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COUNCIL
COUNCILDECISION
of18May1976
onthesaleanduseofcommonwheatheldbytheItalianinterventionagency
(76/487/EEC)
Whereas,despitethesemeasures,marketpricesare
stillhigherthanthethresholdprice;whereas,asa
result,thepriceofbreadisbecominganundue
burdenontheconsumer :
WhereasArticle39oftheTreatystipulates,interalia,
thattheobjectivesofthecommonagriculturalpolicy
aretoassuretheavailabilityofsuppliesandtoensure
thatsuppliesreachconsumersatreasonableprices;THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No832/76(2),andinparticular
Article7(4)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2738/75of29October1975layingdowngeneral
rulesforinterventiononthemarketincereals(3),and
inparticularArticle4thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
Whereastherearesupplydifficultiesatpresentonthe
Italianmarketincommonwheat;whereasthissitua­
tionstemsnotonlyfromthestructuralshortfallin
Italianproductionbutalsofromspeculativewith­
holdingofcommonwheatowingtothedepreciation
oftheliraandfromthereductioninimports,which
arelesseasilyeffectedasaresultofthemonetarysitua­
tion;
Whereas,inordertocopewiththesedifficulties,the
Councildecidedtomakecommonwheatfromstocks
heldbytheinterventionagenciesofotherMember
StatesavailabletotheItalianinterventionagency;
whereas,inaddition,theItalianinterventionagency
soldpartofthestocksofcommonwheatwhichitstill
heldonthedomesticmarket;WhereastheItalianinterventionagencystillholds
morethan100000metrictonsofcommonwheat;
whereas,inordertoalleviatethedifficultsituation
whichisfurtheraggravatedbythedisasterinthe
northofthecountryquicklyandeffectively,theabove
quantityshouldbeplacedatthedisposaloftheItalian
Government immediately ;whereasthismeasure
shouldenabletheItalianGovernmenttoassignthat
quantitytothemakingofatypeofbreadwhich,
owingtoitslowpurchaseprice,isconsumedbythe
least-favoured sectionsofthepopulation ;
Whereas,inthesecircumstances ,provisionshouldbe
made,inaccordancewithArticle4ofRegulation
(EEC)No2738/75,forplacingthestocksofcommon
wheatheldbytheItalianinterventionagencyatthe
disposaloftheItalianGovernmentbyaprocedure
otherthananinvitationtotender;whereastheprice
atwhichthecommonwheatinquestionisplacedat
theItalianGovernment'sdisposalistobefixedata
flatrate,accountbeingtakenoftheconditionslaid
downinCommissionRegulation(EEC)No376/70of
27February1970layingdowntheprocedureand
conditionsforthedisposalofcerealsheldbyinterven­(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL100,14.4.1976,p.1.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.49.

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tionagencies(!),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No129/73(2);
Whereasthisoperationisjustifiedonlybytheexcep­
tionalnatureofthesituation;whereas,furthermore ,
thetimetablesetfortheexecutionthereofshouldnot
inanywayinterferewiththenormaldevelopmentof
pricesinaccordancewiththerulesforthecommon
organizationofthemarketincommonwheat,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
1.BywayofderogationfromArticle3ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No2738/75,theItalianintervention
agencyshallplaceatthedisposaloftheItalian
Governmentuntil31May1976100000metrictons
ofcommonwheatatpresentstoredintheregions
('fregioni')indicatedintheAnnex,subjecttothecondi­
tionslaiddowninthefollowingparagraphs .
2.Thepricetobepaidfortheoperationprovided
forinparagraph 1isfixedataflatrateof168-87units
ofaccountpermetricton.
3.TheItalianGovernment shallhandoverthe
quantitylaiddowninparagraph 1tothemillingindustrytobeprocessedforthemakingofbread
knownas'panecomune'atareducedpricewhichwill
enabletheleast-favoured consumerstopurchasethat
bread.
TheItalianGovernment shalltakethenecessary
measurestoensurethatthisoperationiscarriedoutin
suchawaythatthereisnodiscrimination between
flourmills.
Thefinaldateforhandingoveranddeliveringwheat
tothemillingindustryshallbe18June1976.
4.TheItalianRepublicshallinformtheCommis­
sionwithoutdelayofthemeasurestakenpursuantto
thisDecisionandoftheprogressoftheoperations
providedforherein.
Article2
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheItalianRepublic.
DoneatBrussels,18May1976.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
J.HAMILIUS
ANNEX
metrictons
Piemonte 19934-5
Lombardia 24781-2
Veneto 14726-7
Friuli-Venezia Giulia 2669-2
EmiliaRomagna 28393-5
Toscana 6463-4
Marche 3031-3
(')OJNoL43,28.2.1970,p.49.
(2)OJNoL17,20.1.1973,p.17.