CELEX: 31975R0137
Language: en
Date: 1975-01-21 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 137/75 of the Commission of 20 January 1975 altering the export levies on cereals

21 . 1 . 75                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 16/ 15
                                  REGULATION ( EEC) No 137 / 75 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                           of 20 January 1975
                                                  altering the export levies on cereals
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                         Whereas the threshold prices for the 1974/ 75
COMMUNITIES,                                                            marketing year were fixed by Council Regulation
                                                                       ( EEC) No 1 427/74 (5) of 4 June 1974 and amended by
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                   Regulation ( EEC) No 25 1 8 / 74 (b) ;
Economic Community ;
                                                                       Whereas Article 3 of Regulation ( EEC) No 1968 /73
Having regard to Council Regulation No 1 20 /                           specifies that when the export levy is being fixed
67/ EEC (') of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­                     account must be taken of the existing situation and
tion of the market in cereals, as last amended by Regu­                 the future trend with regard to prices and availabilities
lation ( EEC) No 85/75 0 ;                                              of cereals on the Community market on the one hand
                                                                        and prices for cereals and cereal products on the
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No                           world market on the other ; whereas the same article
1 968/73 (-') of 19 July 1973 laying down general rules                 provides that it is also important to ensure equili­
to be applied in the event of the cereals market being                  brium and the natural development of prices and
disturbed , as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No                     trade on cereal markets and furthermore , to take into
86/75 (4 ) and in particular Article 4 (3) thereof ;                    account the economic aspect of the proposed exports
                                                                        and the need to avoid disturbances on the Commu­
Whereas      Article 19 of Regulation No 120 / 67/ EEC                  nity market ;
provides    that measures may be taken when the quota­
tions or   prices on the world market for one or more                   Whereas for the products, other than starches, listed
products      reach the level of Community prices ;                     in Article 1 (c) and (d) of Regulation No 120 / 67/ EEC
whereas that situation is likely to continue and to dete­               the specific factors set out in Article 3 ( 2) of Regula­
riorate, thereby disturbing or threatening to disturb                   tion ( EEC) No 1968 / 73 must also be taken into
the Community market ;                                                  account ;
Whereas Regulation ( EEC) No 1968 / 73 specifies that                   Whereas the export levy may be varied if the world
the quotations or prices on the world market shall be                   market situation or the specific requirements of
regarded as having reached the level of Community                       certain markets make this necessary ;
prices when they approach or exceed the threshold
price ; whereas the continuation and the deterioration                  Whereas it follows from applying the rules outlined
of that situation may be regarded as being likely to                    above to the present situation on the market in
continue where an imbalance between supply and                          cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for
demand is established and where this imbalnce is                        these products within the Community and on the
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 1 26/ 75 ( 7), should be altered as shown
                                                                        in the Annex to this Regulation ,
Whereas the high level of prices in international trade
could impede importation of common wheat, barley,
oats, maize, millet and sorghum into the Community                      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
or provoke exportation from the Community ;
                                                                                                   Article 1
Whereas the situation described above can be said to
exist at the present time ; whereas to ensure supplies                  The export levies referred to in the first indent of
in the Community an export levy should be intro­                        Article 2(1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1968 / 73 are
duced for common wheat, barley, oats, maize, millet                     hereby altered , in respect of the products listed in the
and sorghum ;                                                           Annex to Regulation ( EEC) No 126 / 75 , to the
                                                                        amounts shown therein .
Whereas, in view of the relationship between the basic
product and the products processed from it and given
the market situation for certain processed products , an                                           Article 2
export levy for certain of these products must also be
fixed ;                                                                  This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 January
                                                                         I 975 .
(')  OJ  No   117, 19 . 6 . 1967, p . 2269 / 67 .
(-') OJ  No   L 1 1 , 16. I. 1975 , p. 1 .                              (') OJ No L 151 , X. 6 . 1974 , p . I.
(3)  OJ  No   L 201 , 21 . 7 . 1 973 , p. 10 .                          (") O'j No L 270, 5. 10 . 1974, p . I.
H    OJ  No   L II , 16 . 1 . 1975, p. 2 .                              ( ) O'j No L I.*, IS . I. 1975, p . 31 .
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             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels, 20 January 1975 .
