5.9.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL243/25
COMMISSION DECISION
of26July1974
authorizingtheFederalRepublicofGermanytoapplyspecialinterventionmeasuresfor
barley
(OnlytheGermantextisauthentic)
(74/443/EEC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/67/
EEC(1)of13June1967onthecommon
organization ofthemarketincereals,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1125/74(2)and
inparticularthesecondparagraphofArticle8and
Article24thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo174/67/
EEC(3)of27June1967onspecialintervention
measuresforcereals,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No445/68(4),andinparticularArticle1
thereof;
Havingregardtothecommunication fromthe
FederalRepublicofGermany,whichreachedthe
Commissionon13July1974,statingtheparticularly
difficultsituationforholdersofbarleyandincluding
arequestforspecialinterventionmeasurescovering
250000metrictonsofbarley;
Whereasasaresultofthepricerelationshipbetween
cerealsduringpreviousmarketingyearsquantitiesof
barleyamountingtoabout300000metrictonshave
regularlybeenplacedininterventioninGermany;
whereasthemarketsituationmaygiverisetothe
fearofreneweddeliveriesofthisproductinto
interventionimmediatelyaftertheharvest;
W'hereasmeasuressuitedtothecircumstances
describedaboveshouldbetakeninordertoavoid
theGermaninterventionagencybeingobligedto
makelargepurchasesofbarley;whereasthemarket
shouldthereforebeeasedbyremovingfromitfor
afixedperiodaquantityofthisproduct;whereas
aquantityof150000metrictonswouldseemtobesufficienttoattainthatobjective;whereastothis
endcontractsshouldbeestablishedbetweenthe
holdersandtheGermaninterventionagencyand
thedetailedrulesforthissystemshouldbelaid
down;
Whereasinordertoattaintheobjectivesreferred
to,theholdersofbarleyshouldbegivenan
allowanceforthestoragecostswhichtheywillincur
andwhichwouldhavebeenautomatically and
whollyattheexpenseofinterventionagencyifthey
hadofferedtheirstockstoit;
WhereasincaseofanydisturbanceontheCom­
munitymarket,thepossibilityshouldremainforthe
interventionagenciesconcernedtoauthorizethe
terminationofstorageforthequantitiesinquestion,
undertheprocedurelaiddowninArticle26of
RegulationNo120/67/EEC;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
TheFederalRepublicofGermanyisauthorizedto
haveitsintervention agencycarryoutspecial
interventionoperationsfor150000metrictonsof
barleywithintheframeworkoftheundermentioned
provisions .
Theseoperationsshallinvolvetheconclusionbefore
29August1974ofcontracts,betweentheinter­
ventionagencyandholdersofbarley,intermsof
which:
(a)theholdersshallundertaketokeepinstore
from12Augustto31December1974agiven
quantityofbarley;
(b)theinterventionagencyshallgranttotheholders
ofthatquantity,attheendoftheperiodlaid
downin(a),amonthlypremium,intendedto
coverstorageandcreditcosts,fixedcontractually
at0-70unitofaccountpermetricton.OOJNo117.19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL128,10.5.1974,p.12.
(3)OJNo130,28.6.1967,p.2609/67.
(4)OJNoL91,12.4.1968,p.3.

NoL243/26 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 5.9.74
ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC,toterminatethe
undertakingprovidedforinArticle1(a).
Inthiscasethemonthlypremiumreferredtoin
Article1(b)shallbegranteduptothedayfixedfor
terminationoftheundertakingattheendofthe
actualperiodofstorage.
Ifthedatefixedfortheterminationoftheunder­
takingisnotthelastdayofamonth,thepremium
relatingtothatmonthshallbereducedinproportion
tothenumberofdayswhichseparatethatdatefrom
theendofthemonth.
Fortheremainderoftheperiodfromthatdayuntil
31December1974,aforfeitatarateof0-008unit
ofaccountpermetrictonperdayshallbepaid.
Article5
TheMemberStatesconcernedshallkeeptheCom­
missioninformedastothedevelopmentofthe
operationsprovidedforinthisDecision.Article2
Holderswhowishtoentersuchanundertaking
mustmakeawrittenapplicationamounttoafirm
undertakingtotheintervention agencybefore
12August1974,indicatingthequantityinquestion,
whichmaynotbelessthan300metrictons.
Shouldthetotalquantityinrespectofwhichthe
holderswishtocontractexceedthequantitygiven
inthefirstparagraphofArticle1,theintervention
agencyshallallocatethequantitywhichwillbe
contractedinproportiontothequantityofferedby
eachholder.
Thecompetentagencyshallcommunicate tothe
holder,before22August1974,thequantitywhich
willbesubjecttotheundertaking .
Article3
TheoperationsreferredtoinArticle1mayonly
relatetobarleyfromthe1974cropwhichfulfils
theconditionslaiddownforacceptabilityforinter­
vention.
Theinterventionagencyshallverifytheexistenceof
theclaimants'stocksbeforesignatureofthecontract
andattheendoftheperiodofstorage.Moreoverit
shallcarryoutallnecessarycontrolmeasuresto
confirmthattheundertakingisrespected.
Article4
TheMemberStatesconcernedmaybeauthorized,
accordingtotheprocedurelaiddowninArticle26Article6
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFederalRepublicof
Germany.
DoneatBrussels,26July1974
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI