CELEX: 31974R0761
Language: en
Date: 1974-04-02 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 761/74 of the Commission of 1 April 1974 altering the export levies on cereals

2. 4. 74                                  Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 91 / 13
                                    REGULATION (EEC) No 761/74 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                            of 1 April 1974
                                                  altering the export levies on cereals
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                          Whereas the threshold prices for the 1973 /74 marke­
 COMMUNITIES,                                                            ting year were fixed by Council Regulation (EEC)
                                                                        No 1964/73 (5) of 17 July 1973 ;
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­
  pean Economic Community ;
                                                                         Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1968/73
  Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/67/                         specifies that when the export levy is being fixed
  EEC (*) of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­                        account must be taken of the existing situation and
  tion of the market in cereals, as 'last amended by                     the future trend with regard to prices and availabili­
  Regulation (EEC) No 1346/73 (2) ;                                     ties of cereals on the Community market on the one
                                                                         hand and prices for cereals and cereal products on
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                           the world market on the other ; whereas the same
  1968/73 (3) of 19 July 1973 laying down general                        article provides that it is also important to ensure
  rules to be applied in the event of the cereals market                equilibrium and the natural development of prices
  being disturbed, as amended by Regulation ( EEC)                      and trade on cereal markets and furthermore, to take
 No 2632/73 (4) and in particular Article 4 (3 )                        into account the economic aspect of the proposed
  thereof ;                                                             exports and the need to avoid disturbances on the
                                                                        Community market ;
  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 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 °/o ; 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                        Whereas it follows from applying the rules outlined
 foreseeable production and market price trends ;                       above to the present situation on the market in
                                                                        cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for
 Whereas the high level of prices in international trade               these products within the Community and on the
could impede importation of common wheat, maize,                       world market, that the export levies, fixed by Regu­
 rye, barley, sorghum and wheat groats and meal into                    lation (EEC) No 695/74 (6), should be altered as
 the Community or provoke exportation from the                          shown in the Annex to this Regulation,
 Community ;
 Whereas the situation described above can be said
 to exist at the present time ; whereas to ensure sup­                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
plies in the Community an export levy Should be
introducted for these products ;
 Whereas, in view of the relationship between the                                                Article 1
basic product and the products processed from it
and given the market situation for certain processed
products, an export levy for these products must also                  The export levies referred to ill the first indent of
 be fixed ;                                                            Article 2 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1968/73 arc
(*)  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 201 , 21 . 7. 1973, p. 3.
(«)  OJ  No   L 272, 29. 9. 1973, p. 18.                               (8) OJ No L 85, 29. 3 . 1974, p. 12.
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hereby altered, in respect of the products listed in                              Article 2
the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 695/74, to the
amounts shown therein .                                     This Regulation shall enter in to force on 2 April
                                                             1974.
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels, 1 April 1974.
                                                                    For the Commission
                                                                      P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                  Member of the Commission
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                                                               ANNEX
                 to the Commission Regulation of 1 April 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 (*)                         45-00
ex 10.02                Rye, excluding officially certified seeds (*)
ex 10.03                Barley, excluding officially certified seeds (')                                          25-00
ex 10.04                Oats, excluding officially certified seeds (*)                                            20-00
    10.05 B             Maize other than hybrid maize for sowing                                                  3000
    10.07 C             Grain sorghum                                                                             10-00
ex 11.01 A              Wheat flour                                                                               30-00
    11.02 A I a)        Durum wheat groats and meal                                                               30-00
    11.02 Alb )         Common wheat groats and meal                                                              30-00
    11.01               Flour of cereals :
                        C. Barley flour                                                                            7-50
                        D. Oat flour                                                                               5-00
                        E. Maize flour :
                             I. Of a fat content not exceeding 1-5 #/o by weight                                   8-75
                            II. Other                                                                             26-25
                        H. Millet flour
                        K. Grain sorghum flour                                                                    15-00
     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, roiled, flaked or ground :
                        A. Cereal groats and cereal meal :
                                II . Rye
                               III . Barley :
                                     a) Of an ash content not exceeding 1 °/o by weight                            7-50
                                     b) Barley groacs and meal not included under No 11.02 A III a)               22-50
                               IV. Oats :
                                     a) Of an ash content not exceeding 2-3 % by weight                            5-00
                                     b) Oat groats and meal not included under No 11.02 A IV a)                   15-00
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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                                         8-75