                                                                    For the Commission
                                                                      P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                Member of the Commission
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                                                               ANNEX
                 to the Commission Regulation of 20 January 1975 altering the export levies in the cereals
                                                                 sector
 CCT heading                                                                                                  u . a . /metric ton
       No                                                      Description
ex 10.01 A              Common wheat and meslin, excluding officially certified seeds (l )                            15-00
ex 10.02                Rye, excluding officially certified seeds (')
ex 10.03                Barley, excluding officially certified seeds (1 )                                             15-00
ex 10.04                Oats, excluding officially certified seeds (*)                                                10-00
    10.05 B             Maize other than hybrid maize for sowing                                                      15-00
    10.07 B             Millet                                                                                        30-00
    10.07.C             Grain sorghum                                                                                  15-00
ex 11.01 A              Wheat -flour
    11.02 Ala)          Durum wheat groats and meal
    11.02 A lb )        Common wheat groats and meal
    11.01               Flour of cereals -.
                        C. Barley flour                                                                                 2-25
                        D. Oat flour                                                                                    1-50
                        E. Maize flour :
                             I. Of a fat content not exceeding 1-5 °/o by weight                                        2-25
                            II . Other                                                                                  9-00
                        H. Millet flour                                                                                 18-00
                         K. Grain sorghum flour                                                                         9-00
      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 %> by weight                                  2-25
                                     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                                  1-50
                                     b) Oat groats and meal not included under No 11.02 A IV a)                          6-00
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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 °/o by weight :
                                 1 . For the brewing industry                                             2-25
                                 2 . Other                                                                2-25
                            b ) Other                                                                     9-00
                 VIII . Millet                                                                          18-00
                   IX. Grain sorghum                                                                      9-00
              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)                                                               9-00
                             2 . Oats :
                                  aa) Clipped oats                                                        6-00
                                 bb) Other :
                                       ( 11 ) Of an ash content not exceeding 2-3 %> by weight (2)        1-50
                                       (22 ) Other (2)                                                    6-00
                            4. Millet                                                                   18-00
                        b) Hulled and sliced or kibbled ('Grütze or grutten') :
                             1 . Barley (2)                                                               9-00
                             2 . Oats -.
                                  aa) Of an ash content not exceeding 2-3 % by weight (2)                 1-50
                                  bb ) Other (2)                                                          6-00
                             4. Millet (2)                                                               18-00
                 II . Other cereals :
                        a) Wheat (2)                                                                      9-00
                        b) Rye (2)
                        c) Maize (2)                                                                      9-00
                        d) Grain sorghum (2)                                                              9-00
              C. Pearled grains :
                       I. Wheat (3)                                                                       9-00
                      II . Rye (3)
                     III . Barley :
                            a) Of an ash content (without talc) not exceeding 1 % by weight
                                 1st category (3 )                                                        2-25
                            b) Other. (3)                                                                 9-00
                     IV. Oats (3)                                                                         6-00
                      V. Maize ( 3)                                                                       9-00
                    VII . Millet (s)                                                                     18-00
                  VIII. Grain sorghum (3)                                                                 9-00
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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                                                          9-00
                      II. Rye
                     III. Barley                                                         9-00
                    IV . Oats                                                            6-00
                      V. Maize                                                           9-00
                   VII . Millet                                                        18-00
                 VIII. Grain sorghum                                                     9-00
              E. Rolled grains ; flaked grains :
                  I. Barley, oats, buckwheat and millet :
                        a ) Rolled :
                            1 . Barley                                                   9-00
                            2 . Oats                                                     6-00
                            4. Millet                                                  18-00
                        b ) Flaked :
                            1 . Barley                                                   2-25
                            2 . Oats                                                     1-50
                            4 . Millet                                                  18-00
                 II . Other cereals :
                        a)  Wheat                                                        9-00
                        b)  Rye
                        c)  Maize                                                        9-00
                        d)  Grain sorghum                                                9-00
              F. Pellets :
                       I. Wheat                                                          9-00
                      II. Rye
                     III. Barley                                                         9-00
                    IV . Oats                                                            6-00
                      V. Maize                                                           9-00
                 VIII . Millet                                                         18-00
                     IX. Grain sorghum                                                   9-00
              G. Gern of cereals, whole, rolled, flaked or ground
                  I. Wheat                                                               2-25
                 II . Other                                                              2-25
 11.07        Malt, roasted or not :
              A. Unroasted :
                  I. Obtained from wheat :
                        a ) In the form of flour '                                       2-25
                        b ) Other                                                        2-25
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   CCT heading
           No                                                               Description                                                   u . a . 'metric ton
 11.07                            If . Other :
 (cont'd )
                                       a) In the form of flour                                                                                     2-25
                                       b ) Other                                                                                                   2-25
                              B. Roasted                                                                                                           2-25
 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 °/o by weight                                                    5-00
                                       b ) Other :
                                           1 . With a starch content exceeding 35 % but not exceeding 45 % by
                                               weight, and having undergone a denaturing process                                                   5-00
                                           2 . Other                                                                                               5-00
                                  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 %> 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                                                                                          5-00
                                       b ) Other                                                                                                   5-00
 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 °/o by weight
                                           and of cereal products (4 ) content by weight :
                                           — Exceeding 5 °/o but not exceeding 15 %                                                                0-60
                                           — Exceeding 15 °/o but not exceeding 30 °/o                                                             1-50
                                           — Exceeding 30 °/o but not exceeding 50 °/o                                                             2-40
                                           — Exceeding 50 °/o but not exceeding 65 °/o                                                             3-60
                                           — Exceeding 65 °/o                                                                                      4-50
(') 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 , li . 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.