CELEX: 31974R2043
Language: en
Date: 1974-08-02 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 2043/74 of the Commission of 1 August 1974 fixing the export levies on cereals

No L 212/ 10                                  Official Journal of the European Communities                                2 . 8 . 74
                                   REGULATION ( EEC) No 2043 /74 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                               of 1 August 1974
                                                      fixing the export levies on cereals
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                            Whereas, in view ot the relationship between the basic
COMMUNITIES,                                                              product and the products processed from it and given
                                                                          the market situation for certain processed products , an
                                                                          export levy for certain of these products must also be
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                    fixed ;
 Economic Community ;
 Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/                              Whereas the threshold prices for the 1974/ 75
 67/ EEC (') of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­                      marketing year were fixed by Council Regulation
tion of the market in cereals, as last amended by Regu­                   ( EEC) No 1427/ 74 (5 ) of 4 June 1974 ;
 lation ( EEC) No 1 996/74 (2 ) ;
                                                                          Whereas Article 3 of Regulation ( EEC) No 1968 / 73
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                             specifies that when the export levy is being fixed
 1968 /73 (3 ) of 19 July 1973 laying down general rules                  account must be taken of the existing situation and
to be applied in the event of the cereals market being                    the future trend with regard to prices and availabilities
disturbed , as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No                       of cereals on the Community market on the one hand
676/74 (4 ) and in particular Article 4(2) thereof ;                      and prices for cereals and cereal products on the word
                                                                          market     on   the  other ;    whereas the same     article
 Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary                             provides that it is also important to ensure equili­
Committee ;                                                               brium and the natural development of prices and
                                                                          trade on cereal markets and furthermore , to take into
                                                                          account the economic aspect of the proposed exports
Whereas Article 19 of Regulation No 120/ 67/ EEC                          and the need to avoid disturbances on the Commu­
provides that the necessary measure may be taken if                       nity market ;
the cif price of one or more products is appreciably
higher than the threshold price and if that situation is
likely to continue thereby disturbing or threatening to                   Whereas for the products, other than starches , listed
disturb the Community market ;                                            in Article 1 (c) and (d) of Regulation No 120 / 67/ EEC
                                                                          the specific factors set out in Article 3 ( 2) of Regula­
                                                                          tion ( EEC) No 1968 / 73 must also be taken into
Whereas Regulation ( EEC) No 1968 / 73 specifies that                     account ;
the cif price may be regarded as appreciably higher
than the threshold price when it exceeds it by at least
2 % ; whereas this excess may be regarded as being
 likely to continue where an imbalance between supply                     Whereas the export levy may be varied if the world
and demand is established and where this imbalance                        market situation or the specific requirements of
                                                                          certain markets make this necessary ;
is likely to persist having regard to foreseeable produc­
tion and market price trends ;
                                                                          Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, the
Whereas the high level of prices in international trade                   following should be used to calculate the levies :
could impede importation of common wheat , barley,
 rye , oats , maize , sorghum and rice into the Commu­
 nity or provoke exportation from the Community ;
                                                                          — 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 situation described above can be said to                          parity ;
exist at the present time ; whereas to ensure supplies
 in the Community an export levy should be intro­                          — for other currencies a conversion rate based on the
ducted for common wheat , barley , rye , oats , mai /.e ,
                                                                              arithmetic mean of the spot market rates for each
sorghum and nee pellets ;                                                     of these currencies against the Community curren­
                                                                              v les referred to in the preceding paragraph over a
(') 0 | No If , l L>. 6 .              p. 2264 / 67 .                         specified period ;
(J ) O'l No i . 209 , }|. 7 . | 974, p. I.
(■') O'l No 1 . 20 1 , 21 . 7 . | 973 , p. 10 .
H O'l No 1 . S3 , 2S .         1 9~"4 , p. >.                             n C )| No L LSI , 8 . 6 . 1974 , p. I.
