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10 . 10 . 75 No L 262/ 1 Official Journal of the European Communities

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

REGULATION ( EEC) No 2550/75 OF THE COMMISSION of 9 October 1975 fixing the export levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour groats and meal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas the high level of prices in international trade COMMUNITIES, could impede importation of common wheat, rye flour, barley, rye, oats, maize, durum wheat groats and meal into the Community or provoke exportation Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European from the Community ; Economic Community ;

Whereas the situation described above can be said to Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/ 67/ EEC (') of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­ exist at the present time ; whereas to ensure supplies tion of the market in cereals, as last amended by Regu­ in the Community an export levy should be intro­ lation ( EEC) No 665/ 75 (2) ; duced for common wheat, rye flour, barley, rye, oats, maize, durum wheat groats and meal ;

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1 968 /73 (3 ) of 19 July 1973 laying down general rules Whereas the threshold prices for the 1975/76 to be applied in the event of the cereals market being marketing year were fixed by Council Regulation disturbed , as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No ( EEC) No 1173/75 (5) of 28 April 1975 ; 86/75 (4) and in particular Article 4 (2) thereof ;

Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1968 /73 Committee ; specifies that when the export levy is being fixed account must be taken of the existing situation and the future trend with regard to prices and availabilities Whereas Article 19 of Regulation No 120/ 67/ EEC of cereals on the Community market on the one hand provides that measures may be taken when the quota­ and prices for cereals and cereal products on the word tions or prices on the world market for one or more market on the other ; whereas the same article products reach the level of Community prices ; provides that it is also important to ensure equili­ whereas that situation is likely to continue and to dete­ brium and the natural development of prices and riorate , thereby disturbing or threatening to disturb trade on cereal markets and furthermore , to take into the Community market ; account the economic aspect of the proposed exports and the need to avoid disturbances on the Commu­ Whereas Regulation ( EEC) No 1968 / 73 specifies that nity market ; the quotations or prices on the world market shall be regarded as having reached the level of Community prices when they approach or exceed the threshold Whereas for the products listed in Article 1 (c) of price ; whereas the continuation and the deterioration Regulation No 120/67/ EEC the specific factors set out of that situation may be regarded as being likely to in Article 3(2) of Regulation ( EEC) No 1968 /73 must continue where an imbalance between supply and also be taken into account ; demand is established and where this imbalance is likely to persist, having regard to foreseeable produc­ tion and market price trends ; Whereas the export levy may be varied if the world market situation or the specific requirements of (') OJ No 117, 19 . 6 . 1967, p . 2269/ 67 . certain markets make this necessary ; (2 ) OJ No L 72, 20 . 3 . 1975, p. 14. (3) OJ No L 201 , 21 . 7. 197.3 , p. 10 . (■») OJ No L 1 1 , 16 . 1 . 1975, p . 2. (5 ) OJ No L 117, 7 . 5 . 1975, p. 6.

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Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, the Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation following should be used to calculate the levies : are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ ment Committee for Cereals, — for currencies the exchange rates for which are kept at any given moment within a band of 2-25 % , at a conversion rate based on their actual HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : parity ; — for other currencies a conversion rate based on the Article 1 arithmetic mean of the spot market rates for each The export levies referred to in the first indent of of these currencies against the Community curren­ Article 2(1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1968/73 are cies referred to in the preceding paragraph over a hereby fixed at the amounts shown in the Annex, for specified period ; the products listed in Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regu­ Whereas it follows from applying the rules outlined lation No 120/67/ EEC. above to the present situation on the market in cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for Article 2 these products within the Community and on the world market, that the export levies, should be fixed This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 October as shown in the Annex to this Regulation ; 1975 .

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

Done at Brussels, 9 October 1975.

For the Commission P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 9 October 1975 fixing the export levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour groats and meal

CCT heading u. a. / metric ton No Description

ex 10.01 A Common wheat and meslin, excluding officially certified seeds (') 7-00

ex 10.02 0 Rye, excluding officially certified seeds (l )

ex 10.03 10-00 Barley, excluding officially certified seeds (')

ex 10.04 Oats, excluding officially certified seeds (*) 0

10.05 B Maize other than hybrid maize for sowing 10-00

10.07 B Millet —

— 10.07 C Grain sorghum

— ex 11.01 A Wheat flour

11.01 B Rye flour 0

11.02 A la) Durum wheat groats and meal 0

11.02 A lb ) Common wheat groats and meal 0 •

(') 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).