CELEX: 31974R1575
Language: en
Date: 1974-06-22 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1575/74 of the Commission of 21 June 1974 altering the export levies on cereals

22. 6. 74                                    Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 167/41
                                REGULATION (EEC) No 1575/74 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                             of 21 June 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 (2) ;
                                                                        nity market ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
 1968/73 (3) 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
the cif price may be regarded as appreciably higher                     cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for
that the threshold price when it exceeds it by at least                 these products within the Community and on the
2 % ; whereas this excess may be regarded as being                      world market, that the export levies, fixed by Regula­
likely to continue where an imbalance betweeq supply                    tion ( EEC) No 1 539/74 (6), should be altered as shown
and demand is established and where this imbalance                      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
                                                                        HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
could impede importation of common wheat and rice
into the Community or provoke exportation from the
Community ;
                                                                                                   Article 1
Whereas the situation described above can be said to
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 Regulation (EEC) No 1539/74, to the
marketing year were fixed by Council Regulation                         amounts shown therein .
(EEC) No 1 964/73 (5) of 17 July 1973 ;
Whereas Article 3 of Regulation ( EEC) No 1968 /73
                                                                                                   Article 2
specifies that when the export levy is being fixed
(») OJ  No  117 , 19 . 6 .  1967, p . 2269/ 67 .                        This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 June
(2) OJ  No  L 141 , 28 .   5. 1973,   p. 8 .                             1974 .
(3) OJ  No  L 201 , 21 .   7. 1973 ,  p. 10 .
(«) OJ  No  L 272, 29 .    9 . 1973 , p. 18 .
(S) OJ  No  L 201 , 21 .   7. 1973 ,  p. 3 .                            (o) OJ No L 166 , 21 . 6 . 1974, p. 16 .
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          This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
          States .
          Done at Brussels, 21 June 1974.
                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                   P. J. LARDINOIS
                                                             Member of the Commission
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                                                                ANNEX
                 to the Commission Regulation of 21 June 1974 altering the export levy in the cereal sector
  CCT heading
        No                                                     Description                                  u . a./metric to*
ex 10.01 A              Common wheat and meslin, excluding officially certified seeds (')                          20-00
ex 10.02                Rye, excluding officially certified seeds (l)
ex 10.03                Barley, excluding officially certified seeds (*)
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
   11 .02 A I a)        Durum wheat groats and meal
   11.02 A lb)         Common wheat groats and meal
   11 .01               Flour of cereals :
                        C. Barley flour
                        D. Oat flour
                        E. Maize flour :
                            I. Of a fat content not exceeding 1*5 % 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, 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 %> 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 ion
11.02                V. Maize :
(cont'd)
                          a) Of a fat content not exceeding 1-5 %> 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 ('Griitze or grutten') :
                          1 . Barley (*)
                          2 . Oats :
                              aa) Of an ash content not exceeding 2-3 °/o by weight (2)
                              bb) Other (2)
                          4. Millet (2)
                 II. Other cereals :
                      a) Wheat {*)
                      b) Rye (")
                      c) Maize (2)
                      d) Grain sorghum (*)
              C. Pearled grains :
                     I. Wheat (3)
                    II. Rye (3)
                   III. Barley :
                         a) Of an ash content (without talc) not exceeding 1 % by weight —
                             1st category (3)
                         b) Other (8)
                   IV. Oats (3)
                    V. Maize (•)
                  VII. Millet («)
                 VIII. Grain sorghum (•)
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  CCT heading                                          Descriotion               u .». /metric rr»n
      Nn
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
              E. Rolled grains ; flaked grains :
                   I. Barley, oats, buckwheat and 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) Maize
                        d) Grain sorghum
              F. Pellets :
                       I. Wheat
                      II. Rye
                     III. Barley
                    IV. Oats
                      V. Maiize
                     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
       Ho                                            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                                                                           .
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 or rice :
                      a) With a starch content not exceeding 35 % by weight                               —
                      b) Other :
                          1 . "With a starch content exceeding 35 °/o but not exceeding 45 °/o 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°/ο 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 °/o by weight
                          and of cereal products (4) content by weight :
                          — Exceeding 5 °/o but not exceeding 15 %                                         —
                          — Exceeding 15 °/o but not exceeding 30 %                                        —
                          — Exceeding 30% but not exceeding 50 °/o                                         —
                          — Exceeding 50 e/o 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 (OJ No 125 , 11 . 7. 1966, p. 2309/66) and of the Council Decision of 26 March 1973 on the equivalence ol
      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) of
     the Common Customs Tariff.