CELEX: 31974R3280
Language: en
Date: 1974-12-28 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 3280/74 of the Commission of 27 December 1974 altering the export levies on cereals

28 . 12 . 74                             Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 349 / 53
                              REGULATION (EEC) No 3280/74 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                      of 27 December 1974
                                             altering the export levies on cereals
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                      (EEC) No 1 427/74 (5) of 4 June 1974 and amended by
COMMUNITIES,                                                        Regulation (EEC) No 2518 /74 (6) ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1968 /73
Economic Community ;                                                specifies that when the export levy is being fixed
                                                                    account must be taken of the existing situation and
 Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/                        the future trend with regard to prices and availabilities
67/EEC (') of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­                  of cereals on the Community market on the one hand
tion of the market in cereals, as last amended by Regu­             and prices for cereals and cereal products on the
lation (EEC) No 1 996/74 (2) ;                                     world market on the other ; whereas the same article
                                                                    provides that it is also important to ensure equili­
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                       brium and the natural development of prices and
 1968 /73 (3) of 19 July 1973 laying down general rules             trade on cereal markets and furthermore, to take into
to be applied in the event of the cereals market being              account the economic aspect of the proposed exports
disturbed, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                   and the need to avoid disturbances on the Commu­
676/74 (4) and in particular Article 4 (3) thereof ;                nity market ;
Whereas Article 19 of Regulation No 120/67/EEC                     Whereas for the products, other than starches, listed
provides that the necessary measure may be taken if                 in Article 1 (c) and (d) of Regulation No 120/67/ EEC
the cif price of one or more products is appreciably                the specific factors set out in Article 3 (2) of Regula­
higher than the threshold price and if that situation is            tion (EEC) No 1968/73 must also be taken into
likely to continue thereby disturbing or threatening to            account ;
disturb the Community market ;
                                                                   Whereas the export levy may be varied if the world
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1968/73 specifies that                  market situation or the specific requirements of
the cif price may be regarded as appreciably higher                certain markets make this necessary ;
that the threshold price when it exceeds it by at least
2 % ; whereas this excess may be regarded as being                 Whereas it follows from applying the rules outlined
likely to continue where an imbalance between supply               above to the present situation on the market in
and demand is established and where this imbalance
                                                                   cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for
is likely to persist having regard to foreseeable produc­          these products within the Community and on the
tion and market price trends ;                                     world market, that the export levies, fixed by Regula­
                                                                    tion (EEC) No 31 96/74 (7), 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,
oats, maize, millet and sorghum into the Community
or provoke exportation from the Community ;
                                                                    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas the situation described above can be said to
exist at the present time ; whereas to ensure supplies
in the Community an export levy should be intro­                                              Article 1
duced for common wheat, barley, oats, maize, millet
and sorghum ;                                                      The export levies referred to in the first indent of
                                                                   Article 2(1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1968/73 are
Whereas, in view of the relationship between the basic             hereby altered, in respect of the products listed in the
product and the products processed from it and given               Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3196/74, to the
the market situation for certain processed products, an            amounts shown therein .
export levy for certain of these products must also be
fixed ;
                                                                                              Article 2
Whereas the threshold prices for the 1974/75
marketing year were fixed by Council Regulation                    This Regulation shall          enter into force on     28
                                                                   December 1974 .
(!) OJ  No   117, 19 . 6 . 1967, p. 2269/67.
(2) OJ  No  L 209, 31 . 7. 1974, p. 1 .                            (5) OJ No L 151 , 8 . 6 . 1974, p. 1 .
(3) OJ  No  L 201 , 21 . 7. 1973 , p. 10 .                         (6) OJ No L 270 , 5 . 10 . 1974, p. 1 .
(4  OJ  No  L 83 , 28 . 3 . 1974, p. 3 .                           (7) OJ No L 311 , 22 . 11 . 1974, p . 15 .
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           This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
           States .
           Done at Brussels , 27 December 1974.
                                                                  For the Commission
                                                                    P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                              Member of the Commission
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                                                                ANNEX
                 to the Commission Regulation of 27 December 1974 amending the export levies in the cereals
                                                                 sector
 CCT heading­                                                                                                 u. a. /metric ton
       No                                                       Description
ex 10.01 A              Common wheat and mesiin, excluding officially certified seeds (*)                            75-00
ex 10.02                Rye, excluding officially certified seeds (*)                                                 —
ex 10.03                Barley, excluding officially certified seeds i1)                                             55-00
ex 10.04                Oats, excluding officially certified seeds (x)                                               30-00
    10.05 B             Maize other than hybrid maize for sowing                                                     60-00
    10.07 B             Millet                                                                                       30-00
    10.07 C             Grain sorghum                                                                                45-00
ex 11.01 A              Wheat flour                                                                                   —
    11.02 A I a)        Durum wheat groats and meal                                                                   —
    11.02 Alb )         Common wheat groats and meal                                                                  —
    11.01               Flour of cereals :
                        C. Barley flour                                                                               7-50
                        D. Oat flour                                                                                  4-50
                        E. Maize flour :
                             I. Of a fat content not exceeding 1-5 °/o by weight                                      9-00
                            II. Other                                                                                36-00
                        H. Millet flour                                                                              18-00
                        K. Grain sorghum flour                                                                       27-00
    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                                 7-50
                                     b ) Barley groats and meal not included under No 11.02 A III a)                 30-00
                              IV. Oats :
                                     a) Of an ash content not exceeding 2-3 % by weight                               4-50
                                     b ) Oat groats and meal not included under No 11.02 A IV a)                     18-00
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  CCT heading                                                                                      u . a . /metric ton
      No                                                   Description
11.02                V. Maize :
(cont'd.)
