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REGULATION (EEC) No 227/74 OF THE COMMISSION of 28 January 1974 altering the export levies on cereals

THE COMMISSION OP THE EUROPEAN necessitate at this moment the fixing of an export COMMUNITIES, levy ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­ Whereas the threshold prices for the 1973 / 74 marke­ pean Economic Community ; 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 ( x ) of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­ tion of the market in cereals, as 'last 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 (3 ) article provides that it is also important to ensure thereof ; 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 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 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 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 Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, foreseeable production and market price trends ; the following should be used to calculate the levies : Whereas the high level of prices in international trade could impede importation of common wheat, maize , — for currencies the exchange rates for which are rye, barley, sorghum and wheat groats and meal into kept at any given moment within a band of the Community or provoke exportation from the 2-25 °/o, a conversion rate based on their actual Community ; parity ;

Whereas the situation described above can be said — for other currencies a conversion rate based on to exist at the present time ; whereas to ensure sup­ the arithmetic mean of the spot market rates for plies in the Community an export levy should be each of these currencies against the Community introducted for these products ; currencies referred to in the preceding paragraph over a specified period ; Whereas, in view of the relationship between the basic product and the products processed from it Whereas it follows from applying the rules outlined and given the market situation for certain processed above to the present situation on the market in products, an export levy for these products must also cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for be_fixed ; however the situation for rye does not these products within the Community and on the C ) OJ No 117, 19 . 6. 1967, p . 2269/67. {') OJ No L 141 , 28 . 5 . 1973 , p. 8 . (8) OJ No L 201 , 21 . 7. 1973 , p. 10 . (<) O ] No L 272, 29 . 9 . 1973 , p. 18 . (8) OJ No L 201 , 21 . 7. 1973 , p. 3 .

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world market, that the export levies, fixed by Regu­ hereby altered, in respect of the products listed in lation (EEC) No 183 /74 (*), should be altered as the Annex to this Regulation (EEC) No 183/74, to shown in the Annex to this Regulation, the amounts shown therein .

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 2 Article 1 The export levies referred to in the first indent of This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 January Article 2 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1968/73 are 1974 .

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

Done at Brussels, 28 January 1974. For the Commission P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

(») OJ No 'L 21 , 25 . 1 . 1974, p. 13 .

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 28 January 1974 altering the export levies on cereals

CCT heading No u. a. /ton

ex 10.01 A (») . 95-00 ex 10.02 i 1 ) 10-00 ex 10.03 i 1 ) 25-00 ex 10.04 H 20-00 10.05 B 35-00 10.07 C 20-00 ex 11.01 A 50-00 11.02 Alaj­ 50-00 iin Alb) 50-00 11.01 C 12-50 11.01 D 10-00 11.01 EI 17-50 11.01 Ell 35-00 11.01 K 20-00 11.02 A III 25-00 11.02 A IV 20-00 11.02 A V a) 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 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 lb ) 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 C IV 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 Ala ) 43-50 11.07 A I b ) 43-50 11.07 All a) 12-50 11.07 A II 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).