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NoL157/18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 14.7.71
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1492/71
of13July1971
fixingtheprocedureandconditionsforthetakingoverofcerealsbyintervention
agencies
tobemadeupforeachkindofcerealofferedfor
intervention,aminimumquantityshouldbefixed
belowwhichtheinterventionagencyisnotobliged
toaccepttheoffer;whereastheconditionsand
practicesofthemarketincerealshaveevolvedin
awaywhichrequirestheraisingofthisminimum
quantitytoalevelhigherthanthatpreviouslyfixed;
whereas,however,itmaybenecessarytoprovide
foragreaterminimum 'metrictonnageincertain
MemberStatessothatinterventionagenciesmay
takeaccount,temporarily,ofpre-existingconditions
andpracticesofthewholesaletradeinthose
countries;
Whereastheconditionsgoverningoffersto
interventionagenciesandtakingoverbythemshould
beasuniformaspossibleintheCommunityinorder
toavoidanydiscrimination betweenproducers;
whereas,however,MemberStatesmightusefully
apply,concurrentlywiththisRegulation,thoseof
theirprovisionswhicharesuitedtotheirown
climaticconditionsandinparticulartotrade
practices;
Whereasthemaximummoisturecontentofcereals
offeredforinterventionshouldbereducedwitha
viewtoimprovingstorageconditions;whereas,
however,thisdecreaseshouldforcertaincerealsbe
phasedoveraperiodoftimetoenablethose
concernedtoadjusttheiroperationsaccordingly ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionofthe
ManagementCommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/67/EEC
of13.June1967onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals(x),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2434/70(2),andinparticularArticle7(5)
thereof,
Whereasinterventionpriceswerefixedforaspecific
standardqualityandwhereasprovisionwasmade
forpriceincreasesandreductionsinrespectofcereals
offeredofotherthanstandardquality;
Whereastheprocedureandconditionsforthetaking
overofcerealsbyinterventionagencieshavebeen
fixedforeachmarketingyear;whereassufficient
experiencehasbeenacquiredsincetheintroduction
ofthecommonorganizationofmarketstopermitof
thefixingofsuchprocedureandconditionsforan
indefiniteperiodbeginningwiththe1971/72
marketingyear;
Whereascerealsofinadequatequalityforuseor
storageshouldnotbeacceptedforintervention ;
whereas,infixingtheminimumquality,thediversity
ofclimaticconditionsinthedifferentregionsofthe
Communityshouldbetakenintoconsideration ;
whereas,tothisend,pendingadequateCommunity
experienceinthematter,theresponsibility for
adaptingthequalityconditions 'laiddowntothe
climaticconditionsoftheregionsforwhichtheyare
responsibleshouldbeleftprovisionally tothe
interventionagencies;
Whereas,inordertosimplifytheadministration of
interventionand,inparticular,toallowuniformlotsHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
(!)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.Anyholderofuniformlotsofcommonwheat,rye,
barleyandmaizeweighingatleast80metrictons
andofdurumwheatweighingatleast40metric
topsharvestedintheCommunityshallbeentitledto (2)OJNoL262,3.12.1970,p1,

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offersuchoerea'lstotheintervention agency.
However,theinterventionagenciesmayfixagreater
minimummetrictonnage.
Article2dosttheirvitreousaspect(mitadine)doesnot
exceed50and7%respectively;
—thepercentageofbrokengrainsdoesnotexceed
5%forcommonwheatanddurumwheat,and
10%formaize;
—thepercentageofshrivelledbarleygrainsdoesnot
exceed15%.
3.Bywayofderogationfromparagraph2itmay
be-decided,intheeventofunfavourable climatic
conditions,inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaid
downinArticle26ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC:
—tolowerto85%thepercentagespecifiedinthe
firstindent;
—toincreaseto20%thepercentagespecifiedinthe
secondindent;
—toincreaseto60%thepercentagespecifiedfor
'mitadines'grainsintheninthindent.
Article31.Inordertobeacceptedforinterventioncereals
mustbeofsoundandfairmarketablequality.
