31973R2297

No L 236/22 Official Journal of the European Communities 24. 8 . 73

REGULATION (EEC) No 2297/73 OF THE COMMISSION

of 23 August 1973

fixing the export levies on cereals

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN maintain within the limits foreseen in Article 2 (3 ) COMMUNITIES, of that Regulation, a levy on exports of that product until the time when the prices used in the inter­ Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European national trade appear more stable ;

Economic Community ; Whereas the export levy for the products listed in Article 1 (a) and (b) of Regulation No 120/67/EEC Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/67/ EEC (*) of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­ must be based on the difference between the cif price and the threshold price ; tion of the market in cereals, as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 1346/73 (2) ; Whereas the threshold prices for the 1973 /74 mar­ keting year were fixed by Council Regulation (EEC) Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No No 1964/73 (4 ) of 17 July 1973 ; 1968/73 (8) of 19 July 1973 laying down general rules to be applied in the event of the cereals market being Whereas, for the purpose of calculating the cif prices disturbed, and in particular Article 4 (2) thereof ; used to determine the levies, the Commission must take into account the factors indicated in Regulation Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary Com­ mittee ; No 156/67/EEC (5), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1607/71 (8), and in particular the most favourable purchasing opportunities on the world market Whereas Article 19 of Regulation No 120/67/EEC among those which are most representative of the provides that the necessary measures may be taken real trend of the market, account being taken in if the cif price of one or more products is appreciably particular of the need to prevent sudden variations higher than the threshold price and if that situation likely to cause abnormal disturbances on the Com­ is likely to continue thereby disturbing or threatening munity market ; whereas the quality of the goods to disturb the Community market ; offered must also be taken into account, whether this quality corresponds to the standard quality fixed Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1968 /73 specifies that in Regulations ( EEC) No 786/69 (7) and (EEC) No the cif price may be regarded as appreciably higher 1397/69 (8), or whether adjustments need to be made than the threshold price when it exceeds it by at by applying the coefficients of equivalence provided least 2 % ; whereas this excess may be regarded as for in Regulation ( EEC) No 158/67/EEC (9), as last being likely to continue where an imbalance between amended by the Act ( 10) on the Conditions of Acces­ supply and demand is established and where this sion and the Adjustments to the treaties and by imbalance is likely to persist having regard to fore­ Regulation No 159/67/EEC ( n ) ; seeable production and market price trends ;

Whereas the cif price is calculated for Rotterdam Whereas the high level of prices in international trade on the basis of the abovementioned factors, offers could impede importation of common wheat and for other ports being adjusted, account being taken barley into the Community or provoke exportation of the corrections necessitated by the differences in from the Community ; transport charges in relation to Rotterdam ;

Whereas the situation described above can be said to exist for 23 August 1973 ; whereas to ensure sup­ Whereas the factors set out in Article 3 ( 1 ) of Re­ plies in the Community an export levy should be gulation (EEC) No 1968 /73 must also be taken into introduced for these products ; account when the export levy is being fixed ;

Whereas, for maize, although the condition foreseen (*) OJ No L 201 , 21 . 7. 1973 , p . 3 . by Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1968/73 (5) OJ No 128 , 27. 6. 1967, p . 2533/67. is no longer fulfilled, it appears convenient to («) OJ No L 168 , 27 . 7 . 1971 , p . 16 . ( 7) OJ No L 100, 28 . 4 . 1969, p . 8 . (8) OJ No L 179, 21 . 7 . 1969, p . 6 . í1 ) OJ No 117, 19 . 6. 1967, p . 2269/67. (») OJ No 128 , 27. 6. 1967, p . 2536/67. (2) OJ No L 141 , 28 . 5 . 1973 , p . 8 . ( 10) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p . 14. (3) OJ No L 201 , 21 . 7 . 1973 , p . 10. (») OJ No 128, 27 . 6 . 1967, p . 2542/67.

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Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, should be fixed as shown in the Annex to this the following should be used to calculate the levies : Regulation ;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation — for currencies the exchange rates for which are are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ kept at any given moment within a band of ment Committee for Cereals ; 2·25 % , a conversion rate based on their actual parity ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

-— for other currencies, a conversion rate based on Article 1 the arithmetic mean of the spot market rates for each of these currencies against the Community The export levy referred to in the first indent of currencies referred to in the preceding paragraph Article 2 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1968/73 is over a specified period ; hereby fixed as shown in the Annex for the products listed therein . Article 2 Whereas it follows from applying these rules to the situation on the cereals market and in particular This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 August to prices in international trade that the export levies 1973 .

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

Done at Brussels, 23 August 1973 .

For the Commission

The President

François-Xavier ORTOLI

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 23 August 1973 fixing export levies on cereals

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

10.01 A Common wheat, and meslin 41·00

10.03 Barley 14·00

10.05 B Maize, other than hybrid maize for sowing 8·00