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COMMISSION
COMMISSION DECISION
of19March1976
authorizingtheFrenchRepublictoapplyspecialinterventionmeasuresfor
durumwheat
(OnlytheFrenchtextisauthentic)
(76/346/EEC)
Whereassuitablemeasuresshouldbetakeninthe
circumstances describedabovetoavoidtherelevant
interventionagencyhavingtomakelargepurchasesof
durumwheat;whereasthemarketshouldthereforebe
relievedbytheremovalfromitforafixedperiodofa
quantityofthiswheat;whereas250000metrictons
appearstobesufficienttoattainthatobjectivein
France;whereascontractsshouldbeestablishedfor
thispurposebetweentheholdersandtherelevant
interventionagenciesandthedetailedrulesforthis
systemshouldbelaiddown;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals(*),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No3058/75(2),andinparticularthe
secondparagraphofArticle8andArticle24thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2740/75of29October1975onspecialintervention
measuresforcereals(3),andinparticularArticle1
thereof,
Havingregardtothecommunication fromtheFrench
Republicof25February1976settingouttheparticu­
larlydifficultsituationforholdersofdurumwheat
andrequestingspecialinterventionmeasuresinthe
caseofthiswheat,
Whereasthemarketpricefordurumwheatstandsand
willprobablycontinuetostandataboutthelevelofor
belowtheinterventionprice;whereasasaresultthe
marketsituationgivesrisetothefearthatmassive
amountsofthiswheatmaybedeliveredintointerven­
tionimmediatelybeforethenewharvest;Whereas,inordertoattainthesaidobjectives,the
holdersofdurumwheatshouldbegivenanallowance
forthestoragecostswhichtheywillincurandwhich
wouldhavebeenautomatically andwhollyatthe
expenseoftheinterventionagencyiftheyhaddeliv­
eredtheirstockstoit;
Whereasincaseofanypossibledisturbanceonthe
Communitymarket,therelevantinterventionagency
shouldremaininapositiontoauthorizethetermina­
tionofthestorageofthequantityinquestion,under
theprocedurelaiddowninArticle26ofRegulation
(EEC)No2727/75;
(1)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL306,26.11.1975,p.3.
3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.54.WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,

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HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1Theinterventionagencyshallchecktheexistenceof
thestocksofeachapplicantbeforethesignatureof
thecontractandagainattheendoftheperiodof
storage.Itshallalsocarryoutallnecessarycontrol
measurestoensurethattheundertakingisrespected.
Article4TheFrenchRepublicisherebyauthorizedtocarry
out,throughitsinterventionagency,specialinterven­
tionoperationsinrespectof250000metrictonsof
durumwheatinaccordancewiththefollowingprovi­
sions.
Theseoperationsshallinvolvetheconclusionbefore
20March1976ofcontractsbetweentheintervention
agencyandholdersofdurumwljeat,underwhich:
(a)theholdersshallundertaketokeepagivenquan­
tityofdurumwheatinstorefrom1Aprilto31
December1976;
(b)theinterventionagencyshallgranttotheholders
ofthatquantity,attheendoftheperiodreferred
tounder(a),adailypremiumtocoverthecostsof
theoperationfixedataflatrateof0-038unitof
accountpermetricton.
SubjecttoArticle4,thepremiumreferredtounder(b)
shallonlybegrantedifthewholecontractedquantity
towhichtheundertakingrelates,remainsattheend
oftheperiodreferredtounder(a).Furthermorean
amountofthreeunitsofaccountpermetrictonshall
beleviedinrespectofanyquantitywhichismissing.
However,atoleranceof3kgpermetrictonshallbe
allowedwhenapplyingthisparagraph.1.TheMemberStateconcernedmaybeauthorized,
inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle
26ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75,toterminatethe
undertakingprovidedforinArticle1(a),inwholeor
inpart,witheffectfromanydateafter1October
1976.Inthiscasethedailypremiumreferredtoin
Article1(b)shallbegranteduptothedayfixedby
theMemberStatefortheterminationoftheunder­
taking.
Fortheremainderoftheperiodfromsuchdayof
terminationuntil31December1976,apenalty
premiumofupto0*008unitofaccountpermetric
tonperdayshallbepaid,subjecttoamaximumof
0-24unitofaccountpermetricton.
2.TheMemberStatemayreleasetheholderin
wholeorinpartfromtheundertakingreferredtoin
Article1(a)ifthelattersorequeststheintervention
agency.Inthiscasethedailypremiumshallbe
grantedinaccordancewiththeruleslaiddowninpara­
graph1butnopenaltypremiumshallbepaid.
Article2
Article5
TheFrenchRepublicshallkeeptheCommission
informedofthedevelopment oftheoperations
providedforinthisDecision.Holderswhowishtoenterintosuchanundertaking
mustmakeawrittenapplication,amountingtoafirm
undertaking ,totheinterventionagencybefore20
March1976indicatingthequantityinquestionwhich
maynotbelessthan200metrictons.
Intheeventofthetotalquantityforwhichholders
wishtogiveundertakingsexceedingthequantity
referredtointhefirstparagraphofArticle1,theinter­
ventionagencyshallallocatethequantitiestobethe
subjectofundertakingsinproportiontothequantity
offeredbyeachholder.
Thecompetentagencyshallnotifytheholdersbefore
1April1976ofthequantitiestobesubjecttounder­
takings.Article6
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFrenchRepublic.
DoneatBrussels,19March1976.
Article3FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommissionOperationsreferredtoinArticle1mayonlyrelateto
durumwheatfromthe1975cropwhichfulfilsthe
conditionslaiddownforacceptabilityforintervention .