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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(79)482final
Brussels,5September1979
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
onthetransfertotheItalianintervention agencyof
commonwheatheldbytheGermanintervention agencyand
ontheconditionsforbringingsuchwheatback
ontothemarket
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
AttherequestoftheItalianGovernment ,andonaproposalfromthe
Commission ,theCouncilofMinistersofAgriculture heldatLuxembourgfrom18
to21June1979agreedtothetransferof200000tonnesofwheatfrom
intervention stocksinotherMemberStatestoItaly.
TheCommission wasinstructedtosetoutthedecisionand,subsequently ,to
adoptdetailedprovisions bymeansoftheManagementCommitteeprocedure.
Thatistheobjectofthisdraft.
Theproposalagainemploysthesystemadoptedforearliertransfers.Article
2hasbeenamendedonrequestbyItaly(monthlyaccounts).
TheGermanIntervention Agencyistheonlyonetoholdthequantities
necessaryforcarryingoutthetransfer.
Withregardtofinance,theCouncilshouldrenewthedeclarationitmadeon
theoccasionofearliertransfers£Doc.R.2187F77(AGRI601)(FIN559),
P.3-7:
"TheCouncilagreesthat,shouldacashflowproblemarisefortheEAGGFunder
thesystemofadvancesfollowingtransfersofintervention productsfromone
intervention agencytoanother,particularly towardstheendofthefinancial
year,theappropriate measureswillbetakenalongthelinesindicatedinthe
secondsentenceofArticle2(2)oftheCommissionProposal^"SeeR/562/77
(AGRI146)(FIN109)-7,namelyentryofthequantitysuppliedintheaccounts
atintervention price."

COUNCILREGULATION(EEC)
onthetransfertotheItalianintervention agencyofcommonwheatheldby
theGermanintervention agencyandontheconditionsforbringingsuchwheat
baokontothemarket
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANC0MMIT1ITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/7529October1975onthe
commonorganization ofthemarketinoereals aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1547/79andinparticularArticle7(4)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No729/70of21April1970onthemfinancingofthecoramonagricultural policy,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2788/72,andinparticularArticle3(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2738/75°f29October1975laying
(5)downgeneralrulesforintervention onthemarketxacereals %an(*inparti­
cularArticle4thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission }
WhereastheItalianmarketincommonwheatrunstheriskofexperiencing supply
difficulties jwhereashighmarketpriceshavebeenrecordedinthatcountry}
Whereas,inordertodealwiththissituation,apartofthecommonwheatof
bread-makingqualiijwhichisstillavailableinintervention intherestof
theCommunityshouldbemadeavailabletotheItalianintervention agencyj
Whereasdetailedrulesshouldsubsequently belaiddownfortakingovertheproduct
andfortransferring responsibility forit5
Whereasprovisionscoveringtheaccountingsideofthisoperationshouldbealigned
onthearrangementslaiddowninCouncilRegulation(EEC)No787/69°f22April
1969onthefinancingofintervention expenditureinrespectofthedomesticmarket
inoerealsandinriceaslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)¥0354/78
(1)OJNoL281,1*11.1975,p.1
(2)OJNoL188,26.7*1979»P.1
(3)OJNoL94»28.4.1970,p.13
(4)OJNoL295»30«12.1972,p.1
(5)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,?•49
(6)OJNoL105,2«5*1969jP»4
(7)OJHoL50,22.2.1978,p.4V.
I'

Whereas such measures imply that theEuropean Agricultural Guidance and
Guarantee Fund ,Guarantee Section ,should bear thecost oftransport ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
1.TheGerman intervention agency shall hold 200000tonnes ofcommon wheat
ofbread-making quality atthedisposal oftheItalian intervention agency ,
which shall take delivery thereof from 1October 1979 andshall ensure
transportation toItaly before theendofthe 1979 /80marketing year .
Such product must meet therequirements ofRegulation (EEC )No1549 /79 (1).
2.Commission Regulation (EEC)No376/70of27February 1970 laying down the
procedure andconditions forthedisposal ofcereals held byintervention
agencies (2),aslast amended byRegulation (EEC)..No 1687 /76 (3),shall
apply totheresale oftheproduct referred toinparagraph 1;the
reference price shall ,however ,besubstituted forthe intervention price .
3.Thedelivery andtransport operations shall beassigned bytender .The
mobilization must becarried out under the most favourable conditions
oftransfer .
4.Detailed rules fortheapplication ofthis Regulation ,and inparticular
the rules concerning thedelivery andtransport oftheproduct inquestion ,
shall beadopted inaccordance with theprocedure laid down inArticle 26
ofRegulation (EEC)No2727 /75.
Article 2
1.Attheendofeach month' ,theGerman intervention agency shall enter the
quantities transferred during that month ,asazero debit ,inthe account
referred toinArticle 3(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No787/69.
2.The Italian intervention agency shall ,atthesame time ,enter thequantities
delivered toitasazero credit intheaccount referred toinparagraph 1.
3.Thecosts oftransporting thequantities transferred shall beentered inthe
account referred toinparagraph 1.
4.Where necessary ,detailed rules fortheapplication ofthis Article shall be
adopted inaccordance with theprocedure laid down inArticle 13ofRegulation
(EEC )No729/70.
(1)0JNoL188,26.7.1979 ,p. 4
(2)0JNoL47,28.2.1970 ,p.49
(3)0JNoL190,14.7.1976 ,p. 1

Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforoeonthethirddayfollowingitspublication
intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities,
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinall
MemberStates.
DoneatBrussels. FortheCouncil

FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Date :9-7.1979
1.BUDGET HEADING :6015 APPROBATIONS :65.8 MEUA
2.TITLE :Proposed Council Regulation onthetransfer totheItalian intervention
agency ofcommon wheat held bytheGerman intervention agency .
3.LEGAL BASIS :,Article ^ofCouncil Regulation No2727/75
«.AIMSOFPROJE srppgujgfQj .^heItalian intervention agency of200000tonnes of
common wheat
5.FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
5.0 EXPENDITURE
-CHARGED TOTHE ECBUDGET
fHuaraia /INTERVENTIONS )
-NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION
-OTHER
5.1 RECEIPTS
-OWN RESOURCES OFTHE EC
(LEVIES /CUSTOMS DUTIES )
-NATIONALPERIOD OF12MONTHS CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR
(79 )
7.2MEUA
See notesFOLLOWING FINANCIAL YEAR 4ING FINANCI
j oQ )
14.2 MEUA
5.0.1 ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE
5.1.1 ESTIMATED RECEIPTSThe measu resshould "becompleted on31«7.19°0
5.2 METHOD OFCALCULATION
Transport cost 200000 t»72EUA«14»4 MEUA
Difference between receipts from sale inGermany andinItaly
200000tx150UA/tx0.235 (effect ofthedual rate )■7«0MEUA
21.4 MEUA
Half thetransport will beundertaken in1979 *
6.0 CAN THE PROJECT BEFINANCED FROM APPROBATIONS ENTERED INTHE RELEVANT CHAPTER OFTHECURRENT BUDGET ? I
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OBSERVATIONS : .
xioxe that thealternative ,toexport cereals from Germany tonon–membe
countries ,would cost 22MEUA .