6.7.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL183/49
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(Actswhosepublicationisnotobligatory)
COMMISSION
COMMISSION DECISION
of22May1974
authorizingtheKingdomofBelgium,theFrenchRepublicandtheKingdomof
theNetherlandstoapplyspecialinterventionmeasuresforcommonwheat
(OnlytheFrenchandDutchtextsareauthentic)
(74/322/EEC)
situationwouldnotfailtoleadtoholdersoffering
theirstocksforinterventionbeforetheendofMayin
ordertobenefitfromthelastmonthlyincreaseinthe
interventionpricebeforethatfixedforthefirstmonth
ofthenextmarketingyearisappliedinJuneand
July;
Whereas,thisbeingso,measuresappropriatetothe
circumstances describedaboveshouldbetakensothat
theinterventionagenciesarenotobligedtomake
substantialpurchasesofcommonwheat;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(!)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1125/74(2),andinparticularArticle
8,secondparagraphthereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo174/
67/EEC(3)of27June1967onspecialintervention
measuresforcereals,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No445/68(4),andinparticularArticle1
thereof;
Havingregardtothecommunications fromthe
NetherlandsandBelgiumwhichreachedtheCommis­
sionon14and15May1974respectively ,statingthe
particularlydifficultsituationforholdersofcommon
wheatintheseMemberStatesandincludingrequests
fortheapplicationofspecialinterventionmeasures;
Whereasthe1973/74marketingyearischaracterized
bytheabsenceofanend-Julycarry-overpaymentfor
stocksofcommonwheat,whichwillleadtoholders
ofthisproductrunningdowntheirstocks;whereas
theactualinterventionstockson16May1974wereat
alevelofaround 1000000metrictons;whereas
worldmarketpricesarecurrentlyfalling;whereasthisWhereasthesituationdescribedaboveobtainsalsoon
thecommonwheatmarketinFrance;whereasthat
MemberStatehasmoreoversubmittedanapplication
requestingauthorizationtoapplyspecialintervention
measures;whereasforthereasonssetoutelsewhereit
wasnotconsidereddesirabletoauthorizeFranceto
applythemeasuresproposedbyit;whereasthe
measuressetoutbelowappeartobemoreappropriate
inthepresentcircumstances ;whereasauthorization
toapplythemshouldthereforebeaccordedalsoto
theFrenchinterventionagency;
Whereasthepressureonthemarketshouldbe
reducedbyremovingfromitforafixedperiodasuffi­
cientquantityoftheproducttoattainthatobjective;
whereastothisendcontractsshouldbeestablished
betweentheholdersandtherelevantintervention
agencyandthedetailedrulesforthissystemshould
belaiddown;(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL128,10.5.1974,p.12.
(})OJNo130,28.6.1967,p.2609/67.
(4)OJNoL91,12.4.1968,p.3.

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thefirstparagraphofArticle1,theintervention
agencyshallallocatethequantitywhichwillbe
contractedinproportiontothequantityofferedby
eachholder.
Thecompetentagencyshallcommunicate tothe
holder,before10June1974,thequantitywhichwill
besubjecttotheundertaking .
Anyquantityofferedandrefusedbytheintervention
agencyfollowingtheproportionalallocationmay,
until30June1974,beofferedforinterventionatthe
interventionpricevalidon31May1974.
Article3
TheoperationsreferredtoinArticle1mayonlyrelate
tocommonwheatfromthe1973cropwhichfulfils
theconditionslaiddownforacceptabilityforinterven­
tion.
Theinterventionagencyshallverifytheexistenceof
theclaimants'stocksbeforesignatureofthecontract
andattheendoftheperiodofstorage.
Article4
TheMemberStatesconcernedmaybeauthorized,
accordingtotheprocedurelaiddowninArticle26of
RegulationNo120/67/EEC,toterminatetheunder­
takingprovidedforinArticle1(a).
InthiscasethedailyamountreferredtoinArticle
1(b)shallbegranteduptothedayfixedfortermina­
tionoftheundertakingattheendoftheactualperiod
ofstorage.
Fortheremainderoftheperiodfromthatdayuntil
31December1974,aforfeitatarateof0-016unitof
accountpermetrictonperdayshallbepaid.
Article5
TheMemberStatesconcernedshallkeeptheCommis­
sioninformedastothedevelopmentoftheoperations
providedforinthisDecision.
Article6
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomof
Belgium,theFrenchRepublicandtotheKingdomof
theNetherlands .Whereasinordertoattaintheobjectivesreferredto,
theholdersofcommonwheatshouldbegiventhe
opportunitytoavoidthesubstantiallosswhichthe
applicationoftheinterventionpricevalidatthebegin­
ningofthenextmarketingyearmayleadthemto
fear;whereastheyshouldequallybegivenanallow­
anceforstoragecostswhichtheyincurandwhich
wouldhavebeenautomatically andwhollyatthe
expenseoftheinterventionagencyiftheyhadoffered
theirstockstoitbefore31May;
WhereasincaseofanydisturbanceontheCommu­
nitymarket,thepossibilityshouldremainforthe
interventionagenciesconcernedtoauthorizethe
terminationofstorageforthequantitiesinquestion,
undertheprocedurelaiddowninArticle26ofRegula­
tionNo120/67/EEC;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforCerealshas
notdeliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetby
itsChairman,
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
ThefollowingMemberStatesareauthorizedtohave
theirinterventionagenciescarryoutspecialinterven­
tionoperationsforcommonwheatwithintheframe­
workoftheundermentioned provisions :
—Franceinrespectof350000metrictons,
—Netherlandsinrespectof100000metrictons,
—Belgiuminrespectof50000metrictons.
Theseoperationsshallinvolvetheconclusionbefore
15June1974ofacontract,betweentheintervention
agencyandholdersofcommonwheat,intermsof
which:
(a)theholdersshallundertaketokeepinstorefrom1
Juneto31December1974agivenquantityof
commonwheat;
(b)theinterventionagencyshallgranttotheholders
ofthatquantity,atthe-endoftheperiodlaiddown
in(a),
—adailyamount,intendedtocoverstorageand
creditcosts,fixedcontractuallyat0-05unitof
accountpermetrictonwitheffectfrom1June
1974. •
Article2
Holderswhowishtoenterintosuchanundertaking
mustmakeawrittenapplicationamountingtoafirm
undertakingtotheinterventionagencybefore31May
1974,indicatingthequantityinquestion,whichmay
notbelessthan200metrictons.
Shouldthetotalquantityinrespectofwhichthe
holderswishtocontractexceedthequantitygiveninDoneatBrussels,22May1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI