CELEX: 31974R2994
Language: en
Date: 1974-11-29 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 2994/74 of the Commission of 28 November 1974 fixing the export levies on cereals

No L 319 / 14                             Official Journal of the European Communities                             29 . 11 . 74
                               REGULATION (EEC) No 2994/74 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                       of 28 November 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 1974/75
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 1427/74 (5) of 4 June 1974, as amended by
tion of the market in cereals, as last amended by Regu­              Regulation (EEC) No 2518/74(6);
lation (EEC) No 1996/74 (2);
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                         Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1968/73
1968 /73 (3) of 19 July 1973 laying down general rules               specifies that when the export levy is being fixed
to be applied in the event of the cereals market being               account must be taken of the existing situation and
disturbed, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                    the future trend with regard to prices and availabilities
676/74 (4) and in particular Article 4 (2) thereof ;                 of cereals on the Community market on the one hand
                                                                     and prices for cereals and cereal products on the word
                                                                     market on the other ; whereas the same article
Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary                         provides that it is also important to ensure equili­
Committee ;                                                          brium and the natural development of prices and
                                                                     trade on cereal markets and furthermore, to take into
Whereas Article 19 of Regulation No 120/67/EEC                       account the economic aspect of the proposed exports
provides that the necessary measure may be taken if                  and the need to avoid disturbances on the Commu­
the cif price of one or more products is appreciably                 nity market ;
higher than the threshold price and if that situation is
likely to continue thereby disturbing or threatening to
disturb the Community market ;                                       Whereas for the products, other than starches, listed
                                                                     in Article 1 (c) and (d) of Regulation No 120/67/EEC
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1968 /73 specifies that                  the specific factors set out in Article 3 (2) of Regula­
the cif price may be regarded as appreciably higher                  tion (EEC) No 1968 /73 must also be taken into
than the threshold price when it exceeds it by at least              account ;
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, barley,                    Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, the
 rye, oats, maize, millet and sorghum into the Commu­                 following should be used to calculate the levies :
 nity or provoke exportation from the 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, barley, rye, oats, maize,
 millet and sorghum ;
                                                                     — 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
(i)  OJ No   117, 19 . 6 . 1967, p. 2269/67.                              specified period ;
(2)  OJ No   L 209, 31 . 7. 1974, p. 1 .
 (>) OJ No   L 201 , 21 . 7 . 1973, p. 10 .                           0 OJ No L 151 , 8 . 6 . 1974, p. 1 .
 («) OJ No   L 83 , 28 . 3 . 1974, p. 3 .                             (') OJ No L 270, 5 . 10 . 1974, p. 1 .
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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 29
ment Committee for Cereals,                                 November 1974.
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels, 28 November 1974 .
                                                                     For the Commission
                                                                         P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                 Member of the Commission
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                                                                 ANNEX
                 to the Commission Regulation of 28 November 1974 fixing the export levies in the cereals
                                                                  sector
 CCT heading                                                                                                 u. a. /metric ton
      No                                                        Description
ex 10.01 A              Common wheat and mesiin, excluding officially certified seeds (*)                           75-00
ex 10.02                Rye, excluding officially certified seeds (*)                                                 —
ex 10.03                Barley, excluding officially certified seeds (*)                                            55-00
ex 10.04                Oats, excluding officially certified seeds i1)                                              30-00
   10.05 B              Maize other than hybrid maize for sowing                                                    60-00
   10.07 B              Millet                                                                                      30-00
   10.07 C              Grain sorghum                                                                               45-00
ex 11.01 A              Wheat flour                                                                                42-00
   11.02 A I a )        Durum wheat groats and meal                                                                  —
   11.02 Alb )          Common wheat groats and meal                                                                42-00
   11.01                Flour of cereals :
                        C. Barley flour                                                                              7-50
                        D. Oat flour                                                                                 4-50
                        F,. Maize flour :
                             I. Of a fat content not exceeding 1-5 % by weight                                       9-00
                            II. Other                                                                               36-00
                        H. Millet flour                                                                             18-00
                        K. Grain sorghum flour                                                                     27-00
   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                                                                              —
                               III . Barley :
                                     a ) Of an ash content not exceeding 1 % by weight                               7-50
                                     b ) Barley groats and meal not included under No 11.02 A III a)               30-00
                              IV . Oats :
                                     a) Of an ash content not exceeding 2-3 %> by weight                             4-50
                                     b) Oat groats and meal not included under No 11.02 A IV a )                   18-00
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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 % by weight :
                                   1 . For the brewing industry                                                9-00
                                  2 . Other                                                                    9-00
                              b ) Other                                                                      36-00
                    VIII. Millet                                                                              18-00
                      IX. Grain sorghum                                                                      27-00
               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)                                                                30-00
                              2 . Oats :
                                   aa) Clipped oats                                                          18-00
                                  bb ) Other :
                                        ( 11 ) Of an ash content not exceeding 2-3 ®/o by weight (2)           4-50
                                        ( 22) Other (2)                                                     18-00
                             4 . Millet                                                                     18-00
                        b) Hulled and sliced or kibbled ('Griitze or grutten') :
                             1 . Barley (2)                                                                30-00
                            2 . Oats :
                                  aa) Of an ash content not exceeding 2-3 % by weight (2)                     4-50
                                 bb) Other (2)                                                             18-00
                            4 . Millet (2)                                                                 18-00
                  II. Other cereals :
                       a) Wheat (2)                                                                       45-00
                       b) Rye (2) .
