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14.7.71 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL157/21
REGULATION (EEC)No1493/71OFTHECOMMISSION
of13July1971
onpriceincreasesandreductionsapplicabletointerventionincereals
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Whencerealsdifferingfromthestandardqualityfor
whichtheinterventionpriceisfixedareboughtinby
interventionagencies,theinterventionpriceshallbe
increasedorreducedinaccordancewiththe
provisionsofthisRegulation.
Article2THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COM­
MUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
Having„regardtoCouncilRegulationNo
120/67/EEC1of13June1967onthecommon
organisationofthemarketincereals,aslastamended
byRegulation (EEC)No2434/702andinparticular
Article7(5)thereof;
Whereascommoninterventionpricesarefixedfor
cerealsofgivenstandardqualities;whereas
RegulationNo120/67/EECinArticle7(2)provides
thatwherethequalityofthecerealboughtinbyan
interventionagencyisdifferentfromthestandard
qualitytheinterventionpriceshallbeincreasedor
reduced;
Whereasunderaninterventiipnpricesystem
provisionscanbemadeforpriceincreasesand
reductionsonlyinrespectofcertainbasic
characteristics ofcereals,suchasthemoisture
content,thespecificweightandsuchimpuritiesas
maybeascertainedbyordinarymethods;
Whereaspriceincreasesandreductionsshouldbe
calculatedwithreferencetotheeffectofthe
above-mentioned characteristics ontheprocessing
valueofcerealsofbread-makingqualityforhuman
consumption ,andonthevalueasfeedoffeedgrain;
Whereasthebasisforthecalculationoftheprice
increasesandreductionsmustbethestandard
qualitiesdeterminedpursuanttoArticle2(2)of
RegulationNo120/67/EEC;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionofthe
ManagementCommitteeforCereals;1.Priceincreasesandreductions shallbe
calculatedbyapplicationofthepercentagesprovided
forinArticles3,4and6tothebasicintervention
pricevalidatthebeginningofthemarketingyear.
Derivedinterventionpricesshallbeincreasedor
reducedbytheamountofthepriceincreasesor
reductionsthuscalculated.
2.WhereArticle4(2)ofRegulationNo
120/67/EECisapplicable,thebasicinterventionprice
formaizeshallbereplacedbythetargetpricevalidat
thebeginningofthemarketingyear,lessthe
differencebetweenthetarget,priceandthebasic
interventionpriceforbarleyatthebeginningofthe
marketingyearinquestion.
Article3
1.Wherethemoisturecontentofcommonwheat,
rye,barleyandmaizeofferedforinterventiondiffers
fromthemoisturecontentofthestandardquality,
thepriceincreasesandreductionstobeappliedshall
beinaccordancewithTableIoftheAnnex.Ifthe
drynessofthedurumwheatofferedforintervention
ishigherthanthenormaldryness,aslaiddownfor
thestandardquality,theinterventionagencyshall
applythepriceincreasesandreductionslistedinthe
above-mentioned Table.
1OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67. 2.Wherethespecificweightofcommonwheat,
durumwheat,ryeandbarleyofferedforintervention 2OJNoL262,3.12.1970,p.1.

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Article6 differsfromthespecificweightofthestandard
quality,thepriceincreasesandreductionstobe
appliedshallbeinaccordancewithTableIIofthe
Annex.
3.Wheretheapplicationofparagraphs1and2
leadstothesimultaneousapplicationoftwoprice
increasesortworeductions,onlythegreaterprice
increaseorreductionshallapply.
Article41.WithoutprejudicetotheprovisionsofArticle3,
interventionagenciesmayapply,onintervention,a
specialincreaseof1-50unitsofaccountpermetric
tonforryeinproductionregionsoftheCommunity
wherethatcerealisregularlysoldforbread-making
andwhereitsparticularlygoodqualityissuitedfor
suchuse,providedthat:
—thepercentageofsproutedgrainsdoesnotexceed
2%,
—thepercentageofbrokengrainsdoesnotexceed
5%andthepercentageofgrainimpuritiesdoes
notexceed2%,
—thepercentageofspontaneously fermentedgrains
doesnotexceed0-05%,'
—thepercentageofheatedgrainsduringdrying
processesdoesnotexceed0-05%,
—theamylogramme units'arenotlessthan330
units.
2.-Forryeofbread-makingqualitywhichmeetsthe
above-mentioned minimumrequirements ,the
interventionagenciesmaygrantinadditiontothe
specialpriceincreasereferredtoinparagraph1the
followingpriceincreases:
Priceincreases,calculatedasapercentageofthebasic
priceforryereferredtoinArticle2forryewithaspecific
weightdifferingfromthespecificweightofthestandard
quality1.Wherethepercentageofmiscellaneous
impurities (Schwarzbesaiz )exceeds0:5%for
commonwheat,durumwheatandrye,and1%for
barleyandmaize,areductionof0-1%shallbe
appliedforeachexcessof0-1%.
2.Where,forcommonwheatandrye,the
percentageofgrainimpuritiesandthepercentageof
brokengrainstogetherexceed4%andthatof
sproutedgrains2-5%,reductionof0-05%shallbe
appliedforeachexcessof0-1%.
3.Where,fordurumwheat,thepercentageof
grainimpuritiesorthepercentageofgrainsof
commonwheatexceeds4%orthepercentageof
sproutedgrainsexceeds2-5%,areductionof0-05%
shallbeappliedforeachexcessof0-1%.
