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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1368/78
of22June1978
layingdowntheconditionsforgrantingcarry-overpaymentsforstocksof
commonwheatofbread-making quality,ryeintendedforbread-making and
maizeremainingattheendofthe1977/78marketingyear
andmightbeearlyinotherregionsalso,andsinceit
isnecessarytosupervisethegrantofcarry-over
payments,adeclarationofstocksheldon31May
mustberequiredofallapplicants;
WhereasinItalycommonwheatofthenewharvest
canbemarketedbeforetheendofthemarketing
year;whereas,consequently ,toavoidfraud,the
paymentshouldbeavailableonlyforstocksheldin
thatMemberStateon31May1978unlesstheappli­
cantcanprovethatthecerealtowhichhisapplication
relatescamefromanotherMemberState;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals(1),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1254/78(2),andinparticular
Article9thereof,
Whereasstocksofcerealsremainingattheendofa
marketingyeararegenerallyheldbythetradeorby
processingindustry;whereastosimplifytheadminis­
trationofthepayments,inparticularasregardssuper­
vision,thecarry-overpaymentprovidedforbyArticle
9ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75andbyCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No1258/78of12June1978fixing
acarry-overpaymentforstocksofcommonwheatof
bread-makingquality,ryeintendedforbread-making
andmaizeremainingattheendofthe1977/78
marketingyear(3),shouldbegrantedatthetradeor
processingindustrystage;whereas,inthecaseofrye
ofbread-makingquality,supervisionrequirementsare
suchthatthepaymentshouldbemadeonlytothe
millingindustry;
Whereasinmanyareastheprocessingindustry,and
inparticularthemillingindustry,doesnothavethe
extensivestoragecapacityavailabletothetradefrom
whichitgenerallyobtainsitssupplies;whereasthe
minimumstockswhichitisrequiredtoholdshould
thereforebelowerthanthoserequiredofthattrade;
Whereastoqualifyforthecarry-overpayment,
commonwheatofbread-making qualitymustmeet
theminimumstandardsforbread-making fixedby
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No1155/77of17May
1977(4);whereastheobservanceofthesestandardsis
determinedinaccordancewiththemethodfixedby
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No1628/77of20July
1977layingdownthemethodfordeterminingthe
minimumbread-making qualityofcommon
wheat(5);
Whereassincethecommonwheatandryeharvestin
certainregionsoftheCommunityisgenerallyearly,
beinggatheredbeforetheendofthemarketingyear,WhereaseveryyearincertainregionsoftheCommu­
nity,andthroughouttheCommunitywhenthe
harvestisparticularlyearly,commonwheatofthe
newharvestmaybemarketedbefore31July;whereas
nocarry-overpaymentshouldbegrantedforsuch
commonwheat,whatevertheplaceofstorageinthe
Communityon31July;whereasacarry-over
paymentshouldbegrantedoncommonwheathar­
vestedinaMemberStatewheretheharvestisearly
andstoredinanotherMemberStatebetween31May
andtheendofthemarketingyearonlyifproofis
furnished,preferablybyacertificateissuedbythe
competentauthorityoftheMemberStateinwhose
territorythewheatwasharvested,thatthewheatisnot
ofthenewharvest;
Whereas,toavoidhaltingpurchasesofCommunity
producedcerealsbetween1Juneand31July1978,
undertakingsholdingnostocksorinsufficientstocks
on31May1978shouldreceivethecarry-over
paymentinrespectofanystocksheldbythemon31
July1978providedtheyprovethatthecereals
purchasedbythembetweenthosetwodatesqualify
therefor;
Whereasprovisionshouldalsobemadeforgranting
thecarry-overpaymenttoanundertakingwhich,
havingbeenawardedacontractunderaninvitationto
tenderforthesupplyofflourasfoodaid,has
advancedacertainquantityofcerealswhichremains
tobereplacedbyaninterventionagency;
Whereastheproceduresandsupervisionmeasuresas
regardsstocksofcerealsandtheirmovementsshould
betheresponsibility ofthecompetentagenciesof
eachMemberState;whereasthoseagenciesshould(»)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL156,14.6.1978,p.1.0OJNoL156,14.6.1978,p.7.