                       c) Maize (2)                                                                       36-00
                       d ) Grain sorghum (2 )                                                            27-00
              C. Pearled grains :
                      I. Wheat (3)                                                                       45-00
                     II. Rye (3)
                    III . Barley :
                          a) Of an ash content (without talc) not exceeding 1 °/o by weight
                                1st category (3)                                                           7-50
                          b) Other (3)                                                                  30-00
                   IV. Oats (3 )                                                                        18-00
                    V. Maize (3 )                                                                       36-00
                   VII. Millet (3 )                                                                     18-00
                 VIII . Grain sorghum (3)                                                              27-00
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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                                                           45-00
                     II. Rye
                    III. Barley                                                          30-00
                    IV. Oats                                                             18-00
                      V. Maize                                                           36-00
                   VII. Millet                                                           18-00
                 VIII. Grain sorghum                                                     27-00
              E. Rolled grains ; flaked grains :
                  I. Barley, oats, buckwheat and millet :
                        a) Rolled :
                            1 . Barley                                                   30-00
                            2 . Oats                                                     18-00
                            4 . Millet                                                   18-00
                        b) Flaked :
                            1 . Barley                                                     7-50
                            2 . Oats                                                       4-50
                            4 . Millet                                                   18-00
                 II . Other cereals :
                        a) Wheat                                                         45-00
                        b ) Rye
                        c) Maize                                                         36-00
                        d) Grain sorghum                                                 27-00
              F. Pellets :
                       I. Wheat                                                           45-00
                      II . Rye
                     III . Barley                                                         30-00
                     IV . Oats                                                            18-00
                      V. Maize                                                            36-00
                  VIII . Millet                                                           18-00
                     IX . Grain sorghum                                                   27-00
              G. Gern of cereals, whole, rolled, flaked or ground
                   I. Wheat                                                               11-25
                  II . Other                                                               9-00
 11.07         Malt, roasted or not :
              A. Unroasted :
                   I. Obtained from wheat :
                        a ) In the form of flour                                          11-25
                        b ) Other                                                         U-25
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   CCT heading                                                                                                                             u. a. / metric ton
          No                                                                Description
11.07                              II. Other :
(cont'd)
                                         a) In the form of flour                                                                                    8-25
                                         b) Other                                                                                                   8-25
                               B. Roasted                                                                                                           8-25
23.02                          Bran, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling or working of
                               cereals or of leguminous vegetables :
                               A. Of cereals :
                                     I. Of maize :
                                         a) With a starch content not exceeding 35 % by weight                                                     22-20
                                         b ) Other :
                                             1 . With a starch content exceeding 35 %> but not exceeding 45 % by
                                                 weight, and having undergone a denaturing process                                                 22-20
                                             2 . Other                                                                                             22-20
                                    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                                                                                        22-20
                                         b ) Other                                                                                                 22-20
 23.07                          Sweetened forage, other preparations of a kind used in animal feeding :
                                B. Other, containing starch, glucose or glucose syrup falling within subheadings
                                     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
                      I                       ( 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 °/o but not exceeding 15 %                                                             2-40
                                             —    Exceeding 15 °/o but not exceeding 30 %>                                                           6-00
                                             —    Exceeding 30 % but not exceeding 50 °/o                                                            9-60
                                             —    Exceeding 50 °/o but not exceeding 65 °/o                                                         14-40
                                             —    Exceeding 65 °/o                                                                                  18-00
 (') 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).
 ( 2) 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 ).
 (3 ) 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 11.02 G ) of the
       Common Customs Tariff .