4.Where,formaize,thepercentageofgrain
impuritiesorthepercentageofbrokengrainsexceeds
4%,areductionof0-5%shallbeappliedforeach
excessof0-1%.
5.Wherethepercentageofdurumwheatgrains
whichhavewhollyorpartlylosttheirvitreousaspect
(mitadine)exceeds20%butdoesnotexceed40%,a
reductionof0-2%shallbeappliedforeachexcessof
1%orfractionof1%;ifthatpercentageexceeds
40%areductionof0-3%shallbe-appliedforeach
excessof1%orfractionof1%.
6.Forthevarietiesofdurumwheatlistedbelow
thefollowingreductionsshallbeapplied:
—Grifoni:0-24unitsofaccount/100kg,Rye
kg/hi %
morethan72-0to73-0 0-3
morethan73Όto74-0 0-6-
morethan74-0 0-9
Article7
—Marzouli,TimilieandNeridiSicilia:1-20unitsof
account/100kg.CommissionRegulation (EEC)No1415/691of22
July1969onpriceincreasesandreductions
applicabletointerventionincereals,extendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1248/702of29June1970,is
herebyrepealed.
"ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1August
-1971. 'Article5
Thepriceincreasesandreductionsspecifiedin
Articles3and4shallbeappliedsimultaneously
subjecttotheprovisionsofArticle3(3).1OJNoL182,24.7.1969,p.11.
2OJNoL142,30.6.1970,p.20.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,13July1971.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
FrancoM.MALFATTI
ANNEX
TABLEI
Priceincreasesandreductions,calculatedasapercentageofthepricesreferredto
inArticle2ofthisRegulation,forcerealsthemoisturecontentofwhichdiffers
fromthemoisturecontentofthestandardquality
Priceincreases(in%)
1 2 3 4 5 6
Moisture
contentCommon
wheatDurum
wheatRye Barley Maize
15-4 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1
15-3» 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2.—
15-2 0-3 0-3 0-3 0-3—
15-1 0-4 0-4 0-4 0-4—
15-0 0-5 0-5 0-5 0-5 —
14-9 0-6 0-6 0-6 0-6 —
14-8 0-7 0-7 0-7 07—
14-7 0-8 0-8 0-8 0-8 —
14-6 0-9 0-9 0-9 0-9 —
14-5 1-0 10 1-0 1-0 —
14-4 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-1
14-3 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 0-2
14-2 1-3 1-3 1-3 :L-3 0-3
14-1 1-4 1-4 1-4 1-4 0-4
14-0 1-5 1-5 1-5 1-5' 0-5
13-9 1-6 1-6 1-5 1-5 0-5
13-8 1-7 1-7 1-5 1-5 0-5
13-7 1-8 1-8 1-5 1-5 0-5
13-6 1-9 1-9 1-5 1-5 0-5
13-5 2-0 2-0 1-5 1-5 0-5
13-4 2-0 2-1 1-5 1-5 0-5
13-3 2-0 2-2 1-5 1-5 0-5
13-2 2-0 2-3 1-5 :ι·5 0-5
13-1 2-0 2-4 1-5 1-5 0-5
13-0 2-0 2-5 1-5 :ι·5 0-5
12-9 2-0 2-6 1-5 1-5 0-5
12-8 2-0 2-7 1-5 1-5 0-5
12-7 2-0 2-8 1-5 .1-5 0-5
12-6 2-0 2-9 1-5 1-5 0-5
12-5
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Reductions (in%)
1 2 3 4 5
Moisture
contentCommon
wheatRye Barley Maize
15-5 o-l
15-6 .— — — 0-2
15-7 — — — Ò-4
15-8 — — — 0-5
15-9 —',—.— 0-6
16-0 — — — 0-8
16-1 —»
— —
16-2
16-3
16-4— — — —
0-8 0-8 0-8—
16-5 1-2 1-2 1-2—
16-6 1-6 1-6 1-6—
16-7 1-9 1-9 1-9—
16-8 2-2 2-2 2-2—
16-9 2-5 2-5 2-5—
17-0 2-8 2-8 2-8—
17-1 3-2 3-2 3-2—
17-2 !3-5 3-5 3-5
17-3 3-8 3-8 3-8—
17-4 3-9 4-1 4-1—
17-5 4-0 4-2 4-3 —
17-6 4-1 4-3 4-4—
17-7 4-2 4-4 4-5 —'
17-8 4-4 4-6 4-7 —.
17-9 4-5 4-7 4-8—
18-0 4-6 4-8 4-9 —
TABLEII
Priceincreasesandreductions,calculatedasapercentageofthepricesreferredtoinArticle2
ofthisRegulation,forcerealsthespecificweightofwhichdiffersfromthespecificweight
ofthestandardquality
Commonwheat Durumwheat
kg/hi % kg/hi ,%
Priceincreases Priceincreases
morethan76-0-77-0 0-3 morethan79-0-80Ό 0-3
morethan77-0-78-0 0-6 morethan80-0-81-0 0-6
morethan78-0-79-0 0-9 morethan81-0-82-0 0-9
morethan79*0 1-1 morethan82-0 1-1
Reductions Reductions
lessthan74-0-73-0 0-75 lessthan77-0-76-0 0-75
lessthan73-0-72-0 1-25
Rye Barley
kg/hi % kg/hi '%
Reductions Reductions .
lessthan70-0-69-0 0-75 lessthan63-0-62-0 0-5
lessthan69-0-68-0 1-25 lessthan62-0-61-0 1-0
lessthan'61-0-60-0 1-5
lessthan60-0-59-0 2-0