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of27July1976
onthetransfertotheItalianinterventionagencyoffeedgrainheldbytheinter­
ventionagenciesoftheotherMemberStates
WhereassuchmeasuresimplythattheGuarantee
SectionoftheEuropeanAgriculturalGuidanceand
GuaranteeFundshouldbearthecostoftransport,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Until31October1976,theItalianintervention
agencymaytakedeliveryfromtheinterventionagen­
ciesofotherMemberStatesof100000metrictonsof
feedgrain,consistingof:
—60000metrictonsofbarleyheldbytheGerman
interventionagency,
—and40000metrictonsoffeedgrainheldbythe
Communityinterventionagencies,thebreakdown
ofwhichshallbedecidedaccordingtotheproce­
dureprovidedforinArticle26ofRegulation
(EEC)No2727/75.THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals(!),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1143/76(2),andinparticular
Article7(4)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
729/70of21April1970onthefinancingofthe
commonagriculturalpolicy(3),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No2788/72(4),andinparticular
Article3(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2738/75of29October1975layingdowngeneral
rulesforinterventiononthemarketincereals(5),and
inparticularArticle4thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereastheItalianmarketinfeedgrainisexper­
iencingsupplydifficultiesandiscurrentlycharacter­
izedbyafairlyhighpricelevel;whereasthissituation
hasessentiallybeencausedbythedroughtprevailing
inItaly;
Whereas,tocopewiththissituation,itisadvisableto
makeavailabletotheItalianinterventionagencypart
ofthequantitiesoffeedgrainwhicharestillavailable
ininterventionintherestoftheCommunity ;
Whereasdetailedrulesshouldbelaiddownfortaking
overtheproductsandfortransferringresponsibility
forthem;
Whereastheprovisionscoveringtheaccountingside
ofthisoperationshouldbealignedonthearrange­
mentslaiddowninCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
787/69of22April1969onthefinancingofinterven­
tionexpenditureinrespectofthedomesticmarketsin
cerealsandinrice(6),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No330/74(7);Article2
1.TheItalianinterventionagencyshalltake
deliveryoftheproductsattheplacewheretheyare
storedandthereuponassumeresponsibility forthem.
2.Thedeliveryoperationsreferredtoinparagraph
1shallbeassignedbytender.Theyshallconcernthe
deliveryoftheproduct,loadedonmeansoftransport
atthepointofdeparture,atwarehouseunloadedto
theItalianportsoratwarehousewithoutunloadingto
placesclosetotheseports.TheItalianintervention
agencyshallbefreetodesignateeitherportsorplaces
closetotheseportsasplaceofdeliveryonceithas
notifiedtheCommission .
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendereror
tenderershavingmadethemostfavourableoffer.
However,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappearto
reflectnormalpricesandcosts,theintervention
agencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
2)OJNoL130,19.5.1976,p.h
3)OJNoL94,28.4.1970,p.13.
4)OJNoL275,30.12.1972,p.1.
5)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.49.
b)OJNoL105,2.5.1969,p.4.
7)OJNoL37,9.2.1974,p.5.

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3.ThetendershallbeorganizedbytheItalianinter­
ventionagency.
TheItalianinterventionagencyshalldeterminethe
clausesandtermsoftheinvitationtotenderinsofar
astheyarecompatiblewiththisRegulation .Theymay
providefor,inparticular,thelodgingofasecurityto
guaranteefulfilmentoftheobligationsunderthe
tender.Theyshallalsoensureequalityofaccessand
treatmentforallinterestedpartieswherevertheymay
beestablishedintheCommunity .
4.TendersmustbemadeinItalianliratothe
Italianinterventionagency.
5.TheItalianauthoritiesshallkeeptheCommis­
sioninformedoftheprogressofthetender.
Article3
1.Theinterventionagencieswhichholdfeedgrain
shallenterthequantitiesreleasedunderArticle1asa
zerodebitintheaccountreferredtoinArticle3(1)of
Regulation(EEC)No787/69.
2.TheItalianinterventionagencyshallenterthe
grainofwhichithastakendeliveryunderArticle1as
azerocreditintheaccountreferredtoinparagraph 1.
Article4
Thecostsprovidedforintheinvitationtotender
referredtoinArticle2whichrelatetothequantitiesofgrainlaiddowninArticle1shallbeenteredinthe
accountreferredtoinArticle3(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No787/69.
Article5
1.TheItalianRepublicshalltakethestepsneces­
sarytoensurethat,whenresold,thegrainreferredto
inArticle1isusedexclusivelyforanimalfeed.
2.CommissionRegulation(EEC)No376/70of27
-February1970layingdowntheprocedureandcondi­
tionsforthedisposalofcerealsheldbyintervention
agencies('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
129/73(2),shallapplytotheresaleofthebarley
referredtoinArticle1.
HoweverwhenfeedgrainsreferredtoinArticle1
otherthanbarleyareresold,themarketpriceorthe
intervention .pricetobetakenintoconsideration in
implementing Article3(2)(a)and(b)ofRegulation
(EEC)No376/70shallbethemarketpriceorthe
interventionpriceapplicableforbarley.
Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27July1976.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
.M.vanderSTOEL
(')OJNoL47,28.2.1970,p.49.
2OJNoL17,20.1.1973,p.17.