                           a) Of a fat content not exceeding 1-5 % by weight :
                                1 . For the brewing industry                                                 9-00
                                2 . Other                                                                    9-00
                           b) Other                                                                         36-00
                 VIII. Millet                                                                               18-00
                   IX. Grain sorghum                                                                        27-00
              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)                                                                  30-00
                            2 . Oats :
                                 aa) Clipped oats                                                           18-00
                                 bb ) Other :
                                      ( 11 ) Of an ash content not exceeding 2-3 °/o by weight (2)           4-50
                                      (22) Other (2)                                                        18-00
                           4. Millet                                                                        18-00
                        b) Hulled and sliced or kibbled ('Griitze or grutten') :
                            1 . Barley (2)                                                                  30-00
                           2 . Oats :
                                 aa) Of an ash content not exceeding 2-3 °/o by weight (2)                   4-50
                                 bb ) Other (2)                                                             18-00
                           4. Millet (2 )                                                                   18-00
                 II . Other cereals :
                        a) Wheat (2)                                                                        45-00
                        b) Rye (*)
                        c) Maize (2)                                                                        36-00
                        d) Grain sorghum ( 2)                                                               27-00
              C. Pearled grains :
                       I. Wheat (3)                                                                         45-00
                      II. Rye (3)
                     III. Barley :
                           a) Of an ash content (without talc) not exceeding 1 °/o by weight
                                1st category (3)                                                             7-50
                           b) Other (3)                                                                     30-00
                    IV. Oats (3)                                                                            18-00
                      V. Maize (3)                                                                         36-00
                   VII. Millet (3)                                                                          18-00
                 VIII. Grain sorghum (3)                                                                   27-00
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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                                                         45-00
                     II . Rye                                                            —
                    III. Barley                                                        30-00
                    IV. Oats                                                           18-00
                     V. Maize                                                          36-00
                    VII . Millet                                                       18-00
                  VIII. Grain sorghum                                                  27-00
              E. Rolled grains ; flaked grains :
                  I. Barley, oats, buckwheat and millet :
                       a ) Rolled :
                           1 . Barley                                                  30-00
                           2 . Óats                                                    18-00
                           4 . Millet                                                  18-00
                       b) Flaked :
                           1 . Barley                                                   7-50
                           2 . Oats                                                     4-50
                           4 . Millet                                                  18-00
                 II. Other cereals :
                       a)  Wheat                                                       45-00
                       b)   Rye                                                          —    ·
                       c)  Maize                                                       36-00
                       d)   Grain sorghum                                              27-00
              F. Pellets :
                      I. Wheat                                                         45-00
                     II. Rye                                                             —
                    III. Barley                                                        30-00
                    IV. Oats                                                           18-00
                     V. Maize                                                          36-00
                 VIII . Millet                                                         1800
                    IX. Grain sorghum                                  *               27-00
              G. Gern of cereals, whole, rolled , flaked or ground
                  I. Wheat                                                             11-25
                 II. Other                                                              9-00
11.07         Malt, roasted or not :
              A. Unroasted :
                  I. Obtained from wheat :
                       a ) In the form of flour                                       1 L 25
                      b) Other                                                        11-25
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   CCT heading                                                                                                                            u . a . /metric ton
          No                                                                Description
11.07                              II . Other :
(cont'd)
                                         a) In the form of flour                                                                                    8-25
                                         b ) Other                                                                                                  8-25
                               B. Roasted                                                                                                           8-25
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                                                   22-20
                                         b ) Other :
                                              1 . With a starch content exceeding 35 °/o but not exceeding 45 % by
                                                  weight, and having undergone a denaturing process                                                22-20
                                              2 . Other                                                                                            22-20
                                    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                                                                                       22-20
                                          b ) Other                                                                                                22-20
 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 °/o                                                            2-40
                                               — Exceeding 15 °/o but not exceeding 30 %>                                                            6-00
                                               — Exceeding 30 °/o but not exceeding 50 °/o                                                           9-60
                                               — Exceeding 50 % but not exceeding 65 °/o                                                            14-40
                                               — Exceeding 65 °/o                                                                                   18-00
 .(') 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).
  (l) 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 11.02 G ) of the
      Common Customs Tariff.