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REGULATION No131/67/EECOFTHECOUNCIL
of13June1967
layingdownrulesforderivinginterventionpricesandfordeterminingcertain
marketingcentresforcereals
moreover,wherewaterwayfreightchargesarenot
basedonatariff,thelowestfreightchargesrecorded
overareferenceperiodshouldbetakenintoaccount;
Whereasinterventionpricesforthemarketingcentres
tobedeterminedbytheCommissionmustnotlead
todisturbancesinthenormalpatternoftrade;
Whereas,toensuretheproperworkingoftheinter­
ventionsystem,theselectionofmarketingcentres
otherthantheprincipalcentresshouldbebasedona
geographical situationandstoragefacilitieswhich
allowtheassemblyanddisposaloflargequantitiesof
cereals.
Whereas,inordertoassistthegradualtransition
fromthesysteminforceintheMemberStatesforde­
terminingmarketingcentrestothesystemestablished
bythisRegulation,provisionshouldbemadefor
takingspecialmeasuresforalimitedperiod;THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC
COMMUNITY ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/67/
EEC1of13June1967onthecommonorganisation
•ofthemarketincereals,andinparticularArticle
4(5)thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereasArticle4(1)ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC
providesthatderivedinterventionpricesshouldbe
fixedatalevelwhichwillallowthefreemovement
ofcerealswithintheCommunityinaccordancewith
theneedsofthemarket;whereastothisendinter­
ventionpricesshouldbefixedinsuchawaythatthe
differencesbetweenthemcorrespondtothedispari­
tiesinpricestobeexpectedinanormalharvest
undernaturalconditionsofpriceformationonthe
market;.
Whereasthelevelofmarketpricesisnotdetermined
solelybythecostoftransporttoDuisburg,themar­
ketingcentreintheareaofgreatestdeficitinthe
north-westoftheCommunity ;whereasaccount
shouldalsobetakenofthegeographicalsituationof
thesurplusanddeficitareasoftheCommunity,the
requirementsofotherconsumerareas,importsfrom
thirdcountriesandexportpossibilities ;
.Whereasderivedinterventionpricesinthedifferent
marketingcentresshouldbefixedatsuchalevelthat
cerealscomingfromotherareascannotbeofferedat
apricebelowthatlevel;
Whereasthecalculationofderivedinterventionprices
shouldbemadewithreferencetothemostfavour­
ablemeansoftransportandexistingtariffs;andHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Forthepurposeoffixingderivedinterventionprices,
marketpricesshallbeconsideredasbeingestablished
undernaturalconditionsofpriceformationasfol­
lows:
—indeficitareaswhosesuppliesdependtoacertain
extentonimports,onthebasisofthepriceat
whichimportedcerealsareofferedinthoseareas;
—inproductionareaswhosesurplusescontributeto
acertainextenttothesupplyoftheabove-men­
tionedareas,onthebasisoftheabove-mentioned
priceandthecostoftransporttothoseareas;
—inportsofshipment,onthebasisofthepricein
themainproductionareaforexportsandthecost
oftransporttothemainportofshipmentforthat
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Article7 —inotherproductionareaswhosesurplusesare
likelytobeexportedtoacertainextent,onthe
basisofthepricerulingintheportsofshipment
andthecostoftransporttothoseports;
—indeficitareasotherthanthosementionedabove,
onthebasisofpricesinthesurplusareabest
placedfromthefreightpointofview,andthe
costoftransporttothedeficitarea.1.Whenderivedinterventionpricesforbarleyand
maizeforItalyarefixed,accountshallbetakenof
theeffectofthemeasurestakeninapplicationof
Article23ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC.
2.Ifasingleinterventionpriceisfixedformaize,
paragraph1shallnotapplytothatcereal.
Article2 Article8
Wheretransportcostsenterintothecalculationof
derivedinterventionprices,theyshallbebasedonthe
mostfavourablemeansoftransportorcombination
ofmeansoftransportandonexistingtariffs.
Whereinlandwaterwayorseafreightchargesarenot
basedonatariff,thelowestaverageofthesefreight
chargesrecordedoveraperiodoftwomonths
selectedfromthetwelvemonthsprecedingthemonth
duringwhichthepricesarefixedshallbetakeninto
account.Themarketingcentrestobeestablishedinappli­
cationofArticle4(5)(a)ofRegulationNo120/67/
EECshallmeetoneofthefollowingconditions:
(a)locationinregionshavinganappreciablepro­
ductionofcerealswhichconsiderablyexceedsthe
localdemandeitherregularlyoroccasionally ;
(b)existenceofsubstantialstoragefacilities;
(c)specialimportanceasamarketforthegoods
insideandoutsidetheCommunity .
Article3Article9
Inallcases,derivedinterventionpricesshallbefixed
insuchawaythatthereisnodiscrimination between
Communityproducersandinparticularthatcereals
comingfromoneregioncannotbeofferedinanother
regionforlessthantheinterventionpriceapplicable
therein.
Article41.Ofthecentressituatedinregionsofthekind
mentionedinArticle8(a),onlythosecentreswhich
meetthefollowingconditionsshallbeconsidered :
thosehaving
(a)storagefacilitieswithtechnicalequipmentpermit­
tingtheintake,treatmentandcontinuousdis­
chargeofareasonablylargequantityofcereals;
(b)transportconnectionsfavourabletothetaking
overand,moreimportant,thedisposalofcereals.
2.Ofthecentresmeetingtheconditionsmen­
tionedinArticle8(b)or(c),onlythoseshallbecon­
sideredwhosestoragefacilities,technicalequipment
andadvantageousgeographicalsituationpermitthe
assemblyand,moreimportant,thedisposaloflarge
homogeneousquantitiesofcereals.Derivedinterventionpricesshallinnocasebefixed
abovethebasicinterventionprice.
I
Article5
Whentheinterventionpriceformaizeprovidedforin'
Article4(2)ofRegulationNo120/67/EECiscalcu­
lated,thebasicinterventionpricewhichwouldhave
beenfixedfortheCommunityifArticle4(1)ofthat
Regulationhadappliedshallbeequaltothetarget
priceformaizereducedbythedifferencebetweenthe
targetpriceandthebasicinterventionpriceforbarley
forthemarketingyearinquestion.Article10
EachyeartheCouncil,actinguponareportfromthe
Commission ,shallexaminetheresultsoftheappli­
cationoftheruleslaiddowninthepreceding
Articles.
Article6
Article11
Derivedinterventionpricesforthemarketingcentres
referredtoinArticle4(5)(a)ofRegulationNo120/
67/EECshallbefixedinsuchawaythattheycannot
disturbthenormalpatternoftrade.1.TheprovisionsofArticle2maybederogated
frominthefixingofderivedinterventionpricesfor
the1967/68marketingyear.

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thefullapplicationoftheruleslaiddowninArticles
8and9shallbetakenintoconsideration .2.TheprovisionsofArticles8and9maybedero­
gatedfrominthedetermination ofthemarketing
centresreferredtoinArticle4(5)(a)ofRegulation
No120/67/EECforthe1967/68and1968/69mar­
ketingyears.
InsuchcasestheneedtomoveprogressivelytowardsArticle12
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1967.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,13June1967.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
Ch.HEGER
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