CELEX: 31974R1701
Language: en
Date: 1974-07-02 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1701/74 of the Commission of 1 July 1974 altering the export levies on cereals

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                               REGULATION (EEC) No 1701 /74 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                             of 1 July 1974
                                                altering the export levies on cereals
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                         Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1968/73
COMMUNITIES,                                                           specifies that when the export levy is being fixed
                                                                       account must be taken of the existing situation and
                                                                       the future trend with regard to prices and availabilities
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                  of cereals on the Community market on the one hand
Economic Community ;
                                                                       and prices for cereals and cereal products on the
                                                                       world market on the other ; whereas the same article
 Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/                           provides that it is also important to ensure equili­
 67/EEC ( ! ) of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­                  brium and the natural development of prices and
tion of the market in cereals, as last amended by Regu­                trade on cereal markets and furthermore, to take into
lation (EEC) No 1346/73 (2) ;                                          account the economic aspect of the proposed exports
                                                                       and the need to avoid disturbances on the Commu­
                                                                       nity market ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
 1968 /73 (3) of 19 July 1973 laying down general rules
to be applied in the event of the cereals market being                 Whereas for the products, other than starches, listed
disturbed, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No                           in Article 1 (c) and (d) of Regulation No 120/67/ EEC
2632/73 (4) and in particular Article 4 (3) thereof ;                  the specific factors set out in Article 3 (2) of Regula­
                                                                       tion (EEC) No 1968/73 must also be taken into
                                                                       account ;
Whereas Article 19 of Regulation No 120/67/EEC
provides that the necessary measure may be taken if
 the cif price of one or more products is appreciably                  Whereas the export levy may be varied if the world
higher than the threshold price and if that situation is               market situation or the specific requirements of
 likely to continue thereby disturbing or threatening to               certain markets make this necessary ;
disturb the Community market ;
                                                                       Whereas it follows from applying the rules outlined
                                                                       above to the present situation on the market in
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1968/73 specifies that
                                                                       cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for
the cif price may be regarded as appreciably higher
that the threshold price when it exceeds it by at least                these products within the Community and on the
 2 % ; whereas this excess may be regarded as being                    world market, that the export levies, fixed by Regula­
 likely to continue where an imbalance between supply                  tion (EEC) No 1 623/74 (6), should be altered as shown
and demand is established and where this imbalance                     in the Annex to this Regulation,
is likely to persist having regard to foreseeable produc­
tion and market price trends ;
Whereas the high level of prices in international trade                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
could impede importation of common wheat and rice
into the Community 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 1 968/73 are
duced for common wheat and rice pellets ;                              hereby altered, in respect of the products listed in the
                                                                       Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 1623 /74, to the
                                                                       amounts shown therein .
Whereas the threshold prices for the 1973/74
marketing year were fixed by Council Regulation
(EEC) No 1964/73(5) of 17 July 1973 ; '
                                                                                                 Article 2
0)  OJ  No   117, 19. 6.   1967, p.  2269/67.
(2) OJ  No   L 141 , 28 . 5 . 1973,  p. 8 .                            This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 July 1 974.
P)  OJ  No   L 201 , 21 . 7. 1973 ,  p. 10 .
(«) OJ  No   L 272, 29 .  9 . 1973 , p. 18 .
(5) OJ  No   L 201 , 21 . 7. 1973,   p. 3 .                            (6) OJ No L 173, 28 . 6 . 1974, p. 10 .
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           This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
           States .
           Done at Brussels, 1 July 1974.
                                                                  For the Commission
                                                                    P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                              Member of the Commission
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                                                               ANNEX
                 to the Commission Regulation of 1 July 1974 altering the export levy in the cereal sector
   CCT heading
        No                                                     Description                                  u . a . /metric ton
ex 10.01 A              Common wheat and meslin, excluding officially certified seeds (*)                           30-00
ex 10.02                Rye, excluding officially certified seeds (*)
ex 10.03                Barley, excluding officially qertified seeds (')
ex 10.04                Oats, excluding officially certified seeds (*)
    10.05 B             Maize other than hybrid maize for sowing
    10.07 C             Grain sorghum
ex 11.01 A              Wheat flour
    11.02 A I a)        Durum wheat groats and meal
    11.02 A lb )        Common wheat groats and meal
    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
    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
       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. 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
                               bb ) Other :
                                    ( 11 ) Of an ash content not exceeding 2-3 % by weight (*)
                                    (22) Other (2)
                           4. Millet
                        b) Hulled and sliced or kibbled ('Griitze or grutten') :
                           1 . Barley (*)
                           2 . Oats :
                               aa) Of an ash content not exceeding 2-3 °/o by weight (*)
                               bb) Other (2)
                           4 . Millet (2)
                  II. Other cereals :
                       a) Wheat (*)
                       b) Rye (»)
                       c) Maize (s)
                       d) Grain sorghum (®)
               C. Pearled grains :
                     I. Wheat (3)
                     II . Rye (s)
                    III. Barley :
                          a) Of an ash content (without talc) not exceeding 1 % by weight —
                              1st category (')
                          b ) Other (8)
                    IV. Oats (8)
                     V. Maize (»)
                   VII. Millet (*)
                  VIII. Grain »orehum (•)
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  CCT heading                                                                     u .». /metric »o«
       Nn                                                Descriojjon
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
               F. Rolled grains ; flaked grains :
                    I. Barley, oats, buckwheat ind 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
                      VI . Rice                                                       120-00
                  VIII . Millet
                      IX . Grain sorghum
              G. Germ of cereals, whole, rolled , flaked or ground
                   I. Wheat
                  II . Other
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  €CT heading
      Mo                                               Description                                 u . a . /metric toa
11 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
                       b) Other
              B. Roasted
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 or rice :
                       a) With a starch content not exceeding 35 °/o iby 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 °/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 % or
                           more by weight
                       b ) Other
23.07         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 imilk 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 %
                           — Exceeding 15 °/o but not exceeding 30 °/o
                           — Exceeding 30% but not exceeding 50 %>
                           — Exceeding 50 °/o but not exceeding 65 °/»
                           — Exceeding 65 •/•
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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 (OI 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).
(4) ' 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.