CELEX: 31974R2259
Language: en
Date: 1974-08-31 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 2259/74 of the Commission of 30 August 1974 altering the export levies on cereals

No L 239/34                            Official Journal of the European Communities                              31 . 8 . 74
                            REGULATION (EEC) No 2259/74 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                     of 30 August 1974
                                           altering the export levies on cereals
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                    Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1968/73
COMMUNITIES,                                                      specifies that when the export levy is being fixed
                                                                  account must be taken of the existing situation and
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             the future trend with regard to prices and availabilities
Economic Community ;                                              of cereals on the Community market on the one hand
Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/                       and prices for cereals and cereal products on the
                                                                  world market on the other ; whereas the same article
67/EEC (J ) of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­
tion of the market in cereals, as last amended by Regu­           provides that it is also important to ensure equili­
lation (EEC) No 1996/74 (2) ;                                     brium and the natural development of prices and
                                                                  trade on cereal markets and furthermore, to take into
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      account the economic aspect of the proposed exports
1968 /73 (3) of 19 July 1973 laying down general rules            and the need to avoid disturbances on the Commu­
to be applied in the event of the cereals market being            nity market ;
disturbed, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
676/74 (4) and in particular Article 4 (3) thereof ;              Whereas for the products, other than starches, listed
                                                                  in Article 1 (c) and (d) of Regulation No 120/67/EEC
Whereas Article 19 of Regulation No 120/67/EEC
                                                                  the specific factors set out in Article 3 (2) of Regula­
provides that the necessary measure may be taken if               tion (EEC) No 1968/73 must also be taken into
the cif price of one or more products is appreciably              account ;
higher than the threshold price and if that situation is
likely to continue thereby disturbing or threatening to
disturb the Community market ;                                    Whereas the export levy may be varied if the world
                                                                  market situation or the specific requirements of
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1968 /73 specifies that               certain markets make this necessary ;
the cif price may be regarded as appreciably higher
that the threshold price when it exceeds it by" at least          Whereas it follows from applying the rules outlined
2 % ; whereas this excess may be regarded as being                above to the present situation on the market in
likely to continue where an imbalance between supply              cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for
and demand is established and where this imbalance
                                                                  these products within the Community and on the
is likely to persist having regard to foreseeable produc­         world market, that the export levies, fixed by Regula­
tion and market price trends ;                                    tion (EEC) No 2236/74 (6), should be altered as shown
Whereas the high level of prices in international trade           in the Annex to this Regulation,
could impede importation of common wheat, barley,
rye, oats, maize, millet and sorghum into the Commu­
nity or provoke exportation from the Community ;
Whereas the situation described above can be said to              HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
exist at the present time ; whereas to ensure supplies
in the Community an export levy should be intro­
duced for common wheat, barley, rye, oats, maize,                                            Article 1
millet and sorghum ;
Whereas, in view of the relationship between the basic            The export levies referred to in the first indent of
product and the products processed from it and given              Article 2(1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1968/73 are
the market situation for certain processed products, an           hereby altered, in respect of the products listed in the
export levy for certain of these products must also be            Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2236/74, to the
 fixed ;                                                          amounts shown therein .
Whereas the threshold prices for the 1974/75
marketing year were fixed by Council Regulation
(EEC) No 1427/74 (5) of 4 June 1974 ;                                                        Article 2
(!) OJ No 117, 19 . 6. 1967, p. 2269/67 .                         This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September
(2) OJ No L 209, 31 . 7. 1974, p. 1 .                              1974 .
(3) OJ No L 201 , 21 . 7. 1973, p. 10.
(<) OJ No L 83 , 28 . 3 . 1974, p. 3 .
(») OJ No L 151 , 8 . 6. 1974, p. 1 .                             (6) OJ No L 238 , 30 . 8 . 1974, p. 10 .
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            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States.
            Done at Brussels, 30 August 1974.
