CELEX: 31975R0148
Language: en
Date: 1975-01-22 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 148/75 of the Commission of 21 January 1975 altering the export levies on cereals

No L 17/ 20                             Official Journal of the European Communities                                 22 . 1 . 75
                                REGULATION ( EEC) No 148 /75 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                         of 21 January 1975
                                                altering the export levies on cereals
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       (EEC) No 1 427/74 (5) of 4 June 1974 and amended by
 COMMUNITIES,                                                        Regulation ( EEC) No 251 8 /74 (6) ;
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               Whereas Article 3 of Regulation ( EEC) No 1968 / 73
 Economic Community ;                                                specifies that when the export levy is being fixed
 Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/                         account must be taken of the existing situation and
 67/ EEC (') of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­                 the future trend with regard to prices and availabilities
tion of the market in cereals, as last amended by Regu­              of cereals on the Community market on the one hand
 lation ( EEC) No 85/75 (-) ;                                        and prices for cereals and cereal products on the
                                                                     world market on the other ; whereas the same article
 Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No                       provides that it is also important to ensure equili­
 1 968 /73 (3) of 19 July 1973 laying down general rules             brium and the natural development of prices and
 to be applied in the event of the cereals market being              trade on cereal markets and furthermore , to take into
disturbed , as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No                  account the economic aspect of the proposed exports
 86/75 (4 ) and in particular Article 4(3) thereof ;                 and the need to avoid disturbances on the Commu­
                                                                     nity market ;
Whereas Article 19 of Regulation No 120/ 67/ EEC
 provides that measures may be taken when the quota­                 Whereas for the products, other than starches, listed
tions or prices on the world market for one or more                  in Article 1 (c) and (d) of Regulation No 120 / 67/ EEC
 products reach the level of Community prices ;                      the specific factors set out in Article 3 (2) of Regula­
whereas that situation is likely to continue and to dete­            tion ( EEC) No 1968 /73 must also be taken into
 riorate, thereby disturbing or threatening to disturb               account ;
 the Community market ;
                                                                     Whereas the export levy may be varied if the world
Whereas Regulation ( EEC) No 1968 / 73 specifies that
                                                                      market situation or the specific requirements of
 the quotations or prices on the world market shall be               certain markets make this necessary ;
 regarded as having reached the level of Community
 prices when they approach or exceed the threshold                   Whereas it follows from applying the rules outlined
 price ; whereas the continuation and the deterioration              above to the present situation on the market in
of that situation may be regarded as being likely to                 cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for
continue where an imbalance between supply and                        these products within the Community and on the
demand is established and where this imbalnce is
                                                                     world market, that the export levies, fixed by Regula­
 likely to persist, having regard to foreseeable produc­              tion ( EEC) No 1 26/75 ( 7), as amended by Regulation
 tion and market price trends ;                                      ( EEC) No 1 37/75 ( s), should be altered as shown in
Whereas the high level of prices in international trade              the Annex to this Regulation ,
could impede importation of common wheat, barley,
 oats, maize, millet and sorghum into the Community
or provoke exportation from the Community ;                           HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas the situation described above can be said to
exist at the present time ; whereas to ensure supplies                                              Art idc 1
 in the Community an export levy should be intro­
duced for common wheat, barley , oats, maize, millet                 The export levies referred to in the first indent of
and sorghum ;                                                         Article 2(1 ) of Regulation ( EEC) No 1968 /73 are
                                                                      hereby altered , in respect of the products listed in the
Whereas, in view of the relationship between the basic                Annex to amended Regulation ( EEC) No 126/75, to
 product and the products processed from it and given                 the amounts shown therein .
the market situation for certain processed products, an
export levy for certain of these products must also be
 fixed ;                                                                                            Artidc 2
Whereas the threshold prices for the 1974/ 75                         This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 lanuarv
 marketing year were fixed by Council Regulation                       1 975 .
(') 0 | No 117 , 19 . 6 . 1967 , p. 2269 / 67 .                      o Ol No L 151 . K. 6 . 1974 , p. 1 .
(-') O'l No L II , 16. I. 1975, p. 1 .                               ('•) O'l No I. 2~0 . 5 . 1 (). 1974, p. I.
(■') O") No 1. 201 , 21 . 7. 1 973, p. 10 .                          (") O'l No L 13, I H. I. 1975, p. 31 .
(•*) OJ No L II , 16 . 1 . 1975, p. 2 .                              (s ) O") No L 16, 21 . 1 . 1975, p. 15 .
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            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States .
            Done at Brussels, 21 January 1975 .
