CELEX: 31973R3037
Language: en
Date: 1973-11-09 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 3037/73 of the Commission of 8 November 1973 fixing the export levies on cereals

No L 309/28                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                             9 . 11 . 73
                                REGULATION (EEC) No 3037/73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                          of 8 November 1973
                                                   fixing the export levies on cereals
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                          products, an export levy for these products must also
COMMUNITIES ,                                                           be fixed ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­
pean Economic Community ;                                               Whereas the threshold prices for the 1973/73 marke­
                                                                        ting year were fixed by Council Regulation ( EEC)
Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/67/                          No 1964/73 (5) of 17 July 1973 ;
EEC (*) of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­
tion of the market in cereals, as last amended by
                                                                        Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1968/73
Regulation ( EEC) No 1346/73 (2) ;
                                                                        speaifies that when the export levy is being fixed
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No                          account must be taken of the existing situation and
1968/73 (3) of 19 July 1973 laying - down general                       the future trend with regard to prices and availabili­
rules to be applied in the event of the cereals market                  ties of cereals on the Community market on the one
being disturbed, as amended by Regulation ( EEC )                       hand and prices for cereals and cereal products on
No 2632/73 (4 ), and in particular Article 4 (2 )                       the world market on the other ; whereas the same
thereof ;                                                               article provides that it is also important to ensure
                                                                        equilibrium and the natural development of prices
                                                                        and trade on cereal markets and furthermore, to take
Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary Com­
mittee ;                                                                into account the economic aspect of the proposed
                                                                        exports and the need to avoid disturbances on the
Whereas Article 19 of Regulation No 120/67/EEC                          Community market ;
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
foreseeable production and market price trends ;                        Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,
                                                                        the following should be used to calculate the levies :
Whereas the high level of prices in international trade
could impede importation of common wheat into
the Community or provoke exportation from the                           — for currencies the exchange rates for which are
Community ;                                                                  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
introduced for this product ;                                           — 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 ;
t1 ) OJ No 117, 19 . 6 . 1967, p . 2269/67 .
(B ) OJ No L 141 , 28 . 5 . 1973 , p . 8 .
(8) OJ No L 201 , 21 . 7. 1973 , p . JO .
(4) O I No L 272 , 29 . 9 . 1973 , p . 18 .                             (s) OJ No L 201 , 21 . 7. 1973, p . 3 .
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Whereas it follows from applying the rules outlined                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
above to the present situation on the market in
cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for                                         Article 1
these products within the Community and on the                        The export levy referred to in the first indent of
world market, that the export levies should be fixed                  Article 2 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1968/73 is
as shown in the Annex to this Regulation ;                            hereby fixed as shown in the Annex for the products
                                                                      listed therein.
                                                                                               Article 2
Whereas the Management Commitee for Cereals has
not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by                This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 Novem­
its Chairman,                                                        ber 1973 .
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels, 8 November 1973 .
                                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                                    P. J. LARDINOIS
                                                                              Member of the Commission
                                                              ANNEX
             to the Commission Regulation of 8 November 1973 fixing the export levies on cereals
                      CCT heading No                             Description of goods                    u.a. / ton
                 10.01 A (!)                    Common wheat and meslin, excluding officially
                                                certified seeds (*)                                       25·00
                 11.02 B II a)                  Hulled (shelled or husked) wheat, whether or
                                                not sliced or kibbled                                     33·25
                 11.02 C I                      Pearled wheat                                             35·00
                  11.02 D I                     Wheat not otherwise worked than kibbled                   25·*50
                  11.02 E II a)                 Rolled or flaked wheat                                    35·00
                  11.02 F I                     Wheat pellets                                             25·*50
                  11.02 F VI                    Wheat germ, whole, rolled, flaked or ground              153·00
                  11.02 G I                     Unroasted malt, obtained from wheat, in the                 6·25
                                                form of flour
                  11.07 A I a)                  Rice pellets                                              44·50
                  11.07 A lb)                   Unroasted malt, obtained from wheat, other
                                                than in the form of flour                                 33·25
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                     CCT heading No                                   Description of goods                            u.a. /ton
                 23.02 A I a)                       Brans, sharps and other residues derived from
                                                    the sifting, milling or working of maize or rice,
                                                    with a starch content not exceeding 35 % by
                                                    weight                                                               2·00
                 ^ 01 A I b) 1                      Brans, sharps and other residues derived from
                                                    the sifting, milling or working of maize or
                                                    rice, with a starch content exceeding 35 % But
                                                    not exceeding 45 °/o by weight, and having
                                                    undergone a denaturing process                                      2·00
                 23.02 A I b) 2                    Brans, sharps and other residues derived from
                                                    the sifting, milling or working of maize or
                                                    rice, with a starch content exceeding 35 % but
                                                    not exceeding 45 %> by weight, not having
                                                    undergone a denaturing process, or with a
                                                    starch content exceeding 45 °/o by weight                           2·00
                 23.02 A II a)                     Brans, sharps and other residues derived from
                                                   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 parses 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                                     2·00
                23.02 A II b )                     Brans, sharps and other residues derived from
                                                   the sifting, milling or working of cereals other
                                                   than maize or rice, not falling within sub­
                                                   heading No 23.02 A II a)                                             2·00
           (') 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).