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1 . 2 . 73 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 30/ 1

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

REGULATION (EEC) No 244/73 OF THE COMMISSION of 31 January 1973 fixing the levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN No 1607/71 (9 ), and in particular the most favour­ COMMUNITIES , able purchasing opportunities on the world market among those which are most representative of the real trend of the market, account being taken in par­ Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­ ticular of the need to prevent sudden variations pean Economic Community ; likely to cause abnormal disturbances on the Com­ munity market ; whereas the quality of the goods offered must also be taken into account, whether Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/67/ this quality corresponds to the standard quality EEC ( 1 ) of 13 June 1967 on the common organization fixed in Regulations (EEC ) No 786/69 ( 10) and of the market in cereals, as last amended by the ( EEC ) No 1397/69 , or whether adjustments need to Act ( 2 ) annexed to the Treaty (3 ) on the Accession be made by applying the coefficients of equivalence of new Member States to the European Economic provided for in Regulation No 158 /67/EEC ( u ), as Community and the European Atomic Energy Com­ last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1637/71 ( 12), munity, signed at Brussels on 22 January 1972, and in Regulation No 159/67/EEC ( 13 ) ; and in particular Article 13 ( 5 ) thereof ;

"Whereas the first subparagraph of Article 13 ( 1 ) of Whereas the cif price is calculated for Rotterdam on Regulation No 120/67/EEC stipulates that a levy the basis of the abovementioned elements , offers for must be charged on imports of the products listed in other ports being adjusted, account being taken of Article 1 ( a ), ( b ) and ( c ) of that Regulation ; whereas the corrections necessitated by the differences in the levy is equal for each product to the threshold transport charges in relation to Rotterdam ; price less the cif price ;

Whereas the threshold prices for cereals and for Whereas, in accordance with Article 18 ( 1 ) of Regula­ wheat and rye flour, and wheat groats and meal , tion No 120 / 67 / EEC , the nomenclature provided were fixed for the 1972/73 marketing year by for in this Regulation is incorporated in the Com­ Regulations (EEC ) No 1397/ 69 (4 ), (EEC ) No 1405 / mon Customs Tariff ; 72 ( 5 ), ( EEC ) No 1407/72 ( (i ) and ( EEC ) No 1525 / 72 ( 7 ) ; Whereas, it follows from applying all the provisions of the abovementioned Regulations that the levies Whereas for the purpose of calculating the cif prices should be fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regu­ used to determine the levies , the Commission must lation ; whereas these levies should be altered only take into account the factors indicated in Regulation where variations in the components used to calcu­ 156/67/EEC (8 ), as amended by Regulation ( EEC ) late them would have the effect of increasing or reducing them by 0-60 unit of account or more ;

(') OJ No 117, 19 . 6 . 1967, p . 2269/67. ( 2 ) OJ No L 73 , 27 . 3 . 1972 , p . 14 . (s ) OJ No L 73 , 27 . 3 . 1972 , p . 5 . ( 4 ) OJ No L 179 , 21 . 7 . 1969 , p . 6 . ( #) OJ No L 168 , 27. 7 . 1971 , p . 16 . (°) OJ No L 150 , 4. 7 . 1972 , p . 3 . ( Ul ) OJ No L 100, 28 . 4 . 1969, p . 8 . (■) OJ No L 150 , 4 . 7 . 1972 , p . 7 . ( u ) OJ No 128 , 27.6 . 1967 , p . 2536'67 . O O ] No 1 . 162 , 18 . 7 . 1972 , p . 16 . ('-) OJ No L 170, 29 . 7 . 1971 , p . 20 . (») OÌ No 128 . 27 . 6 . 1967 . n . 2533 67 . ( ,s) OJ No 128 , 27.6 . 1967 , p . 2542 67 .

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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 120/67/EEC are hereby fixed as shown in the Table annexed to this Regulation. Article 1 Article 2 The import levies to be charged on the products This Regulation shall enter force on 1 February listed in Article 1 ( a), (b) and (c) of Regulation No 1973 .

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

Done at Brussels, 31 January 1973 .

For the Commission

P.J. LARDINOIS

Member of the Commission

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 31 January 1973 fixing the levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal

CCT heading Description of goods u.a. / ton No

10.01 A Common wheat, and mesiin 30-02 10.01 B Durum wheat 32-02 (!)(4) 10.02 Rye 25-88 (5 ) 10.03 Barley 15-89 10.04 Oats 7-20 10.05 B Maize other than hybrid maize for sowing 24-09 ( 2)(3) 10.07 A Buckwheat 0 10.07 B Millet 12-27 10.07 C Grain sorghum 14-95 10.07 D Canary seed ; other cereals 0 (4) 11.01 A Wheat or mesiin flour 60-78 11.01 B Rye flour 46-61 11.02 AI a Durum wheat groats and meal 58-46 11.02 A I b Common wheat groats and meal 64-92

(') Where durum wheat originating in Morocco is transported directly from that country to the Community , the levy is reduced by 0-50 u . a . /metric ton . (l) Where maize originating in the AASM and OCT is imported into the French Overseas Departments , the levy is reduced by 6 u . a . /metric ton . (*) Where maize originating in Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya is imported into the Community , the levy is reduced by 1 u . a . /metric ton . (') Where wheat and canary seed produced in Turkey are transported directly from that country to the Community , the levy is reduced by 0-50 u . a . /metric ton . (') The import levy charged on rye produced in Turkey and transported directly from that country to the Community is laid down in Council Regulation ( EEC) No 1234/71 and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2622/71 .