23.8.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL235/21
COMMISSION DECISION
of24May1973
authorizingFrancetoapplyspecialinterventionmeasuresforbarley
(OnlytheFrenchtextisauthentic)
(73/255/EEC)
Whereas,thisbeingso,measuresappropriatetothe
circumstances describedaboveshouldbetakensothat
theinterventionagencyisnotobligedtomake
substantialpurchasesofbarley,andtoenablethat
cerealtobemarketednormallywithintheCommu­
nity;
Whereas,toattainthedesiredobjectives,holdersof
barleyshouldbefreetoendeavourtomarkettheir
barleyuntiltowardstheendofJulywithouttheneed
forapprehension thatiftheyarenotsuccessfulin
marketingiftheywillhavetosustaintheconsiderable
losswhichtheymayanticipateasaresultoftheappli­
cationoftheinterventionpriceprevailingatthebegin­
ningofthenextmarketingyear;whereastheinterven­
tionpriceprevailingatthebeginningofthenext
marketingyear;whereastheyshouldalsobegiventhe
assurancethat,iftheycannotselltheirbarleyonthe
marketbeforeJuly,theywillreceiveanindemnityin
respectofthosestoragecoststheyhaveincurred
whichwouldautomatically havebeenborneinfullby
theinterventionagencyiftheyhaddeliveredtheir
stockstoitbefore31May;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(1)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbythe
Act(2)annexedtotheTreaty(3)concerningtheAcces­
sionofnewMemberStatestotheEuropeanEconomic
Community andtheEuropeanAtomicEnergy
Community ,signedatBrusselson22January1972,
andinparticularthesecondparagraphofArticle8
thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo174/
67/EEC(4)of27June1967onspecialintervention
measuresforcereals,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No445/68(5),andinparticularArticle1
thereof;
HavingregardtotherequestfromtheFrenchRe­
publicwhichreachedtheCommissionon11May
1973;
Whereasthe1972/73marketingyearischaracterized
byanexceptionalbarleyharvest,whichinFrancewill
exceed6200000metrictons;whereasstocksinexist­
anceattheendofMaywillprobablybeintheregion
of1000000metrictons;whereasmarketpricesareat
presentverylow,mainlybecauseofthesestocksand
alsobecauseofthedownwardtrendintransactions
recordedontheCommunitymarketandinexportsto
thirdcountries ;whereasthissituationwouldundoubt­
edlyleadtoholdersofferingtheirstocksforinterven­
tionbeforetheendofMay,inordertobenefitfrom
thelastmonthlyincreaseintheinterventionprice
beforethatfixedforthefirstmonthofthemarketing
yearisappliedinJuneandJuly;
Whereas,asaresult,firstly,ofmarketpricesand,
secondlyoftherulesgoverningtheofferingforsale
byinterventionagenciesofthecerealsheldbythem,
itwouldbevirtuallyimpossiblefortheFrenchinter­
ventionagencytosellthebarleydeliveredtoit,but
yetmarketingpossibilitiesexistormayarise,atthe
marketprice,bothinsideFranceinsomeother
MemberStates;HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
Francemayinconnectionwiththeprovisionshere­
inaftercontainedtakespecialinterventionmeasures
throughitsinterventionagencyinrespectofupto
500000metrictonsofbarley.
Thesemeasuresshallconsistintheconclusionbefore
31May1973ofcontractsbetweentheintervention
agencyandsuchholdersofbarleyasapplytherefor,
underthetermsofwhich:
(a)theinterventionagencyguaranteesthatupto25
July1973,theholdershallhavetherightto
deliverhisstocksforinterventionuptothe
amountofthemaximumquantityfixedbythe(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(>)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
P)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
(4)OJNo130,28.6.1967,p.2609/67.
(5)OJNoL91,12.4.1968,p.3.

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che-Conte,Lorraine,AlsaceandtheParisregion.
Article3
Theacceptanceandofferingforsalebytheinterven­
tionagencyofthebarleydeliveriesforinterventionby
theholdersreferredtoinArticle1(c)shalltakeplace
inaccordancewiththearrangementsmadeinpursu­
anceofArticle7ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC.intervention agency,attheinterventionprice
prevailing,atthetimethecontractisconcluded,at
thecentredesignatedbytheholderunderArticle
1ofRegulationNo132/67/EEC(*)of13June
1967layingdowngeneralrulesforinterventionon
themarketincereals;
(b)theholdermay,betweenconclusionofthe
contractand25July1973,retainpossessionofthe
barleyandmarketit,butsothatbyexercisingthis
rightheshallbetakentorenouncehisrights
undertheguaranteeprovidedforin(a);
(c)ifonorafter1July1973before11July1973the
holderexerciseshisrighttodeliverhiscerealfor
intervention ,theinterventionagencyshallgrant
himaflat-ratestorageindemnityof0-80unitof
accountpermetricton.
Thisamountshallbe0-95unitofaccountper
metrictoniftheholderexercisestherightafore­
saidonorafter11July1973butbefore26July
1973.
Theinterventionagencyshall,beforesignatureofthe
contract,checktheexistenceofapplicants'stocks.Article4
FranceshallkeeptheCommission informedof
progressinimplementing themeasuresprovidedfor
inthisDecision.
Article5
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFrenchRepublic.
DoneatBrussels,24May1973.
FortheCommission
Article2
ThemeasuresreferredtoinArticle1shallapplyto
barleyinstorageinthefollowingeconomicregions:ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
(')OJNo120,21.6.1967,p.2364/67.