CELEX: 31973R0159
Language: en
Date: 1973-01-25 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 159/73 of the Commission of 24 January 1973 fixing the export levies on starch products

25 . 1 . 73                                Official Journal of the European Communities                              No L 20/ 13
                                     REGULATION (EEC) No 159/73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                              of 24 January 1973
                                               fixing the export levies on starch products
   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                            applicable on the seven days preceding the day it
   COMMUNITIES ,                                                             comes into force; whereas this difference must then
                                                                             be multiplied for the products mentioned in Art­
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­                         icle 1 by the coefficients relating to these products
  pean Economic Community;                                                   shown in column 4 of the Annex to Regulation
  Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/67                              (EEC) N6 1052/68 (6), as last amended by Regula­
  EEC (*) of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­                            tion ( EEC) No 2728 /71 (7 );
  tion of the market in cereals, as last amended by                         Whereas the production refund on maize and com­
  Regulation (EEC) No 2429/72 (2);                                           mon wheat intended for the manufacture of starch
  Having regard to Council Regulation No 371/67/                             and quellmehl is defined in Article 1 of Regulation
  EEC ,( 3) fixing production refunds on starches and                       No 371 /67/EEC;
  quellmehl, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
  2273 /70 (4), and in particular the last sentence of                      Whereas the export levy must be fixed once a
  Article 2 (2) thereof;                                                    week ; whereas it is altered only if application of
                                                                            Article 2 (2) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 1604/71
  Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 (2) of                 Regulation          entails an increase or a reduction of more than
  No 371/67/EEC, an export levy may be                   introduced         0-08 unit of account/ 100 kg of basic product;
  for products falling within subheadings               Nos 11.08
  A I, III, IV and V, 11.09 , 17.02 B II and             17.05 B of         Whereas it follows from applying all these provi­
  the Common Customs Tariff when world market                               sions to the world market price of maize and com­
  prices for maize or common wheat exceed 6-80 units                        mon wheat and to the import levies that an export
  of account;                                                               levy should be introduced for the products listed
                                                                            in the Annex ;
  Whereas, by Regulation (EEC) No 1604/71 (5 ) of
 26 July 1971 , the Commission laid down detailed
  rules for the application of the export levy on
  starch products ; whereas Article 2 ( 1 ) of that Regu­                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
  lation provides that a levy is introduced when it is
  found that the import levy is at least 0-30 unit of
  account/100 kg less than the amount of the produc­                                                 Article 1
 tion refund valid in the current month and that the
                                                                           The export levies provided for m Article 2 (2) of
 average of the levies in the immediately following                        Regulation No 371 /67/EEC are hereby fixed as
 fortnight is at least 0-30 unit of account/100 kg                         shown in the Table annexed to this Regulation for
 less than the average of the production refund valid                      the products listed therein .
 in that fortnight ;
 Whereas the export levy must be equal, per 100 kg                                                   Article 2
 of basic product, to the difference between the pro­
 duction refund valid on the day on which this                            This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 January
 export levy is fixed and the average of the levies                        1973 .
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States .
                 Done at Brussels, 24 January 1973 .
                                                                                      For the Commission
                                                                                          The President
                                                                                     Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
(*)  OJ    No  117, 19. 6. 1967, p. 2269/67.
( £) OJ    No  L 264 , 23 . 11 . 1972, p . !.
(â)  OJ    No  174, 31 . 7. 1967, p . 40.
(<)  OJ    No  L 246, 12 . 11 . 1970, p . 1 .                             ( B) OJ No L 179, 25.7. 1968, p . 8 .
(s) OJ No L 168 , 27. 7. 1971 , p. 11 .                                   ( 7 ) OJ No L 282, 23 . 12. 1971 , p . 15 .
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                                                                 ANNEX
                                                                                                               (u.aJlOO kg.
                 CCT heading No                       Nomenclature in simplified wording                 Export levies
            11.08 AI                       Maize starch                                                     2-093
            11.08 A III                    Wheat starch                                                     5-005
            11.08 AIV                      Potato starch                                                    2,093
            11.08 A V                      Starches other than maize, rice, wheat or
                                           potato starch                                                    2-093
            11.09 A                        Dried wheat gluten                                               9-100
            11.09 B                        Wheat gluten, other than dried                                   9-100
            17.02 B II a)                  Glucose other than glucose containing, in the
                                           dry state, 99 °/o or more by weight of the pure
                                           product, in the form of white crystalline pow­
                                           der, whether or not agglomerated ΐ 1 )                           2-730
            17.02 B II b )                 Glucose and glucose syrup not containing, in
                                           the dry state, 99 °/o or more by weight of the
                                           pure product, other than glucose in the form
                                           of white crystalline powder, whether or not
                                           agglomerated (*)                                                 2-093
            17.05 B I                      Flavoured or coloured glucose, in the form of
                                           white crystalline powder, whether or not
                                           agglomerated                                                     2-730
            17.05 B II                     Flavoured or coloured glucose syrup , other
                                           than in the form of white crystalline powder,
                                           whether or not agglomerated                                      2-093
            (') Pursuant to Regulation No 189/66/EEC , the product falling within subheading No 17.02 B I is subject to the
                same levy as products falling within subheading No 17.02 B II.