CELEX: 31974R0050
Language: en
Date: 1974-01-09 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 50/74 of the Commission of 8 January 1974 altering the export levies on cereals

No L 7/ 14                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                               9 . 1 . 74
                               REGULATION (EEC) No 50/74 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                         of 8 January 1974
                                                 altering the export levies on cereals
I HE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                        products, an export levy for these products must also
COMMUNITIES ,                                                          be fixed ; however the situation for products pro­
                                                                       cessed from maize and sorghum does not necessitate
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­                     at this moment the fixing of an export levy ;
pean Economic Community ;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/67/                         Whereas the threshold ptices for the 1973 /74 marke­
EEC ( x ) of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­                      ting year were fixed by Council Regulation ( EEC)
tion of the market in cereals, as tast amended by                      No 1964/73 ( 5) of 17 July 1973 ;
Regulation ( EEC) No 1346/73 (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                         account must be taken of the existing situation and
rules to be applied in the event of the cereals market                  the future trend with regard to prices and availabili­
being disturbed, as amended by Regulation ( EEC)                        ties of cereals on the Community market on the one
No 2632/73 (4 ), and in particular Article 4 (3 )                       hand and prices for cereals and cereal products on
thereof ;                                                               the world market on the other ; whereas the same
                                                                        article provides that it is also important to ensure
Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary Com­                       equilibrium and the natural development of prices
mittee ;
                                                                        and trade on cereal markets and furthermore, to take
Whereas Article 19 of Regulation No 120/67/EEC                          into account the economic aspect of the proposed
provides that the necessary measure may be taken                        exports and the need to avoid disturbances on the
if the cif price of one or more products is apprecia­                   Community market ;
bly higher than the threshold price and if that
situation is likely to continue thereby disturbing or                   Whereas for the products, other than starches, listed
 threatening to 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
 Whereas Regulation ( EEC) No 1968 /73 specifies that                    Regulation ( EEC) No 1968/73 must also be taken
 the cif price may be regarded as appreciably higher                     into account ;
 that the threshold price when it exceeds it by at
 least 2 °/o ; whereas this excess may be regarded as
 being likely to continue where an imbalance between                     Whereas the export levy may be varied if the world
 supply and demand is established and where this                         market situation or the specific requirements of cer­
 imbalance is likely to persist having regard to                         tain markets make this necessary ;
 foreseeable production and market price trends ;
 Whereas the high level of prices in international trade                 Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,
 could impede importation of common wheat, maize,                        the following should be used to calculate the levies :
 barley, sorghum and wheat groats and meal into the
Community or provoke exportation from the Com­                           — for currencies the exchange rates for which are
 munity ;                                                                    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
 introducted for these products ;                                        — 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.
 ( 4) O ] No L 272, 29 . 9 . 1973 , p . 18 .                             (») OJ No L 201 , 21 . 7. 1973 , p. 3 .
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Whereas it follows from applying the rules outlined                     to Regulation (EEC) No 16/74, are hereby altered,
above to the present situation on the market in                         in respect of the products listed in the Annex to this
cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for                  Regulation, to the amounts shown therein.
these products within the Community and on the
world market, that the export levies, fixed by Re­
gulation (EEC) No 16/74 ( x ), should be altered as
shown in the Annex to this Regulation,                                                           Article 2
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                          Article 1                                     This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 January
                                                                        1974.
The levies referred to in Article 2 ( 1 ) 1st indent of
Regulation ( EEC) No 1968/73 as fixed in the Annex
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels, 8 January 1974.
                                                                                  For the Commission
                                                                                     P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                              Member of the Commission
(>) OJ No L 3, 4. 1 . 1974, p. 10.
