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REGULATION (EEC)No1554/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of7June1973
layingdowntheconditionsforgrantingcarry-overpaymentsforstocksofcommon
wheat,ryeofbreadmakingqualityandmaizeremainingattheendofthe1972/73
marketingyear
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(*)of13June1967onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedby
theAct(2)annexedtotheTreaty(3)concerningthe
accessionofnewMemberStatestotheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtotheEuropeanAtomic
EnergyCommunity,signedatBrusselson22
January1972,andinparticularArticle9(6)
thereof;
Whereas .stocksofcerealsremainingattheendofa
marketingyeararegenerallyheldbythetradeorby
theprocessingindustry;whereastosimplifythe
administration ofthepayments,inparticularas
regardssupervision,thecarry-overpayment
providedforbyArticle9ofRegulationNo120/
67/EECandbyCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1406/73(4)of25May1973fixingacarry-over
paymentforstocksofcommonwheat,ryeofbread­
makingqualityandmaizeremainingattheendof
the1972/73marketingyearshouldbegrantedatthe
tradeorprocessingindustrystage;whereas,inthe
caseofryeofbreadmakingquality,supervision
requirementsaresuchthatthepaymentshouldbe
madeonlytothemillingindustry;
Whereasinmanyarea'stheprocessingindustry,and
inparticularthemillingindustry,doesnothave
extensivestoragecapacitylikethatofthetrade
fromwhichitgenerallyobtainsitssupplies;
Whereastheminimum 'stockswhichitisrequiredto
holdshouldthereforebelowerthanthoserequired
ofthetrade;
Whereas,sincethecommonwheatandryeharvestin
certainregionsoftheCommunityisgenerallyearly,
beinggatheredbeforetheendofthemarketing
year,andmightbeearlyinotherregionsalso,and
sinceitisnecessarytosupervizethegrantofcarry­overpayments,adeclarationofstocksheldon31
Maymustberequiredofallapplicants;
WhereasinItalycommonwheatofthenewharvest
canbemarketedbeforetheendofthemarketing
yearandwhereas,consequently ,toavoidfraudthe
paymentshouldbeavailableonlyforstocksheldin
thatMemberStateon31May1973unlesstheappli­
cantcanprovethatthecerealtowhichhisapplica­
tionrelatescamefromanotherMemberState;
Whereaseveryyearincertainregionsofthe
Community,andthroughouttheCommunitywhen
theharvestisparticularlyearly,commonwheatof
thenewharvestmaybemarketedbefore31July;
whereasnocarry-overpaymentshouldbegranted
forsuchcommonwheat,whatevertheplaceof
storageintheCommunitybefore31July;whereas
acarry-overpaymentshouldbe(grantedon
commonwheatharvestedinaMemberStatewhere
theharvestisearlyandstoredinanotherMember
Statebetween31Mayandtheendofthemarketing
yearonlyifproofisfurnished,preferablybya
certificateissuedbythecompetentauthorityofthe
MemberStateinwhoseterritorythewheatwas
harvested,thatthewheatisnotofthenewharvest;
Whereas,toavoidhaltingpurchasesofCommunity-
producedcerealsbetween1Juneand31July1973,
undertakingsholdingnostockson31May1973
shouldreceivethecarry-overpaymentinrespectof
anystocksheldbythemon31July1973provided
theyprovethatthecerealspurchasedbythem
betweenthosetwodatesqualifytherefore;
Whereasprovisionshouldalsobemadeforgranting
thecarry-overpaymenttoanundertakingwhich,
havingbeenawardedacontractunderaninvita­
tiontotenderforthesupplyofflourasfoodaid,
hasadvancedacertainquantityofcerealswhich
remainstobereplacedbyaninterventionagency;
Whereastheproceduresandsupervisionmeasures
asregardsstocksofcerealsandtheirmovements
shouldbetheresponsibilityofthecompetentagen­
ciesoftheMemberStates,andwhereasthoseagen­
ciesshouldtakethenecessarymeasurestoensureHOJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
HOJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(8)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
(4)OJNoL139,26.5.1973,p.30.

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himon31May1973,indicatingthestoreand
thewarehousewherethestocksmaybeinspec­
ted;thatCommunityprovisionsgoverningthegrantof
carry-overpaymentsareobserved;
Whereasthemeasuresprovided 1forinthisRegula­
tionareinaccordancewiththeOpinionofthe
ManagementCommitteeforCereals;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :(b)lodgebyregisteredletter,telexortelegramnot
laterthan7August1973anapplicationfor'
carryoverpaymenttothesamecompetentautho­
rity,specifyingthequantitiesofthecereals
aforesaidownedbyhimon31July1973.This
applicationshallincludeatleasttheinformation
anddeclarationssetoutinAnnexII.Article1
2.Undertakings specifiedinArticle1whichon
31May1973holdnostocksandconsequentlydo
notmakethedeclarationprovidedforinparagraph
1(a)shallreceiveacarry-overpaymentonsuch
stocksastheyholdon31July1973providedthey
provethatcerealspurchasedbythembetween1
Juneand31July1973werepurchasedfroman
interventionagencyorfromstocksdeclaredunder
paragraph1(a)andprovidedtheylodgetheirappli­
cationinaccordancewithparagraph1(b).Thecarry-overpaymentprovidedforinArticles1
and2ofRegulation (EEC)No1406/73shallbe
grantedto:
(•a)tradingandprocessingundertakingsforstocks
ofcommonwheatharvestedintheCommunity
andownedby(themon31July1973;
<(b)millingundertakingsforstocksofryeofbread­
makingqualityharvestedintheCommunity,
andownedbythemonthesamedate,provided
theyundertaketopreparethatcerealforhuman
consumption ;
(c)tradingandprocessingundertakingsforstocks
ofmaizeharvestedin(theCommunity ,owned
bythemonthesamedateandheldinthe
surplusproductionzoneslistedinAnnexI.Article4
Article2
1.Theminimumamountnecessarytoenablea
stocktoqualifyforacarry-overpaymentshallbe:
—75metrictonsforcommonwheatandmaize
ownedbytradingundertakings ;
—20metrictonsforcommonwheatandmaize
ownedbytheprocessingindustry;
—10tonsforcommonwheatownedbymilling
undertakingsandalsoforryeofbreadmaking
quality.
2.Theminimumquantitiesspecifiedaboveshall
applytolotsofuniformquality,storedinthesame
warehouse .1.InItaly,stocksofcommonwheatqualifying
forcarry-overpaymenton31July1973maynot
exceedthosewhichweredeclaredunderArticle3
(1)(a)unlesstheapplicantprovesthatthiswheat
washarvestedinanotherMemberStateorthatit
wasboughtbetween1Juneand31July1973from
theItalianinterventionagencyandoriginatedfrom
stocksremainingfromthepreviousharvest.
2.CommonwheatharvestedinFranceorItaly,
storedinanotherMemberStateon31July1973
andnotincludedinthestocksdeclaredtothe
competentauthoritybefore12June1973shall
qualifyforcarry-overpaymentonlyiftheapplicant
provesthatitdoesnotcomefromthe1973harvest.
Tothisend,andsubjecttoArticle6(1)and(2)the
applicantshallsubmitacertificateofsaleissuedby
thecompetentFrenchorItalianauthorities .
3.Ifcommonwheatofthenewharvestis
marketedinanotherMemberStatebefore31July
1973asaresultofanexceptionallyearlyharvest,
paragraph2shallapplytocommonwheathar­
vestedinthatMemberState.
Whetherornottheharvestisearlyshallbeestab­
lishedbytheCommissioninthelightofinforma­
tionsuppliedtothisendbytheMemberStates.Article3
1.Toreceiveacarry-overpaymentfromthe
competentauthorityoftheMemberStateinwhose
territorythestocksaresituated,theapplicantshall:
(a)declarebyregisteredletter,telexortelegram
sentbefore12June1973tothecompetent
authorityconcernedhisintentiontoapplyfora
carry-overpaymentandthequantitiesofeach
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Article5 2.ThecompetentauthorityofeachMember
Stateshalltakealladditionalmeasuresnecessaryto
takeaccountofthespecificconditionsintheirterri­
tory,andinparticularshalldeterminewhenthe
stocksandtheirmovementsaretobeinspected.
3.MemberStatesshallsendtheCommission ,not
laterthan31January1974,awrittenreportonthe
applicationofthisRegulation .
4.IneachMemberState,thecompetentauthority
shallbetheinterventionagencyoranyotheragency
appointedbytheMemberState.WithoutprejudicetoArticle2(1),wherethecondi­
tionsformobilizingcerealstobemadeintoflour
andexportedasfoodaidprovidethatthesuccessful
tenderershalltakeoveragivenquantityof
commonwheatfromthestocksofanintervention
agencyand,inordertoexpeditetheprovisionof
theaid,thesuccessfultendererhassuppliedan
equivalentquantityofcommonwheatfromhisown
stocks,thecarry-overpaymentprovidedforin
Article1ofRegulation (EEC)No1406/73shallbe
grantedtohimforthequantityofcommonwheat
whichon31July1973hestillhastotakeover
fromtheinterventionagency'swarehouse .
Article7
Article6
1.ThecompetentauthorityofeachMember
Stateshallcarryoutthenecessaryinspectionof
stocksandtheirmovementsinitsterritory.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethird
dayfollowingitspublication sintheOfficialJournal
oftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,7June1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLI

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ANNEXI
Surplusproductionzonesformaize(*)
ZONEI(ParisBasin)
comprisingtheeconomicregionsof'Bourgogne','Centre','Champagne','Haute-Normandie '
excludingtheSeine-Maritime Department,'Picardie'and'RegionParisienne'.
ZONEII(West)
comprisingtheeconomicregions'PaysdelaLoire',Poitou-Charentes 'and'Bretagne'.
ZONEIII(South-West )
comprisingtheeconomicregions'Aquitaine'and'Midi-Pyrénées',andthe'AudeDepartment'.
ZONEIV(MassifCentral)
comprisingtheeconomicregion'Auvergne'.
ZONEV(Rhône-Alpes ,Franche-Comté )
comprisingtheeconomicregions'Rhône-Alpes'andFranche-Comté '.
ZONEVI(Alsace)
comprisingtheeconomicregion'Alsace'.
(*)AllthesezonesareinFrance.
ANNEXII
Minimuminformationtobesuppliedwhenapplyingforacarry-overpayment
1.Descriptionofcereal
2.Quantity
3.Placeofstorage
4.Declarationthat:
(a)thecerealisnotofthe1973harvest;
(b)thecerealwasharvestedintheCommunity ;
(c)theapplicantownsthecereal;
(d)thecerealisoffairandsoundmerchantablequalityasdefinedinRegulation (EEC)No
1492/71,andforrye,asdefinedinArticle6ofRegulation (EEC)No1493/71and
Article3ofRegulation (EEC)No1406/73.