Pellets :
                          I. Wheat                                                              —
                         II. Rye                                                                —
                        III . Barley                                                            —
                        IV . Oats                                                               —
                         V. Maize                                                               —
                        VI . Rice                                                           120-00
                    VIII . Millet                                                              —
                        IX . Grain sorghum                                                     —
               G. Germ of cereals, whole, rolled , flaked or ground
                     I. Wheat                                                                  —
                    II . Other                                                                 —
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  €CT heading
      No                                               Description                                u . a . /metric ton
11 07         Malt, roasted or not :
              A. Unroasted :
                   I. Obtained from wheat :
                       a ) In the form of flour
                       b ) Other
                  II . Other :
                       a) In the form of flour
                       b ) Other
              B. Roasted
              Bran, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling or working ot
              cereals or of leguminous vegetables :
              A. Of cereals :
                   I. Of maize or rice :
                       a) With a starch content not exceeding 35% by weight
                       b ) Other :
                           1 . With a starch content exceeding 35 % but not exceeding 45 % by
                               weight, and having undergone a denaturing process
                           2 . Other
                  II . Of other cereals :
                       a ) 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 °/o by weight or of which the sieved pro­
                            duct has an ash content, calculated on the dry product, of 1-5 °/o or
                            more by weight
                       b ) Other
23.07         Sweetened forage, other preparations of a kind used in animal feeding :
              B. Other, containing starch, glucose or glucose syrup falling within subheading
                  Nos 17.02 B and 17.05 B, or milk products, mixed with other products too :
                 ex I. Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding, covered by Regulation
                           ( EEC) No 968/68, of a milk powder content of less than 50 % by weight
                           and of cereal products (4) content by weight :
                           —   Exceeding 5 %> but not exceeding 15 %>
                           —   Exceeding 15 % but not exceeding 30 %
                           —   Exceeding 30% but not exceeding 50 %
                           —   Exceeding 50 % but not exceeding 65 %
                           — Exceeding 65 %
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 (') 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 ( OT 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).
(4) ' Cereals products' means the products falling within Chapter 10 and heading Nos 11.01 and 11.02 (excluding subheading No 11.02 G) o!
     the Common Customs Tariff.