                                                                   For the Commission
                                                                     P. J. LARDINOIS
                                                               Member of the Commission
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                                                                ANNEX
                 to the Commission Regulation of 30 August 1974 altering the export levy in the cereal sector
  CCT heading
         No                                                     Description                                   u. a. /metric ton
ex 10.01 A              Common wheat and meslin, excluding officially certified seeds (*)                            55-00
ex 10.02                Rye, excluding officially certified seeds (J)                                                  0
ex 10.03                Barley, excluding officially certified seeds (M                                              35-00
ex 10.04                Oats, excluding officially certified seeds (*)                                               17-00
   10.05 B              Maize other than hybrid maize for sowing                                                     50-00
    10.07 B             Millet                                                                                       20-00
   10.07 C              Grain sorghum                                                                                35-00
ex 11.01 A              Wheat flour                                                                                  27-00
   11.02 A I a )        Durum wheat groats and meal                                                                    —
   11.02 A I b )        Common wheat groats and meal                                                                 27-00
   11.01                Flour of cereals :
                        C. Barley flour                                                                                —
                        D. Oat flour                                                                                 . —
                        E. Maize flour :
                             I. Of a fat content not exceeding 1*5 °/o by weight                                       —
                            II. Other                                                                                  —
                        H. Millet flour                                                                                —
                        K. Grain sorghum flour                                                                         —
   1 1 . 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                                —
                                     b) Barley groats and meal not included under No 11.02 A III a)                    —
                               IV. Oats :
                                     a) Of an ash content not exceeding 2-3 % by weight                                —
                                     b) Oat groats and meal not included under No 11.02 A IV a)                        —
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   CCT heading
       No                                                  Description                             li . a. /metric con
11.02                 V. Maize :
( confd)
                            a) Of a fat content not exceeding 1·5 °/o by weight :
                                 1 . For the brewing industry                                                —
                                 2. Other                                                                    —
                            b) Other                                                                         —
                  VIII . Millet                                                                              —
                     IX. Grain sorghum                                                                       —
               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. Oats :
                                  aa) Clipped oats                                                           —
                                  bb) Other :
                                      ( 11 ) Of an ash content not exceeding 2·3 °/o by weight (2)
                                       (22) Other (2)                                                        —
                             4. Millet                                                                       —
                         b) Hulled and sliced or kibbled ('Grütze or grutten') :
                             1 . Barley (f)                                                                  —
                             2. Oats :
                                  aa) Of an ash content not exceeding 2-3 °/o by weight (*)                  _
                                  bb) Other (2)                                                            . —
                             4. Millet (')                                                                   —
                  II . Other cereals :
                         a ) Wheat (»)                                                                       —
                        b) Rye (»)                                                                           —
                         c) Maize (*)                                                                        —
                         d) Grain sorghum (®)                                                                —
               C. Pearled grains :
                       I. Wheat (8)                                                                          —
                       II. Rye (8)                                                                           —
                      III. Barley :
                             a) Of an ash content (without talc) not exceeding 1 % by weight —
                                 1st category (*)
                            b) Other (')                                                                     —
                     IV. Oats (s)                                                                            —
                       V. Maize (*)                                                                          —
                    VII. Millet (»)
                  VIII . Grain torghum (·1                                                                   —
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  CCT heading
      No                                               Description              u . a . /metric tna
11.02         D. Grains not otherwise worked than kibbled :
(cont'd)               I. Wheat
                      II . Rye
                    III . Barley
                    IV . Oats
                      V. Maize
                   VII . Millet
                 VIII . Grain sorghum
              E. Rolled grains ; flaked grains :
                  I. Bailey, oats, buckwheat ind millet
                        a ) Rolled :
                             1 . Barley
                             2 . Oats
                             4 . Millet
                        b) Flaked :
                             1 . Barley
                             2 . Oats
                             4. Millet
                 II . Other cereals :
                        a ) Wheat
                        b) Rye
                        c) Maize
                         d ) Grain sorghum
              F. Pellets :
                       I. Wheat
                      II . Rye
                     III. Barley
                     IV . Oats
                      V. Maize
                 VIII . Millet
                     IX . Grain sorghum
              G. Germ of cereals, whole, rolled, flaked ot grountf
                  I. Wheat
                 II . Other
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  CCT heading
       No                                              Description                               u.a . /metric ton
11 07         Malt, roasted or not ·.
              A. Unroasted :
                   I. Obtained from wheat :
                       a ) In the form of flour                                                          _
                       b) Other                                                                          —
                  II . Other :
                       a) In the form of flour                                                           —
                       b) Other                                                                          —
              B. Roasted                                                                                 —
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
                       b ) Other :
                            1 . With a starch content exceeding 35 % but not exceeding 45 ·/· by
                                weight, and having undergone i denaturing process                        —
                            2 . Other                                                                    —
                  II . 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 Vo 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
                       b ) Other                                                                         —
23.07         Sweetened forage, other preparations of a kind used in animal feeding :
              B. Other, containing starch, glucose or glucose syrup falling within suhheading
                  Nos 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 %                                        —      '
                           — Exceeding 15 % but not exceeding 30 %                                       —
                           — 'Exceeding 30% but not exceeding 50 %                                      —
                           — Exceeding 50 e/o but not exceeding 65 ®/·                                  —
                           — Exceeding 65 ·/»                                                           —
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(') 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 ol
      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 No 11.02 G) o'
     the Common Customs Tariff.