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1 . 8 . 73 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 212/3

REGULATION (EEC) No 2077/73 OF THE COMMISSION of 31 July 1973 fixing the premiums to be added to the levies on cereals, flour and malt

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN to be effected during the month following the month COMMUNITIES, in which the import licence is issued , this price must be the cif price for shipment during that month ;

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­ Whereas this price must be the cif price for shipment pean Economic Community ; during the month preceding the month in which im­ portation is expected to take place in the case of imports to be effected during the last two months Having regard to Regulation No 120/67/EEC ( x ) of for which the import licence is valid ; 13 June 1967 on the common organization of the market cereals, as last amended by Regulation (EEC ) Whereas the premium is equal to 0 unit of account No 1346/73 (2), and in particular Article 15 (6) there­ if the cif price determined on the day on which the of ; scale of premiums is fixed is equal to the cif forward delivery price or exceeds that price by not more than 0-125 unit of account per metric ton ; Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary Committee ; Whereas the premium may, however, be fixed at a higher level in exceptional circumstances and within certain specific limits ; Whereas the scale of premiums to be added to the import levies fixed in advance for cereals must Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No include a premium for the current ■ month and a 1080/68 ( 5) of 26 July 1968 on the procedure for cal­ premium for each of the three following months ; culating the levy on products processed from cereals whereas the amount of each premium must be the and rice and for the advance fixing of the levy for same throughout the Community ; some of these products , as amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 1047/73 ( 6), provides for the addition of a premium to the levy fixed in advance for products Whereas Council Regulation No 140/67/EEC ( 3) of falling within tariff heading No 11.07 ; whereas this 21 June 1967, as amended by Regulation (EEC ) No premium is, per 100 kg of processed product, equal 2435/70 (4), laid down rules for the advance fixing to the premium applicable on the day on which the of levies on cereals ; licence was applied for to the quantity of basic prod­ uct taken as a basis for the calculation of the variable component of the levy ; Whereas, under the terms of that Regulation , where the cif price for a cereal determined on the day on Whereas, pursuant to Commission Regulation ( EEC ) which the scale of premiums is fixed is higher than No 971 /73 (7 ) of 9 April 1973 , on the advance fixing the cif forward delivery price for that cereal, the of the levy on wheat and meslin flour , a premium scale of the premium should as a general rule be is added to the levy fixed in advance for the products equal to the difference between these two prices ; falling under subheading No 11.01 A of Article 1 ( c) whereas the cif price is that determined in accor­ of Regulation No 120/67/EEC ; whereas this dance with Article 13 of Regulation 120/67/EEC on premium must be equal , per metric ton of the pro­ the day on which the scale of premiums is fixed ; cessed product, to that applicable on the date of whereas the cif forward delivery price is also deter­ application for an import licences for the basic prod­ mined in accordance with Article 13 of Regulation uct, account being taken of the quantity of the basic 120/67/EEC but on the basis of offers at North Sea cereal required for the production of one metric ton ports ; whereas this price must be the cif price for of flour ; shipment during the month in which the import licence is issued in the case of imports to be effected Whereas, in accordance with Article 18 ( 1 ) of Regula­ during that month ; whereas, in the case of imports tion No 120/67/EEC , the nomenclature provided for in this Regulation is incorporated in the Common Customs Tariff ; (') OJ No 117, 19.6 . 1967, p . 2269/67 . H OJ No L 141 , 28.5 . 1973 , p . 8 . (») OJ No L 181 , 27 . 7 . 1968 , p . 6 . {') OJ No 125 , 26.6 . 1967, p . 2456 /67 . ( 6 ) OJ No L 104, 19 . 4 . 1973 , p . 30 . ( 4 ) OJ No L 262 , 3 . 12 . 1970, p . 3 . ( 7 ) OJ No L 95 , 11.4 . 1973 , p . 10 .

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Whereas , if the levy system is to operate normally, application of the abovementioned provisions entails levies should be calculated on the following basis : a change of more than 0125 unit of account ;

— in the case of currencies which are maintained in relation to each other, at any given moment , HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : within a band of 2-25 °/o, a rate of exchange based on their effective parity ; Article 1

— for other currencies an exchange rate based on the The scale of the premiums to be added, pursuant to arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each Article 15 of Regulation No 120/67/EEC, to the im­ of these currencies recorded for a given period, in port levies fixed in advance in respect of cereals and relation to the Community currencies referred to malt is hereby fixed as shown in the Tables annexed in the previous subparagraph ; to this Regulation.

Whereas it follows from applying all these provi­ Article 2 sions that the premiums should be fixed as shown in the Table annexed to this Regulation ; whereas the This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August amount of the premiums should be altered only if 1973 .

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

Done at Brussels, 31 July 1973 . For the Commission

P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 31 July 1973 fixing the premiums to be added to the the levies on cereals, flour and malt

A. Cereals and flour (l) ( u.a.fton )

CCT 1st 2nd 3rd Current period heading Description of goods period period No 8 9 10 11

10.01 A Common wheat, and mesiin 0 0 0 0 10.01 B Durum wheat 0 0 0 0 10.02 Rye 0 0 0 0 10.03 Barley 0 0 0 0 10.04 Oats 0 0 0 072 10.05 B Maize other than hybrid maize for sowing 0 0 0 0 10.07 A Buckwheat 0 0 0 0 10.07 B Millet 0 0 0 0 10.07 C Grain sorghum 0 0 0 0 10.07 D Other 0 0 0 0 11.01 A Wheat or mesiin flour 0 0 0 0

C) The period of validity of the licence is limited to thirty days in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 1455/73 (OJ No L 144 , 31 . 5 . 1973 , p. 73 ).

B. Malt (u.a . 1100 k*)

CCT 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Current period heading Description of goods period period period No 8 9 10 11 12

i 1 .07 A I ( a ) Unroasted malt, obtained from wheat, in the form of flour 0 0 0 0 0 11 .07 A I ( b ) Unroasted malt, obtained from wheat, other than in the form of flour 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.07 A H ( a ) Unroasted malt, other than that obtained from wheat, in the form of flour 0 0 0 0 0 11.07 A 11 ( b) Unroasted malt, other than that obtained from wheat, other than in the form of flour 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.07 B Roasted malt 0 0 0 0 0