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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2556/80
of3October1980
applyingaparticularinterventionmeasureinrespectofcommonwheat
isearnedoutshallbeconsideredasbeingthedateon
whichtheeventoccurs,asdefinedbyCommunity
rulesor,intheabsenceofandpendingadoptionof
suchrules,bytherulesoftheMemberState
concerned,whichgivesentitlementtotheamount
involvedinthetransaction ;whereas,however,by
virtueofArticle4(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No878/77,
derogationsmaybemadefromtheabovementioned
provisions;
Whereas,inrespectofprivatestorageaidforthe
sectorinquestion,therateofexchangetobeusedfor
calculatingtheamountofthisaidinnational
currency,andalsotheotheramountsprovidedforin
thisRegulation,shouldbethatobtainingatthetime
whenthestoragecontractcomestoanend;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals(J),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1870/80(2),andinparticular
Article8(1)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
878/77of26April1977ontheexchangeratestobe
appliedinagriculture(3),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1366/80(4),
WhereasunderArticle8(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No
2727/75,inordertopreventsubstantialintervention
buying-inincertainregions,thecompetentnational
authoritiesmaybeauthorizedtotakeparticularinter­
ventionmeasures;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1146/76of17
May1976(5)laysdownthegeneralrulesfortheappli­
cationofparticularandspecialmeasures;
Whereassuchmeasuresmayconsistintheconclusion
ofastoragecontractbetweentheinterventionagency
andaholder,foradailypayment;
Whereasinviewofthepresentsituationandthe
outlookwithregardtothedisposalofcerealsin
Schleswig-Holstein ,thereisconcernaboutthestateof
themarketinthatregionforthefirstsixmonthsof
the1980/81marketingyear;whereasstorage
measuresshouldthereforebeadoptedinrespectofa
totalquantityof240000tonnesofcommonwheat;
whereasthesemeasuresshouldbeappliedwitheffect
from16October1980anddetailedrulesrelating
theretoshouldbelaiddown;
Whereas,underArticle4(2)ofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No1134/68(6),sumsreferredtointhesaid
Articlearetobepaidonthebasisoftheconversion
rateapplicableatthetimewhenthetransactionor
parttransactioniscarriedout;whereas,underArticle
6ofthesameRegulation,thetimewhenatransactionArticle1
1.TheinterventionagencyoftheFederalRepublic
ofGermanyshallconcludewithholdersofcommon
wheatwhosorequeststoragecontractsunderthe
conditionslaiddowninthisRegulation .
2.Thisparticularinterventionmeasureshallrelate
toatotalquantityof240000tonnesofcommon
wheatharvestedinSchleswig-Holstein andhavinga
Hagbergfallingnumberlessthan160seconds.
Article2
1.TheparticularmeasureprovidedforinthisRegu­
lationshallinvolvetheconclusion ofcontracts
betweentheinterventionagencyandholdersof
commonwheat,underwhich:
(a)theholdersshallundertaketokeepinstoreaspeci­
fiedquantityofcommonwheat,ataspecified
placeofstoragefrom16October1980until15
January1981inrespectofthewholequantity,
until15February1981fortwothirdsanduntil15
March1981forthelastthird.(»)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL184,17.7.1980,p.1.
(3)OJNoL106,29.4.1977,p.27.
{*)OJNoL140,5.6.1980,p.19.
(5)OJNoL130,19.5.1976,p.9.
(')OJNoL188,1.8.1968,p.1.

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(b)theinterventionagencyshallgranttotheholders,
onexpiryofthelongeststorageperiodspecifiedin
(a),adailypremiumintendedtocoverthecostsof
theoperation,fixedatastandardrateof0-03ECU
pertonne.
2.Thepremiumreferredtoinparagraph 1(b)shall
begrantedonthequantityremainingattheplaceof
storagethroughouttheperiod.Anamountofnine
ECUpertonneshallbeleviedinrespectofany
missingquantity.However,atoleranceof3kgper
tonneshallbeallowedwhenapplyingthisparagraph.
3.Theinterventionagencyshallverifytheexist­
enceofclaimants'stocksbeforesignatureofthe
contractandattheendoftheperiodofstorage.It
shallalsocarryoutallthenecessarycontrolmeasures
toensurethattheobligationsarecompliedwith.
4.Transfersfromonestoretoanothermaybe
madeonlywiththeauthorizationoftheintervention
agency.Thecostsofsuchtransfersshallbeborneby
theholder.
ArticleJ
Holderswhowishtoenterintosuchcontractsmust
makeawrittenapplication,whichshallhavetheeffect
ofafirmcommitment ,totheinterventionagency
before8October1980,indicatingthequantityinques­
tion,whichmaynotbelessthan200tonnes.
Shouldthetotalquantitiesforwhichholderswishto
contractexceedthosespecifiedinArticle1(2),the
interventionagencyshallapportionthequantitiesto
becontractedforinproportiontothequantityoffered
byeachholder.Inthatcasetheminimumquantity
shallbe80tonnes.Theinterventionagencyshall
notifytheholders,before16October1980,ofthe
quantitiestobecontractedfor.Article4
1.Toqualifyforthisparticularintervention
measureprovidedforinthisRegulation,common
wheatmustbesound,genuineandofmerchantable
qualitywithinthemeaningofparagraph2andmust
haveaHagbergfallingnumberlessthan160seconds.
2.Commonwheatshallbeconsideredsound,
genuineandofmerchantablequalityifitsatisfiesthe
conditionslaiddowninArticle2ofRegulation(EEC)
No1569/77(»).
Article5
If,attheendofthestorageperiod,commonwheat
whichhasbeenthesubjectoftheparticularinterven­
tionmeasureprovidedforinthisRegulationdoesnot
meetthequalityrequirementslaiddowninArticle4,
thepremiumreferredtoinArticle2(1)(b)shallnot
bepaidinrespectofthequantitiesinquestion.
Article6
TheMemberStateconcernedshallkeeptheCommis­
sioninformedastotheprogressoftheoperations
providedforinthisRegulation .
Article7
Theconversionratetobeappliedtothevariousmone­
taryamountsgiveninthisRegulationshallbethe
representative rateinforceonthedaywhenthe
contracteffectivelycomestoanend.
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,3October1980.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
(l)OJNoL174,14.7.1977,p.15.