CELEX: 31975R2183
Language: en
Date: 1975-08-22 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 2183/75 of the Commission of 21 August 1975 fixing the export levies on cereals

No L 222/28                             Official Journal of the European Communities                                22 . 8 . 75
                             REGULATION (EEC) No 2183/75 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                        of 21 August 1975
                                               fixing the export levies on cereals
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                     Whereas the situation described above can be said to
COMMUNITIES,                                                       exist at the present time ; whereas to ensure supplies
                                                                   in the Community an export levy should be intro­
                                                                   duced for common wheat, durum wheat, wheat or
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              meslin flour, barley, rye, oats, maize, durum wheat
Economic Community ;                                               groats and meal ;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/                        Whereas the threshold prices for the 1975/76
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 11 73/75 (5) of 28 April 1975 ;
lation (EEC) No 665/75 (2) ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                       Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1968/73
1 968 /73 (3) of 19 July 1973 laying down general rules            specifies that when the export levy is being fixed
to be applied in the event of the cereals market being             account must be taken of the existing situation and
disturbed, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                   the future trend with regard to prices and availabilities
86/75 (4) and in particular Article 4 (2) thereof ;                 of cereals on the Community market on the one hand
                                                                    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
                                                                    and the need to avoid disturbances on the Commu­
Whereas Article 19 of Regulation No 120/ 67/ EEC
provides that measures may be taken when the quota­                 nity market ;
tions or prices on the world market for one or more
products reach the level of Community prices ;
whereas that situation is likely to continue and to dete­           Whereas for the products, other than starches, listed
 riorate, thereby disturbing or threatening to disturb              in Article 1 (c) and (d) of Regulation No 120/67/ EEC
the Community market ;                                              the specific factors set out in Article 3 (2) of Regula­
                                                                    tion (EEC) No 1968 /73 must also be taken into
                                                                    account ;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1968 /73 specifies that
 the quotations or prices on the world market shall be
 regarded as having reached the level of Community
 prices when they approach or exceed the threshold                  Whereas the export levy may be varied if the world
 price ; whereas the continuation and the deterioration              market situation or the specific requirements of
 of that situation may be regarded as being likely to               certain markets make this necessary ;
 continue where an imbalance between supply and
 demand is established and where this imbalance is
 likely to persist, having regard to foreseeable produc­            Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, the
 tion and market price trends ;                                      following should be used to calculate the levies :
 Whereas the high level of prices in international trade             — for currencies the exchange rates for which are
 could impede importation of common wheat, durum                           kept at any given moment within a band of
 wheat, wheat or meslin flour, barley, rye, oats, maize,                   2-25 % , at a conversion rate based on their actual
 durum wheat groats and meal into the Community or                         parity ;
 provoke exportation from the Community ;
                                                                     — for other currencies a conversion rate based on the
 (') OJ No 117 , 19 . 6 . 1967, p. 2269 / 67 .                             arithmetic mean of the spot market rates for each
 0 OJ No L 72, 20 . 3 . 197.5 , p. 14 .
 (J ) OJ No L 201 , 21 . 7 . 1973 , p. 10 .
 H OJ No L 1 1 , 16. 1 . 1975, p. 2.                                 (5 ) OJ No L 117, 7. 5 . 1975, p. 6 .
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    of these currencies against the Community curren­        HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
    cies referred to in the preceding paragraph over a
    specified period ;
                                                                                    Article 1
Whereas it follows from applying the rules outlined
above to the present situation on the market in              The export levies referred to in the first indent of
cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for       Article 2(1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1968/73 are
these products within the Community and on the               hereby fixed at the amounts shown in the Annex.
world market, that the export levies, should be fixed
as shown in the Annex to this Regulation ;
                                                                                    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 22 August
ment Committee for Cereals,                                   1975 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States.
              Done at Brussels, 21 August 1975 .
                                                                       For the Commission
                                                                         P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                     Member of the Commission
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                                                              ANNEX
               to the Commission Regulation of 21 August 1975 fixing the export levies in the cereals
                                                               sector
  CCT hen ding
      No                                                     Description                                   u.a./metric ton
ex 10.01 A            Common wheat and meslin, excluding officially certified seeds (')                         17.00
ex 10.01 B            Durum wheat, excluding officially certified seeds (*)                                     17.00
ex 10.02              Rye, excluding officially certified seeds (1 )                                              0
ex 10.03              Barley, excluding officially certified seeds (J)                                          20.00
ex 10.04              Oats, excluding officially certified seeds (*)                                            12-00
   10.05 B            Maize other than hybrid maize for sowing                                                  12.00
   10.07 B            Millet
   10.07 C            Grain sorghum
ex 11.01 A            Wheat flour                                                                                 0
   11.01 B            Rye flour                                                                                   0
   11.02 Ala )        Durum wheat groats and meal                                                               15.00
   11.02 A lb)        Common wheat groats and meal                                                                0
   11.01              Flour of cereals :
                      C. Barley flour
                      D. Oat flour
                      E. Maize flour :
                           I. Of a fat content not exceeding 1-5 %> by weight
                          II . Other
                      H. Millet flour
                      K. Grain sorghum flour
   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 °/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                                                                                     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
                               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)
                           2 . Oats :
                                aa) Clipped oats (2)
                                bb) Other :
                                     (11 ) Of an ash content not exceeding 2.3 °/o by weight (*)
                                    (22) Other H
                           4. Millet
                        b) Hulled and sliced or kibbled ('Grütze or grutten') :
                           1 . Barley (2)
                           2 . Oats :
                                aa) Of an ash content not exceeding 2.3 % by weight (*)
                               bb) Other (2)
                           4. Millet (2)
                 II. Other cereals :
                       a) Wheat (2)
                       b) Rye (2)
                       c) Maize (*)
                       d) Grain sorghum (*)
              C. Pearled grains :
                      I. Wheat (s)
                     II. Rye (s)
                    III. Barley :
                          a) Of an ash content (without talc) not exceeding 1 % by weight
                               1st category (s)
                          b) Other (s)
                    IV. Oats (3)
                     V. Maize (s)
                   VII. Millet (3)
                 VIII. Grain sorghum (')
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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
                      II. Rye
                     III. Barley
                     IV. Oats
                      V. Maize
                    VII. Millet
                   VIII. Grain sorghum
               E. Rolled grains ; flaked grains :
                   I. Barley, oats, buckwheat 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) 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 or ground
                   I. Wheat
                  II. Other
 1 1.07        Malt, roasted or not :
               A. Unroasted :
                   I. Obtained from wheat :
                        a) In the lorm of flour
                        b) Other
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    CCT heading                                                                                                                         u. a. /metric ton
          No                                                              Description
11.07                            17 . Other :
(cont'd)
                                      a) In the form of flour
                                      b) Other                                                                                                  —
                             B. Roasted                                                                                                         —
23.02                        Bran, sharps and odier 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 :                                                                                      l
                                           1 . With a starch content exceeding 35 % but not exceeding 45 °/o by
                                               weight, and having undergone a denaturing process                                       l
                                          2 . Other                                                                                             —
                                 II . Of other cereals :                                                                               I
                                      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 °/o 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                                                                                                  —
 2.1.07                      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% by weight
                                           and of cereal products (4) content by weight :
                                           — Exceeding 5 °/o but not exceeding 15 °/o                                                           —
                                           — Exceeding 15 % but not exceeding 30 °/o
                                           — Exceeding 30 % but not exceeding 50 °/o                                                            —
                                           — Exceeding 50 °/o but not exceeding 65 °/o                                                          —
                                           — Exceeding 65 °/o                                                                                   —
 (') 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).
 (■) 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.