CELEX: 31973R2981
Language: en
Date: 1973-11-01 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 2981/73 of the Commission of 31 October 1973 fixing the export levies on cereals

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                                      REGULATION (EEC) No 2981/73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                             of 31 October 1973
                                                     fixing the export levies on cereals
     THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                        products, an export levy for these products must also
    COMMUNITIES,                                                           be fixed ;
    Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­
    pean Economic Community ;                                              Whereas the threshold prices for the 1973/73 marke­
                                                                           ting year were fixed by Council Regulation (EEC)
    Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/67/                         No 1964/73 (5) of 17 July 1973 ;
    EEC ( J) of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­
 . tion of the market in cereals, as 'last amended by
    Regulation ( EEC) No 1346/73 (2 ) ;                                    Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1 968/73
                                                                           specifies that when the export levy is being fixed
    Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No                         account must be taken of the existing situation and
    1968/73 (3) of 19 July 1973 laying down general                        the future trend with regard to prices and availabili­
    rules to be applied in the event of the cereals market                ties of cereals on the Community market on the one
   being disturbed, as amended by Regulation ( EEC)                       hand and prices for cereals and cereal products on
                                                                          the world market on the other ; whereas the same
    No 2632/73 (4 ), and in particular Article 4 (2)
   thereof ;                                                              article provides that it is also important to ensure
                                                                          equilibrium and the natural development of prices
                                                                          and trade on cereal markets and furthermore, to take
   Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary Com­
   mittee ;                                                               into account the economic aspect of the proposed
                                                                         exports and the need to avoid disturbances on the
   Whereas Article 19 of Regulation No 120/67/EEC                        Community market ;
   provides that the necessary measure may be taken
   if the cif price of one or more products is apprecia­                 Whereas for the products, other than starches, listed
   bly higher than the threshold price and if that                       in Article 1 (c) and (d) of Regulation No 120/67/
  situation is likely to continue thereby disturbing or                  EEC the specific factors set out in Article 3 (2) of
  threatening to disturb the Community market ;                          Regulation (EEC) No 1968/73 must also be taken
                                                                         into account ;
  Whereas Regulation ( EEC) No 1968/73 specifies that
  the cif price may be regarded as appreciably higher
  that the threshold price when it exceeds it by at                      Whereas the export levy may be varied if the world
  least 2 %> ; whereas this excess may be regarded as                    market situation or the specific requirements of cer­
  being likely to continue where an imbalance between                    tain markets make this necessary ;
  supply - and demand is established and where this
  imbalance is likely to persist having regard to
  foreseeable production and market price trends ;                      Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,
                                                                        the following should be used to calculate the levies :
 Whereas the high level of prices in international trade
could impede importation of common wheat into
the Community or provoke exportation from the                           — for currencies the exchange rates for which are
Community ;                                                                   kept at any given moment within a band of
                                                                              2-25 %>, a conversion rate based on their actual
 Whereas the situation described above can be said                            parity ;
 to exist at the present time ; whereas to ensure sup­
 plies in the Community an export levy should be
 introduced for this product ;                                          — for other currencies a conversion rate based on
                                                                              the arithmetic mean of the spot market rates for
 Whereas, in view of the relationship between the                             each of these currencies against the Community
basic product and the products processed from it                              currencies referred to in the preceding paragraph
and given the market situation for certain processed                          over a specified period ;
(*)   OJ  No   117, 19 . 6. 1967, p. 2269/67.
(«)   OJ  No  L 141 , 28 . 5 . 1973 , p . 8 .
(»)   OJ  No  L 201 , 21 . 7. 1973, p. 10.
(<)   OJ  No  L 272 , 29. 9 . 1973 , p . 18.                           (4) OJ No L 201 , 21 . 7. 1973 , p. 3.
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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
 cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for                  /                      Article 1
 these products within the Community and on the                         The export levy 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 is
as shown in the Annex to this Regulation ;                             hereby fixed as shown in the Annex for the products
                                                                       listed therein .
                                                                                               Article 2
Whereas the Management Commitee for Cereals has
not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by.                 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 Novem­
its Chairman,                                                          ber 1973 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and -directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 31 October 1973 .
                                                                                For the Commission
                                                                                   P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                            Member of the Commission
                                                           ANNEX
                     to the Commission Regulation of 31 October 1973 fixing the export levies on cereals
                      CCT heading No                          Description of goods                       u. a. / ton
                10.01 A O                   Common wheat and mesiin, excluding officially
                                            certified seeds (')                                           30-00
                1 1.02 B IF a )             Hulled ( shelled or husked ) wheat, whether or
                                            not sliced or kibbled                                        39-90
                1 J. 02 C I                 Pearled wheat                                                42-00
                11.02 D 1                   Wheat not otherwise worked than kibbled                      30-60
               11.02 E 11 a )               Rolled or flaked wheat                                       42-00
                1 1.02 F 1                  Wheat pellets                                                30-60
               1 1.02 F VI                  Wheat germ , whole, rolled , flaked or ground              153-00
               1 1 .02 C I                  Un roasted malt , obtained from wheat , in the                7-50
                                           form of flour
                                                                     t
               1 1 .07 A 1 a )              Rice pellets                                                53-40
               11.07 A I b )               Unroasted malt , obtained from wheat , other v
                                           than in the form of flour                              '     39-90
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                       CCT heading No                                      Description of goods
                                                                                                                        j u.a./ton
                  W 02 A I a )                          Brans, sharps and other residues derived from
                                                        the sifting, milling or working of maize or rice,
                                                        with a starch content not ' exceeding 35 % by
                                                        weight                                                                  2-40
                  ^ Π "). A I b ) 1                     Brans, sharps and other residues derived from
                                                        the sifting, milling or working of maize or
                                                        rice, with a starch content exceeding 35 % But
                                                        not exceeding 45 % by weight, and having
                                                        undergone a denaturing process                                         2-40
                 23.02 A I b ) 2                        Brans, sharps and other residues derived from
                                                        the sifting, milling or working of maize or
                                                        rice, with a starch content exceeding 35 % but
                                                        not exceeding 45 % by weight, not having
                                                        undergone a denaturing process, or with a
                                                        starch content exceeding 45 °/o by weight                              2-40
                 23.02 A II a )                        Brans, sharps and other residues derived from
                                                       the sifting, milling or working of cereals other
                                                       than maize or rice, 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 thè sieved product
                                                       has an ash content, calculated on the dry pro­
                                                       duct, of 1-5 % or more by weight                                        2-40
                 23.02 A II b )                        Brans, sharps and other residues derived from
                                                       the sifting, milling or working of cereals other
                                                       than maize or rice, not falling within sub­
                                                       heading No 23.02 A II a )-                                              2-40
           (') Officially certified seeds are understood to be those seeds contained in the packages officially scaled and
               officially labelled as ' basic seed ', ' certified seed , first generation ', ' certified seed , second generation ' con­
               forming 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 an J the United Kingdom (OJ No L 106 , 20. 4 . 1973 , p. 12).