CELEX: 31973R0070
Language: en
Date: 1973-01-13 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 70/73 of the Commission of 12 January 1973 fixing the export levies on starch products

No L 12/ 12                         Official Journal of the European Communities                               13 . 1 . 73
                              REGULATION (EEC) No 70/73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                     of 12 January 1973
                                       fixing the export levies on starch products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                    applicable on the seven days preceding the day it
COMMUNITIES,                                                      comes into force; whereas this difference must then
                                                                  be multiplied for the products mentioned in Art­
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­                icle 1 by the coefficients relating to these products
pean Economic Community;                                          shown in column 4 of the Annex to Regulation
Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/67                     (EEC) No 1052/68 (6), as last amended by Regula­
ECC (*) of 13 June 1967 on the common organisa­                   tion (EEC) No 1529/71 (7);
tion of the market in cereals, as last amended by                 Whereas the production refund on maize and com­
Regulation (EEC) No 2429/72 (2);                                  mon wheat intended for the manufacture of starch
Having regard to Council Regulation No 371/67/                    and quellmehl is defined in Article 1 of Regulation
EEC (3) fixing production refunds on starches and                 No 371/67/EEC ;
quellmehl, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
2273/70 (4), and in particular the last sentence of               Whereas the export levy must be fixed once a
Article 2 (2) thereof;                                            week ; whereas it is altered only if application of
                                                                  Article 2 (2 ) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 1604/71
Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 (2) of           Regulation         entails an increase or a reduction of more than
No 371/67/EEC, an export levy may be             introduced        0.08 unit of account/100 kg of basic product;
for products falling within subheadings          Nos 11.08
 A I, II, IV and V, 11.09, 17.02 B II and        17.05 B of        Whereas it follows from applying all these provi­
the Common Customs Tariff when world market                        sions to the world market price of maize and com­
 prices for maize or common wheat exceed 6.80 units                mon wheat and to the import levies that an export
 of account;                                                       levy should be introduced for the products listed
                                                                   in the Annex ;
 Whereas, by Regulation (EEC) No 1604/71 (5) of
 26 July 1971 , the Commission laid down detailed
 rules for the application of the export levy on
 starch products ; whereas Article 2 ( 1 ) of that Regu­           HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 lation provides that a levy is introduced when it is
 found that the import levy is at least 0.30 unit of
 account/ 100 kg less than the amount of the produc­                                       Article 1
 tion refund valid in the current month and that the
                                                                   The export levies provided for in Article 2 (2) of
 average of the levies in the immediately following                Regulation No 371 /67/EEC are hereby fixed as
 fortnight is at least 0.30 unit of account/ 100 kg                 shown in the Table annexed to this Regulation for
 less than the average of the production refund valid              the products listed therein.
 in that fortnight;
 Whereas the export levy must be equal, per 100 kg                                          Article 2
 of basic product, to the difference between the pro­
 duction refund valid on the day on which this                     This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 January
 export levy is fixed and the average of the levies                 1973 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 12 January 1973 .
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                                The President
                                                                           François-Xavier ORTOLI
  (*) OJ No 117, 19. 6. 1967, p. 2269/67.
  (2) OJ No L 94, 21 . 4. 1972, p. 7.
  (3) OJ No L 74, 31 . 7. 1967, p. 40.
  (4) OJ No L 246, 12. 11 . 1970, p. 1 .                            («) OJ No L 179, 25 . 7. 1968, p. 8 .
  {«) OT No L 168, 27.7. 1971 , p. 11 .                             (7) OJ No L 282, 23 . 12 . 1971 , p . 15 .
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                                                                  ANNEX
                                                                                                               (u.a. /100 kg)
                  CCT heading No                      Nomenclature in simplified wording                Export levies
            11.08 A I                      Maize starch                                                     1.935
            11.08 A III                    Wheat starch                                                     4.842
            11.08 A IV                     Potato starch                                                    1.935
            11.08 A V                      Starches other than maize, rice, wheat or
                                           potato starch                                                    1.935
            11.09 A                        Dried wheat gluten                                               8.804
            11.09 B                        Wheat gluten , other than dried                                  8.804
            17.02 B II a )                 Glucose other than glucose containing, in the
                                           dry state, 99 °/o or more by weight of the pure
                                           product, in the form of white crystalline pow­
                                            der, whether or not agglomerated ( 1 )                          2.524
            17.02 B II b )                 Glucose and glucose syrup not containing, in
                                           the dry state, 99 °/o or more by weight of the
                                           pure product, other than glucose in the form
                                           of white crystalline powder, whether or not
                                            agglomerated (*)                                                1.935
            17.05 B I                      Flavoured or coloured glucose, in the form of
                                            white crystalline powder, whether or not
                                           agglomerated                                                     2.524
            17.05 B II                      Flavoured or coloured glucose syrup , other
                                            than in the form of white crystalline powder,
                                            whether or not agglomerated                                     1.935
             (*) Pursuant to Regulation No 189/66/EEC, the product falling within subheading No 17.02 B I is subject to the
                 same levy as products falling within subheading No 17.02 B II .