NoL217/13 6.8.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION DECISION
of8June1973
authorizingtheFederalRepublicofGermanytoapplyspecialinterventionmeasures
forrye
(OnlytheGermantextisauthentic)
(73/216/EEC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,year;whereas,ascompensation doesnotcoverthe
wholeofthedifferencebetweenthepricesprevailing
duringonemarketingyearandthenext,holdersof
ryeofbreadmakingqualitywillbeinclinedtooffer
theirstocksforinterventionbefore31May;
Whereas,inviewofthesizeofstocksheldatpresent
intheFederalRepublicofGermanybytheintervention
agency,asituationwhichwouldrequiretheGerman
interventionagencytobuyinlargequantitiesofrye
ofbread-making qualitybeforetheendofthemarketing
yearshouldnotbepermittedtoarise;whereasflat-rate
compensation shouldbegrantedtoholdersofrye
ofbread-making qualityintheFederalRepublicof
Germanytoinducethemtoretainthestocksintheir
millsuntil31July1973;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/67/
EEC(x)of13June1967onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1346/73(2),andinparticularthesecond
paragraphofArticle8thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo174/67/
EEC(3)of27June1967onspecialintervention
measuresforcereals,asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No445/68(4),andinparticularArticle1thereof;
HavingregardtotherequestsubmittedbytheFederal
RepublicofGermanytotheCommissionon16May
1973describingtheparticularlydifficultsituation
experiencedbyGermanholdersofryeofbread­
makingqualityattheendofthe1972/73marketing
yearasaresultoftheintroductionofthenewprice
systemforryeforthe1973/74marketingyear,and
requestingthatspecialinterventionmeasuresbe
applied;
Whereasthestockofryeofbread-making quality
requiredbytheGermanmillingindustrytoensure
thatitcontinuestooperatenormallyduringthe
transitionfromonemarketingyeartothenextis
generallyabout100000metrictons;
Whereas,asasingleinterventionpricehasbeen
fixedforryewitheffectfrom1August1973,the
amountofcompensation grantedattheendofthe
1972/73marketingyearforryeofbread-making
qualitywillbeminimalincomparisonwiththat
granted(forrye)attheendofthepreviousmarketingHASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
InpursuanceofArticle1ofRegulationNo174/67/EEC
theFederalRepublicofGermanymayauthorizeits
intervention agencytotakespecialintervention
measuresforrye.
Thosemeasuresshalltaketheformofthegrantof
compensation ataflatrateof2-75unitsofaccount
permetricton,uptoatotalquantityof100000metric
tons,toholderswhosestocksofryeofbread-making
qualitysatisfytherequirements ofCommission
Regulation (EEC)No1554/73(5)of7June1973
ontheconditionsforthegrantingofcompensation
inrespectofcommonwheat,ryeofbread-making
r)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.8.
(3)O]No130,28.6.1967,p.2609/67.
(4)OTNoL91,12.4.1968,p.3. (5)OJNoL156,13.6.1973,p.13.

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qualityandmaizeheldinstorageattheendofthe
1972/73marketingyear.Article3
Article2ThisDecisionisadressedtotheFederalRepublicof
Germany .
DoneatBrussels,8June1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLITheFederalRepublicofGermanyshallkeepthe
Commissioninformedoftheprogressofthemeasures
providedforinthisDecision.