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( 1 ) OJ NO 117 , 19 . 6 . 1967 , P . 2269/67 .

( 2 ) OJ NO 120 , 21 . 6 . 1967 , P . 2356/67 .

( 3 ) OJ NO 128 , 27 . 6 . 1967 , P . 2536/67 .

REGULATION NO 159/67/EEC OF THE COMMISSION OF 23 JUNE 1967 FIXING THE COEFFICIENTS OF EQUIVALENCE BETWEEN THE QUALITIES OF WHEAT FLOUR AND RYE FLOUR OFFERED ON THE WORLD MARKET AND THE STANDARD QUALITY FOR WHICH THE THRESHOLD PRICE IS FIXED

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ;

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION NO 120/67/EEC ( 1 ) OF 13 JUNE 1967 ON THE COMMON ORGANISATION OF THE MARKET IN CEREALS , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 13 ( 4 ) THEREOF ;

WHEREAS ARTICLE 13 ( 2 ) OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED REGULATION PROVIDES THAT THE C . I . F . PRICES FOR FLOUR SHALL BE ADJUSTED BY MEANS OF THE COEFFICIENT OF EQUIVALENCE EXPRESSING ANY DIFFERENCES IN QUALITY AS COMPARED WITH THE STANDARD QUALITY FOR WHICH THE THRESHOLD PRICE IS FIXED ;

WHEREAS THRESHOLD PRICES FOR WHEAT FLOUR AND RYE FLOUR MUST BE FIXED FOR THE STANDARD QUALITIES PROVIDED FOR IN COUNCIL REGULATION NO 130/67/EEC ( 2 ) 13 JUNE 1967 DETERMINING THE STANDARD QUALITIES FOR CERTAIN CEREALS AND CERTAIN CLASSES OF FLOUR , GROATS AND MEAL AND THE RULES FOR FIXING THRESHOLD PRICES FOR THESE CLASSES OF PRODUCTS ;

WHEREAS WHEN THE COEFFICIENTS OF EQUIVALENCE AARE BEING DETERMINED ACCOUNT SHOULD BE TAKEN OF THE MOISTURE AND ASH CONTENT OF THE QUALITIES OF FLOUR OFFERED ON THE WORLD MARKET AS WELL AS THEIR BAKING VALUE ;

WHEREAS IF QUALITIES OF FLOUR NOT MENTIONED IN THIS REGULATION ARE OFFERED ON THE WORLD MARKET THE COMMISSION MUST BE IN A POSITION TO APPLY NEW COEFFICIENTS OF EQUIVALENCE FOR A GIVEN PERIOD UNTIL THIS REGULATION IS AMENDED TO BRING IT UP TO DATE ;

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR CEREALS ;

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

WITH A VIEW TO THE DETERMINATION OF THE C . I . F . PRICES FOR THE PRODUCTS MENTIONED BELOW , THE ADJUSTMENT PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 13 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION NO 120/67/EEC SHALL BE MADE :

- IN RESPECT OF WHEAT , SPELT AND MESLIN FLOUR , BY APPLYING THE COEFFICIENTS OF EQUIVALENCE LISTED IN ANNEX I TO THIS REGULATION , THE COEFFICIENTS LISTED IN SECTIONS A AND B OF THIS ANNEX BEING APPLIED CUMULATIVELY ;

- IN RESPECT OF RYE FLOUR , BY APPLYING THE COEFFICIENTS OF EQUIVALENCE LISTED IN ANNEX II TO THIS REGULATION .

ARTICLE 2

1 . IF QUALITIES OF FLOUR NOT LISTED IN THE ANNEXES TO THIS REGULATION ARE OFFERED ON THE WORLD MARKET THE COMMISSION MAY APPLY COEFFICIENTS OTHER THAN THOSE MENTIONED IN THESE ANNEXES .

IN SUCH CASE , ACCOUNT SHALL BE TAKEN OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE QUALITIES OF FLOUR IN QUESTION AS COMPARED WITH THE QUALITIES OF FLOUR LISTED IN THE ANNEXES TO THIS REGULATION , AND OF THE COEFFICIENTS OF EQUIVALENCE APPLICABLE TO PROCESS BASIC CEREALS , PROVIDED FOR IN COMMISSION REGULATION NO 158/67/EEC ( 3 ) OF 23 JUNE 1967 FIXING THE COEFFICIENTS OF EQUIVALENCE BETWEEN THE QUALITIES OF CEREALS OFFERED ON THE WORLD MARKET AND THE STANDARD QUALITY FOR WHICH THE THRESHOLD PRICE IS FIXED .

2 . HOWEVER , THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH 1 MAY BE APPLIED FOR NOT MORE THAN TWENTY DAYS FOR ONE AND THE SAME COEFFICIENT OF EQUIVALENCE . WITHIN THIS PERIOD , THE RELEVANT ANNEX TO THIS REGULATION MUST BE REVISED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 26 OF REGULATION NO 120/67/EEC . HOWEVER , THIS REVISION SHALL NOT AFFECT THE VALIDITY OF THE COEFFICIENTS PROVISIONALLY USED BY THE COMMISSION .

ARTICLE 3

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 JULY 1967 .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 23 JUNE 1967 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

THE PRESIDENT

WALTER HALLSTEIN

ANNEXES : SEE OJ .