                                                                   For the- Commission
                                                                     P. J. LARDINOIS
                                                               Member of the Commission
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                                                               ANNEX
                to the Commission Regulation of 21 January 1975 altering the export levies in the cereals
                                                                sector
 CCT heading                                                                                                u . a . /metric ton
      No                                                      Description
ex 10.01 A             Common wheat and meslin, excluding officially certified seeds (!)                                0
ex 10.02               Rye, excluding officially certified seeds (*)
ex 10.03               Barley, excluding officially certified seeds (1 )                                            10-00
ex 10.04               Oats, excluding officially certified seeds (*)                                               10-00
   10.05 B             Maize other than hybrid maize for sowing                                                         0
   10.07 B             Millet                                                                                       30-00
   10.07 C             Grain sorghum                                                                                    0
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                                                                                1-50
                       D. Oat flour                                                                                   1-50
                       E. Maize flour :
                            I. Of a fat content not exceeding 1-5 °/o by weight                                         0
                           II. Other                                                                                    0
                       H. Millet flour                                                                               18-00
                       K. Grain sorghum flour                                                                          0
   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                                   1-50
                                   J?) Barley groats and meal not included under No 11.02 A III a)                    6-00
                             IV. Oats :
                                   a) Of an ash content not exceeding 2-3 % by weight                                 1-50
                                   b) Oat groats and meal not included under No 11.02 A IV a)                         6-00
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  CCT heading
      No                                                 Description                          u . a . /metric ton
11.02                V. Maize :
(cont'd)
                           a) Of a fat content not exceeding 1-5 % by weight :
                                1 . For the brewing industry                                              0.
                                2. Other                                                                  0
                           b) Other                                                                       0
                  VIII. Millet                                                                        18-00
                    IX. Grain sorghum                                                                     0
              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)                                                              6-00
                            2 . Oats :
                                 aa) Clipped oats                                                       6-00
                                bb) Other :
                                     (11) Of an ash content not exceeding 2-3 % by weight (*)           1-50
                                      (22) Other (2)                                                    6-00
                            4. Millet                                                                 18-00
                        b) Hulled and sliced or kibbled ('Grütze or grutten') :
                            1 . Barley (2)                                                              6-00
                            2 . Oats :
                                 aa) Of an ash content not exceeding 2-3 °/o by weight (*)              1-50
                                bb) Other (2)                                                           6-00
                            4. Millet (2)                                                             18-00
                 II . Other cereals :
                       a) Wheat (2)                                                                       0
                       b) Rye (l)
                       c) Maize (2)                                                                      0
                       d) Grain sorghum (2)                                                              0
              C. Pearled grains :
                      I. Wheat (s)                                                                       0
                     II. Rye (3)
                    III. Barley :
                           a) Of an ash content (without talc) not exceeding 1 °/o by weight
                               1st category (3)                                                        1-50
                           b) Other (3)                                                                6-00
                    IV. Oats (s)                                                                       6-00
                     V. Maize (3)                                                                        0
                  VII. Millet (»)                                                                   18-00
                 VIII. Grain sorghum (3)                                                                 0
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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                                                         0
                      II. Rye
                     III. Barley                                                      6-00
                     IV. Oats                                                         6-00
                      V. Maize                                                          0
                    VII. Millet                                                      18-00
                  VIII. Grain sorghum                                                   0
              E. Rolled grains ; flaked grains :
                   I. Barley, oats, buckwheat and millet :
                         a) Rolled :
                             1 . Barley                                               6-00
                             2. Oats                                                   6-00
                             4. Millet                                               18-00
                         b) Flaked :
                             1 . Barley                                                1-50
                             2 . Oats                                                  1-50
                             4. Millet                                               18-00
                  II. Other cereals :
                         a ) Wheat                                                       0
                         b) Rye
                         c) Maize                                                        0
                         d) Grain sorghum                                                0
              F. Pellets :
                        I. Wheat                                                         0
                       II. Rye
                      III. Barley                                                      6-00
                      IV . Oats                                                        6-00
                        V. Maize                                                         0
                   VIII. Millet                                                       18-00
                      IX. Grain sorghum                                                  0
               G. Gern of cereals, whole, rolled, flaked or ground
                    I. Wheat                                                              0
                   II . Other                                                            0
   11.07       Malt, roasted or not :
               A. Unroasted :
                    I. Obtained from wheat :
                          a) In the form of flour                                         0
                          b ) Other                                                       0
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                     I
  CCT heading                                                            Description                                                     u.a :/metric ton
          No
11.07                            U. Other :
(cont'd)
                                       a) In the form of flour                                                                                  1-50
                                       b) Other                                                                                                 1-50
                              B. Roasted                                                                                                        1-50
 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 °/o by weight                                                  1-20
                                       b) Other :
                                           1 . With a starch content exceeding 35 °/o but not exceeding 45 %> by
                                               weight, and having undergone a denaturing process                                                 1-20
                                           2. Other                                                                                              1-20
                                  11 . 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 % by weight or of which the sieved pro­
                                           duct has an ash content, calculated on the dry product, of 1-5 % or
                                           more by weight                                                                                        1-20
                                        b) Other                                                                                                 1-20
  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
                                            (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 °/o                                                             0
                                                                                                                                       1
                                            —   Exceeding 15 % but not exceeding 30 %                                                  i           0
                                                                                                                                       !
                                            —   Exceeding 30 °/o but not exceeding 50 °/o                                                          0
                                            —   Exceeding 50 % but not exceeding 65 °/o                                                            0
                                            —   Exceeding 65 %                                                                                     0
  (') 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).
  (*) 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 11.02 G) of th«
       Common Customs Tariff.