31974R2301

7. 9 . 74 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 245/5

REGULATION ( EEC) No 2301 / 74 OF THE COMMISSION of 6 September 1974 fixing the export levies on starch products

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN is fixed and the average of the levies applicable on the COMMUNITIES , seven days preceding the day it comes into force ; whereas this difference must then be multiplied for the products mentioned in Article 1 by the coeffi­ Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European cients relating to these products shown in column 4 Economic Community ; of the Annex to Regulation ( EEC) No 1052/ 68 ( b), as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 881 /73 ( 7) ; Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/ 67/ EEC (') of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­ tion of the market in cereals, as last amended by Regu­ Whereas the production refund on maize, common lation (EEC) No 1 996/74 (2 ) ; wheat and broken rice intended for the manufacture of starch is defined in Article 1 of Regulation ( EEC) No 1132/ 74 ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1 1 32/74 (3 ) of 29 April 1974 on production refunds in the cereals and rice sectors, and in particular Article 7 Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 (3) of Regulation ( EEC) (2) thereof ; No 1981 / 74 for the new Member States the amounts to be considered respectively as import levy and production refund shall be the levy and the produc­ Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary Committee ; tion refund for the product in question respectiveJy, minus the applicable compensatory amount ;

Whereas, pursuant to Article 7 (2) of Regulation ( EEC) No 1132/74, an export levy may be introduced for Whereas the export levy must be fixed once a week ; products falling within subheadings 11.08 A, 1 1 .Q9 , whereas it is altered only if application of Article 2 (2) 17.02 B II , 17.05 B and 23.03 A I of the Common (a) of Regulation ( EEC) No 1981 /74 entails an Customs Tariff when world market prices for maize increase or a reduction of more than 0-08 unit of and common wheat on the one hand , and for broken account/ 100 kg of basic product ; rice on the other hand exceed respectively 8-20 and 10-20 units of account ;

Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, Whereas, by Regulation ( EEC) No 1981 / 74 (4), as levies should be calculated on the following basis : amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 2267 / 74 (5 ), the Commission laid down detailed rules for the applica­ — in the case of currencies which are maintained in tion of the export levy on starch products ; whereas Article 2 ( 1 ) of that Regulation provides that a levy is relation to each other, at any given moment, introduced when it is found that the import levy for within a band of 2-25 % , at a rate of exchange maize , wheat or broken rice is at least 0-30 unit of based on their effective parity ; account/ 100 kg less than the amount of the produc­ tion refund valid in the current month and that the — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each average of the levies in the imme­ diately following fortnight is at least 0-30 unit of of these currencies recorded for a given period, in account/ 100 kg less than the average of the produc­ relation to the Community currencies referred to tion refund valid in that fortnight ; in the previous subparagraph ;

Whereas the export levy must be equal , per 100 kg of Whereas it follows from applying all these provisions basic product , to the difference between the produc­ to the world market price of maize , common wheat tion refund valid on the day on which this export levy and broken rice and to the import levies that an export . levy should be introduced for the products ') OJ No 117, 19 . 6 . 1967 , p. 2269 /67 . listed in the Annex , : ) OJ No L 209 , 31 . 7. 1974, p. I. 3 ) OJ No L 128 , 10 . 5 . 1974, p. 24 . 4 ) OJ No L 207, 29 . 7. 1974, p. 9 . (<>) OJ No L 179 , 25 . 7 . 1968 , p. 8 . 5 ) OJ No L 239 , 31 . 8 . 1974, p. .S3 . ( 7) OJ No L 86 , 31 . 3 . 1973 , p. 30 .

No L 245 / 6 Official Journal of the European Communities 7 . 9 . 74

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Allien 2

Article 1 This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 September I 974 . The export levies provided for in Article 7 ( 2) of Regu­ lation ( EEC) No 1 132 / 74 are hereby fixed as shown in It shall apply from 7 September 1974 for starch the Table annexed to this Regulation for the products products derived from maize and from 9 September listed therein . 1974 for starch products derived from soft wheat .

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

Done at Brussels, 6 September 1974 . For the Commission P.J. LAR DINOIS Member of the Commission

ANNEX

Export levies in u.a. / lOO kg CCT heading No Nomenclature in simplified wording Other Member Denmark Ireland United Kingdom States

11.08 A I Maize starch 3-961 3-961 3-961 ! 3-961

11.08 A III Wheat starch 8-382 8-382 8-382 8-382 11.08 A IV Potato starch 3-961 3-961 3-961 3-961 11.08 A V Starches other than maize, rice, wheat or potato starch 3-961 3-961 3-961 3-961 11.09 A Dried wheat gluten 15-240 15-240 15-240 15-240 11.09 B Wheat gluten , other than dried 15-240 15-240 15-240 15-240 17.02 B II a ) Glucose other than glucose containing, in the ! dry state, 99 °/o or more by weight of the pure product, in the form of white crystalline pow­ der, whether or not agglomerated (') 5-166 5-166 5-166 5-166 17.02 B II b) Glucose and glucose syrup not containing, in the dry state, 99 % or more by weight of the pure product, other than glucose in the form of white crystalline powder, whether or not agglomerated (') 3-961 3-961 3-961 3-961 17.05 B I Flavoured or coloured glucose, in the form of white crystalline powder, whether or not agglomerated 5-166 5-166 5-166 5-166 17.05 B II Flavoured or coloured glucose syrup, other than in the form of white crystalline powder, whether or not agglomerated 3-961 3-961 3-961 3-961 23.03 A I Residues from the manufacture of starch from maize (excluding concentrated steeping liquors), of a protein content, calculated on the dry product exceeding 40 %> by weight 4-920 4-920 4-920 4-920

(') Pursuant to Regulation No 189/66/EEC , the product falling within subheading No 17.02 B 1 is subject to the same levy as products falling within subheading No 17.02 B II .