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REGULATION (EEC)No644/68OFTHECOUNCIL
of29May1968
amendingRegulationNo172/67/EECongeneralrulesgoverningthedenaturingof
wheatandryeofbread-making quality
inconnectionwithdenaturinganddisposalonthe
homemarketofdenaturedcommonwheatheldby
theinterventionagencies;whereas,therefore,asystem
ofsubsidiesandchargesshouldbeestablishedto
restorethebalancebetweenthemarketsindenatured
commonwheatandinotherfeedgrains;
Whereasitfollowsfromthisdesiretoachievea
balancebetweendenaturedcommonwheatand
barleythatthedenaturingpremiumgrantedinItaly
forcommonwheatwhenthatStateusesthefacility
grantedtoitforimportingthatcerealatareduced
levyshouldbeincreased;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/67/
EEC1of13June1967onthecommonorganisation
ofthemarketincereals,asamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No643/68,2andinparticularArticles7(4)
and23(4a)thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereasArticle4(1)ofCouncilRegulationNo
172/67/EEC3of27July1967ongeneralrulesgovern­
ingthedenaturingofwheatandryeofbread­
makingqualityprovidesthatthedenaturingpremium
shallbefixedbeforethebeginningofthecropyear
forthewholecropyear;whereasexperiencehas
shownthattheinabilitytoadjustthatpremium
duringthecropyearcan,whenthefactorsonwhich
itisbasedchangeconsiderablyduringtheyear,
reduceorincreasetheincentivetodenaturecereals,
thusdisturbingthebalanceofthemarket,inparticu­
larwhenthemarketsituationobligesintervention
agenciestobuyinlargequantitiesofcereals;whereas,
therefore,althoughitisnecessarytopublishthe
amountofthepremiumbeforethebeginningofthe
cropyear,adjustmentsshouldbeallowedwherethe
balanceofthemarketislikelytobedisturbedby
thefactorsreferredtoabove;
Whereas,whenItalymakesuseofthefacilities
offeredbyArticle23ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC,
feedgrainimportedintothatcountryatareduced
levyorwithasubsidyisplacedinamorecompetitive
positionthanthedenaturedwheatwhichcanbeused
initsplace;whereasthepurposeofCommunity
rulesistoenabledenaturedcommonwheatto
competewithbarleyonthehomemarket,asthe
preambletoRegulationsNo172/67/EECandNo
(EEC)643/68showsquiteclearly;whereasthesame
principlewasadoptedinRegulationNo160/67/EEC4ThefollowingshallbeaddedtoArticle4(1)of
RegulationNo172/67/EEC:
'Itmay,however,beadjustedduringthecrop
yearwherethebalanceofthemarketincereals
islikelytobedisturbed.'
Article2
ThefollowingArticle6ashallbeaddedtoRegulation
No172/67/EEC:
'1.IfItalymakesuseofthepowerconferredby
Article23(1)ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC,that
Stateshallgrantasubsidyfordenaturedcommon
wheatdeliveredbyseafromotherMemberStates,
equaltothereductioninthelevyappliedto
barleyimportedbythesamemeans.
2.IfItalymakesuseofthepowerconferredby
Article23(2)ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC,
thatStateshall:
—chargeondenuturedcommonwheatde­
spatchedtootherMemberStatesalevyequal
tothereductioninthelevyonbarleyin
accordancewiththatprovision,and
—grantasubsidyofthesameamountfor
denaturedcommonwheatdeliveredfrom
otherMemberStates.1OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
2OJNoL122,30.5.1968,p.1.
3OJNo.130,28.6.1967,p.2602/67.
4OJNo128,27.6.1967,p.2545/67.

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Article3 3.IfItalymakesuseofthepowerconferredby
Article23(2)ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC,an
amountequaltothatofthereductioninthelevy
chargedonbarleyinaccordancewiththepro­
visionreferredtoaboveshallbeaddedtothe
denaturingpremiumapplicableinItaly.'ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethird
davfollowingitspublicationintheOfficialJournal
oftheEuropeanCommunites .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29May1968.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
E.FAURE