31973R2663

29 . 9 . 73 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 273 /85

REGULATION (EEC) No 2663/73 OF THE COMMISSION of 28 September 1973 fixing the export levies on cereals

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN port levy must also be fixed for all products pro­ COMMUNITIES, cessed from common wheat and barley ;

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­ pean Economic Community ; Whereas the threshold prices for the 1973/73 marke­ ting year were fixed by Council Regulation (EEC) Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/67/ No 1964/73 (5) of 17 July 1973 ; EEC (*) of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­ tion of the market in cereals, as Hast amended by Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1968/73 Regulation (EEC) No 1346/73 (2) ; specifies that when the export levy is being fixed account must be taken of the existing situation and Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC ) No the future trend with regard to prices and availabili­ 1968/73 (3) of 19 July 1973 laying down general ties of cereals on the Community market on the one rules to be applied in the event of the cereals market hand and prices for cereals and cereal products on 'being disturbed, as amended 'by Regulation ( EEC) the world market on the other ; whereas the same No 2632/73 (4), and in particular Article 4 (2 ) article provides that it is also important to ensure thereof ; equilibrium and the natural development of prices and trade on cereal markets and furthermore, to take Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary Com­ into account the economic aspect of the proposed mittee ; exports and the need to avoid disturbances on the Community market ; Whereas Article 19 of Regulation No 120/67/EEC provides that the necessary measure may be taken if the cif price of one or more products is apprecia­ Whereas for the products, other than starches, listed bly higher than the threshold price and if that in Article 1 (c) and (d) of Regulation No 120/67/ situation is likely to continue thereby disturbing or EEC the specific factors set out in Article 3 (2) of threatening to disturb the Community market ; Regulation (EEC) No 1968/73 must also be taken into account ; Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1968/73 specifies that the cif price may , be regarded as appreciably higher that the threshold price when it exceeds it by at Whereas the export levy may be varied if the world least 2 °/o ; whereas this excess may be regarded as market situation or the specific requirements of cer­ being likely to continue where an imbalance between tain markets make this necessary ; supply and demand is established and where this imbalance is likely to persist having regard to foreseeable production and market price trends ; Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, the following should be used to calculate the levies : Whereas the high level of prices in international trade could impede importation of common wheat and barley into the Community or provoke exportation — for currencies the exchange rates for which are from the Community ; kept at any given moment within >a band of 2-25 °/o, a conversion rate based on their actual Whereas the situation described above can be said parity ; to exist at the present time ; whereas to ensure sup­ plies in the Community an export levy should be — for other currencies a conversion rate based on introduced for these products ; the arithmetic mean of the spot market rates for Whereas, in view of the relationship between the eaoh of these currencies against the Community basis cereal and products processed from it and gi­ currencies referred to in the preceding paragraph ven the market situation for these products , an ex­ over a specified period ;

(») OJ No 117, 19 . 6 . 1967, p . 2269/67. (*) OJ No L 141 , 28 . 5 . 1973 , p . 8 . (•) OJ No L 201 , 21 . 7. 1973 , p . 10. (<) OJ No L 272 , 29 . 9 . 1973 , p . 18 . (•) OJ No L 201 , 21 . 7. 1973 , p . 3 .

No L 273 /86 Official Journal of the European Communities 29. 9 . 73

Whereas it follows from applying the rules outlined HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : above to the present situation on the market in Article 1 cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for these products within the Community and on the The export levy referred to in the first indent of world market, /that the export levies should be fixed Article 2 (1 ) of Regulation (BBC) No 1968/73 is as shown in the Annex to this Regulation ; hereby fixed as shown in (the Annex for the 'products listed therein . Article 2 Whereas the measures provided for in this Regula­ tion are in accordance with the Opinion >of the Ma­ Thils Regulation shall enter into force on 30 Septem­ nagement Committee for Cereals, ber 1973 .

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

Done at Brussels, 28 September 1973 .

For the Commission The President

Francois-Xavier ORTOL1

29. 9. 73 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 273/87

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 28 September 1973 fixing the export levies on cereals

Tariff No u. a. / ton

ex 10.01 A (») 60-00 ex 10.03 0) 7-00 11.01 C 8-40 11.02 A III 8-40 11.02 B I a) 1 8-40 11.02 B I b ) 1 8-40 11.02 B II a) 66-50 11.02 C I 70-00 11.02 C III 8-40 11.02 D I 51-00 11.02 D III 6-12 11.02 E I a) 1 6-12 11.02 E I b ) 1 8-40 11.02 E II a) 70-00 11.02 F I 51-00 11.02 G I 12-50 11.07 A I a) 89-00 66-50 11.07 A I b) 11.07 A II a) 10-68 11.07 A II b ) 7-98 11.07 B 9-30 23.02 A I a ) 4-48 23.02 A I b ) 1 4-48 4-48 23.02 A I b) 2 4-48 23.02 A II a ) 4-48 23.02 A II b )

(') Officially certified seeds are understood to be those seeds contained in the packages officially sealed and officially labelled as ' basic seed ', ' certified seed, first generation ', ' certified seed , second generation ' con­ forming to the provisions of the Council Directive of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed ( OJ No 125 , 11 . 7. 1966 , p. 2309/66) and of the Council Decision of 26 March 1973 on the equivalence of seed produced in Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom ( OJ No L 106, 20 . 4 . 1973 , p. 12).