CELEX: 31973R3337
Language: en
Date: 1973-12-12 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 3337/73 of the Commission of 11 December 1973 altering the export levies on cereals

No L 341 / 18                              Official Journal of the European Communities                             12 . 12 . 73
                                 REGULATION (EEC) No 3337/73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                            of 11 December 1973
                                                    altering the export levies on cereals
  THE COMMISSION OE THE EUROPEAN                                           products, an export levy for these products must also
  COMMUNITIES,             ,                                              be fixed ; however the situation for products pro­
                                                                          cessed    from  maize    does not necessitate    at this
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­                       moment the fixing of an export levy ;
  pean Economic Community ;
  Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/67/                           Whereas the threshold prices for the 1973/73 marke­
  EEC (*) of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­                         ting year were fixed by Council Regulation ( EEC)
  tion of the market in cereals, as ' last amended by                     No 1964/73 (5 ) of 17 July 1973 ;
  Regulation ( EEC) No 1346/73 (2) ;
                                                                           Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1968/73
  Having regard to Council Regulation ' ( EEC ) No                         specifies that when the export levy is being fixed
  1968/73 (3) of 19 July 1973 laying down general                          account must be taken of the existing situation and
  rules to be applied in the event of the cereals market                   the future trend with regard to prices and availabili­
  being disturbed, as amended by Regulation ( EEC )                       ties of cereals on the Community market on the one
  No 2632/73 (4), and in particular Article 4 (3 )                        hand and prices for cereals and cereal products on
  thereof ;                                                               the world market on the other ; whereas the same
                                                                          article provides that it is also important to ensure
  Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary Com­                       equilibrium and the natural development of prices
  mittee ;                                                                and trade on cereal markets and furthermore, to take
                                                                          into account the economic aspect of the proposed
  Whereas Article 19 of Regulation No 120/67/EEC                          exports and the need to avoid disturbances on the
  provides that the necessary measure may be taken                        Community market ;
 if the cif price of one or more products is apprecia­
 bly higher than the threshold price and if that
 situation is likely to continue thereby disturbing or                    Whereas for the products , other than starches, listed
 threatening to disturb the Community market ;                            in Article 1 ( c) and ( d ) of Regulation No 120/67/
                                                                          EEC the specific factors set out in Article 3 (2 ) of
 Whereas Regulation ( EEC ) No 1968/73 specifies that                     Regulation ( EEC) No 1968 /73 must also be taken
 the cif price may be regarded as appreciably higher                      into account ;
 that the threshold price when it exceeds it by at
 least 2 °/o ; whereas this excess may be regarded as                     Whereas the export levy may be varied if the world
 being likely to continue where an imbalance between                      market situation or the specific requirements of cer­
 supply and demand is established and where this                          tain markets make this necessary ;
 imbalance is likely to persist having regard to
 foreseeable production and market price trends ;
                                                                          Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,
 Whereas the high level of prices in international trade                  the following should be used to calculate the levies :
could impede importation of common wheat, maize
and barley into the Community or provoke ex­
portation from the Community ;                                            — for currencies the exchange rates for which are
                                                                              kept at any given moment within a band of
 Whereas the situation described above can be said                            2-25 %>, a conversion rate based on their actual
 to exist at the present time ; whereas to ensure sup­                        parity ;
 plies in the Community an export levy should be
introducted for these products ;                                          — for other currencies a conversion rate based on
 Whereas, in view of the relationship between the                             the arithmetic mean of the spot market rates for
basic product and the products processed from it                              each of these currencies against the Community
and given the market situation for certain processed                          currencies referred to in the preceding paragraph
                                                                              over a specified period ;
(!)  OJ  No   117, 19 . 6 . 1967, p . 2269/67.
(*)  OJ  No  L 141 , 28 . 5 . 1973 , p . 8 .
(l)  OJ  No  L 201 , 21 . 7 . 1973 , p . 10.
(4)  OJ  No  L 272 , 29 . 9 . 1973 , p . 18 .                            (•) OJ No L 201 , 21 . 7. 1973 , p . 3 .
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Whereas it follows from applying the rules outlined                     Regulation ( EEC ) No 1968 /73 as fixed in the Annex
above to the present situation on the market in                         to Regulation ( EEC No 3299/73 ( 1 ), as amended
cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for                  by Regulation ( EEC ) No 3329/73 (2 ), are hereby
these products within the Community and on the                          altered, in respect of the products listed in the Annex
world market, that the export levies should be                          to this Regulation, to the amounts shown therein .
altered as shown in the Annex to this Regulation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                                                   Article 2
                           Article 1
                                                                       This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 Decem­
The levies referred to in Article 2 ( 1 ) 1st indent of                ber 1973 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 11 December 1973 .
                                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                                     P.J. LARMNOIS
                                                                              Member of the Commission
                                                                      (!) OJ No L 338 , 7 . 12 . 1973 , p . 25 .
                                                                      ( 2 ) OJ No L 340, 11 . 12 . 1973 , p . 10 .
                                                            ANNEX
             to the Commission Regulation of 11 December 1973 altering the export levies on cereals
                     CCT heading No                             Description of goods                           u. a. /ton
                 10.01 A                      Common wheat and mesiin, excluding officially
                                              certified seeds (')                                              65-00
             ex 10.03                          Barley, excluding officially certified seeds (')                 15-00
                 10.05 B                       Maize other than hybrid maize for sowing                        20-00
             ex 11.01 A                       Wheat flour                                                       15-00
                 11.02 A I b )                Common wheat groats and meal                                      15-00
                 11.01 C                      Barley flour                                                       7-00
                 11.02 A III                  Barley groats and meal                                             7-00
                 11.02 B I a ) 1              Hulled (shelled or husked) barley                                  7-00
                 11.02 B I b ) 1             ,Hulled and sliced or kibbled barley ('Grütze' or
                                              ' Grutten ')                                                       7-00
                 11.02 B II a )               Hulled (shelled or husked ) wheat, whether or
                                              not sliced or kibbled                                            53-20
                11.02 C I                    Pearled wheat                                                     56-00
                11.02 C III                  Pearled barley                                                      7-00
                11.02 D I                    Wheat not otherwise worked than kibbled                           40-80
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                      CCT heading No                                      Description of goods                               u. a. / ton
                  11.02 D III                          Barley not otherwise worked than kibbled                               15-00
                  11.02 E I a ) 1                      Rolled barley                                                          15-00
                  11.02 E I b ) 1                      Flaked barley                                                            7-00
                  11.02 E II a )                       Rolled or flaked wheat                                                 56-00
                  11.02 F I                            Wheat pellets                                                          40-80
                  11.02 F III                          Barley pellets                                                         15-00
                  11.02 F VI                           Rice pellets                                                         153-00
                  11.02 G I                           Wheat germ, whole, rolled, flaked or ground                             10-00
                  11.07 A I a)                        Unroasted malt , obtained from wheat, in the                            71-20
                                                       form of flour
                  11.07 Alb )                          Unroasted malt, obtained from wheat, other                             53-20
                                                       than in the form of flour
                                                       Unroasted malt, other than that obtained from                            8-90
                 11.07 All a)
                                                       wheat, in the form of flour
                                                       Unroasted malt, other than that obtained from                            6-65
                 11.07 All b)
                                                       wheat, other than in the form of flour
                                                       Roasted malt                                                             7-75
                 1 1.07 B
                                                      Brans, sharps and other residues derived from                             3-60
                 23.02 A I a )
                                                       the sifting, milling or working of maize or rice,
                                                      with a starch content not exceeding 35 % by
                                                       weight
                 23.02 A I b ) 1                      Brans, sharps and other residues derived from                             3-60
                                                      the sifting, milling or working of maize or
                                                      rice, with a starch content exceeding 35 % But
                                                      not exceeding 45 % by weight, and having
                                                      undergone a denaturing process
                 23.02 A I b) 2.
                                                      Brans, sharps and other residues derived from                             3-60
                                                       the sifting, milling or working of maize or
                                                      rice, with a starch content exceeding 35 % but
                                                       not exceeding 45 °/o by weight, not having
                                                       undergone a denaturing process, or with a
                                                       starch content exceeding 45 °/o by weight
                                                      Brans, sharps and other residues derived from                            3-60
                 23.02 A II a )                       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 passes 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
                 23.02 A II b )                       Brans , sharps and other residues derived from                           3-60
                                                      the sifting, milling or working of cereals other
                                                      than maize or rice, not falling within sub­
                                                      heading No 2.3.02 A 11 a )
           (') 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 , sccond 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 I , 106, 20 . 4 . 1973 , p. 12).