CELEX: 31974R0065
Language: en
Date: 1974-01-11
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 65/74 of the Commission of 10 January 1974 fixing the export levies on cereals

No L 9/ 10                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                              11 . 1 . 74
                                   REGULATION (EEC) No 65 /74 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                            of 10 January 1974
                                                     fixing the export levies on cereals
  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                           products, an export levy for these products must also
  COMMUNITIES,                                                             be fixed :
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­
  pean Economic Community ;                                                Whereas the threshold prices for the 1973/74 marke­
                                                                          ting year were fixed by Council Regulation ( EEC)
  Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/67/                           No 1964/73 (5) of 17 July 1973 ;
  EEC (*) of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­
  tion of the market in cereals, as ' last amended bv
  Regulation ( EEC) No 1346/73 (2) ;                                       Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1968/73
                                                                           specifies that when the export levy is being fixed
  Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No                           account must be taken of the existing situation and
  1968/73 (3 ) of 19 July 1973 laying down general                         the future trend with regard to prices and availabili­
  rules to be applied in the event of the cereals market                  ties of cereals on the Community market on the one
 being disturbed, as amended by Regulation ( EEC )                         hand and prices for cereals and cereal products on
  No 2632/73 (4), and in particular Article 4 ( 2 )                       the world market on the other ; whereas the same
  thereof ;                                                               article provides that it is also important to ensure
                                                                          equilibrium and the natural development of prices
  Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary Com­                        and trade on cereal markets and furthermore, to take
  mittee ;                                                                into account the economic aspect of the proposed
                                                                          exports and the need to avoid disturbances on the
  Whereas Article 19 of Regulation No 120/67/ EEC                         Community market ;
  provides that the necessary measure may be taken
 if the cif price of one or more products is apprecia­
 bly higher than the threshold price and if that                          Whereas for the products, other than starches, listed
 situation is likely to continue thereby disturbing or                    in Article 1 ( c ) and ( d ) of Regulation No 120/67/
 threatening to disturb the Community market ;                            EEC the specific factors set out in Article 3 (2) of
                                                                          Regulation ( EEC ) No 1968 /73 must also be taken
 Whereas Regulation ( EEC ) No 1968/73 specifies that                     into account ;
 the cif price may be regarded as appreciably higher
 that the threshold price when it exceeds it by at
 least 2 %> ; whereas this excess may be regarded as                      Whereas the export levy may be varied if the world
 being likely to continue where an imbalance between
                                                                          market situation or the specific requirements of cer­
 supply and demand is established and where this                          tain markets make this necessary ;
 imbalance is likely to persist having regard to
 foreseeable production and market iprice trends ;
Whereas the high level of prices in international trade                   Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,
could impede importation of common wheat, maize,                          the following should be used to calculate the levies :
 barley, sorghum and wheat groats and meal into the
Community or provoke exportation from the Com­                            — for currencies the exchange rates for which are
 munity ;                                                                     kept at any given moment within a band of
                                                                              2-25 °/o, a conversion rate based on their actual
Whereas the situation described above can be said
                                                                              parity ;
 to exist at the present time ; whereas to ensure sup­
plies in the Community an export levy should be
introducted for these products ;                                         — for other currencies a conversion rate based on
                                                                              the arithmetic mean of the spot market rates for
Whereas, in view of the relationship between the                              each of these currencies against the Community
basic product and the products processed from it                              currencies referred to in the preceding paragraph
and given the market situation for certain processed                          over a specified period ;
(*)  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. 10.
(♦)  OJ  No   L 272 , 29 . 9 . 1973 , p. 18 .                            (•) OJ No I , 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
cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for                                    Article 1
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 as shown in the Annex for the products
                                                               listed therein .
                                                                                          Article 2
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regula­
tion are in accordance with the Opinion of the                 This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 January
Management Committee for Cereals,                              1974 .
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels, 10 January 1974 .
                                                                        For the Commission
                                                                           P.J. LARDINOJS
                                                                     Member of the Commission
                                                          ANNEX
                   to the Commission Regulation of 10 January 1974 fixing the export levies on cereals
                                           CCT heading No                     u. Λ . /ton
                              10 .01 A (')                                      87-00
                           ex 10.03 (»)                                         25-00
                              10.04 (>)                                         20-00
                              10.05 B                                          35-00
                              10.07 C                                           10-00
                           ex 11.01 A                                           40-00
                              11.02 A I a )                                    40-00
                              11.02 A I b )                                    40-00
                              11.01 C                                           12-50
                              11.01 D                                           10-00
                              11.01 E I                                         17-50
                              11.01 Ell                                        35-00
                              11.01 K                                           10-00
                              11.02 A III                                      25-00
                              11.02 AIV                                        20-00
                              11.02 A Va ) 1                                   17-50
                              11.02 A Va ) 2                                    17-50
                              11.02 A Vb )                                    35-00
                              11.02 A IX                                       10-00
                              11.02 B i a) 1                                  25-00
                              11.02 B I a ) 2 aa )                            20-00
                              11.02 B I a ) 2 bb )                            20-00
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                                  C. CT heading Ne                              u. .i. / ton
                      1 1.02 B I b ) I                                           25-00
                     1 1.02 B I b ) 2                                            20-00
                      1 1.02 B II a)                                             87-00
                     1 1.02 B II c)                                              35-00
                      11.02 B II d )                                             10-00
                     1 1.02 C I                                                  87-00
                     11.02 C III                                                 12-50
                     1 1.02 C IV                                                 20-00
                     11.02 C V                                                   35-00
                     1 1.02 C VIII                                               10-00
                     1 1.02 D I                                                  87-00
                     11.02 D III                                                 25-00
                     11.02 D IV                                                  20-00
                    11.02 D V                                                    35-00
                    11.02 D VIII                                                 10-00
                    11.02 E I a ) 1                                             25-00
                    1 1.02 E I a ) 2                                            20-00
                    11.02 E I b) 1                                               12-50
                    11.02 E I b ) 2                                              10-00
                    11.02 E II a )                                              87-00
                    11.02 E II c)                                               35-00
                    11.02 E II d )                                               10-00
                    1 1.02 F I                                                  87-00
                   11.02 F III                                                  25-00
                   1 1.02 F IV                                                  20-00
                   11.02 F V                                                    35-00
                   11.02 F VI                                                 204-00
                   11.02 F IX                                                   10-00
                   11.02 G I                                                    87-00
                  11.02 G II                                                    35-00
                   1 1.07 A la )                                               43-50
                   1 1.07 A I b)                                                43-50
                  11.07 A II a )                                                12-50        .
                   11.07 A.II b )                                               12-50
                   1 1.07 B                                                     12-50
                  23.02 A I a )                                                 12-00
                  23.02 A 1 b) I                                                12-00
                  23.02 A I b ) 2                                              12-00
                  23.02 A II a )                                               12-00
                  23.02 A 11 b )                                               12-00
           (.') 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).