15.4.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL101/1
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(Actswhosepublicationisobligatory)
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No873/76
of13April1976
onthetransfertotheItalianinterventionagencyofcommonwheatheldbythe
Frenchinterventionagency
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,Whereas,inordertoattainthisobjective,itseems
advisabletomakeavailabletotheItalianintervention
agencypartofthequantitiesofcommonwheatwhich
arestillavailableinintervention intherestofthe
Community ;whereassomeofthiscommonwheatis
stillheldby,interalia,theFrenchintervention
agency;
Whereasdetailedrulesshouldbelaiddownfortaking
overtheproductsandfortransferringresponsibility
forthem;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforthisoperation
tobeintegratedintothearrangements laiddownin
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No787/69of22April
1969onthefinancingofinterventionexpenditurein
respectofthedomesticmarketsincerealsandin
rice(6),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
330/74(7);
WhereassuchmeasuresimplythattheGuarantee
SectionoftheEuropeanAgriculturalGuidanceand
GuaranteeFundshouldbearthecostoftransport,HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals(J),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No832/76(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,
WhereastheItalianmarketincommonwheatisexpe­
riencingsupplydifficultiesandiscurrentlycharacter­
izedbyafairlyhighpricelevel;whereasthissituation
hasbeencausedbyseveralfactors,viz.thestructural
productiondeficitinItaly,atendencytowardsspecula­
tiveretentionresultingfromthedepreciationofthe
Italianliraontheforeignexchangemarketanda
decreaseofimports,whichhavebecomemorediffi­
cultasaresultofthesemonetaryevents;
Whereas,tocopewiththissituation,theItalianauthor­
itieshaveofferedforsalepartoftheexistinginterven­
tionstocks;whereasthesaleoftheremaindermay
proveinsufficienttorestorethesupplysitutionto
normal:HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheFrenchinterventionagencyshall,until31May
1976,place100000metrictonsofcommonwheatat
thedisposaloftheItalianinterventionagencywhich
maytakedeliveryofitundertheconditionslaiddown
inArticles2to5.
Article2
1.TheItalianintervention agencyshalltake
deliveryoftheproductsattheplacewheretheyare
storedandthereuponassumeresponsibility forthem.OOJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
2)OJNoL100,14.4.1976,p.1.
(3)OJNoL94,28.4.1970,p.13.
(«)OJNoL275,30.12.1972,p.1.
(5)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.49.(6)OJNoL105,2.5.1969,p.4.
(7)OJNoL37,9.2.1974,p.5.

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asazerodebitintheaccountreferredtoinArticle3
(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No787/69.
2.TheItalianinterventionagencyshallenterwheat
ofwhichithastakendeliveryunderArticle1asa
zerocreditintheaccountreferredtoinparagraph 1.
Article4
Thecostsprovidedforintheinvitationtotender
referredtoinArticle2whichrelatetothequantities
ofcommonwheatlaiddowninArticle1shallbe
enteredintheaccountreferredtoinArticle3(1)of
Regulation(EEC)No787/69.2.ThedeliveryoperationsreferredtoinArticle1
shallbeassignedbytender.Theyshallconcernthe
deliveryoftheproductwhichisinstockatthepoint
ofdepartureatwarehouseunloadedtotheItalian
portsoratwarehousewithoutunloadingtoplaces
closetotheseports.TheItalianinterventionagency
shallbefreetodesignateeitherportsorplacesclose
totheseportsasplaceofdelivery.
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendereror
tenderershavingmadethemostfavourableoffer.
However,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappearto
reflectnormalpricesandcosts,theintervention
agencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.
3.ThetendershallbeorganizedbytheItalianinter­
ventionagency.
TheItalianinterventionagencyshalldeterminethe
clausesandtermsoftheinvitationtotenderinsofar
astheyarecompatiblewiththisRegulation .Theymay
providefor,inparticular,thelodgingofasecurityto
guaranteefulfilmentoftheobligationsunderthe
tender.Theyshallalsoensureequalityofaccessand
treatmentforallinterestedpartieswherevertheymay
beestablishedintheCommunity .
4.TendersmustbemadeinItalianliratothe
Italianinterventionagency.
5.TheItalianauthoritiesshallkeeptheCommis­
sioninformedoftheprogressofthetender.Article5
1.TheItalianRepublicshalltakethestepsneces­
sarytoensurethat,whenresold,thecommonwheat
referredtoinArticle1isusedexclusivelyforthe
manufactureoffoodstuffstobesuppliedtothepopula­
tion.
2.CommissionRegulation(EEC)No376/70of27
February1970layingdowntheprocedureandcondi­
tionsforthedisposalofcerealsheldbyintervention
agencies(l),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
129/73(2),shallapplytothecommonwheatreferred
toinArticle1.
Article6
Article3
1.TheFrenchinterventionagencyshallenterthe
quantitiesofcommonwheatreleasedunderArticle1ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,13April1976.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
G.THORN
(')OJNoL47,28.2.1970,p.49.
(2)OJNoL17,20.1.1973,p.17.