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25 . 1 . 74 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 21 / 13

REGULATION ( EEC) No 183/74 OF THE COMMISSION of 24 January 1974 fixing the export levies on cereals

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN products, an export levy for these products must also COMMUNITIES, be fixed ; however the situation for rye does not necessitate at this moment the fixing of an export Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­ levy ; pean Economic Community ; Whereas the threshold prices for the 1973 /74 marke­ Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/67/ ting year were fixed by Council Regulation ( EEC) EEC ( J ) of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­ No 1964/73 (5) of 17 July 1973 ; 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 Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No specifies that when the export levy is being fixed 1968/73 (3) of 19 July 1973 laying down general account must be taken of the existing situation and rules to be applied in the event of the cereals market the future trend with regard to prices and availabili­ being disturbed , as amended by Regulation ( EEC ) ties of cereals on the Community market on the one No 2632/73 ( 4 ), and in particular Article 4 ( 2 ) hand and prices for cereals and cereal products on thereof ; the world market on the other ; whereas the same article provides that it is also important to ensure Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary Com­ equilibrium and the natural development of prices mittee ; and trade on cereal markets and furthermore, to take into account the economic aspect of the proposed Whereas Article 19 of Regulation No 120/ 67/EEC exports and the need to avoid disturbances on the provides that the necessary measure may be taken Community market ; if the cif price of one or more products is apprecia­ bly higher than the threshold price and if that situation is likely to continue thereby disturbing or Whereas for the products, other than starches, listed threatening to disturb the Community market ; in Article 1 ( c) and ( d ) of Regulation No 120/67/ EEC the specific factors set out in Article 3 ( 2) of Whereas Regulation ( EEC) No 1968 /73 specifies that Regulation (EEC ) No 1968 /73 must also be taken the cif price may be regarded as appreciably higher into account ; that the threshold price when it exceeds it by at least 2 °/o ; whereas this excess may be regarded as being likely to continue where an imbalance between Whereas the export levy may be varied if the world supply and demand is established and where this market situation or the specific requirements of cer­ imbalance is likely to persist having regard to tain markets make this necessary ; 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 , rye, barley, sorghum and wheat groats and meal into the Community or provoke exportation from the — for currencies the exchange rates for which arc Community ; kept at any given moment within a band of 2-25 %, 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 ) Of No I. 272 , 29 . 9 . 1973 , p. 18 . (') OJ No I. 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 25 January Management Committee for Cereals, 1974 .

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

Done at Brussels, 24 January 1974. For the Commission P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 24 January 1974 fixing the export levies on cereals

CCT heading No ii . a. /ton

ex 10.01 A t 1 ) 87-00 ex 10.02 (') 10-00 ex 10.03 (») 25-00 ex 10.04 ( i ) 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 1 17-50 11.01 Ell 35-00 11.01 K 20-00 11.02 AHI 25-00 11.02 AIV 20-00 11.02 A Va ) 1 17-50 11.02 A Va ) 2 17-50 11.02 A V b ) 35-00 11.02 A IX 20-00 11.02 B 1 a) 1 25-00 1 1.02 B I a ) 2 aa ) 20-00 1 1.02 B I a ) 2 bb ) 20-00

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CCT heading No ji.a . / ton

1 1 .02 B I h ) 1 25-00 1 1.02 B I b ) 2 20-00 11.02 B II a ) 87-00 1 1.02 B II c ) 35-00 11.02 B II d ) 20-00 11.02 C I 87-00 11.02 C IU 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 1 1.02 D V 35-00 11.02 D VIII 20-00 11.02 E I a ) I 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 Ell d ) 20-00 11.02 F I 87-00 1 1.02 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 C. II 35-00 11.07 A I a ) 43-50 11.07 A I b) 43-50 11.07 A II a ) 12-50 11.07 A II b ) 12-50 1 1.07 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).