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Whereas it follows from applying the rules outlined         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
above to the present situation on the market in                                   Article 1
cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for
these products within the Community and on the              The export levies referred to in the first indent of
world market, that the export levies, should be fixed       Article 2(1 ) of Regulation ( EEC) No 1968 /73 are
as shown in the Annex to this Regulation ;                  hereby fixed at the amounts shown in the Annex .
                                                                                  Article 2
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­           This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 August
ment Committee for Cereals ,                                1 974 .
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels, 1 August 1 974 .
                                                                     For the Commission
                                                                       P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                   Member of the Commission
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                                                                 ANNEX
                 to the Commission Regulation of 1 August 1974 fixing the export levy in the cereal sector
  CCT heading                                                                                                 u. «. /metric ton
        No                                                       Description
ex 10.01 A              Common wheat and mesiin, excluding officially certified seeds H                              40-00
ex 10.02                Rye, excluding officially certified seeds ( l )                                                 0
ex 10.03                Barley, excluding officially certified seeds (M                                              15-00
ex 10.04                Oats, excluding officially certified seeds (*)                                               10-00
   10.05 B              Maize other than hybrid maize for sowing                                                     30-00
   10.07 C              Grain sorghum                                                                                1 5.-00
ex 11.01 A              Wheat flour                                                                                  15-00
   11.02 Ala )          Durum wheat groats and meal                                                                     -
   11.02 A I b )        Common wheat groats and meal                                                                 15-00
   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                                                                          -
    II 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                              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
                                  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 ) :
                              L Barley (2)
                              2 . Oats :
                                   aa) Clipped oats
                                   bb ) Other :
                                        ( 11 ) Of an ash content not exceeding 2-3 °/o by weight (*)
                                        ( 22 ) Other ( 2 )
                             4 . Millet
                         b) Hulled and sliced or kibbled ('Griitze or grutten') :
                              1 . Barley ( 2 )
                             2 . Oats :
                                   aa ) Of an ash content not exceeding 2-3 °/o by weight ( 2)
                                   bb ) Other ( 2 )
                              4 . Millet ( 2 )
                  II . Other cereals :
                         a ) Wheat ( 2)
                         b ) Rye (*)
                         c ) Maize ( 2 )
                         d ) Grain sorghum (*}
               C. Pearled grains :
                       I. Whent
                      II . Rye ( s )
                     III . Barley :
                            a ) Of an ash content ( without talc) not exceeding 1 "/« by weight
                                  1st category (3)
                            b ) Other (3)
                     IV . Oats (*)
                      V. Maixe (3)
                   VII . Millet (s )
                  VIII . Grain sorehum
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  CCT heading                                          Description
      Nn                                                                        ii . a . / metric ton
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. Barley, oats, buckwheav and 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 ) Ma' /.e
                        d ) Grain sorghum
              F. Pellets :
                       I. Wheat
                      II . Rye
                     III . Barley
                     IV . Oats
                      V. Maize
                     VI . Rice                                                           120-00
                 VIII . Miller
                     IX . Grain sorghum
              G. Germ of cereals, whole, rolled , flaked or ground
                  I. Wheat
                 II . Other
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   CCT heading                                                                                       u. a. / metric ton
           No                                             Description
 U 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                                                              0
                        b) Other                                                                              0
               B. Roasted                                                                                     0
1.1.01         Bran, sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling or working of
               cereals or of leguminous vegetables :
               A. Of cereals :
                    I. Of maize or rice :
                        a) With a starch content not exceeding 35 % by weight
                        b ) Other :
                             1 . With a starch content exceeding 35 %> but not exceeding 45 •/» by
                                 weight, and having undergone a 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% 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
21 . !>7       Sweetened forage, other preparations of a kind used in animal feeding :
               B. Other, containing starch, glucose or glucose syrup falling within subheading
                  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 nor exceeding 30 %
                            — Exceeding 30% but not exceeding 50 %
                            — Exceeding 50 % bat nor exceeding 65 °/»
                            —- Exceeding 65 */r
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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 f O T 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 No 11.02 G) of
     the Common Customs Tariff .