CELEX: 31997R1638
Language: en
Date: 1997-08-14 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1638/97 of 14 August 1997 fixing the export taxes on cereal products

15. 8 . 97        I EN I             Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 225/21
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1638/97
                                                       of 14 August 1997
                                         fixing the export taxes on cereal products
   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                       market and which will avoid disturbance to the Com­
                                                                     munity market;
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
   Community,                                                        Whereas some export licences granted before 1 August
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92              1997 for these products are still currently valid; whereas
   of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the                 their validity has already been limited as a precautionary
   market in cereals ('), as last amended by Commission              measure to 30 days in order to restrict quantities; whereas
   Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article 16       it is not necessary to penalise these licences;
  thereof,
                                                                    Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 120/89 (^ as
  Whereas Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1766/92                   last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2194/96 (*), and in
  provides that where quotations or prices on the world             particular Article 3 thereof, is applicable;
  market for certain products reach the level of Community          Whereas the Management Committee for Cereals has not
  prices and such situation is likely to continue and deteri­       delivered an opinion within the time-limit set by its
  orate thereby disturbing or threatening to disturb the            Chairman .
  Community market, appropriate measures may be taken;
  whereas Article 15 of Commission Regulation (EC) No
  1501 /95 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
  1 259/97 (4), provides that where such conditions are met,
  an export tax may be fixed and may vary according to the                                    Article 1
  destination;
  Whereas prices on the world market for common wheat               1.     The export tax referred to in Article 15 of Regula­
  and durum wheat have reached the level of those in the
                                                                    tion (EC) No 1501 /95 is fixed at the level set out in the
                                                                    Annex to this Regulation .
  Community; whereas this situation is likely to lead to an
  excessive export of common wheat, of durum wheat, flour           2. This tax shall not apply, however, to export licences
  of common wheat, flour of durum wheat, flour of meslin,           applied for before 1 August 1997.
 groats and meal of common wheat and groats and meal of
 durum wheat from the Community; whereas it has there­                                        Article 2
 fore been decided to apply an export tax to these products
 at a level adapted to the current situation on the world          This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 August 1997.
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   States .
                   Done at Brussels, 14 August 1997.
                                                                             For the Commission
                                                                                Emma BONINO
                                                                          Member of the Commission
(') OJ No L 181 , 1 . 7. 1992, p. 21 .
0 OJ No L 126, 24. 5. 1996, p. 37.
(3) OJ No L 147, 30. 6. 1 995, p. 7.                              0 OJ No L 16, 20. 1 . 1989, p. 19.
h) OJ No L 174, 2. 7. 1997, p. 10.                                (4) OJ No L 293, 16. 11 . 1996, p. 3.
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                                                ANNEX
                  CN code                               Level of export tax
                                                          in ECU/tonne
                 1001 10 00                                    15,00
                 1001 90 99                                     6,00
                1101 00 11                                    22,50
                1101 00 15                                      8,50
                1101 00 90                                      8,50
                1103 11 10                                    22,50
                1103 11 90                                      8,50