(4)OJNoL136,2.6.1977,p.10.
(')OJNoL181,21.7.1977,p.20.

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takethenecessarymeasurestoensurethatCommu­
nityprovisionsgoverningthegrantofcarry-over
paymentsareobserved;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforCerealshas
notdeliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetby
itschairman,cerealsspecifiedinArticle1ownedbyhim,where
appropriate,on31May1978andthenameofthe
storesandwarehousewherethestocksmaybe
inspected;
(b)lodgebyregisteredletter,telexortelegramsent
notlaterthan7August1978anapplicationfor
carry-overpaymenttothesamecompetent
authority,specifyingthequantitiesofthesaid
cerealsownedbyhimon31July1978.Thisappli­
cationshallincludeatleasttheinformation and
declarations setoutinAnnexIIhereto.
2.TheundertakingsreferredtoinArticle1which
on31May1978holdnostocksorinsufficientstocks
andconequently donotmakethedeclaration
providedforinparagraph 1(a)orhaveproduceda
declarationconcerningtheinsufficiencyoftheirstock
onthatdateshallreceiveacarry-overpaymenton
suchstocksastheyholdon31July1978provided
theyprovethatcerealspurchasedbythembetween1
Juneand31July1978werepurchasedfromaninter­
ventionagencyorfromstocksdeclaredunderpara­
graph1(a)andprovidedtheylodgetheirapplication
inaccordancewithparagraph 1(b).HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Thecarry-overpaymentprovidedforinArticle1of
Regulation(EEC)No1258/78shallbegrantedto:
(a)tradingandprocessingundertakingsinrespectof
stocksofcommonwheatofbread-making quality
withinthemeaningofRegulation(EEC)No
1155/77harvestedintheCommunityandowned
bythemon31July1978;
(b)millingundertakingsinrespectofstocksofrye
intendedforbread-making ,withinthemeaningof
Article7(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75,har­
vestedintheCommunityandownedbythemon
theaforesaiddate;
(c)tradingandprocessingundertakingsinrespectof
stocksofmaizeharvestedintheCommunity ,
ownedbythemontheaforesaiddateandheldin
thesurplusproductionzoneslistedinAnnex1
hereto.
Article2
1.Theminimumamountnecessarytoenablea
stocktoqualifyforacarry-overpaymentshallbe:
—75tonnesforcommonwheatofbread-making
qualityandmaizeownedbytradingundertakings ,
—20tonnesformaizeownedbytheprocessing
industry,
—10tonnesforcommonwheatofbread-making
qualityownedbytheprocessingindustryandalso
forryeintendedforbread-making .
2.Theminimumquantitiesreferredtoaboveshall
applytolotsofuniformquality,storedwithinasingle
warehouse .
Article3
1.Toreceiveacarry-overpaymentfromthecompe­
tentauthorityoftheMemberStateinwhoseterritory
thestocksaresituated,theapplicantshall:
(a)declarebyregisteredletter,telexortelegramsent
before30June1978tothecompetentauthority
concernedhisintentiontoapplyforacarry-over
paymentindicatingthequantitiesofeachoftheArticle4
1.InItaly,stocksofcommonwheatofbread­
makingqualityqualifyingforcarry-overpaymenton
31July1978maynotexceedthosewhichwere
declaredunderArticle3(1)(a),unlesstheapplicant
provesthatthiswheatwasharvestedinanother
MemberStateorthatitwasboughtbetween1June
and31July1978fromtheItalianinterventionagency
andoriginatedfromstocksremainingfromthepre­
viousharvest.
