CELEX: 31974R3165
Language: en
Date: 1974-12-13 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 3165/74 of the Commission of 13 December 1974 introducing an export charge on certain milk products containing sugar

14. 12. 74                            Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 334/51
                            REGULATION (EEC) No 3165/74 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                    of 13 December 1974
                  introducing an export charge on certain milk products containing sugar
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                    Whereas the rules necessary for the application of this
COMMUNITIES,                                                      export charge are specified in Commission Regulation
                                                                  (EEC) No 31 62/74 (4) of 13 December 1974 laying
                                                                  down detailed rules for the imposition in the event of
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             sugar supply difficulties of an export charge on certain
Economic Community ;                                              cereal, rice, milk, fruit and vegetable-based products
                                                                  containing added sugar ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
804/68 (') of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­               Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
tion of the market in milk and milk products, as last            are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 662/74 (2) ;                       ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
 1 603/74 (3) of 25 June 1974 on the imposition of an
export charge on certain cereal, rice and milk-based              HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
products containing added sugar in the event of sugar
supply difficulties, and in particular Article 1 (3)
thereof ;
                                                                                          Article 1
Whereas under Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No
 1603/74 where a levy exceeding five units of account             1 . An export charge shall be levied on products
per 100 kilogrammes is charged on exports of white                falling within subheading 04.02 B of the Common
sugar, a decision may be taken to impose a charge on              Customs Tariff which contain more than 35 % by
exports of the products specified in Article 1 of Regu­          weight of added sucrose (including invert sugar
lation (EEC) No 804/68 containing a minirrium of                 expressed as sucrose).
20 % sucrose or other sugars expressed as sucrose ;
                                                                 Provided that no such charge shall be levied on
Whereas the export levy on white sugar at present                products falling within subheading 04.02 B II of a fat
exceeds 100 units of account per 100 kilogrammes ;               content by weight exceeding 6-9 % but not exceeding
                                                                 9-5 % and containing not less than 15 % by weight
                                                                 of non-fatty milk solids .
Whereas experience of the operation of this measure
has shown that its effectiveness may be impaired
where sugar is exported in the form of certain milk              2.     The export charge shall be 20 units of account
products coming under Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 ;               per 100 kilogrammes of added sucrose (including
whereas this is particularly so in the case of products          invert sugar expressed as sucrose).
with a relatively high sugar content ; whereas an
export charge, determined on the basis of the export
levy on sugar, should therefore be applied to such               3 . Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3162/74
products ;                                                       shall apply where, for any product coming within para­
                                                                 graph 1 , only one of the two components of the
                                                                 refund has been fixed in advance .
Whereas the aim of the export charge is to safeguard
Community sugar supplies ; whereas in view of that
aim and of the situation on the sugar markets and of
production and marketing conditions for the relevant                                      Article 2
milk products, the export charge should be fixed at 20
units of account per 100 kilogrammes of added sugar ;
                                                                 This    Regulation    shall   enter into   force on   23
                                                                 December 1974 .
(') OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 13 .
(2) OJ No L 85, 29 . 3 . 1974, p. 51 .
(3) OJ No L 172, 27 . 6 . 1974, p. 9 .                           (4) See page 44 of this Official Journal .
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          This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
          States .
          Done at Brussels, 13 December 1974.
                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                     The President
                                                                Francois-Xavier ORTOLI