2.Cerealsshallbeconsideredtobeofsoundand
marketablequalityiftheyareofthetypicalcolour
ofthecerealinquestion,freefromabnormalsmell
andlivepests(includingmites)ateverystageof
theirdevelopmentandif:
—thetotalpercentageofconstituentswhichare
basiccerealsofunimpairedqualityisnotless
than90%forcommonwheat,durumwheat,rye,
barleyandmaize;
—themoisturecontentforcommonwheat,durum
wheat,rye,barleyandmaizedoesnotexceeda
percentagefixedbytheinterventionagenciesat
between14and16%accordingtoregion;for
the1971/72marketingyear,however,the
percentageforcommonwheat,ryeandbarley
maybefixedatbetween14and18%;
—thespecificweightisatleast76kg/hifordurum
wheat,68kg/hiforryeand63kg/hiforbarley;
forwinterbarley,however,theminimumspecific
weightmaybefixedat59kg/hibythe
interventionagenciesofMemberStates;
—thespecificweightforcommonwheatisnotless
thanaweightfixedbytheinterventionagencies
•atbetween72and75kg/hi,accordingtoregion;
—thepercentageofsproutedgrainsdoesnotexceed
6%forcommonwheatanddurumwheat,8%
forrye,maizeandbarley;however,these
percentagesmaybereducedbytheintervention
agencies;
—forcommonwheat,durumwheat,rye,barley
andmaizethepercentageofgrainimpuritiesdoes
notexceed5%,andforbarleythepercentageof
grainsofothercerealsandgrainsdamagedby
pestsdoesnotexceed5%;
—thepercentageofmiscellaneous impurities
(Schwarzbesatz )doesnotexceed3%forcommon
wheat,durumwheat,ryeandbarleyand4%
formaizeofwhichnotmorethan0-05%of
spontaneously fermentedgrainsforcommon
wheatanddurumwheat,0-05%ofergotfor
commonwheat,durumwheatandryeand0-10%
ofharmfulweedseedsforcommonwheat,durum
wheatandrye;
—forcommonwheatanddurumwheatthe
percentageofgrainsheatedduringdrying
processesdoesnotexceed0-50%;1.Alloffersforintervention shallbemadein
writingtoaninterventionagency.
2.Acceptanceoftheofferbytheintervention
agencyshallbegivenwiththeleastpossibledelay
togetherwithnecessaryparticularsoftheconditions
underwhichthegoodswillbetakenover.Objection
totheconditionsmaybemadeonlywithin48hours
ofreceiptoftheacceptance.
3.Thepricetobepaidtothesellershallbethat
fixed,inaccordancewithArticle2ofCouncil
RegulationNo132/67/EECof13June1967laying
downgeneralrulesforinterventiononthemarket
incereals(1),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No1938/70of29September1970(2),forgoods
delivered,notunloadedatstoragedepot,andvalid
forthemonthofdeliveryspecifiedwhentheoffer
wasaccepted,accountbeingtakenofpriceincreases
andreductionstobedetermined .
4.Paymentshallbemadeassoonaspossibleafter
thetakingover.
Article4
1.Thedateoftakingovershallbeagreedbetween
thesellerandtheinterventionagency.
—fordurumwheatandcommonwheatthe(x)OJNo120,21.6.1967,p.2364/67.
percentageofgrainswhichhavewhollyorpartly (2)OJNoL215,30.?.1970,p.1,

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barley,maizeanddurumwheat(1)shallbeapplicable
tothisRegulation.
Article52.Theactualtakeoverofthecerealsshallbe
effectedbytheinterventionagencyinthepresence
ofthesellerorhisdulyauthorizedagents.
3.Ifnoagreementcanbereachedconcerningthe
qualityandthecharacteristics ofthecerealoffered,
samplestakenbybothpartiesshallbeanalyzedby
alaboratoryapprovedbythecompetentauthorities.
Theresultsofsuchanalysisshallbefinal.
4.Thesellerandtheinterventionagencymaybe
representedbytheirrespectiveagents.
5.Thedefinitionsgiveninthefirstandsecond
indentsofArticle4(c)andAnnexItoCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No768/69of22April1969
fixingstandardqualitiesforcommonwheat,rye,Theinterventionagenciesshall,wherenecessary,
adoptadditionalproceduresandconditionsfor
takingover,compatiblewiththeprovisionsofthis
Regulation,totakeaccountofanyspecialconditions
existingintheMemberStatetowhichtheyrelate;
inparticular,theymayrequestperiodicstockreturns.
Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterinto,forceon1August
1971.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneinBrussels,13July1971.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
FrancoM.MALFATTI
(
i1)OJNoL100,28.4.1969,p.8.