NoL139/36 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 24.5.86
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No1581/86
of23May1986
layingdowngeneralrulesforinterventiononthemarketincereals
Communityoverthemarketingyear;whereas,tothis
end,provisionsshouldbemadeforconditionsofresale
allowingforspeedy,effectiveadjustmenttothese
trends;
Whereascerealsheldbyinterventionagenciesshould
beofferedforsalewithoutdiscriminating betweenbuy­
ersestablishedintheCommunityandatpricesavoid­
ingdisturbancesofthemarket;whereasnormallythe
systemofinvitationstotenderenablesthisobjectiveto
beattained;whereas,however,inspecialcircumstances
othersellingproceduresmustbepermitted ;
WhereastheprovisionsofthisRegulationreplacethose
ofRegulation (EEC)No2738/75;whereasthatRegu­
lationshouldaccordinglyberepealed,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorgan­
izationofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1579/86(2),andinparticular
Article7(4)thereof,
Havingregardtotheproposalfromthe
Commission (3),
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2738/75of
29October1975layingdowngeneralrulesforinterven­
tiononthemarketincereals(4)wasadoptedatatime
wheninterventionpriceswerefixedatlevelsvarying
accordingtointerventioncentres;whereasthatregional
price-fixingsystemhassubsequentlybeenreplacedby
asingleinterventionpricesystem;whereastheprovi­
sionsshouldaccordinglybeadaptedtothisnew
situation ;
Whereas,wheregoodsofferedforinterventionmustbe
transportedtothewarehousedesignatedbytheinter­
ventionagency,theoffererbearsthecostsoftransport
andofremovalfromhiswarehouseinaccordance with
thepurposesoftheinterventionprice,whichisfixed
forgoodsdeliveredatwarehouse ,beforeunloading ;
whereas,tobefair,wherethegoodsaretakenoverin
theofferer'swarehouse,thetransportandremoval
costsshouldbedeductedfromtheinterventionprice
sincetheyhavenotinfactbeenbornebyhim;
Whereas,underthepresentarrangements ,theinterven­
tionagencyisrequiredactuallytotakeoverthegoods
offeredtoitinthewarehousesavailableforthispur­
pose;whereasthisrequirementmayincertaincases
resultintheinterventionagencysecuringstoragefacili­
tiesavailableatagreatdistancefromtheplacewhere
thegoodsarelocatedatthetimetheofferismade,
therebyincurringsubstantialtransportcosts;whereas
provisionshouldaccordinglybemadefortheinterven­
tionagencytobeabletodemandstorageintheware­
houseoftheseller;
Whereasinterventionstocksshouldbemanagedinthe
lightofdevelopments ofthemarketincerealsintheArticleI
1.Onreceiptofanoffer,incompliancewithArticle7
ofRegulation (EEC)No2727/75,interventionagen­
ciesshalldecideontheplacewherethecerealsareto
betakenover.
2.Transportcostsfromtheplacewherethegoodsare
storedwhentheofferismadetotheintervention centre
towhichtheycanbetransportedatleastexpenseshall
bebornebytheofferer.
3.Shouldtheinterventionagencytakeoverthegoods
ataplaceotherthantheinterventioncentretowhich
theymaybetransportedatleastexpense,itshalldeter­
mineandbeartheadditionaltransportcosts.Inthis
casethetransportcostsreferredtoinparagraph2shall
bedeterminedbytheinterventionagency.
Article2
1.Iftheinterventionagency,inagreementwiththe
offerer,storesthegoodsattheplaceatwhichtheyare
locatedatthetimetheofferismade,thecostsreferred
tointhesecondsentenceofArticle 1(3)andthecosts
ofremovalfromthewarehouse,thelatterbeing
assessedonthebasisoftheratesactuallyrecordedin
theMemberStateconcerned ,shallbedeductedfrom
theinterventionprice.
2.Inconditionstobedeterminedinaccordancewith
theprocedurelaiddowninArticle26ofRegulation(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)Seepage29ofthisOfficialJournal.0OJNoC53,7.3.1986,p.11.
(4)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.49.

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(EEC)No2727/75,intervention agenciesshallbe
authorizedtorequirethegoodstakenovertobestored
inthewarehouseinwhichtheyarelocated,atthetime
theofferismade.Thepricepaidtotheofferershallbe
determinedinaccordancewithparagraph 1.Article4
TheCouncil,actingbyaqualifiedmajorityonapropo­
salfromtheCommission ,mayestablishasellingpro­
cedureotherthanthatlaiddowninArticle3,ifspecial
circumstances sorequire.
Article5
1.Regulation (EEC)No2738/75isherebyrepealed.
2.ReferencestotherepealedRegulationshallbe
construedasreferencestothisRegulation .Article3
1.Cerealsheldbytheinterventionagencyshallbe
soldbytender:
(a)withaviewtotheirbeingputbackonthemarket,
atpricesenablingdisturbanceofthemarkettobe
avoided;
(b)withaviewtoexport,atpricestobedetermined
casebycaseaccordingtomarketdevelopments
andrequirements .
2.Thetermsoftheinvitationtotendershallensure
equalityofaccessandtreatmenttoallpersonscon­
cernedirrespectiveoftheplaceoftheirestablishment
withintheCommunity .
3.Ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappeartocorre­
spondtotherealscopeforsaleonthemarket,theten­
deringprocedureshallnotbecontinued .Article6
ThisRegualtionshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
Itshallapplyfrom1July1986.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,23May1986.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
G.BRAKS