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REGULATION (EEC)No2104/73OFTHECOUNCIL
of1August1973
onthetransfertoandsalebytheItalianinterventionagencyofcommonwheat
heldbytheGerman,FrenchandBelgianinterventionagencies
Whereasdetailedrulesfortakingoverthewheatand
forthetransferofresponsibilityshouldbelaiddown;
Whereas,toensurethatnoneoftheinterventionagen­
ciesconcernedisrequiredtopartwithvirtuallyits
entirestockofcommonwheatwithinashortspaceof
time,itshouldbespecifiedthatthequantitiesof
wheattakenoverbytheItalianinterventionagency
fromeachoftheotherinterventionagenciesshould
beinproportiontothetonnagesthattheseagencies
aremakingavailable,toit;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforthisoperation
beingintegratedintothearrangementscontainedin
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No787/69(9)of22April
1969onthefinancingofinterventionontheinternal
marketincerealsandinrice,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No2092/70(10);
WhereasthisoperationimpliesthattheGuarantee
SectionoftheEuropeanAgriculturalGuidanceand
GuaranteeFundmustassumeresponsibility fortrans­
portcosts;whereasitshouldalsobeunderstoodthat
theCommunity'smonetaryregulationswillnotapply
tothisoperation;
Whereas,toenablethewheattobesoldontheItalian
marketbytheItalianinterventionagency,theprovi­
sionsgoverningthesaleofcerealsheldbyinterven­
tionagenciesshouldbewaivedandspecialconditions
analogoustothosedefinedbyRegulation(EEC)No
1984/73adopted;THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(1)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbythe
ActofAccession(2),andinparticularArticle7(4)
thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
729/70(3)of21April1970onthefinancingofthe
commonagriculturalpolicy,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1566/72(4),andinparticularArticle
3(2)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No132/
67/EEC(5)of13June1967layingdowngeneralrules
forinterventiononthemarketincereals,asamended
byRegulation(EEC)No1938/70(6),andinparticular
Article4thereof;
WhereasanumberofareasofItalyareatpresentex­
periencingconsiderable difficultyinprocuring
suppliesofwheattofeedthepopulation;whereasa
firststeptowardsremedyingthissituationwastaken
withCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1984/73(7)of19
July1973definingspecialconditionsforthesaleof
commonwheatheldbytheItalianintervention
agency,amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2103/73(8)
authorizingthesalebymutualagreementoftheentire
tonnageofcommonwheatheldbytheItalianinter­
ventionagency;whereasthetonnageofwheatthus
soldontheItalianmarkethasnotprovedsufficientto
festorethesupplysituationtonormal;whereasit
seemsthatthiscanbeachievedonlybymakingsome
ofthecommonwheatstillheldbyinterventionagen­
ciesofanumberofotherMemberStatesavailableto
theItalianinterventionagencysothatitcanbeput
onthemarketinareaswherethesupplysituationis
stillunsatisfactory ;whereastheGerman,Frenchand
Belgianinterventionagenciesareholdingcertain
quantitiesofwheat;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
(1)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.TheGerman,FrenchandBelgianinterventionagen­
ciesshall,until30September1970,hold150000,
47000and3000metrictonsrespectivelyofcommon
wheatatthedisposaloftheItalianintervention
agencywhichmaytakedeliveryofitunderthecondi­
tionsspecifiedinArticles2to5.(3)OJNoL94,28.4.1970,p.13.
(«)OJNoL167,25.7.1972,p.5.
(5)OJNo120,21.6.1967,p.2364/67.¥)OJNoL215,30.9.1970,p.1.
(7)OJNoL201,21.7.1973,p.43.
(8)Seep.1ofthisOfficialJournal.(9)OJNoL105,2.5.1969,p.4.
(10)OJNoL232,21.10.1970,p.3.

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Article2 Article6
TheItalianinterventionagencyshalltakedeliveryof
thewheatattheplaceinwhichitisstored,thereupon
assumingresponsibility forit.
Article3
TheItalianinterventionagencyshall,asfaras
possible,takeoverwheatfromeachoftheinterven­
tionagenciesreferredtoinArticle1inproportionto
thequantitiesputatitsdisposalbyeachofthem.
Inanyeventquantitiestakenovermustbeinpropor­
tiontoquantitiesmadeavailableby30September
1973.1.BywayofderogationfromArticle3ofRegula­
tionNo132/67/EEC,theItalianRepublicishereby
authorizedtosellthewheattakenover,bymutual
agreement,onthetermslaiddowninthisArticle.
2.TheItalianRepublicshalltakeallnecessary
stepstoensurethatthewheatsoldunderthisRegula­
tionisusedexclusivelyforthemanufactureoffood­
stuffstobesuppliedtothepopulationsconcerned.
3.Article8ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
376/70(*)of27February1970layingdowntheproce­
dureandconditionsforthedisposalofcerealsheldby
interventionagencies,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No129/73(2),whichspecifiestheinformation
tobeforwardedtotheCommission ,shallapplyby
analogy.
4.Thepriceatwhichtheproductshallbesoldby
theinterventionagencyshallbegovernedbyArticle3
(2)(a)and(b)ofRegulation(EEC)No376/70.
However,whenthesalerelatestoadeliverytoaplace
otherthantheplaceinwhichitisstored,theselling
priceshallcorrespondtothelocalmarketpriceinthe
placewheretheproductisstored,plusthecostof
transportingittotheplaceofdelivery.Article4
1.TheGerman,FrenchandBelgianintervention
agenciesshallshowthequantitiesofcommonwheat
transferredunderArticle1asazerodebitonthe
accountreferredtoinArticle3(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No787/69.
2.TheItalianinterventionagencyshallshowwheat
takenoverbyitunderArticle1asazerocreditonthe
accountreferredtoinparagraph 1.
Article5
Article7
Thecostoftransportingthequantitiesofcommon
wheatspecifiedinArticle1shallbeenteredonthe
accountreferredtoinArticle3(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No787/69.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,1August1973.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
I.N0RGAARD
(!)OJNoL47,28.2.1970,p.49.
2OJNoL17,20.1.1973,p.17.