CELEX: 31975R0126
Language: en
Date: 1975-01-18 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 126/75 of the Commission of 17 January 1975 fixing the export levies on cereals

18 . 1 . 75                                Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 13 / 31
                                 REGULATION (EEC) No 126/75 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                         of 17 January 1975
                                                 fixing the export levies on cereals
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                        the market situation for certain processed products, an
COMMUNITIES,                                                          export levy for certain of these products must also be
                                                                      fixed ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community ;                                            >     Whereas the threshold prices for the 1974/75
                                                                      marketing year were fixed by Council Regulation
Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/                           (EEC) No 1 427/74 (5) of 4 June 1974, as amended by
67/ EECC ) of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­                    Regulation (EEC) No 2518 /74 (6) ;
tion of the market in cereals, as last amended by Regu­
lation (EEC) No 85/75 (2);                                            Whereas Article 3 of Regulation ( EEC) No 1968 /73
                                                                      specifies that when the export levy is being fixed
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                          account must be taken of the existing situation and
1 968 /73 (3 ) of 19 July 1973 laying down general rules              the future trend with regard to prices and availabilities
to be applied in the event of the cereals market being                of cereals on the Community market on the one hand
disturbed, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                     and prices for cereals and cereal products on the word
86/75 (4) and in particular Article 4 (3) thereof ;                   market on        the other ; whereas    the same article
                                                                      provides that it is also important to ensure equili­
Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary                          brium and the natural development of prices and
Committee ;
                                                                      trade on cereal markets and furthermore , to take into
Whereas Article 19 of Regulation No 120 / 67/ EEC                     account the economic aspect of the proposed exports
                                                                      and the need to avoid disturbances on the Commu­
provides that measures may be taken when the quota­
                                                                      nity market ;
tions or prices on the world market for one or more
products reach the level of Community prices ;
whereas that situation is likely to continue and to dete­             Whereas for the products, other than starches, listed
riorate, thereby disturbing or threatening to disturb                 in Article 1 (c) and (d) of Regulation No 120/67/ EEC
the Community market ;                                                the specific factors set out in Article 3 (2) of Regula­
                                                                      tion ( EEC) No 1968 /73 must also be taken into
                                                                      account ;
Whereas Regulation ( EEC) No 1968 /73 specifies that
the quotations or prices on the world market shall be
regarded as having reached the level of Community                     Whereas the export levy may be varied if the world
prices when they approach or exceed the threshold                     market situation or the specific requirements of
price ; whereas the continuation and the deterioration                certain markets make this necessary ;
of that situation may be regarded as being likely to
continue where an imbalance between supply and                        Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, the
demand is established and where this imbalance is                     following should be used to calculate the levies :
likely to persist, having regard to foreseeable produc­
tion and market price trends ;                                        — for currencies the exchange rates for which are
                                                                            kept at any given moment within a band of
                                                                            2-25 % , at a conversion rate based on their actual
Whereas the high level of prices in international trade
could impede importation of common wheat, barley,                           parity ;
rye, oats, maize, millet and sorghum into the Commu­                  — for other currencies a conversion rate based on the
nity or provoke exportation from the Community ;                            arithmetic mean of the spot market rates for each
Whereas the situation described above can be said to
                                                                            of these currencies against the Community curren­
                                                                            cies referred to in the preceding paragraph over a
exist at the present time ; whereas to ensure supplies                      specified period ;
 in the Community an export levy should be intro­
ductcd for common wheat, barley, rye , oats , maize,
 millet and sorghum ;                                                 Whereas it follows from applying the rules outlined
                                                                      above to the present situation on the market in
Whereas, in view of the relationship between the basic                cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for
product and the products processed from it and given                   these products within the Community and on the
                                                                       world market, that the export levies, should be fixed
(■) OJ   No   117, 19 . 6 . 1967, p. 2269/67 .                         a.s > hown in the Annex to this Regulation ,
(-) OJ   No   L 11 , 16 . 1 . 1975, p. 1 .
(3) OJ   No   L 201 , 21 . 7 . 1 973 , p. 10 .                        C ) 0 | No I. 151 , X. 6 . 1974, p. 1 .
C)  OJ   No   L 11 , 16 . 1 . 1975, p. 2.                             (") OJ No L 270 , S. 10 . 1974, p. 1 .
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                                     Article 2
                      A rticle 1
The export levies referred to in the first indent of
Article 2(1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1968/73 are            This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 January
hereby fixed at the amounts shown in the Annex.             1975 .
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels, 17 January 1975 .
                                                                    For the Commission
                                                                      P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                  Member of the Commission
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                                                                 ANNEX
                  to the Commission Regulation of 17 January 1975 fixing the export levies in the cereals
                                                                  sector
  CCT heading
       No                                                       Description                                  u . a . / metric ton
ex 10.01 A               Common wheat and meslin, excluding officially certified seeds (')                            30.00
ex 10.02                 Rye, excluding officially certified seeds (*)
ex 10.03                 Barley, excluding officially certified seeds (*)                                             30.00
ex 10.04                 Oats, excluding officially certified seeds (x)                                               20-00
    10.05 B              Maize other than hybrid maize for sowing                                                     30.00
    10.07 B              Millet                                                                                       30.00
    10.07 C              Grain sorghum                                                                                30-00
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                                                                               4-50
                        D. Oat flour                                                                                   3-00
                         E. Maize flour :
                             I. Of a fat content not exceeding 1-5 % by weight                                         4.50
                            II. Other                                                                                 18-00
                        H. Millet flour                                                                               18-00
                        K. Grain sorghum flour                                                                       18.00
    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                                4.50
                                    b) Barley groats and meal not included, under No 11.02 A III a)                  18-00
                             IV. Oats :
                                    a) Of an ash content not exceeding 2.3 % by weight                                 300
                                    b) Oat groats and meal not included under No 11.02 A IV a)                      12.00
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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                                                   4.50
                                    2 . Other                                                                      4.50
      _
                               l>) Other                                                                          18.00
                     VIII . Millet                                                                                18.00
                                                                                                           j
                        IX. Grain sorghum                                                                  !      18-00
                                                                                                           i
                 IV Hulled grains (shelled or husked), whether or not sliced or kibbled :
                                                                                                         1I
                      I. Barley, oats, buckwheat and millet :                                             i
                                                                                                          i
                           a ) hulled (shelled or husked) :
                                1 . Barley (2)                                                          j         18.00
                                                                                                        1
                                                                                                        1
                                2 . Oats :
                                    aa) Clipped oats                                                              12-00
                                    bb) Other :                                                         \
                                         ( 11 ) Of an ash content not exceeding 2.3 °/o by weight (2)              3-00
                                         (22) Other (2)                                                           12-00
                               4 . Millet                                                                         18.00
                           b) Hulled and sliced or kibbled ('Grütze or grutten') :
                                1 . Barley (2)                                                                    18-00
                               2 . Oats :
                                    aa) Of an ash content not exceeding 2-3 °/o by weight (2)                      3-00
                                    bb) Other (2)                                                                12.00
                              4. Millet (2)                                                                      18-00
                    II . Other cereals :
l                          a) Wheat (2)                                                                          18-00
I                         b) Rye (2)                                                                               —
                          c) Maize (2)                                                                           18.00
                          d ) Grain sorghum (2)                                                                  18.00
                C. Pearled grains :
                         I. Wheat (3)                                                                            18-00
              i
                        II. Rye (3)                                                                                —
                      III. Barley :
\                            a) Of an ash content (without talc) not exceeding 1 % by weight
                                   1st category (3)                                                               4.50
                             b) Other (3)                                                                       18-00
I                     IV. Oats (3)                                                                              12.00
                        V. Maize (3)                                                                            18-00
                     VII. Millet (»)                                                                            18-00
                   VIII. Grain sorghum (3)                                                            I         18-00
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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                                                           18.00
                       II. Rye
                      III. Barley                                                          18.00
                      IV. Oats                                                             12.00
                       V. Maize                                                            18-00
                     VII . Millet                                                          18.00
                   VIII. Grain sorghum                                                     18.00
               E. Rolled grains ; flaked grains :
                   I. Barley, oats, buckwheat and miller :
                         a) Rolled :
                             1 . Barley                                                    18-00
                             2 . Oats                                                      12-00
                             4 . Millet                                                    18.00
                         b ) Flaked :
                             1 . Barley                                                     4.50
                             2 . Oats                                                       3-00
                             4. Millet                                                     18.00
                  II . Other cereals :
                         a)  Wheat                                                         18.00
                         b)  Rye
                         c)  Maize                                                         18-00
                         d)  Grain sorghum                                                 18.00
               F. Pellets :
                        I. Wheat                                                           18.00
                       II . Rye
                      III. Barley                                                          18.00
                      IV. Oats                                                            12.00
                       V. Maize                                                            18-00
                  VIII . Millet                                                           18.00
                      IX . Grain sorghum                                                  18.00
               G. Gern of cereals, whole, rolled , flaked or ground
                   I. Wheat                                                                 4.50
                  II . Other                                                                4.50
 I . 07        Malt, roasted or not :
               A. Unroasted :
                   I. Obtained from wheat -,
                         a ) In the form of flour                                           4.50
                        b ) Other                                                           4.50
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    CCT heading
          No                                                             Description                                                   u. a. /metric ton
                                                                                                                                                       '
 11.07                          II . Other :
 (cont'd)
                                     a) In the form of flour                                                                                   4.50
                                     b) Other                                                                                                  4.50
                             B. Roasted                                                                                                        4.50
 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 %> by weight                                                   10.00
                                     b) Other :
                                         1 . With a starch content exceeding 35 °/o but not exceeding 45 % by
                                             weight, and having undergone a denaturing process                                                10.00
                                         2 . Other                                                                                            10.00
                                II . Of other cereals :
                                     a) Of which the starch content does not exceed 28 °/o 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 °/o or
                                         more by weight                                                                                       10.00
\                                    b) Other                                                                                                 10.00
 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 % but not exceeding 15 %                                                                1-20
                                         — Exceeding 15 %> but not exceeding 30 °/o                                                            3-00
                                         — Exceeding 30 °/o but not exceeding 50 %                                                             4.80
i                                        — Exceeding 50 % but not exceeding 65 %                                                               7-20
                                         — Exceeding 65 %                                                                                      9.00
(') 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).
(!) 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).
(*) ' Cereals products ' means the products falling within Chapter 10 and heading Nos 11.01 and 11.02 (excluding subheading 11.02 G) of the
    Common Customs Tariff.