CELEX: 31997R1851
Language: en
Date: 1997-09-25 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1851/97 of 25 September 1997 fixing the export taxes on cereal products

26. 9 . 97               EN             Official Journal of the European Communities                                L 264/ 15
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1851 /97
                                                    of 25 September 1997
                                        fixing the export taxes on cereal products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         it has therefore been decided to apply an export tax to
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               these products at a level adapted to the current situation
                                                                    on the world market and which will avoid disturbance to
Community,
                                                                    the Community market;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the                   Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 120/89 Q, as
market in cereals ('), as last amended by Commission                last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2194/96 (6), and in
Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article 16         particular Article 3 thereof, is applicable;
thereof,
                                                                    Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
Whereas Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1766/92                    in accordance with the opinion of the Management
provides that where quotations or prices on the world               Committee for Cereals,
market for certain products reach the level of Community
prices and such situation is likely to continue and deteri­
orate thereby disturbing or threatening to disturb the              HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Community market, appropriate measures may be taken;
whereas Article 1 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No
                                                                                              Article 1
1501 /95 C), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1 259/97 (*), provides that where such conditions are met,          The export taxes referred to in Article 15 of Regulation
an export tax may be fixed and may vary according to the            (EC) No 1501 /95 are fixed at the level set out in the
destination;
                                                                    Annex to this Regulation .
Whereas prices on the world market for durum wheat
have reached the level of those in the Community;                                             Article 2
whereas this situation is likely to lead to an excessive
export of durum wheat, flour of durum wheat, and groats             This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 September
and meal of durum wheat from the Community; whereas                  1997.
                     This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                     States .
                     Done at Brussels, 25 September 1997.
                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                                Franz FISCHLER
                                                                          Member of the Commission
(')  OJ L  181 , 1 . 7. 1992, p. 21 .
(2)  OJ L  126,  24. 5. 1996, p. 37.
(-1) OJ L  147,  30. 6. 1995, p. 7.                                 0 OJ L 16, 20 . 1 . 1989, p. 19 .
  4) OJ L  174,  2. 7. 1997, p. 10 .                                ¥) OJ L 293, 16. 11 . 1996, p. 3.
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                                            ANNEX
              CN code                               Level of export tax
                                                      in ECU/tonne
             1001 10 00                                    15,00
             1101 00 11                                    22,50
             1103 11 10                                    22,50