31974R0255

No L 28/ 10 Official Journal of the European Communities 1 . 2. 74

REGULATION (EEC) No 255 /74 OF THE COMMISSION of 31 January 1974 fixing the export levies on cereals

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN and given the market situation for certain processed COMMUNITIES, products , an export levy for these products must also be fixed ; however the situation for rye does not Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­ necessitate at this moment the fixing of an export pean Economic Community ; levy ; Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/67/ EEC (*) of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­ Whereas the threshold prices for the 1973 /74 marke­ tion of the market in cereals, as 'last amended by ting year were fixed by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1964/73 ( 5 ) of 17 July 1973 ; Regulation (EEC) No 1346/73 (2) ;

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

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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 Article 1 cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for these products within the Community and on the The export levies referred to in the first indent of world market, 'that tihe export levies, should be fixed Airtide 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 1 February Management Committee for Cereals, 1974.

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

Done at Brussels, 31 January 1974 . For the Commission P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 31 January 1974 fixing the export levies on cereals

CCT heading No u. a. /ton

ex 10.01 A (') 90-00 ex 10.02 (!) 10-00 ex 10.03 H 25-00 ex 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 AIV 20-00 11.02 A Va) 1 17-50 11.02 A Va ) 2 17-50 11.02 A Vb ) 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).