31973R0013

4 . 1 . 73 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 4/9

REGULATION (EEC) No 13 /73 OF THE COMMISSION of 3 January 1973 fixing the export levies on starch products

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN applicable on the seven days preceding the day it COMMUNITIES , comes into force ; whereas this difference must then be multiplied for the products mentioned in Art­ Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro,icle 1 by the coefficients relating to these products pean Economic Community ; shown in column 4 of the Annex to Regulation ( EEC ) No 1052/68 ( 6 ), as last amended by Regula­ Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/67 tion ( EEC ) No 1529 /71 ( 7 ); ECC ( 1 ) of 13 June 1967 on the common organisa­ tion of the market in cereals , as last amended by Whereas the production refund on maize and com­ Regulation ( EEC ) No 2429/72 ( 2 ); mon wheat intended for the manufacture of starch Having regard to Council Regulation No 371 /67/ and quellmehl is defined in Article 1 of Regulation EEC ( 3) fixing production refunds on starches and No 371 /67/EEC ; quellmehl, as last amended by Regulation (EEC ) No 2273 /70 (4 ), and in particular the last sentence of Whereas the export levy must be fixed once a Article 2 ( 2 ) thereof; week ; whereas it is altered only if application of Article 2 ( 2) ( a) of Regulation (EEC ) No 1604/71 Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 (2) of Regulation entails an increase or a reduction of more than No 371 /67/EEC, an export levy may be introduced 0-08 unit of account/ 100 kg of basic product ; for products falling within subheadings Nos 11.08 A I, II, IV and V, 11.09 , 17.02 B II and 17.05 B of Whereas it follows from applying all these provi­ the Common Customs Tariff when world market sions to the world market price of maize and com­ prices for maize or common wheat exceed 6-80 units mon wheat and to the import levies that an export of account ; levy should be introduced for the products listed in the Annex ; Whereas, by Regulation ( EEC) No 1604/71 (5) of 26 July 1971 , the Commission laid down detailed rules for the application of the export levy on starch products ; whereas Article 2 ( 1 ) of that Regu­ HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : lation provides that a levy is introduced when it is found that the import levy is at least 0-30 unit of account/ 100 kg less than the amount of the produc­ Article 1 tion refund valid in the current month and that the The export levies provided for in Article 2 (2) of average of the levies in the immediately following Regulation No 371 /67/EEC are hereby fixed as fortnight is at least 0-30 unit of account/ 100 kg shown in the Table annexed to this Regulation for less than the average of the production refund valid the products listed therein . in that fortnight ;

Whereas the export levy must be equal , per 100 kg Article 2 of basic product, to the difference between the pro­ duction refund valid on the day on which this This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 January export levy is fixed and the average of the levies 1973 .

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels , 3 January 1973 . For the Commission The President S. L. MANSHOLT

(!) OJ No 117, 19 . 6 . 1967, p. 2269/67. (2) O) No L 94, 21 . 4. 1972, p. 7. (3) OJ No L 74 , 31 . 7. 1967, p. 40. ( 4) OJ No L 246, 12 . 11 . 1970, p. 1 . ( 6) OJ No L 179 , 25 . 7. 1968 , p. 8 . (5 ) OJ No L 168 , 27.7. 1971 , p. 11 . ( 7) OJ No L 282, 23 . 12 . 1971 , p. 15 .

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ANNEX

(u.a . 1100 kg)

CCT heading No Nomenclature in simplified wording Export levies

11.08 AI Maize starch 1-674 11.08 AHI Wheat starch 4-842 11.08 AIV Potato starch 1-674 11.08 A V Starches other than maize, rice, wheat or potato starch 1-674 11.09 A Dried wheat gluten 8-804 11.09 B Wheat gluten , other than dried 8-804 17.02 B II a ) Glucose other than glucose containing, in the dry state, 99 °/o or more by weight of the pure product, in the form of white crystalline pow­ der, whether or not agglomerated (*) 2-184 17.02 B II b) Glucose and glucose syrup not containing, in the dry state, 99 °/o or more by weight of the pure product, other than glucose in the form of white crystalline powder, whether or not agglomerated (*) 1-674 17.05 B I Flavoured or coloured glucose, in the form of white crystalline powder, whether or not agglomerated 2-184 17.05 B II Flavoured or coloured glucose syrup , other than in the form of white crystalline powder, whether or not agglomerated 1-674

( x ) Pursuant to Regulation No 189/66/EEC , the product falling within subheading No 17.02 B I is subject to the same levy as products falling within subheading No 17.02 B II .