CELEX: 31997R1737
Language: en
Date: 1997-09-04 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1737/97 of 4 September 1997 fixing the minimum export tax on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1339/97

5 . 9 . 97               EN                Official Journal of the European Communities                                 L 243 /45
                                           COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1737/97
                                                           of 4 September 1997
                        fixing the minimum export tax on common wheat in connection with the
                                     invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1339/97
  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                            Whereas Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501 /95
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                 provides that the Commission may, on the basis of the
   Community,                                                            tenders notified, in accordance with the procedure laid
                                                                        down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1 766/92,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92                 decide to fix a minimum export tax taking account of the
  of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the                     criteria referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No
  market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC)              1501 /95; whereas in that case a contract is awarded to any
  No 923/96 (2),                                                        tenderer whose bid is equal to or higher than the
                                                                        minimum tax;
  Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No
   1501 /95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed                Whereas the application of the abovementioned criteria to
  rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No              the current market situation for the cereal in question
  1 766192 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and             results in the minimum export tax being fixed at the
  the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on
                                                                        amount specified in Article 1 ;
  the market for cereals (3), as last amended by Regulation
 (EC) No 1259/97 (4), and in particular Article 7 thereof,              Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
 Whereas Article 16 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92                      in accordance with the opinion of the Management
 provides that where quotations or prices on the world                  Committee for Cereals,
 market for certain products reach the level of Community
 prices and such situation is likely to continue and deterio­
 rate thereby disturbing or threatening to disturb the
 Community market, appropriate measures may be taken;                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 whereas Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1501 /95
 provides that, where such conditions are met, an export
 tax may be fixed;                                                                               Article 1
 Whereas prices on the world market for common wheat                    For tenders notified from 29 August to 4 September 1997,
 have reached the level of those in the Community and
                                                                        pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation
 the trend in those prices is that they will increase;                 (EC) No 1339/97, the minimum tax on exportation of
 whereas this situation will give rise to problems; whereas            common wheat shall be ECU 0,01 per tonne .
 it has therefore been decided to fix an export tax at a level
 which will avoid disturbance on the Community market;
 Whereas an invitation to tender for the refund and/or the                                       Article 2
 tax for the export of common wheat to all third countries
 was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No                  This Regulation shall enter into force on 5 September
 1339/97 0;                                                             1997.
                       This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                       States .
                       Done at Brussels, 4 September 1997.
                                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                                    Franz FISCHLER
                                                                             Member of the Commission
(')   OJ   L 181 , 1 . 7. 1992, p. 21 .
(*)   OJ   L 126,  24. 5. 1996, p. 37.
(3)   OJ   L 147,  30. 6. 1995, p. 7.
(4)   OJ   L 174,  2. 7. 1997, p. 10 .
 5    OJ   L 184,  12. 7. 1997, p. 7.