30.8.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL238/43
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COMMISSION
COMMISSION DECISION
of8August1974
authorizingtheKingdomsoftheNetherlandsandBelgium,theGrandDuchyof
LuxembourgandtheFederalRepublicofGermanytoapplyspecialintervention
measuresforcommonwheat
(OnlytheFrench,DutchandGermantextsareauthentic)
(74/436/EEC)
1974/75marketingyear;whereasthereistheriskthat
commonwheatwillbelittleusedforanimalfeeding,
thedenaturingpremiumforthesaid'marketingyear
havingbeenfixedatzero;whereasthemarketsitua­
tionmaythereforegiverisetothefearofmassive
deliveriesofthisproductintointerventionimmedi­
atelyaftertheharvest;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(')of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1996/74(2),andinparticularthe
secondparagraphofArticle8andArticle24thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo174/
67/EEC(3)of27June1967onspecialintervention
measuresforcereals,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No445/68(4),andinparticularArticle1
thereof;
Havingregardtothecommunications fromtheKing­
domsoftheNetherlandsandBelgium,theGrand
DuchyofLuxembourg ,andfromtheFederalRepu­
blicofGermanywhichreachedtheCommissionon
23,24and30July1974respectivelystatingtheparti­
cularlydifficultsituationforholdersofbarleyand
includingrequestsforspecialinterventionmeasures
forcommonwheat;
Whereasasaresultofthepricerelationshipbetween
cerealsthemarketpriceforcommonwheatcouldbe
belowtheinterventionpriceatthebeginningoftheWhereasmeasuressuitedtothecircumstances
describedaboveshouldbetakeninordertoavoidthe
interventionagenciesinquestionbeingobligedto
makelargepurchasesofcommonwheat;whereasthe
marketshouldthereforebeeasedbyremovingfromit
forafixedperiodaquantityofthisproduct;whereas
aquantityof175000metrictonsfortheNetherlands ,
275000metrictonsforBelgium,15000metrictons
forLuxembourg and400000metrictonsfor
Germanywouldseemtobesufficienttoattainthat
objective;whereastothisendcontractsshouldbeesta­
blishedbetweentheholdersandtheinterventionagen­
ciesconcernedandthedetailedrulesforthissystem
shouldbelaiddown;
Whereasinordertoattaintheobjectivesreferredto,
theholdersofcommonwheatshouldbegivenan
allowanceforthestoragecostswhichtheywillincur
andwhichwouldhavebeenautomatically andwholly
attheexpenseoftheinterventionagencyiftheyhad
offeredtheirstockstoit;(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
2OJNoL209,31.7.1974,p.1.
(3)OJNo130,28.6.1967,p.2609/67.
(4)OJNoL91,12.4.1968,p.3.

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Thecompetentagencyshallcommunicate tothe
holder,before1October1974,thequantitywhich
willbesubjecttotheundertaking .
Article3
TheoperationsreferredtoinArticle1mayonlyrelate
tocommonwheatfromthe1974cropwhichfulfils
theconditionslaiddownforacceptabilityforinterven­
tion.
Theinterventionagencyshallverifytheexistenceof
theclaimants'stocksbeforesignatureofthecontract
andattheendoftheperiodofstorage.Moreoverit
shallcarryoutallnecessarycontrolmeasuresto
confirmthattheundertakingisrespected.
Article4
TheMemberStatesconcernedmaybeauthorized,
accordingtotheprocedurelaiddowninArticle26of
RegulationNo120/67/EEC,toterminatetheunder­
takingprovidedforinArticle1(a).
InthiscasethedailypremiumreferredtoinArticle
1(b)shallbegranteduptothedayfixedfortermina­
tionoftheundertakingattheendoftheactualperiod
ofstorage.
Fortheremainderoftheperiodfromthatdayuntil
31January1975,aforfeitatarateof0-008unitof
accountpermetrictonperdayshallbepaid.
Article5
TheMemberStatesconcernedshallkeeptheCommis­
sioninformedastothedevelopmentoftheoperations
providedforinthisDecision.
Article6
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomofthe
Netherlands ,theKingdomofBelgium,theGrand
DuchyofLuxembourgandtheFederalRepublicof
Germany.WhereasincaseofanydisturbanceontheCommu­
nitymarket,thepossibilityshouldremainforthe
interventionagenciesconcernedtoauthorizethe
iminationofstorageforthequantitiesinquestion,
undertheprocedurelaiddowninArticle26ofRegula­
tionNo120/67/EEC;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforCerealshas
notdeliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitssetby
itsChairman ,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
ThefollowingMemberStatesareauthorizedtohave
theirinterventionagenciescarryoutspecialinterven­
tionoperationsforcommonwheatwithintheframe­
workoftheundermentioned provisions :
—theKingdomoftheNetherlands—175000
metrictons;
—theKingdomofBelgium—275000metrictons;
—theGrandDuchyofLuxembourg—15000
metrictons;
—theFederalRepublicofGermany—400000
metrictons.
Theseoperationsshallinvolvetheconclusionbefore1
October1974ofcontracts,betweentheintervention
agencyandholdersofcommonwheat,intermsof
which:
(a)theholdersshallundertaketokeepinstorefrom1
Septemberorfrom10Septemberto31January
1975agivenquantityofcommonwheat;
(b)theinterventionagencyshallgranttotheholders
ofthatquantity,attheendoftheperiodlaiddown
in(a),adailypremium,intendedtocoverstorage
andcreditcosts,fixedcontractually at0-0233unit
ofaccountpermetricton.
Article2
Holderswhowishtoenterintosuchanundertaking
mustmakeawrittenapplication ,amountingtoafirm
undertaking ,totheinterventionagencybefore1
Septemberor10September1974indicatingthequan­
tityinquestion,whichmaynotbelessthan200
metrictons.Shouldthetotalquantityinrespectof
whichtheholderswishtocontractexceedthequan­
titygiveninthefirstparagraphofArticle1,theinter­
ventionagencyshallallocatethequantitywhichwill
becontractedinproportiontothequantityofferedby
eachholder.DoneatBrussels,8August1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI