17.4.75 NoL96/30 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION DECISION
of4April1975
authorizingcertainMemberStatestoapplyspecialinterventionmeasuresfor
commonwheat
(OnlytheFrench,DutchandGermantextsareauthentic)
(75/236/EEC)
forBelgium,15000metrictonsforLuxembourgand
300000metrictonsforGermanywouldseemtobe
sufficienttoattainthatobjective;whereastothisend
contractsshouldbeestablishedbetweentheholders
andtheinterventionagenciesconcernedandthe
detailedrulesforthissystemshouldbelaiddown;
Whereasinordertoattaintheobjectivesreferredto,
theholdersofcommonwheatshouldbegivenan
aMowanceforthestoragecostswhichtheywillincur
andwhichwouldhavebeenautomatically andwholly
attheexpenseoftheinterventionagencyiftheyhad
offeredtheirstockstoit;whereas,moreover,this
allowanceshouldtakeintoaccountthedifferentsitua­
tionsobtaininginthevariousMemberStatesandparti­
cularly,withreferencetothecorrectionstothe
exchangeratesfrom1August1975,infinancing
costs,dryingcostsandtransportcosts,thelattercosts
beingparticularlyhighinFrance;
WhereasincaseofanydisturbanceontheCommu­
nitymarket,thepossibilityshouldremainforthe
interventionagenciesconcernedtoauthorizethe
terminationofstorageforthequantitiesinquestion,
undertheprocedurelaiddowninArticle26ofRegula­
tionNo120/67/EEC;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(')of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No665/75(2),andinparticularthe
secondparagraphofArticle8andArticle24thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo174/
67/EEC(3)of27June1967onspecialintervention
measuresforcereals,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No445/68(4),andinparticularArticle 1
thereof;
Havingregardtothecommunications fromtheRepu­
blicofFranceof20March1975amendedon26
March1975,theKingdomsoftheNetherlandsof18
March1975andBelgiumof19March1975,the
GrandDuchyofLuxembourgof19March1975and
theFederalRepublicofGermanyof19March1975
respectivelystatingtheparticularlydifficultsituation
forholdersofbarleyandincludingrequestsforspecial
interventionmeasuresforcommonwheat;
Whereasasaresultofthepricerelationshipbetween
cerealsthemarketpriceforcommonwheatcouldbe
belowtheinterventionpriceattheendofthe1974/75
marketingyear;whereasthereistheriskthat
commonwheatwillbelittleusedforanimalfeeding,
thedenaturingpremiumforthesaidmarketingyear
havingbeenfixedatzero;whereasthemarketsitua­
tionmaythereforegiverisetothefearofmassive
deliveriesofthisproductintointerventionimmedi­
atelybeforethenewharvest;
Whereasmeasuressuitedtothecircumstances
describedaboveshouldbetakeninordertoavoidthe
interventionagenciesinquestionbeingobligedto
makelargepurchasesofcommonwheat;whereasthe
marketshouldthereforebeeasedbyremovingfromit
forafixedperiodaquantityofthisproduct;whereas
aquantityof400000metrictonsforFrance,320000
metrictonsfortheNetherlands ,150000metrictonsHASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
ThefollowingMemberStatesareauthorizedtohave
theirinterventionagenciescarryoutspecialinterven­
tionoperationsforcommonwheatwithintheframe­
workoftheundermentioned provisions :
—theRepublicofFrance—400000metrictons,
—theKingdomoftheNetherlands —320000
metrictons,
—theKingdomofBelgium—150000metrictons,
—theGrandDuchyofLuxembourg —15000
metrictons,(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL72,20.3.1975,p.14.
(3)OJNo130,28.6.1967,p.2609/67.
(4)OJNoL91,12.4.1968,p.3.

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theconditionslaiddownforacceptabilityforinterven­
tion.
Theinterventionagencyshallverifytheexistenceof
theclaimants'stocksbeforesignatureofthecontract
andattheendoftheperiodofstorage.Moreoverit
shallcarryoutallnecessarycontrolmeasuresto
confirmthattheundertakingisrespected .
Article4
TheMemberStatesconcernedmaybeauthorized,
accordingtotheprocedurelaiddowninArticle26of
RegulationNo120/67/EEC,toterminatetheunder­
takingprovidedforinArticle1(a)nosoonerthan1
November1975.
InthiscasethedailypremiumreferredtoinArticle
1(b)shallbegranteduptothedayfixedfortermina­
tionoftheundertakingattheendoftheactualperiod
ofstorage.
Fortheremainderoftheperiodfromthatdayuntil
29January1976,aforfeitatarateof0-008unitof
accountpermetrictonperdayshallbepaid,toa
maximumof0-24unitofaccountpermetricton.
Article5
TheMemberStatesconcernedshallkeeptheCommis­
sioninformedastothedevelopmentoftheoperations
providedforinthisDecision.
Article6
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFrenchRepublic,
theKingdomoftheNetherlands ,theKingdomof
Belgium,theGrandDuchyofLuxembourgandthe
FederalRepublicofGermany .—theFederalRepublicofGermany—300000
metrictons.
Theseoperationsshallinvolvetheconclusionbefore1
May1975ofcontracts,betweentheintervention
agencyandholdersofcommonwheat,intermsof
which:
(a)theholdersshallundertaketokeepinstorefrom
15April1975to29February1976agivenquan­
tityofcommonwheat;
(b)theinterventionagencyshallgranttotheholders
ofthatquantity,attheendoftheperiodlaiddown
in(a),adailypremiumintendedtocoverthecosts
oftheoperationfixedcontractually at0-035unit
ofaccountpermetricton;
(c)theaforementioned premiumshallbegranted,for
thequantitycontractedfor,from1April1975,in
sofarasthesequantitieshavebeensubjectedto
specialinterventionmeasuresunderthetermsof
theCommission Decisionof30January1975
authorizingcertainMemberStatestoapplyspecial
intervention measuresforcommonwheat,
providedtherehasbeennoterminationofstorage
between 1Aprilandthedateoftheapplication
referredtoinArticle2.
Article2
Holderswhowishtoenterintosuchanundertaking
mustmakeawrittenapplication ,amountingtoafirm
undertaking ,totheinterventionagencybefore15
April1975indicatingthequantityinquestionwhich
maynotbelessthan200metrictons,butthislimit
shallnot,however,applyforquantitiesalreadyin
storageunderthetermsoftheaforesaidCommission
Decisionof30January1975.
Shouldthetotalquantityinrespectofwhichthe
holderswishtocontractexceedthequantitygivenin
thefirstparagraphofArticle 1,theintervention
agencyshallallocatethequantitywhichwillbe
contractedinproportiontothequantityofferedby
eachholder.
Thecompetentagencyshallcommunicate tothe
holdersbefore 1May1975thequantitieswhichwill
besubjecttotheundertaking .
Article3
TheoperationreferredtoinArticle1mayonlyrelate
tocommonwheatfromthe1974cropwhichfulfilsDoneatBrussels,4April1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission