CELEX: 31974R1978
Language: en
Date: 1974-07-27 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1978/74 of the Commission of 26 July 1974 altering the export levies on cereals

No L 206/36                                  Official Journal of the European Communities                                27. 7 . 74
                                REGULATION (EEC) No 1978/74 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                             of 26 July 1974
                                                  altering the export levies on cereals
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                          Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1968 /73
COMMUNITIES,                                                            specifies that when the export levy is being fixed
                                                                        account must be taken of the existing situation and
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                   the future trend with regard to prices and availabilities
Economic Community ;                                                    of cereals on the Community market on the one hand
                                                                        and prices for cereals and cereal products on the
Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/                             world market on the other ; whereas the same article
67/ EEC (') of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­                     provides that it is also important to ensure equili­
tion of the market in cereals, as last amended by Regu­                 brium and the natural development of prices and
lation (EEC) No 1 346/73 (2) ;                                          trade on cereal markets and furthermore , to take into
                                                                        account the economic aspect of the proposed exports
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                            and the need to avoid disturbances on the Commu­
1968/73 (3) of 19 July 1973 laying down general rules
                                                                        nity market ;
to be applied in the event of the cereals market being
disturbed, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No
2632/73 (4) and in particular Article 4 (3) thereof ;                   "Whereas for the products, other than starches, listed
                                                                         in Article 1 (c) and (d) of Regulation No 120/67/ EEC
Whereas Article 19 of Regulation No 120 /67/ EEC                        the specific factors set out in Article 3 (2) of Regula­
provides that the necessary measure may be taken if                      tion ( EEC) No 1968 /73 must also be taken into
the cif price of one or more products is appreciably                     account ;
higher than the threshold price and if that situation is
likely to continue thereby disturbing or threatening to                 Whereas the export levy may be varied if the world
disturb the Community market ;                                           market situation or the specific requirements of
                                                                         certain markets make this necessary ;
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 least                  Whereas it follows from applying the rules outlined
2 % ; whereas this excess may be regarded as being                       above to the present situation on the market in
likely to continue where an imbalance between supply                     cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for
and demand is established and where this imbalance                       these products within the Community and on the
is likely to persist having regard to foreseeable produc­                world market, that the export levies, fixed by Regula­
tion and market price . trends ;                                         tion ( EEC) No 1 948 / 74 (6), should be altered as shown
                                                                         in the Annex to this Regulation ,
Whereas the high level of prices in international trade
could impede importation of common wheat, barley
 and rice into the Community or provoke exportation
 from the Community ;
                                                                         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas the situation described above can be said to
 exist at the present time ; whereas to ensure supplies
 in the Community an export levy should be intro­                                                 Article 1
 duced for common wheat, barley and rice pellets ;
 Whereas, in view of the relationship between the basic                  The export levies referred to in the first indent of
 product and the products processed from it and given                    Article 2(1 ) of Regulation ( EEC) No 1968 /73 are
 the market situation for certain processed products, an                  hereby altered , in respect of the products listed in the
 export levy for certain of these products must also be                   Annex to Regulation ( EEC) No 1948 /74, to the
 fixed ;                                                                 amounts shown therein .
 Whereas the threshold prices for the 1973 /74
 marketing year were fixed by Council Regulation
 ( EEC) No 1 964/73 (5 ) of 17 July 1973 ;                                                         Article 2
 (>)  OJ No 117 , 19 . 6 .  1967 , p . 2269/ 67 .                        This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 July
 (-') OJ No L 141 , 28 .   5 . 197 .?, p. 8 .                             I 974 .
 (3 ) 0| No L 201 , 21 .   7. 1 973,   p. 10 .
 (4)  OJ No L 272, 29 .    9 . 1973 ,  p. 18 .
 (5)  0| No L 201 , 21 .   7 . 1 973 , p. 3 .                            (o) OJ No L 204, 26 . 7. 1974, p. 13 .
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            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States .
            Done at Brussels, 26 July 1974.
                                                                   For the Commission
                                                                     P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                               Member of the Commission
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                                                                   ANNEX
                 to the Commission Regulation of 26 July 1974 altering the export levy in the cereal sector
  CCT heading
        No                                                        Description                                 u. a. /metric ton
ex 10.01 A              Common wheat and mesiin , excluding officially certified seeds (*)                          30-00
ex 10.02                Rye , excluding officially certified seeds (')                                                -
ex 10.03                Barley, excluding officially certified seeds (M                                               8-00
ex 10.04                Oats, excluding officially certified seeds (')                                                __
   10.05 B              Maize other than hybrid maize for sowing                                                      —
   10.07 C              Grain sorghum                                                                                 —
ex 11.01 A              Wheat flour                                                                                   7-00
   11.02 A I a )        Durum wheat groats and meal                                                                   —
   11.02 A I b )        Common wheat groats and meal                                                                  7-00
   11.01                Flour of cereals :
                        C. Barley flour
                        D. Oat flour                                                                                  —
                        lì . Maize flour :
                              I. Of a fat content not exceeding 1-5 °/o by weight                                      -
                             II . Other                                                                                —
                        H. Millet flour                                                                               —
                        K. Grain sorghum flour                                                                         -
    1 1 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, rolled , flaked or ground :
                        A. Cereal groats and cereal meal :
                                  II . Rye                                                                            —
                                III . Barley :
                                       a ) Of an ash content not exceeding 1 °/o by weight                            —
                                       b) Barley groats and meal not included under No 11.02 A III a )                —
                                 IV. Oats :
                                       a ) Of an ash content not exceeding 2-3 % by weight                            —
                                       b ) Oat groats and meal not included under No 11.02 A IV a )                   —
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   CCT heading
        No                                                   Description                             u. a. ' metric ton
11.02                   V. Maize :
f corti'd)
                              a) Of a fat content not exceeding 1*5 °/o by weight :
                                   1 . For the brewing industry
                                   2 . Other                                                                  —
                              b ) Other                                                                       —
                    VITI . Millet                                                                             —
                       IX . Grain sorghum                                                                     -
                 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 (2)
                               2 . Oats :
                                    aa) Clipped oats                                                          —
                                    bb) Other :
                                        ( 11 ) Of an ash content not exceeding 2-3 °/o by weight (2)          —
                                        ( 22) Other (2)                                                       —
                               4 . Millet                                                                     —
                           b) Hulled and sliced or kibbled ('Grütze or grutten') :
                               1 . Barley (2 )                                                                —
                              2 . Oats :
                                   aa) Of an ash content not exceeding 2-3 °/o by weight (2)                   —
                                   bb ) Other ( 2)                                                            - -
                              4 . Millet ( 2 )                                                                —
                    11 . Other cereals :
                           a) Wheat (2)                                                                       -
                          b) Rye (2)                                                                          —
                          c) Maize (2)                                                                        -
                          d ) Grain sorghum. (s)                                                              —
               ι
               j C. Pearled grains :
                         I. Wheat (s)                                                                         —
                        II . Rye (3)                                                                          —
                       III . Barley :
                              a) Of an ash content (without talc) not exceeding 1 "At by weight —
                                   1st category (3)
                             b ) Other (3)                                                                    —
                       IV. Oats (3)                                                                           —
                        V. Maize ( 3 )                                                                        —
                      VII . Millet (3)                                                                        -
                    VIII . Grain sorghum f*i                                                                  —
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  CCT bending                                             Description              ti . a . / metric ton
1 .02         1 ). Grains not otherwise worked than kibbled :
'cont 'd)                 I. Wheat
                         II . Rye
                        III . Barley
                        IV . Oats
                         V. Maize
                      VII . Millet
                    VIII . Grain sorghum
              F. Rolled grains ; flaked grains :
                     I. Bailey , oats , buckwheat and millet
                           a ) Rolled :
                               1 . Barley
                               2 . Oats
                               4 . Millet
                           b ) Flaked :
                               1 . Barley
                               2 . Oats
                               4 . Millet
                    II . Other cereals ;
                           a ) Wheat
                           b ) Rye
                           c ) Mai /.e
                           d ) Grain sorghum
              F. Pellets :
                          I. Wheat
                         II . Rye
                       III . Barley
                        IV . Oats
                         V. Maize
                        VI . Rice                                                          120-00
                   VIII . Millet
                       IX. Grain sorghum
              G. Germ of cereals, whole, rolled , flaked or ground
                    I. Wheat
                   II . Other
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   CCT heading
          No                                           Description                                  u. a. / metric ton
i 1 07         Malt , roasted or not :
               A. Unroasted :
                    I. Obtained from wheat :
                        a ) In the form of flour                                                             —
                        b) Other                                                                             ~
                   II . Other :
                        a) In the form of flour                                                              —
                        b ) Other                                                                            —
               B. Roasted
3 ?. 02
               Bran , sharps and other residues derived from the sifting, milling or working of
               cereals or of leguminous vegetables :
               A. Of cereals :
                    T. Of maize or rice :
                        a ) With a starch content not exceeding 35 % by weight                               —
                        b ) Other :
                            1 . With a starch content exceeding 35 % but not exceeding 45% by
                                weight, and having undergone i denaturing process
                            2 . Other                                                                        —
                   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 % 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
                        b ) Other                                                                            —
 2 i : i7      Sweetened forage, other preparations of a kind used in animal feeding :
               B. Other, containing starch, glucose or glucose syrup falling within subheading
                    Nos 17.02 B and 17.05 B, or milk 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 %
                            — Exceeding 15 % but not exceeding 30 %
                            — Exceeding 30% but not exceeding 50 %                                           —
                            — Exceeding 50 % bat not exceeding 65 °/e
                            — Exceeding 65 %
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(') Officially certified seeds are understood to be those seeds contained in the packages officially sealed and officially labelled as ' bnsic 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 ( OT 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).
(4) ' Cereals products' means the products falling within Chapter 10         and  heading Nos 11.01 and 11.02 (excluding subheading No 11.02 G) ol
    the Common Customs Tariff.