NoL153/34 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 12.6.76
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1353/76
of11June1976
onthequalitiesofdurumwheatforwhichaidmaybegrantedunderthesystem
ofaidfordurumwheatforthe1976/77marketingyearandamendingRegula­
tion(EEC)No1257/76
miningfactorinthosetestsisthestickinessofthe
pastaproductobtainedtherefromwhencooked;
Whereas,althoughithasnormalphysicalqualities,
suchavarietymayproveunsuitableforthemanufac­
tureofpastaproductsowinginparticulartotheelasti­
cityoftheglutenthereofwhichmakesthepasta
productobtainedtherefromstickywhencooked;
whereassuchavarietyshouldthereforebeexcluded
fromthegrantingofaid;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1143/76(2),andinparticular
Article10(5)thereof,
Whereasitisdifficulttocompilethelistofvarieties
providedforinArticle2ofRegulation (EEC)No
1257/76(3)owingtothedifferencesbetweenthe
nationalcataloguesofvarietiesandtheCommonCata­
logueofVarietiesofAgriculturalPlantSpecies;
whereastheabovementioned listshouldthereforenot
becompiledforthe1976/77marketingyear;
Whereasthecriteriafordeterminingthequalitative
andtechnological characteristics werelaiddownin
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No1147/76of17May
1976onaidfordurumwheat(4);whereasthose
characteristics mustguaranteethatthedurumwheat
canbeprocessedintomealorpastaproductswhileat
thesametimemeetingcertainrequirements for
purposesofhumanconsumption ;
Whereas,ontheonehand,withregardtothephysical
qualities,durumwheatforwhichaidmaybegranted
mustfulfiltheminimumconditionsfortakingover
byinterventionagenciesaslaiddowninCommision
Regulation (EEC)No1492/71of14July1971(5),as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1422/72(6);
Whereas,ontheotherhand,nodefinitivemethod
whichisvalidatCommunitylevelhasyetbeenformu­
latedfordistinguishing betweenthosevarietiesof
durumwheatwhicharesuitableforprocessinginto
pastaproductsandthosewhichareunsuitable ;
whereas,however,testsintheMemberStateshave
provedwithcertaintythatthereisintheCommunity
avarietycalled'Durtal'whichdoesnotalwayshave
thecharacteristics requiredbytheabovementioned
Regulation ;whereasthemostrepresentativeanddeter­Article2ofRegulation(EEC)No1257/76ishereby
amendedtoreadasfollows:
'Aidshallbegrantedonlyfordurumwheat
producedfromtheseedofvarietieswithcertain
qualitativeandtechnologicalcharacteristics tobe
determinedbefore15June1976.'
Article2
Forthe1976/77marketingyear,theaidprovidedfor
inArticle10ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75maybe
grantedfordurumwheat:
—ifitfulfilstheminimumqualityconditionsfor
takingoverbyinterventionagencieslaiddownin
Article2ofRegulation(EEC)No1492/71,
—ifitisproducedfromvarietiesusedinthe
MemberStatesinrespectofwhichthelattercan
guaranteethatthepastaobtainedfromthe
processingthereofisnotstickywhencooked.
Article3(•)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL130,19.5.1976,p.1.
(3)OJNoL143,1.6.1976,p.1.
(4)OJNoL130,19.5.1976,p.11.
(5)OJNoL157,14.7.1971,p.18.
(6)OJNoL151,5.7.1972,p.15.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,11June1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission