CELEX: 31974R1868
Language: en
Date: 1974-07-19 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1868/74 of the Commission of 18 July 1974 fixing the export levies on cereals

19 . 7 . 74                               Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 197/ 17
                              REGULATION (EEC) No 1868 /74 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                          of 18 July 1974
                                                fixing the export levies on cereals
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       the market situation for certain processed products, an
COMMUNITIES,                                                         export levy for certain of these products must also be
                                                                     fixed ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community ;
                                                                     Whereas the threshold prices for the 1973/74
Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/                          marketing year were fixed by Council Regulation
67/ EEC (') of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­                  (EEC) No 1964/73 (5 ) of 17 July 1973 ;
tion of the market in cereals, as last amended by Regu­
lation (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 (3) of 19 July 1973 laying down general rules                account must be taken of the existing situation and
to be applied in the event of the cereals market being               the future trend with regard to prices and availabilities
disturbed, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No                         of cereals on the Community market on the one hand
2632/73 (4) and in particular Article 4 (2) thereof ;                and prices for cereals and cereal products on the word
                                                                     market on        the other ; whereas the same article
                                                                     provides that it is also important to ensure equili­
Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary                         brium and the natural development of prices and
Committee ;                                                          trade on cereal markets and furthermore , to take into
                                                                     account the economic aspect of the proposed exports
Whereas Article 19 of Regulation No 120/67/ EEC                      and the need to avoid disturbances on the Commu­
provides that the necessary measure may be taken if                  nity market ;
the cif price of one or more products is appreciably
higher than the threshold price and if that situation is
likely to continue thereby disturbing or threatening to
                                                                     Whereas for the products, other than starches, listed
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 Regula­
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1968/73 specifies that                   tion (EEC) No 1968 /73 must also be taken into
the cif price may be regarded as appreciably higher                  account ;
than the threshold price when it exceeds it by at least
2 % ; whereas this excess may be regarded as being
likely to continue where an imbalance between supply
and demand is established and where this imbalance                   Whereas the export levy may be varied if the world
is likely to persist having regard to foreseeable produc­            market situation or the specific requirements of
tion and market price trends ;                                       certain markets make this necessary ;
Whereas the high level of prices in international trade
could impede importation of common wheat and rice                    Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, the
into the Community or provoke exportation from the                   following should be used to calculate the levies :
Community ;
                                                                     — for currencies the exchange rates for which are
Whereas the situation described above can be said to                       kept at any given moment within a band of
exist at the present time ; whereas to ensure supplies                     2-25 % , at a conversion rate based on their actual
in the Community an export levy should be intro­                           parity ;
duced for common wheat and rice pellets ;
                                                                     — for other currencies a conversion rate based on the
Whereas, in view of the relationship between the basic                     arithmetic mean of the spot market rates for each
product and the products processed from it and given                       of these currencies against the Community curren­
                                                                           cies referred to in the preceding paragraph over a
(') OJ   No 117, 19 . 6.  1967, p. 2269/67.                                specified period ;
(2) OJ   No L 141 , 28 . 5. 1973,  p. 8 .
(3) OJ   No L 201 , 21 . 7 . 1973, p. 10 .
(4  OJ   No L 272, 29 .  9 . 1973, p. 18 .                           (5 ) 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                                   Article 1
cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for
these products within the Community and on the              The export levies 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 are
as shown in the Annex to this Regulation ;                  hereby fixed at the amounts shown in the Annex.
                                                                                  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 19 July
ment Committee for Cereals,                                 1974 .
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels, 18 July 1974.
                                                                     For the Commission
                                                                       P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                  Member of the Commission
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                                                                  ANNEX
                  to the Commission Regulation of 18 July 1974 fixing the export levy in the cereal sector
  CCT heading
       No                                                         Description                                  u . a . /metric toa
ex 10.01 A               Common wheat and meslin , excluding officially certified seeds ('                             30-00
ex 10.02                 Rye , excluding officially certified seeds (')
ex 10.03                 Barley, excluding officially certified seeds (M
ex 10.04                 Oats, excluding officially certified seeds (')
    10.05 B              Maize other than hybrid maize for sowing
    10.07 C              Grain sorghum
ex 11.01 A               Wheat flour                                                                                    15-00
    11.02 A I a )        Durum wheat groats and meal
   11.02 A lb )          Common wheat groats and meal                                                                   15-00
    11.01                Flour of cereals :
                         C. Barley flour
                         D. Oat flour
                         E. Maize flour :
                              I. Of a fat content not exceeding 1-5 9/o by weight
                             II . Other
                         H. Millet flour
                         K. Grain sorghum flour
    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, roiled, flaked or ground :
                         A. Cereal groats and cereal meal :
                                 II. Rye
                                III . Barley :
                                      a ) Of an ash content not exceeding 1 % 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 % by weight
                                      b) Oat groats and meal not included under No 11.02 A IV a)
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   CCT heading                                                                                      u .a ./metric ton
       No                                                  Description
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 °/o by weight (*)
                                       (22) Other (2)
                              4. Millet
                         b) Hulled and sliced or kibbled ('Griitze or grutten') :
                              1 . Barley (l)
                              2 . Oats :
                                  aa) Of an ash content not exceeding 2-3 % by weight (*)
                                  bb ) Other ( 2)
                              4 . Millet (2)
                   II . Other cereals :
                         a ) Wheat (*)
                         b) Rye (*)
                         c) Maize (*)
                         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 (s)
                            . b) Other (3)
                      IV. Oats (3)
                       V. Maize (3)
                     VII . Millet (3)
                   VIII . Grain sorghum
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  CCT heading                                           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
              F.. Rolled grains ; flaked grains :
                   I. Barley, oats, buckwheat ind millet
                         a ) Rolled :
                             1 . Barley
                             2 . Oats
                             4. Millet
                         b ) Flaked :
                             1 . Barley
                             2 . Oats
                             4 . Millet
                  II . Other cereals :
                         a) Wheat
                         b ) Rye
                         c) Mai /.e
                         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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   CCT heading
        No                                              Description                                u. a. /metric to*
 Ì 1 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
               R. Roasted                                                                                  —
H.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 exceeding 35 % by weight                              —
                        b ) Other :
                             1 . With a starch content exceeding 35 % but not exceeding 45 β/β by
                                 weight, and having undergone a denaturing process
                            2 . Other                                                                      —
                  II . Of other cereals :
                        a) Of which the starch content 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 °/o or
                            more by weight
                        b ) Other                                                                          —
: v:>7         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 coo :
                  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°/o 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 °/o                                      —
                           — Exceeding 50 % but not exceeding 65 e/·                                      —
                           — 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 ( OI 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).
(*) ' 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.