CELEX: 31975R2529
Language: en
Date: 1975-10-04 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 2529/75 of the Commission of 3 October 1975 fixing the export levies on products processed from cereals

4 . 10 . 75                                   Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 258 / 5
                                 REGULATION ( EEC) No 2529/ 75 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                            of 3 October 1975
                                 fixing the export levies on products processed from cereals
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                           the future trend with regard to prices and availabilities
COMMUNITIES,                                                             of cereals on the Community market on the one hand
                                                                         and prices for cereals and cereal products on the
                                                                         world market on the other ; whereas the same article
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community ;
                                                                         provides that it is also important to ensure equili­
                                                                         brium and the natural development of prices and
                                                                         trade on cereal markets and furthermore, to take into
Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/                              account the economic aspect of the proposed exports
67/ EEC (') of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­                      and the need to avoid disturbances on the Commu­
tion of the market in cereals, as last amended by Regu­                  nity market ;
lation (EEC) No 665/75 (2) ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                             Whereas for the products, other than starches, listed
1 968 /73 (3 ) of 19 July 1973 laying down general rules                 in Article 1 (d) of Regulation No 120/67/ EEC the
to be applied in the event of the cereals market being                   specific factors set out in Article 3 (2) of Regulation
disturbed , as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                       (EEC) No 1968 /73 must also be taken into account ;
86/75 (4) and in particular Article 4(2) thereof ;
Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary                             Whereas a levy has been imposed on the export of
Committee ;                                                              certain cereals, in view of the relationship between the
                                                                         basic product and the products processed from it and
                                                                         given the market situation for certain processed
Whereas Article 19 of Regulation No 120/67/ EEC                          products, an export levy for certain of these products
provides that measures may be taken when the quota­                      must also be fixed ;
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
riorate, thereby disturbing or threatening to disturb                    Whereas the export levy may be varied if the world
the Community market ;                                                   market situation or the specific requirements of
                                                                         certain markets make this necessary ;
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                        Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, the
prices when they approach or exceed the threshold                        following should be used to calculate the levies :
price ; whereas the continuation and the deterioration
of that situation may be regarded as being likely to
continue where an imbalance between supply and                           — for currencies the exchange rates for which are
demand is established and where this imbalance is                            kept at any given moment within a band of
likely to persist, having regard to foreseeable produc­                      2-25 % , at a conversion rate based on their actual
tion and market price trends ;                                               parity ;
                                                                         — for other currencies a conversion rate based on the
Whereas the threshold prices for the 1975/76                                 arithmetic mean of the spot market rates for each
marketing year were fixed by Council Regulation                              of these currencies against the Community curren­
(EEC) No 1173 / 75 (5 ) of 28 April 1975 ;                                   cies referred to in the preceding paragraph over a
                                                                             specified period ;
Whereas Article 3 of Regulation ( EEC) No 1968 /73
specifies that when the export levy is being fixed
account must be taken of the existing situation and                      Whereas it follows from applying the rules outlined
                                                                         above to the present situation on the market in
(')  OJ  No   117, 19 . 6 . 1967, p . 2269/67 .                          cereals , and in particular to quotations or prices for
0    OJ  No   L 72, 20 . .3 . 1975 , p. 14 .                             these products within the Community and on the
(3)  OJ  No   L 201 , 21 . 7 . 1973 , p. 10 .
(4 ) OJ  No   L 11 , 16 . 1 . 197.5 , p. 2 .                             world market, that the export levies, should be fixed
(5 ) OJ  No   L 1 17 , 7 . 5 . 197 5 , p. 6 .                            as shown in the Annex to this Regulation ;
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Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation          hereby fixed at the amounts shown in the Annex for
are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­             the products listed in Article 1 (d) of Regulation No
ment Committee for Cereals ,                                  120 / 67/ EEC .
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                                     Article 2
                        Article 1
The export levies referred to in the first indent of         This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 October
Article 2 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1968 /73 are           1975 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels , 3 October 1975 .
