31975R2826

31 . 10 . 75 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 280/45

REGULATION ( EEC) No 2826/ 75 OF THE COMMISSION of 30 October 1975 fixing the export levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour groats and meal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN whereas the situation described above can be said to COMMUNITIES, exist at the present time ; whereas to ensure supplies in the Community an export levy should be intro­ duced for common wheat, rye flour, barley, rye, oats, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European maize, durum wheat groats and meal ; Economic Community ;

Whereas the threshold prices for the 1975/76 Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/ marketing year were fixed by Council Regulation 67/ EEC (') of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­ (EEC) No 1173/75(5) of 28 April 1975 ; tion of the market in cereals, as last amended by Regu­ lation ( EEC) No 665/75 (2) ; Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1968/73 specifies that when the export levy is being fixed Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No account must be taken of the existing situation and 1 968 /73 (3) of 19 July 1973 laying down general rules the future trend with regard to prices and availabilities to be applied in the event of the cereals market being of cereals on the Community market on the one hand disturbed, as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No and prices for cereals and cereal products on the word 86/ 75 (4 ) and in particular Article 4 ( 2) thereof ; market on the other ; whereas the same article provides that it is also important to ensure equili­ brium and the natural development of prices and Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary trade on cereal markets and furthermore, to take into Committee ; account the economic aspect of the proposed exports and the need to avoid disturbances on the Commu­ nity market ; Whereas Article 19 of Regulation No 120 /67/ EEC provides that measures may be taken when the quota­ tions or prices on the world market for one or more Whereas for the products listed in Article 1 (c) of products reach the level of Community prices ; whereas that situation is likely to continue and to dete­ Regulation No 120/67/ EEC the specific factors set out in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1968 /73 must riorate, thereby disturbing or threatening to disturb also be taken into account ; the Community market ;

Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1968 /73 specifies that Whereas the export levy may be varied if the world ihe quotations or prices on the world market shall be market situation or the specific requirements of regarded as having reached the level of Community certain markets make this necessary ; prices when they approach or exceed the threshold price ; whereas the continuation and the deterioration of that situation may be regarded as being likely to Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, the continue where an imbalance between supply and following should be used to calculate the levies : demand is established and where this imbalance is likely to persist, having regard to foreseeable produc­ tion and market price trends ; — 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 Whereas the high level of prices in international trade parity ; could impede importation of common wheat, rye flour, barley, rye, oats, maize, durum wheat groats and — for other currencies a conversion rate based on the meal into the Community or provoke exportation arithmetic mean of the spot market rates for each from the Community ; of these currencies against the Community curren­ cies referred to in the preceding paragraph over a (') OJ No 117, 19 . 6 . 1967, p . 2269/ 67 . specified period ; (2 ) OJ No L 72, 20 . 3 . 1 975 , p. 14 . (3 ) OJ No L 201 , 21 . 7 . 1973 , p . 10 . H OJ No L 11 , 16 . 1 . 1975, p . 2 . (5 ) OJ No L 1 1 7, 7 . 5 . 1 975, p. 6 .

No L 280/46 Official Journal of the European Communities 31 . 10 . 75

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 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 at the amounts shown in the Annex, for the products listed in Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regu­ lation No 120 / 67 / EEC . A rticle 2 Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 October ment Committee for Cereals, 1975 .

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

Done at Brussels, 30 October 1975 . For the Commission

P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

31 . 10. 75 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 280/47

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 30 October 1975 fixing the export levies on cereals and on wheat or rye flour groats and meal

CCT heading Description u . a . /metric ton No

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

ex 10.01 B Durum wheat, excluding officially certified seeds (*)

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

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

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

11.02 A I a ) Durum wheat groats and meal

11.02 A lb) Common wheat groats and meal

*) 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).