                                                              ANNEX
                     to the Commission Regulation of 8 January 1974 altering the export levies on cereals
                      CCT heading No                              Description of goods                     u. a. /ton
                 10.01 A                       Common wheat and mesiin, excluding officially
                                               certified seeds ( x )                                        85-00
             ex 10.03                           Barley, excluding officially certified seeds (')            20-00
                 10.04                          Oats, excluding officially certified seeds ( J )            20-00
                 10.05 B                        Maize other than hybrid maize for sowing                    30-00
                 10.07 C                        Grain sorghum                                               10-00
             ex 11.01 A                         Wheat flour                                                 35-00
                 11.02 Ala )                    Durum wheat goats and meal                                  35-00
                 11.02 Alb )                    Common wheat groats and meal                                35-00
                 11.01 C                        Barley flour                                                  7-00
                 11.01 D                        Oat flour                                                      7-00
                 11.02 AIII                     Barley groats and meal                                        7-00
                 11.02 AIV                      Oat groats and meal                                            7-00
                 11.02 B I a ) 1                Hulled (shelled or husked ) barley                            7-00
                 11.02 B I a ) 2 aa )            Clipped oats                                               15-00
                 11.02 B I a ) 2 bb )            Hulled (shelled or husked ) oats other than clip­
                                                 ped oats                                                      7-00
                  11.02 B I b ) 1               Hulled and sliced or kibbled barley (' Grütze' or
                                                ' Grutten')                                                    7-00
                 11.02 B I b ) 2                 Hulled and sliced or kibbled oats (' Grütze' or
                                                 ' Grutten ')                                                  7-00
                  11.02 B II a )                Hulled (shelled or husked ) wheat, whether or
                                                not sliced or kibbled                                       53-20
                 11.02 C I                      Pearled wheat                                               56-00
                  11.02 C III                   Pearled barley                                                 7-00
                 1 1.02 C IV                     Pearled oats                                                  7-00
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                    CCT heading No                                      Description of goods                               u. a. / ton
                11.02 D I                          Wheat not otherwise worked than kibbled                                  40-80
                11.02 D III                        Barley not otherwise worked than kibbled                                 15-00
                11.02 D IV                          Oats not otherwise worked than kibbled                                  15-00
                11.02 E I a) 1                     Rolled barley                                                            15-00
                11.02 E La) 2                       Rolled oats                                                              15-00
                11.02 E I b ) 1                    Flaked barley                                                               7-00
                11.02 E I b) 2                      Flaked oats                                                                7-00
                11.02 E II a)                      Rolled or flaked wheat                                                   56-00
                11.02 F I                          Wheat pellets                                                            40-80
                11.02 F III                        Barley pellets                                                            15-00
                11.02 F IV                          Oat pellets                                                              15-00
                11.02 F VI                          Rice pellets                                                           153-00
                11.02 G I                          Wheat germ, whole, rolled, flaked or ground                               10-00
                11.07 Ala)                          Unroasted malt, obtained from wheat, in the                             71-20
                                                    form of flour
                11.07 Alb)                          Unroasted malt, obtained from wheat, other                               53-20
                                                    than in the form of flour
                11.07 A II a)                       Unroasted malt, other than that obtained from                              8-90
                                                    wheat, in the form of flour
                11.07 All b)                        Unroasted malt, other than that obtained from                              6-65
                                                    wheat, other than in the form of flour
                                                    Roasted malt                                                               7-75
                11.07 B
               23.02 A I a)                         Brans, sharps and other residues derived from                              3-60
                                                    the sifting, milling or working of maize or rice,
                                                    with a starch content not exceeding 35 % by
                                                    weight
                23.02 A I b) 1                      Brans, sharps and other residues derived from                              3-60
                                                    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
                                                    Brans, sharps and other residues derived from                              3-60
                23.02 A I b) 2                       the sifting, milling or working of maize or
                                                    rice, with a starch content exceeding 35 % but
                                                     not exceeding 45 °/o by weight, not having
                                                     undergone a denaturing process, or with a
                                                     starch content exceeding 45 °/o by weight
                                                    Brans, sharps and other residues derived from                              3-60
                23.02 A II a )                      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 the sieved product
                                                    has an ash content, calculated on the dry pro­
                                                     duct, of 1-5 % or more by weight
                23.02 A II b)                       Brans, sharps and other residues derived from                              3-60
                                                    the sifting, milling or working of cereals other
                                                    than maize or rice, not falling within sub­
                                                    heading No 23.02 A II a)
           {') 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' 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).