CELEX: 31974R0183
Language: en
Date: 1974-01-25 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 183/74 of the Commission of 24 January 1974 fixing the export levies on cereals

25 . 1 . 74                                    Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 21 / 13
                                    REGULATION ( EEC) No 183/74 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                              of 24 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 ; however the situation for rye does not
                                                                           necessitate at this moment the fixing of an export
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­                         levy ;
pean Economic Community ;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/67/                             Whereas the threshold prices for the 1973 /74 marke­
EEC ( J ) of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­                          ting year were fixed by Council Regulation ( EEC)
tion of the market in cereals, as ' last amended by                        No 1964/73 (5) of 17 July 1973 ;
Regulation ( 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                            account must be taken of the existing situation and
rules to be applied in the event of the cereals market                     the future trend with regard to prices and availabili­
being disturbed , as amended by Regulation ( EEC )                         ties of cereals on the Community market on the one
No 2632/73 (4 ), and in particular Article 4 ( 2 )                          hand and prices for cereals and cereal products on
thereof ;                                                                  the world market on the other ; whereas the same
                                                                            article provides that it is also important to ensure
Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary Com­
                                                                           equilibrium and the natural development of prices
mittee ;
                                                                            and trade on cereal markets and furthermore, to take
Whereas Article 19 of Regulation No 120/67/EEC                              into account the economic aspect of the proposed
provides that the necessary measure may be taken                           exports and the need to avoid disturbances on the
if the cif price of one or more products is apprecia­                       Community market ;
bly higher than the threshold price and if that
situation is likely to continue thereby disturbing or                      Whereas for the products, other than starches, listed
threatening to 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
Whereas Regulation ( EEC) No 1968 /73 specifies that                        Regulation (EEC ) No 1968 /73 must also be taken
the cif price may be regarded as appreciably higher                         into account ;
 that the threshold price when it exceeds it by at
 least 2 °/o ; whereas this excess may be regarded as
 being likely to continue where an imbalance between                        Whereas the export levy may be varied if the world
 supply and demand is established and where this                            market situation or the specific requirements of cer­
imbalance is likely to persist having regard to                             tain markets make this necessary ;
foreseeable production and market price 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 :
 rye, barley, sorghum and wheat groats and meal into
the Community or provoke exportation from the                               — for currencies the exchange rates for which arc
Community ;                                                                      kept at any given moment within a band of
                                                                                 2-25 %, 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.
(4) Of   No   I. 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 25 January
Management Committee for Cereals,                                1974.
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels, 24 January 1974.
                                                                           For the Commission
                                                                             P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                       Member of the Commission
                                                            ANNEX
                     to the Commission Regulation of 24 January 1974 fixing the export levies on cereals
                                             CCT heading No                       ii . a. /ton
                            ex 10.01 A t 1 )                                       87-00
                            ex 10.02 (')                                            10-00
                            ex 10.03 (»)                                           25-00
                            ex 10.04 ( i )                                         20-00
                               10.05 B                                             35-00
                               10.07 C                                             20-00
                            ex 11.01 A                                             50-00
                               11.02 Ala )                                         50-00
                               11.02 Alb )                                         50-00
                               11.01 C                                              12-50
                               11.01 D                                              10-00
                               11.01 E 1                                            17-50
                               11.01 Ell                                            35-00
                               11.01 K                                             20-00
                               11.02 AHI                                            25-00
                               11.02 AIV                                            20-00
                               11.02 A Va ) 1                                       17-50
                               11.02 A Va ) 2                                       17-50
                               11.02 A V b )                                       35-00
                               11.02 A IX                                          20-00
                               11.02 B 1 a) 1                                      25-00
                               1 1.02 B I a ) 2 aa )                               20-00
                               1 1.02 B I a ) 2 bb )                                20-00
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                                   CCT heading No                                ji.a . / ton
                      1 1 .02 B I h ) 1                                            25-00
                     1 1.02 B I b ) 2                                              20-00
                     11.02 B II a )                                                87-00
                     1 1.02 B II c )                                              35-00
                      11.02 B II d )                                              20-00
                     11.02 C I                                                    87-00
                     11.02 C IU                                                    12-50
                     11.02 CIV                                                    20-00
                     11.02 C V                                                    35-00
                     11.02 C VIII                                                 20-00
                     11.02 D I                                                    87-00
                     11.02 D III                                                  25-00
                     11.02 D IV                                                   20-00
                    1 1.02 D V                                                    35-00
                     11.02 D VIII                                                 20-00
                    11.02 E I a ) I                                               25-00
                    11.02 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 Ell d )                                                20-00
                    11.02 F I                                                    87-00
                    1 1.02 F III                                  ,              25-00
                    11.02 F IV                                                   20-00
                    11.02 F V                                                    35-00
                    11.02 F VI                                                 204-00
                   11.02 F IX                                                    20-00
                   11.02 G I                                                     87-00
                   11.02 C. II                                                   35-00
                   11.07 A I a )                                                 43-50
                   11.07 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 I b ) 1                                                12-00
                  23.02 A I b ) 2                                                12-00
                  23.02 A II a )                                                 12-00
                  23.02 A II 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).