                                                                         For the Commission
                                                                           P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                     Member of the Commission
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                                                                 ANNEX
              to the Commission Regulation of 3 October 1975 fixing the export levies on products
                                                          processed from cereals
  CCT heading
       No                                                       Description                             u . a . /metric ton
   11.01           Flour of cereals :
                   C. Barley flour                                                                                0
                   D. Oat flour                                                                                   0
                   F. . Maize flour :
                         I. Of a fat content not exceeding 1*5 °/o by weight
                        II . Other
                   H. Millet flour                                                                                0
                   K. Grain sorghum flour                                                                         0
   1 1 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                                                                               0
                            III. Barley :
                                   a) Of an ash content not exceeding 1 % by weight                                0
                                  b) Barley groats and meal not included under No 11.02 A III a)                   0
                           IV . Oats :
                                   a) Of an ash content not exceeding 2-3 % by weight                              0
                                   b) Oat groats and meal not included under No 11.02 A IV a)                      0
                            V. Maize :
                                   a) Of a fat content not exceeding 1*5 % by weight :
                                        1 . For the brewing industry
                                        2. Other
                                   b) Other
                         VIII. Millet                                                                              0
                           IX. Grain sorghum                                                                       0
                   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 (')                                                                 0
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  CCT heading                                                                                    u . a . / metric ton
      No                                                  Description
11.02                       2 . Oats :
(cont'd)
                                aa) Clipped oats (*)                                                        0
                                 bb) Other :
                                     ( 11 ) Of an ash content not exceeding 2-3 %> by weight (J)            0
                                     (22) Other (»)                                                         0
                            4. Millet                                                                        0
                        b) Hulled and sliced or kibbled ('Grütze or grutten') :
                            1 . Barley (»)                                                                   0
                            2 . Oats :
                                 aa) Of an ash content not exceeding 2-3 °/o by weight (')                   0
                                bb ) Other (*)                                                               0
                            4 . Millet                                                                       0
                 11 . Other cereals :
                        a ) Wheat (^                                                                         0
                        b) Rye (*)                                                                           0
                        c) Maize (*)                                                                         0
                        d) Grain sorghum (*)                                                                 0
              C. Pearled grains :
                       I. Wheat (2 )                                                                         0
                      II. Rye (2)                                                                            0
                     III. Barley :
                           a) Of an ash content (without talc) not exceeding 1 % by weight —
                                1st category (*)                                                             0
                           b ) Other (2)                                                                     0
                     IV. Oats (?)                                                                            0
                      V. Maize (2 )                                                                         0
                   VII. Millet (2)                                                                          0
                 VIII. Grain sorghum (2)                                                                    0
              D. Grains not otherwise worked than kibbled :
                       I. Wheat                                                                             0
                      II . Rye                                                                              0
                     III. Barley                                                                            0
                     IV. Oats                                                                               0
                      V. Maize                                                                              0
                   VII . Millet                                                                             0
                 VIII. Grain sorghum                                                                        0
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   CCT heading
        No                                            Description              u .a ./ metric ton
11.02          F.. Rolled grains ; flaked grains :
(confd)
                    I. Barley, oats, buckwheat and millet :
                          a ) Rolled :
                              1 . Barley                                                 0
                              2. Oats                                                    0
                              4 . Millet                                                 0
                          b) Flaked :
                              1 . Barley                                                 0
                              2 . Oats                                                   0
                              4. Millet                                                  0
                   II . Other cereals :
                          a) Wheat                                                       0
                          b) Rye                                                         0
                          c) Maize
                          d ) Grain sorghum                                              0
               F. Pellets :
                         I. Wheat                                                        0
                        II. Rye                                                          0
                       III. Barley                                                       0
                       IV. Oats                                                          0
                        V. Maize                                                         0
                   VIII. Millet                                                          0
                       IX. Grain sorghum                                                 0
               G. Germ of cereals, whole, rolled, flaked or ground
                    I. Wheat                                                             0
                   II. Other                                                             0
 J 1.07        Malt, roasted or not :
               A. Unroasted :
                     I. Obtained from wheat :
                          a) In the form of flour                                        0
                          b) Other                                                       0
                   17. Other :
                          a) In the form of flour                                        0
                          b) Other                                                       0
               B. Roasted                                                                0
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   CCT heading
         No                                                          Description                                                 u. a. /metric ton
 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 % by weight                                                0
                                    b ) Other :
                                        1 . With a starch content exceeding 35 °/o but not exceeding 45 % by
                                            weight, and having undergone a denaturing process                                            0
                                        2. Other                                                                                         0
                               11 . 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% 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                                                                                   0
                                    b) Other                                                                                             0
2.U)7
                           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 (s) content by weight :
                                        — Exceeding 5 °/o but not exceeding 15 %                                                         0
                                        — Exceeding 15 °/o but not exceeding 30 °/o                                                      0
                                        — Exceeding 30 °/o but not exceeding 50 °/o                                                      0
                                        — Exceeding 50 % but not exceeding 65 °/o                                                        0
                                        — Exceeding 65 %                                                                                 0
(*) 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).
(') ' Cereal 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.