                              2. Other                                                              8-75
                          b) Other                                                                26-25
                 VIII. Millet
                   IX. Grain sorghum                                                              15-00
              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 (')                                                         22-50
                           2 . Oats :
                                aa) Clipped oats                                                  15-00
                                bib) Other (2) :
                                     (ill) Of an ash content not exceeding 2-3 °/o by weight        5-00
                                     (22) Other                                                    15-00
                           4. Millet
                        b) Hulled and sliced or kibbled ('Grütze or grutten') :
                           1 . Barley (2)                                                          22-50
                           2. Oats H :
                                aa) Of an ash content not exceeding .2-3 °/o by weight               5-00
                                bib) Other                                                         15-00
                           4. Millet (2)
                 II . Other cereals :
                        a) Wheat (2)                                                               41-25
                        b) Rye (*)
                        c) Maize (2)                                                               26-25
                        d) Grain sorghum (2)                                                       15-00
              C. Pearled grains :
                       I. Wheat (*)                                                                41-25
                      II. Rye (»)
                     III. Barley :
                           a) Of an ash content (without talc) not exceeding 1 % by weight
                                1st category (3)                                                     7-50
                           b ) Other (8)                                                           22-50
                     IV. Oats C)                                                                   15-00
                      V. Maize (*)                                                                 26-25
                   VII . Millet (s)
                 VIII. Grain sorghum (•)                                                           15-00
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   CCT heading                                        Descriotion
       No                                                                      u . a . /metric tnn
11.02          D. Grains not otherwise worked than kibbled :
(cont'd)               I. Wheat                                                         41-25
                      II. Rye
                     III. Barley                                                        22-50
                     IV. Oats                                                           15-00
                      V. Maize                                                          26-25
                    VII . Millet
                  VIII. Grain sorghum                                                   15-00
               E. Rolled grains ; flaked grains :
                   I. Barley, oats, buokwheat and millet :
                        a) Rolled :
                            1 . Barley                                                  22-50
                            2. Oats                                                     15-00
                            4. Millet
                        b) Flaked :
                            1 . Barley                                                   7-50
                            2 . Oats                                                     5-00
                            4. Millet
                  II. Other cereals :
                        a) Wheat                                                        41-25
                        b) Rye
                        c) Maize                                                        26-25
                        d ) Grain sorghum                                               15-00
               F. Pellets :
                       I. Wheat                                                         4:1-25
                      II . Rye
                     III . Barley                                                       22-50
                     IV. Oats                                                           15-00
                       V. Maize                                                         26-25
                     VI . Rice                                                       204-00
                  VIII . Millet
                     IX. Grain sorghum                                                  15-00
               G. Germ of cereals, whole, rolled, flaked or ground ;
                   I. Wheat                                                             13-75
                  II. Other                                                               8-75
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 CCT heading
      No                                             Description                                u . a . /metric ton
11.07        Malt, roasted or not :
             A. Unroasted :
                  I. Obtained from wheat :
                      a) In the form of flour                                                            35-00
                      b) Other                                                                           35-00
                 II . Other :
                      a) In the form of flour                                                            12-50
                      b) Other                                                                           12-50
             B. Roasted                                                                                  12-50
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                           19-20
                      b ) Other :
                          1 . With a starch content exceeding 35 °/o but not exceeding 45 %> by
                              weight, and having undergone a denaturing process                          19-20
                          2. Other                                                                       19-20
                 II. Of other cereals :
                      a) 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 °/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                                                                 19-20
                      b) Other                                                                           19-20
             Sweetened forage, other preparations of a kind used in animal feeding :
23.07
             B. Other, containing starch, glucose or glucose syrqp 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 % by weight
                          and of cereal products (4) content by weight :
                          — Exceeding 5 %> but not exceeding 15 °/o                                        3-50
                          — Exceeding 15 %> but not exceeding 30 °/o                                       8-75
                          — Exceeding 30% but not exceeding 50 %                                         15-75
                          — Exceeding 50 % but not exceeding 65 °/o                                      21-00
                          — Exceeding 65 °/o                                                             24-50
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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 (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 No 11.02 G) of
     the Common Customs Tariff.