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REGULATION (EEC)No2733/75OFTHECOUNCIL
of29October1975
layingdownrulesforderivinginterventionpricesforcommonwheatandfor
determiningcertainmarketingcentresforcereals
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,and,moreover,whereinlandwaterwayorsea
freightchargesarenotbasedonatariff,thelowest
freightchargesrecordedoverareferenceperiod
shouldbetakenintoaccount;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
Whereasinterventionpricesforthemarketingcentres
tobedeterminedbytheCommissionmustnotlead
todisturbancesinthenormalpatternoftrade;
Whereas,toensuretheproperworkingoftheinter­
ventionsystem,theselectionofmarketingcentres
otherthantheprincipalcentresshouldbebasedona
geographicalsituationandstoragefacilitieswhich
allowtheassemblyanddisposaloflargequantities
ofcereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2727/'
75(*)of29October1975onthecommon
organization ofthemarketincereals,andin
particularArticle4(5)thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereasArticle4(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No2727/
75providesthatderivedinterventionpricesfor
commonwheatshouldbefixedatalevelwhich
willallowthefreemovementofcerealswithinthe
Communityinaccordancewiththeneedsofthe
market;whereastothisendinterventionprices
shouldbefixedinsuchawaythatthedifferences
betweenthemcorrespondtothedisparitiesinprices
tobeexpectedinanormalharvestundernatural
conditionsofpriceformationonthemarket;
Whereasthelevelofmarketpricesisnotdetermined
solelybythecostoftransporttoDuisburg,the
marketingcentreintheareaofgreatestdeficitinthe
north-westoftheCommunity ;whereasaccount
shouldalsobetakenofthegeographicalsituationof
thesurplusanddeficitareasoftheCommunity ,the
requirementsofotherconsumerareas,importsfrom
thirdcountriesandexportpossibilities;
Whereasderivedinterventionpricesforcommon
wheatinthedifferentmarketingcentresshouldbe
fixedatsuchalevelthatcommonwheatcoming
fromotherareascannotbeofferedatapricebelow
thatlevel;
Whereasthecalculationofderivedintervention
pricesshouldbemadewithreferencetothemost
favourablemeansoftransportandexistingtariffs;Article1
Forthepurposeoffixingderivedinterventionprices
forcommonwheat,marketpricesshallbeconsidered
asbeingestablishedundernaturalconditionsofprice
formationasfollows:
—indeficitareaswhosesuppliesdependtoacertain
extentonimports,onthebasisofthepriceat
wrhichimportedcommonwheatisofferedinthose
areas,
—inproductionareaswhosesurplusescontributeto
acertainextenttothesupplyoftheabove­
mentionedareas,onthebasisoftheabove­
mentionedpriceandthecostoftransportto
thoseareas,
—inportsofshipment,onthebasisoftheprice
inthemainproductionareaforexportsandthe
costoftransporttothemainportofshipment
forthatarea,
—inotherproductionareaswhosesurplusesare
likelytobeexportedtoacertainextent,onthe (*)Seepage1ofthisOfficialJournal.

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basisofthepricerulingintheportsofshipment
andthecostoftransporttothoseports,
—indeficitareasotherthanthosementionedabove,
onthebasisofpricesinthesurplusareabest
placedfromthefreightpointofview,andthe
costoftransporttothedeficitarea.Article7
Themarketingcentrestobedeterminedpursuantto
Article4(5)(a)ofRegulation (EEC)No2727/75
shallmeetoneofthefollowingconditions:
(a)locationinregionshavinganappreciableproduc­
tionofcerealswhichconsiderablyexceedsthe
lbcaldemandeitherregularlyoroccasionally ;
(b)existenceofsubstantialstoragefacilities;
(c)specialimportanceasamarketforthegoods
insideandoutsidetheCommunity .Article2
Wheretransportcostsenterintothecalculationof
derivedinterventionpricesforcommonwheat,they
shallbebasedonthemostfavourablemeansof
transportorcombinationofmeansoftransportand
onexistingtariffs.
Whereinlandwaterwayorseafreightchargesarenot
basedonatariff,thelowestaverageofthosefreight
chargesrecordedoveraperiodoftwomonths
selectedfromthe12monthsprecedingthemonth
duringwhichthepricesarefixedshallbetakeninto
account.Article8
1.Ofthecentressituatedinregionsofthekind
mentionedinArticle7(a),onlythosecentresshallbe
consideredwhichhave:
(a)storagefacilitieswithtechnicalequipmentpermit­
tingthetakingover,handlinganddischargeof
asufficientlylargequantityofcereals;
(b)transportconnectionsfavourabletothetaking
overand,moreimportant,thedisposalofcereals.
2.Ofthecentresmeetingtheconditionsmentioned
inArticle7(b)or(c),onlythoseshallbeconsidered
whosestoragefacilities,technicalequipmentand
advantageous geographical situationpermitthe
assemblyand,moreimportant,thedisposaloflarge
homogeneousquantitiesofcereals.Article3
Inallcases,derivedinterventionpricesforcommon
wheatshallbefixedinsuchawaythatthereisno
discrimination betweenCommunityproducersandin
particularthatcommonwheatcomingfromone
regioncannotbeofferedinanotherregionforless
thantheinterventionpriceapplicabletherein.
Aritcle4
Derivedinterventionpricesforcommonwheatshall
innocasebefixedabovethebasicinterventionprice.
Article9
EachyeartheCouncil,actingonareportfromthe
Commission ,shallexaminetheresultsoftheapplica­
tionoftheruleslaiddownintheprecedingArticles.Article5
Whentheinterventionpriceformaizeprovidedfor
inArticle4(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No2727/75is
calculated,thebasicinterventionpricewhichwould
havebeenfixedfortheCommunityifArticle4(1)
ofthatRegulationhadappliedshallbeequaltothe
targetpriceformaizereducedbythedifference
betweenthetargetpriceandthebasicintervention
priceforbarleyforthemarketingyearinquestion.Article10
1.CouncilRegulation (EEC)No131/67/EEC(*)of
13June1967layingdownrulesforderivinginterven­
tionpricesandfordeterminingcertainmarketing
centresforcereals,aslastamendedbyActofAcces­
sion(2),isherebyrepealed.Article6
Derivedinterventionpricesforcommonwheatfor
themarketingcentresreferredtoinArticle4(5)(a)
ofRegulation (EEC)No2727/75shallbefixedin
suchawaythattheycannotdisturbthenormal
patternoftrade.(!)OJNo120,21.6.1967,p.2362/67.
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.

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2.ReferencestotheRegulationrepealedbypara­
graph1shallbeconstruedasreferencestothis
Regulation .
AtableisprovidedintheAnnexforthepurposes
ofcorrelatingcitationsofandreferencestotheArticlesofthatRegulationwiththoseofthisRegu­
lation.
Article11
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1November
1975.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatLuxembourg ,29October1975.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
G.MARCORA
ANNEX
Correlation
RegulationNo131/67/EEC
Article8
Article9
Article10ThisRegulation
Article7
Article8
Article9