14.7.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL193/25
REGULATION (EEC)No1897/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of11July1973
fixingthedenaturingpremiumforcommonwheatforthe1973/74marketing
year
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(')of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1346/73(2),andinparticularArticles
7(5)and23(5)thereof;
WhereasCouncilRegulationNo172/67/EEC(3)of27
June1967ongeneralrulesgoverningthedenaturing
ofwheatandryeofbread-making quality,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2096/68(4),speci­
fiesthatthedenaturingpremiummustbefixedbefore
thebeginningof,andforthedurationof,the
marketingyear,butmayexceptionally beamended
wherethereisathreatofdisturbances ontheCommu­
nitymarketincereals;
WhereaspursuanttoCommissionRegulation (EEC)
No1403/69(5)of18July1969layingdowndetailed
rulesfortheapplicationoftheprovisionsconcerning
denaturingofcommonwheatandryeofbread­
makingquality,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No2147/72(6),thedenaturingpremiumconsistsof
twocomponents ,thefirstallowingforthedifferences
betweenpricesforcommonwheatandforbarley,
withoutdisturbingthemarketinbarleyandmaize,
thesecondrepresentingthecostsofdenaturing ;
Whereas,forthefirstcomponent,thedifference
betweenthebasicinterventionpricesforcommon
wheatandbarleyasvariedmonthlyshouldbetaken
intoaccount,exceptthatinJuneandJuly1974when
theinterventionpricesarethoseofthefollowingyear,
theMay1974differenceshouldbetakenintoaccount
sinceitismorerepresentative ofthemarket,and1-39
unitsofaccountshouldbesubtractedinordertotake
accountofthesituationonthemarket;
Whereas,however,forthemonthsofAugustand
Septemberthemonthlyvariationforthemonthof
Octobershouldbetakenintoaccounttoraisethe
levelofthepremiumatthebeginningofthe
marketingyear;
Whereasthesecondcomponentshouldrepresentthe
technicalcostsofdenaturingorthespecialcostsofadmixture ;whereasthiscomponent ,fixedataflat
rateonthebasisoftheaveragecostsintheCommu­
nity,ofthestandardmethodsetoutinAnnexIto
Regulation (EEC)No1403/69,mustbefixedinsuch
awayastoencouragedenaturingbyadmixturesince
thisislesscostlyandpresentsgreatereconomicadvan­
tages;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle57oftheAct,infixing
thelevelofthevariouselementsofthepriceandinter­
ventionsystem,exceptforinterventionprices,account
istobetaken,totheextentnecessaryfortheproper
functioningofCommunityrules,ofthedifferencein
pricesexpressedbythecompensatory amount;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforCerealshas
notdeliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetby
itsChairman ;
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Forthe1973/1974marketingyearthedenaturing
premiumprovidedforinArticle4(1)ofRegulation
No172/67/EECshallbefixedat10-50unitsof
accountperton.
Thisamountisincreasedbythedifferencebetween
themonthlyincreasesapplicablerespectivelytothe
interventionpriceofsoftwheatandthatofbarley.
ForthemonthsofAugustandSeptember,thevalid
premiumshallbethatcalculatedforthemonthof
October.
Article2
Thetotalamountofthepremiumshallbe:
—diminishedinDenmarkby1unitofaccountper
ton,
—increasedinIrelandby6unitsofaccountperton,
—diminishedintheUnitedKingdomby1unitof
accountperton.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1August
1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,11July1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
2)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.8.
P)OJNo130,28.6.1967,p.2602/67.
(4)OJNoL308,23.12.1968,p.12.
(5)OJNoL180,22.7.1969,p.3.
6)OJNoL229,6.10.1972,p.15.