Regulation (EEC) No 2007/75 of the Commission of 31 July 1975 laying down detailed rules for the application of an export levy on starches

REGULATION (EEC) No 2007/75 OF THE COMMISSION  of 31 July 1975  laying down detailed rules for the application of an export levy on starches
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIE
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/67/EEC (1) of 13 June 1967 on the common organization of the market in cereals, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 665/75 (2);
Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/67/EEC (3) of 25 July 1967 on the common organization of the market in rice, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 668/75 (4);
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1955/75 (5) of 22 July 1975 on production refunds in the cereals and rice sectors, and in particular Article 8 (a) thereof;
Whereas Article 6 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1955/75 provides that if world market prices for maize and common wheat or for broken rice appreciably and persistently exceed their respective threshold prices, minus the production refund;
Whereas, if the import levy on the basic product is more than 3 units of account/metric ton less than the amount of the production refund and if this situation continues for at least a fortnight, the conditions required by Article 6 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1955/75 for the introduction of an export levy may be considered as fulfilled;
Whereas the method of calculating the export levy in the situation oulined above must be defined ; whereas, to that end, a fixed rate system should be adopted on similar lines to that in force for calculating the import levy and the export refund on products processed from cereals and from rice;
Whereas to ensure that the calculation of the export levy is as up to date as possible, it should be based on price factors valid during the week preceding that on fixing ; whereas it should be allowed to remain in force for one week only so that it may be adjusted to any world market price fluctations;
Whereas under Regulation (EEC) No 1955/75 the production refund to be taken into consideration in the new Member States is the production refund applicable in the Community as originally constituted less the relevant compensatory amount;
Whereas use should be made of the possibility of fixing export levies in advance in the light of market conditions and of the exigencies of international trade, particularly for the purpose of concluding long-term contracts;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 645/75 (6) of 13 March 1975 laid down common methods of applying export levies and taxes for agricultural products, whereas the provisions of this Regulation apply to export levies for starch products;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,