108 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
5.8.72 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL178/3
REGULATION (EEC)No1693/72OFTHECOUNCIL
of3August1972
fixingcriteriaforthemobilizationofcerealsintendedasfoodaid
foremergencyoperations,however,itmaybedecidedto
usedifferentproceduresforthesakeofspeed,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
ForthepurposesofthisRegulation'cereals'shallbe
productsreferredto:
(a)inArticle1ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC,
(b)inArticleofRegulationNo359/67/EEC.
Article2
Cerealsintendedasfoodaidshallbemobilizedonthe
Communitymarketinaccordancewiththefollowing
provisions.
Article3THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/67/
EEC1of13June1967onthecommonorganizationof
themarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No796/722,andinparticularArticle22athere­
of:,';
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/67/EEC3
of25Julyonthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inrice,aslasiamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2726
714,andinparticularArticle23athereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereasRegulationsNos120/67/EECand359/67/
EECprovideintheirArticles22aand23arespectively
fortheCounciltofixthecriteriaaccordingtowhich
productsintendedasfoodaidmustbemobilizedonthe
Communitymarket;
Whereasdisturbanceofthemarketincerealscausedby
withdrawalsofcerealsintendedasfoodaidshouldbe
avoided;
Whereasthepossibilityshouldbeprovidedforcerealsto
bemobilisedinCommunityregionsinordertorelieve
theregionalmarket,whenthemarketsituationinthose
regionsislikelytoeauseinterventionagenciestobuyin
largequantitiesofcereals;whereas,whencertaininter­
ventionagenciesholdquantitiesofcereals,mobilization
ofallorpartofthecerealsheldbythemmayhelpto
improvetheirsituation;
Whereas,whensuchspecificcasesdonotarise,cereals
shouldbemobilizedontheCommunitymarketasa
whole;
Whereastheprocedureofissuinginvitationstotender
bestenablescerealstobeeffectivelymobilized;whereas1.When,inaCommunityregion,trendsincerealmar­
ketpricesregisteradeclineorslumpwhich,inviewof
thevolumeoftheharvestorofregionalstocksandtheir
geographicalsituation,islikelytoforcetheintervention
agencytobuyinlargequantitiesofcereals,cerealsmay
beboughtinonthemarketoftheregionconcerned.
2.Whenaninterventionagencyholdsstocksthese,
stocksmaybeused.
3.Whentheconditionsreferredtoinparagraph 1or2
arenotfulfilledorwhenuseisnotmadeofthepossibili­
tiesprovidedforinthoseparagraphs,cerealsshallbe
boughtinontheCommunitymarketasawhole.
Article4
1.Thebuying-inoperationsreferredtoinArticle3(1)
and(3)shallbecarriedoutbytheinterventionagencies
byinvitingtendersforthe'supplyoftheproductde­
liveredeitherfoboratacorresponding stage.
2.Wherecerealsheldbytheinterventionagenciesare
used,tendersshallbeinvitedforloading,transportation ,
processingwherenecessaryanddeliveryeitherfoborat
acorresponding stage.1OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67
2OJNoL94,21.4.1972,p..7.
3OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.1.
4OJNoL282,23.12.1971 ,p.6.

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3.Whenitisdecidedthatcerealswillbesupplied,under
aCommunityaction,atastagelaterthaneitherfobora
stagecorresponding tofob,theinvitationtotenderre­
ferredtoinparagraph 1or2shallcoversupplyupto
thatlaterstage.
4.Thetermsoftheinvitationtotendermustensureequal
accessandtreatmentforallpersonsconcernedirrespec­
tiveoftheirplaceofestablishmentwithintheCommu­
nity.
Article5bytheinterventionagency,orelseimmediatelymake
availablethenecessaryquantitiesofproductsdrawn
fromstocksexistingontheirmarketiftheintervention
agencydoesnothavethenecessaryquantities.
2.ForthepurposesofemergencyCommunityactions
concerningtheprocessedcerealsreferredtoinArticle1
andriceotherthanpaddyrice,eachMemberStatedesig­
natedinaccordancewithparagraph4shallinviteten­
dersbyaquickprocedureforthesupplyoftheproducts
deliveredeitherfoboratacorrespondingstage.
3.Toenableproductstobetransportedrapidlyfromthe
placewheretheyareheldormadeavailable,inthecase
oftheproductsreferredtoinparagraph 1,orfromthe
foborcorresponding stage,inthecaseoftheproducts
referredtoinparagraph2,eachMemberStatedesignat-.
edinaccordancewithparagraph4mayhaverecourseto
proceduresotherthantheinvitationtotender.
4.AssoonastheprincipleofaemergencyCommunity
actionhasbeenadopted,theCommissionshalldecide
whichMemberStateorStatesshallberesponsiblefor
carryingouttheaction,fixthedatethereof,determine
theplacewheretheproductsmustbemadeavailable
withintheCommunityorwithintherecipientcountry,as
appropriate,andfinallydetermineanyotherelements
necessaryforcarryingoutthisaction.
5.Thequantityandnatureoftheproductsreferredtoin
paragraph 1shallbedeterminedbytheCouncil,acting
onaproposalfromtheCommission inaccordancewith
thevotingprocedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)ofthe
Treaty.
6.DetailedrulesforapplyingthisArticle,andinparti­
cularthecriteriaaccordingtowhichtheCommission is
totakethedecisionsreferredtoinparagraph4,shallbe
adoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article26ofRegulationNo129/67/EECor,where
appropriate,ofRegulationNo359/67/EEC.1.Foranationalaction,theMemberStateconcerned
shallcommunicate totheCommission thedateonwhich
itintendstoinitiateitsaction,thefinancialyearagainst
whichthiswouldbecharged,theproposedintervalsbet­
weendeliveries,thecountryofdestination ,thequantity
andtheproductconcerned,theportofloadingandthe
envisagedmethodofmobilization .
2.OnreceiptofthisCommunication ,theCommission
shallexamine,inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaid
downinArticle26ofRegulationNo120/67/EECor,
whereappropriate,ofRegulationNo359/67/EECand
inthelightoftheoverallsituationoftheCommunity
market,whethertheenvisagedmethodofmobilization
meetstheconditionsreferredtoinArticle3andshall
suggestifnecessarythattheMemberStateconcerned
modifytheenvisagedmethodofmobilization .
Article6
ForaCommunityaction,theCommissionshall,after
consideringthemarketsituationandinaccordancewith
theprocedurelaiddowninArticle26ofRegulationNo
120/67/EECor,whereappropriate,ofRegulationNo
369/67/EEC,determinetheconditionsgoverningmob­
ilization,takingintoaccountinparticularthecriteria
laiddowninArticle3.
Article7
Articled
1.ForthepurposesofemergencyCommunityactions
concerningcerealsintheunalteredstate,MemberStates
shallholdavailablefordeliveryatanytimecertain
quantitiesofthoseproductswhichhavebeentakenoverThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,3August1972.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
T.WESTERTERP