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REGULATION No172/67/EECOFTHECOUNCIL
of27June1967
ongeneralrulesgoverningthedenaturingofwheatandryeofbread-making quality
Whereaswhentheyhavebeendenatured,wheatand
ryehavecharacteristics suchthattheycouldbesub­
stitutedforbarleyormaizeforcertainuses;whereas,
therefore,caremustbetakentoensurethatdenatur­
ingdoesnotcausedisturbancesonthemarketforthe
twolatterproducts;
Whereasowingtotheinterchangeability ofdenatured
commonwheatandbarley,therefund.fordenatured
commonwheatshouldbefixedonthebasisofthat
grantedforbarley;
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
ThisRegulationlaysdownthegeneralrulesgovern­
ingthedenaturingofcommonwheatandryeof
bread-making quality,referredtoinArticle7(3)of
RegulationNo120/67/EEC.THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC
COMMUNITY ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/67/
EEC1of13June1967onthecommonorganisation
ofthemarketincereals,andinparticularArticle
7(4)andArticle16(5)thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
Whereasmethodsofdenaturingshouldbeeffective
enoughtopreventthedenaturedcerealbeingplaced
againonthemarketforhumanconsumptioninits
originalstateorasaprocessedproduct;whereasitis
thereforeadvisabletolaydowntechnicalmethodsof­
feringminimumsafeguardsinthatrespectandto
providethatinnocasecouldthemethodsactually
employedbyMemberStatesresultinalesserdegree
ofdenaturing;
Whereasinviewoftheaimpursueddenaturingcan
onlybejustifiedforbread-making cerealsofacertain
minimumquality;whereas,moreover,thecostsen­
tailedbydenaturingandthecontrolthereofcanonly
bejustifiedforaminimumquantityofcereals;
Whereasadenaturingpremiummaybegrantedinre­
spectofcommonwheat;whereastheexistenceofthis
premiumshouldbeknowntopossiblebeneficiaries
fromthebeginningofthemarketingyear,inorderto
enablethemtoplanasuitableusefordenatured
commonwheat;
Whereasdenaturingbyinterventionagencies'could
beanadvantageouswayofmarketingcerealswhich
hadbeenthesubjectofintervention ;whereas,there­
fore,cerealsdenaturedbythemshouldhavethesame
minimumqualitiesasthosewhicharethesubjectofa
denaturingpremium;Article2
1.Themethodsemployedfordenaturingmusten­
surethatdenaturedwheatandryecannolongerbe
usedforhumanconsumption .
2.Thesemethodsmustbeatleastaseffectiveasa
standardmethodtobedetermined .
Article3
Cerealsfordenaturingmustbeofaminimumquality
andquantitytobedetermined .
Article4
1.Thedenaturingpremiumforcommonwheat,
theamountofwhichmayvary,shallbefixedbefore
thebeginningofandforthedurationofeachmarket­
ingyearinaccordancewithconditionstobedeter­
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Article6 2.Thepremiumshallbegrantedattherequestof
theinterestedparty,iftherequirementsofArticles2,
3and7areobserved.
3.Interventionagenciesmayalsoundertakethe
denaturingofcerealsheldbythem,iftherequire­
mentsofArticle2andthequalityconditionspro­
videdforinArticle3areobserved .Inthecaseofanexportofdenaturedcommonwheat,
therefundshallbecalculatedonthebasisofthere­
fundgrantedforanexportofbarley.
Article7
Article5Toqualifyforthepremium,denaturingshouldbe
effectedinagreementwiththeinterventionagency
andunderitssupervision .
Thepriceatwhichinterventionagenciesshallsell
denaturedcommonwheatandryeandtheamountof
thedenaturingpremiumshallbefixedatsuchalevel
asnottocause,disturbancesonthebarleyandmaize
markets.Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1967.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27June1967.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
Ch.HEGER