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18 . 1 . 74 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 15 / 11

REGULATION ( EEC) No 122/74 OF THE COMMISSION of 17 January 1974 fixing the export levies on cereals

THE COMMISSION OP THE EUROPEAN products, an export levy for these products must also COMMUNITIES , be fixed :

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­ pean Economic Community ; Whereas the threshold prices for the 1973 /74 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 'last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 1346/73 (2 ) ; Whereas Article 3 of Regulation ( EEC) No 1968/73 specifies that when the export levy is being fixed Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No account must be taken of the existing situation and 1968/73 ( 3) of 19 July 1973 laying down general the future trend with regard to prices and availabili­ rules to be applied in the event of the cereals market ties of cereals on the Community market on the one being disturbed , as amended by Regulation ( EEC ) hand and prices for cereals and cereal products on No 2632/73 ( 4 ), and in particular Article 4 ( 2 ) the world market on the other ; whereas the same thereof ; article provides that it is also important to ensure equilibrium and the natural development of prices Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary Com­ and trade on cereal markets and furthermore, to take mittee ; into account the economic aspect of the proposed exports and the need to avoid disturbances on the Whereas Article 19 of Regulation No 120/67/ EEC Community market ; provides that the necessary measure may be taken if the cif price of one or more products is apprecia­ bly higher than the threshold price and if that Whereas for the products, other than starches, listed situation is likely to continue thereby disturbing or in Article 1 ( c) and ( d ) of Regulation No 120/67/ threatening to disturb the Community market ; EEC the specific factors set out in Article 3 ( 2 ) of Regulation ( EEC) No 1968 /73 must also be taken Whereas Regulation (EEC ) No 1968/73 specifies that into account ; the cif price may be regarded as appreciably higher that the threshold price when it exceeds it by at least 2% ; whereas this excess may be regarded as Whereas the export levy may be varied if the world being likely to continue where an imbalance between market situation or the specific requirements of cer­ supply and demand is established and where this tain markets make this necessary ; imbalance is likely to persist having regard to foreseeable production and market price trends ; Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, Whereas the high level of prices in international trade the following should be used to calculate the levies : could impede importation of common wheat, maize, barley, sorghum and wheat groats and meal into the Community or provoke exportation from the Com­ — for currencies the exchange rates for which are munity ; 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 introducted for these products ; — for other currencies a conversion rate based on the arithmetic mean of the spot market rates for Whereas, in view of the relationship between the each of these currencies against the Community basic product and the products processed from it currencies referred to in the preceding paragraph and given the market situation for certain processed 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. ( 4) OJ No L 272, 29 . 9 . 1973 , p. 18 . (l) OJ No L 201 , 21 . 7. 1973 , p. 3 .

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Whereas it follows from applying the rules outlined HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : above to the present situation on the market in cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for Article 1 these products within the Community and on the The export levies referred to in the first indent of world market, that the export levies should be fixed Article 2 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC ) No 1968/73 are ■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 This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 January Management Committee for Cereals, 1974 .

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

Done at Brussels, 17 January 1974 . For the Commission P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 17 January 1974 fixing the export levies on cereals

CCT heading No u. a. /ton

10.01 A (!) 87-00 ex 10.03 i1 ) 25-00 10.04 (») 20-00 10.05 B 35-00 10.07 C 20-00 ex 11.01 A 50-00 11.02 Ala) 50-00 11.02 Alb) 50-00 11.01 C 12-50 11.01 D 10-00 11.01 E I 17-50 11.01 Ell 35-00 11.01 K 20-00 11.02 AHI 25-00 11.02 A IV 20-00 11.02 A V a) 1 17-50 11.02 A V a ) 2 17-50 11.02 A V b) 35-00 11.02 A IX 20-00 11.02 B 1 a) 1 25-00 11.02 B I a) 2 aa ) 20-00 11.02 B I a) 2 bb) 20-00

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CCT heading No u. a. / ton

11.02 B I b ) 1 25-00 11.02 B I b ) 2 20-00 11.02 B II a ) 87-00 11.02 B II c ) 35-00 11.02 B II d ) 20-00 11.02 C I 87-00 11.02 C III 12-50 11.02 CIV 20-00 11.02 C V 35-00 11.02 C VIII 20-00 11.02 D I 87-00 11.02 D III 25-00 11.02 D IV 20-00 11.02 D V 35-00 11.02 D VIII 20-00 11.02 E I a ) 1 25-00 11.02 E I a ) 2 20-00 11.02 E I b ) 1 12-50 11.02 E I b ) 2 10-00 11.02 E II a ) 87-00 11.02 E II c ) 35-00 11.02 E II d ) 20-00 11.02 F I 87-00 11.02 F III 25-00 11.02 F IV 20-00 11.02 F V 35-00 11.02 F VI 204-00 11.02 F IX 20-00 11.02 G I 87-00 11.02 G II 35-00 11.07 A I a ) 43-50 11.07 Alb ) 43-50 11.07 A II a) 12-50 11.07 All b ) 12-50 11.07 B 12-50 23.02 A I a ) 12-00 23.02 A I b ) 1 12-00 23.02 A I b ) 2 12-00 23.02 A II a ) 12-00 23.02 A II b ) 12-00

(') 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 ' conforming 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).