31975R2941

8 . 11 . 75 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 290/49

REGULATION (EEC) No 2941 /75 OF THE COMMISSION of 7 November 1975 altering the export levies on products processed from cereals

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN and prices for cereals and cereal products on the COMMUNITIES, world 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 Treaty establishing the European trade on cereal markets and furthermore, to take into Economic Community ; account the economic aspect of the proposed exports and the need to avoid disturbances on the Commu­ nity market ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 (! ) of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals ; Whereas for the products, other than starches, listed in Article 1 (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 the Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No specific factors set out in Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2747/75 must also be taken into account ; 2747/75 (2) of 29 October 1975 laying down general rules to be applied in the event of the cereals market being disturbed, and in particular Article 4 (3) thereof ; Whereas a levy has been imposed on the export of certain cereals, in view of the relationship between the Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary basic product and the products processed from it and Committee ; given the market situation for certain processed products, an export levy for certain of these products must also be fixed ; Whereas Article 19 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 provides that measures may be taken when the quota­ tions or prices on the world market for one or more Whereas the export levy may be varied if the world products reach the level of Community prices ; market situation or the specific requirements of whereas that situation is likely to continue and to dete­ certain markets make this necessary ; riorate, thereby disturbing or threatening to disturb the Community market ; Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, the following should be used to calculate the levies : Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2747/75 specifies that the quotations or prices on the world market shall be regarded as having reached the level of Community — for currencies the exchange rates for which are prices when they approach or exceed the threshold kept at any given moment within a band of price ; whereas the continuation and the deterioration 2-25 % , at a conversion rate based on their actual of that situation may be regarded as being likely to parity ; continue where an imbalance between supply and demand is established and where this imbalance is — for other currencies a conversion rate based on the likely to persist, having regard to foreseeable produc­ arithmetic mean of the spot market rates for each tion and market price trends ; of these currencies against the Community curren­ cies referred to in the preceding paragraph over a specified period ; Whereas the threshold prices for the 1975/76 marketing year were fixed by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2756/75 (3) of 29 October 1975 ; Whereas the export levies on products processed from cereals were fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 2529/75 (4) ; Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2747/75 specifies that when the export levy is being fixed account must be taken of the existing situation and Whereas applying the rules outlined above to the the future trend with regard to prices and availabilities present situation on the market in cereals, and in parti­ of cereals on the Community market on the one hand cular to quotations or prices for these products within the Community and on the world market, has the (') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . I2) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 82. (3) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 103 . (4) OJ No L 258, 4. 10 . 1975, p. 5.

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effect of abolishing the export levies on products hereby abolished for the products listed in Article 1 processed from cereals, (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75.

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 10 November 1975. Article 2 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2747/75 are

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

Done at Brussels, 7 November 1975. For the Commission

P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission