31973R0319

8 . 2 . 73 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 36/ 11

REGULATION (EEC) No 319/73 OF THE COMMISSION of 7 February 1973 fixing the export levies on starch products

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN duction refund valid on the day on which this COMMUNITIES, export levy is fixed and the average of the levies applicable on the seven days preceding the day it Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­ comes into force; whereas this difference must then pean Economic Community ; be multiplied for the products mentioned in Art­ Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/67 icle 1 by the coefficients relating to these products EEC (*) of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­ shown in column 4 of the Annex to Regulation tion of the market in cereals, as last amended by (EEC) No 1052/68 (7), as last amended by Regula­ the Act (2) annexed to the Treaty (3) on the Accession tion ( EEC) No 2728/71 (8); of new Member States to the European Economic Community and the European Atomic Energy Com­ Whereas the production refund on maize and com­ munity, signed at Brussels on 22 January 1972 ; mon wheat intended for the manufacture of starch and quellmehl is defined in Article 1 of Regulation Having regard to Council Regulation No 371/67/ No 371 /67/EEC ; EEC (4) fixing production refunds on starches and quellmehl, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No Whereas the export levy must be fixed once a 179/73 (s), and in particular the last sentence of week ; whereas it is altered only if application of Article 2 (2) thereof; Article 2 (2) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 1604/71 entails an increase or a reduction of more than Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 (2) of Regulation 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, III, IV and V, 11.09 , 17 . 02 B II , 17.05 B and 23.03 Whereas it follows from applying all these provi­ A I of the Common Customs Tariff when world mar­ sions to the world market price of maize and com­ mon wheat and to the import levies that an export ket prices for maize or common wheat exceed 6-80 levy should be introduced for the products listed units of account ; in the Annex ; Whereas, by Regulation (EEC) No 1604/71 (6) of 26 July 1971 , the Commission laid down detailed rules for the application of the export levy on HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : starch products ; whereas Article 2 ( 1 ) of that Regu­ Article 1 lation provides that a levy is introduced when it is found that the import levy is at least 0-30 unit of The export levies provided for in Article 2 (2) of account/100 kg less than the amount of the produc­ tion refund valid in the current month and that the Regulation No 371/67/EEC are hereby fixed as shown in the Table annexed to this Regulation for average of the levies in the immediately following the products listed therein. fortnight is at least 0-30 unit of account/ 100 kg less than the average of the production refund valid Article 2 in that fortnight; Whereas the export levy must be equal, per 100 kg This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 February of basic product, to the difference between the pro­ 1973 .

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

Done at Brussels, 7 February 1973 . For the Commission The President Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

*) OJ No 117, 19. 6. 1967, p. 2269/67. «) OJ No L 73$ 27. 3 . 1972, p. 14 . s) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p. 5 . *) OJ No 174, 31 . 7. 1967, p. 40. «) OJ No L 25 , 30. 1 . 1973 , p. 6. (7) OJ No L 179, 25 . 7. 1968, p. 8 . •) OJ No L 168 , 27. 7. 1971 , p. 11 . (8) OJ No L 282, 23. 12. 1971 , p. 15. .

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ANNEX

(u.a . ¡100 kg,

CCT heading No Nomenclature in simplified wording Export levies

11.08 A I Maize starch 2-093 11.08 A III Wheat starch 4-246 11.08 A IV Potato starch 2-093 11.08 A V Starches other than maize, rice, wheat or potato starch 2-093 11.09 A Dried wheat gluten 7-720 11.09 B Wheat gluten, other than dried 7-720 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 i1 ) 2-730 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 ( x) 2-093 17.05 B I Flavoured or coloured glucose, in the form of white crystalline powder, whether or not agglomerated 2-730 17.05 B II Flavoured or coloured glucose syrup, other than in the form of white crystalline powder, whether or not agglomerated 2-093 23.03 A I Residues from the manufacture of starch from maize (excluding concentrated steeping liquors), of a protein content, calculated on the dry product exceeding 40 °/o by weight 2-600

(l) 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 .