2.Commonwheatofbread-making qualityhar­
vestedinFranceorItaly,instorageinanother
MemberStateon31July1978andnotincludedon
31May1978inthestocksdeclaredtothecompetent
authorityofthelatterStatebefore30June1978,shall
qualifyforcarry-overpaymentonlyiftheapplicant
provesthatitdoesnotcomefromthe1978harvest.
Tothisend,withoutprejudicetoArticle6(1)and(2)
theapplicantshallsubmitacertificateofsaleissued
bythecompetentFrenchorItalianauthorities.
3.Ifcommonwheatofbread-making qualityofthe
newharvestismarketedinanotherMemberState
before31July1978asaresultofanexceptionally
earlyharvest,paragraph2shallapplytocommon
wheatofbread-making qualityharvestedinthat
MemberState.
Whetherornottheharvestisearlyshallbeesta­
blishedbytheCommissioninthelightofinforma­
tionsuppliedtothisendbytheMemberStates.

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Article5 accountofthespecificconditionsintheirterritory,
andinparticularshalldeterminewhenthestocksand
theirmovementsaretobeinspected.Itmayalsofix
deadlinesearlierthanthoseprovidedforinArticle3
(1)(a)and(b).
3.MemberStatesshallsendtheCommission ,not
laterthan31January1979,awrittenreportonthe
operationofthisRegulation.
4.IneachMemberState,thecompetentauthority
shallbetheinterventionagencyoranyotheragency
appointedbytheMemberState.
Article7
ThisRegulationshallnotapplyinMemberStates
wherethecalculationofthecarry-overpaymentgives
anamountinnationalcurrencywhichisequaltoor
lessthanzero.
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .WithoutprejudicetoArticle2(1),wherethecondi­
tionsformobilizingcerealstobemadeintoflourand
exportedasfoodaidprovidethatthesuccessful
tenderershalltakeoveragivenquantityofcommon
wheatfromthestocksofaninterventionagencyand,
inordertoexpeditetheprovisionoftheaidthe
successfultendererhassuppliedanequivalentquan­
tityofcommonwheatfromhisownstocks,thecarry­
overpaymentprovidedforinArticle1ofRegulation
(EEC)No1258/78shallbegrantedtohimforthe
quantityofcommonwheatwhichon31July1978he
stillhastotakeoverfromtheinterventionagency's
warehouse .
Article6
1.ThecompetentauthorityofeachMemberState
shallcarryoutthenecessarychecksonstocksand
theirmovementsinitsterritory.
Whereaproductfailsatestofitsbread-making
quality,thecostsofsuchtestshallbebornebythe
applicant.
2.ThecompetentauthorityofeachMemberState
shalltakealladditionalmeasuresnecessarytotake
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22June1978.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President

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ANNEXI
Surplusproductionzonesformaize
AlltheeconomicregionsofFrance,withtheexceptionoftheNordandProvence/Coted'Azur
economicregionsandofthedepartmentsofGard,Herault,Lozère,PyreneesOrientalesandVosges.
ANNEXII
Minimuminformationtobesuppliedwhenapplyingforacarry-overpayment
1.Descriptionofcereal.
2.Quantity.
3.Placeofstorage.
4.Declarationthat:
(a)thecerealisnotofthe1978harvest;
(b)thecerealwasharvestedintheCommunity ;
(c)theapplicantownsthecereal;
(d)thecerealisoffairandsoundmarketablequality,formaizeasdefinedinRegulation(EEC)
No1569/77,forryeintendedforbread-making asdefinedinArticle6ofRegulation(EEC)
No1570/77,forcommonwheatofbread-makingqualityasdefinedinArticle5(2)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1629/77;
(e)thecommonwheatofbread-makingqualitymeetstheminimumstandardsforbread-making
fixedbyCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1155/77,determinedaccordingtothemethodofdeter­
miningtheminimumbread-makingqualityofcommonwheatdefinedbyCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No1628/77.