Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) on the transfer to Portugal of 382 000 tonnes of cereals held by various intervention agencies
Date: 1992-03-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Portugal, drought, fodder cereals, intervention agency, sale

COMMISSION  OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 

C0M(92) 132 final 

Brussels, 30 March  1992 

Proposal  for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION  (EEC) 

on  the transfer  to Portugal  of 382 000 tonnes of cereals held by 
various  intervention agencies 

(presented by the Commission) 

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EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 

The weather  in Portugal, where  there has been a persistent  drought 
since autumn  1991, has caused  a shortage of  forage which  can make 
livestock  farmers sell  their  animals early, causing a  loss of  income. 

The  1992 cereal.harvest  in Portugal  will  also be affected  by  this 
drought, especially  the wheat  crop. 

As a remedy  to this,  it  is proposed  to make available to Portugal  a 
total  of  382.000 tonnes of Danish, German, Spanish, and  French 
intervention stocks.  These would  be  transferred  to Portugal, broken 
down between  200.000 t. of wheat, of which 60.000 t. of  forage quality, 
170.000 t. of barley, and  12.000 t. of durum  wheat. 

COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EEC) No 

of 

on  the  transfer  to Portugal  of  382 000 tonnes of  cereals held by 
various  intervention agencies 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES, 

Having  regard  to the Treaty establishing  the European  Economic  Community, 

Having  regard  to Council  Regulation  (EEC) No 2727/75 of  29 October  1975 on the 

common organization of  the market  in cereals*1*, as  last  amended  by Regulation 

(EEC) No 3577/90<2>, and  In particular  Article 7(5) thereof, 

Having  regard  to Council  Regulation  (EEC) No 729/70 of  21 April  1970 on the 

financing of  the common  agricultural  policy*3), as  last  amended  by  Regulation 

(EEC) No 2048/88<4>, and  in particular  Article  3(2) thereof, 

Having  regard  to the proposal  from  the  Commission, 

Whereas  the drought  in Portugal  in recent  months has  led to a shortage of  fodder 

which may  induce stockfarmers to sell  their  livestock before  the proper  time, 

with  possible  adverse  affects on  their  incomes; 

(1) 0J No L 281, 1.11.1975, p. 1. 
(2) 0J  No L 353, 17.12.1990, p. 23. 
(3) 0J  No L 98, 28.4.1970, p. 3. 
(4) OJ  No L 185, 15.7.1988, p. 1. 

Whereas this shortage can be offset  if the stockfarmors use 230 000 tonnes of 

feed grain; 

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Whereas, moreover, wheat production  in 1992 Is also affected by widespread 

drought; whereas this situation may result  in difficulties of supply on the 

Portuguese market; 

Whereas the abovementioned difficulties may be overcome by a transfer of 

Community cereals available at the intervention agencies of the other Member 

States; 

Whereas the Portuguese  intervention agency resells transferred stocks in 

accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1836/82 of 7 July 1982 laying down 

the procedure and conditions for the disposal of cereals held by intervention 
agencies*5*, as  last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3043/91*6*; whereas, 

however,  in view of the foreseeable rise  in market prices  in Portugal, the 

cereals transferred should be resold on the Portuguese market at prices 

permitting disposal on satisfactory price terms; 

Whereas certain detailed rules should be  laid down on takeover of the cereals and 

transfer of responsibility for it; 

Whereas provisions should be laid down on the entry  in accounts of this operation 

in accordance with the mechanisms  laid down  In Council  Regulation  (EEC) No 

1883/78 of 2 August  1978 laying down general rules for the financing of 

interventions by the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guarantee 
Section*7*, as  last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2050/88*8*; 

(5) OJ No L 202, 9.7.1982, p. 23. 
(6) OJ No L 325, 27.11.1991, p. 5. 
(7) 0J No L 216, 5.8.1978, p. 1. 
(8) 0J No L 185, 15.7.1988, p. 6. 

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION 

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Article 1 

1.  382 OOO  tonnes of cereals held by  the Danish, German, Spanish  and  French 

intervention  agencies shall  be transferred  to Portugal  in accordance with the 

following breakdown: 

Denmark: 

30 000 tonnes of common  fodder  wheat, 

Germany: 

30 000 tonnes of common  fodder  wheat, 

Spain: 

170 000 tonnes of barley and  12 000 tonnes of  durum wheat, 

France: 

140 000 tonnes of common wheat of  breadmaking  quality. 

2.  The Portuguese  intervention  agency shall  take over  the products  referred  to 

in paragraph  1 before  1 May  1992 and arrange  for  their  transport  to Portugal 

and  their  disposal  in mainland  Portugal  before dates to be determined  in 

accordance with  the procedure  referred  to  In paragraph  5. 

3.  The cereals  in question  shall be resold as they arrive  in Portugal. 

4.  Contracts  for  transport  as referred  to  in paragraph  2 shall  be awarded by 

intervention  to tender.  The cereals must  be mobilized  under  the most 

favourable  transport  conditions. 

5.  Detailed  rules for  the application of  this Regulation  covering  in particular 

transport  as referred  to  in paragraph  1, the schedule of  invitations to 

tender  for  the cereals  in question  and  the minimum  selling price to be met 

shall  be adopted  in accordance with  the procedure provided  for  in Article 26 

of Regulation  (EEC) No 2727/75. 

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Article 2 

1.  The  intervention  agencies  referred  to  In Article  1(1) shall  debit  the 

accounts  referred  to  in Article 4 of Regulation  (EEC) No  1883/78 with  the 

quantities of  cereals  transferred,  valued  at zero. 

2.  The Portuguese  intervention  agency  shall  credit  the accounts  referred  to in 

Article 4 of Regulation  (EEC) No 1883/78 with  the quantities of cereals of 

which  it has  taken delivery, valued  at  zero, and shall  value  them at  the end 

of each month  at  ECU 52/t  in the case of common wheat  of  breadmaking  quality, 

ECU 51/t  in the case of barley  and  fodder  wheat  and  ECU 67/t  in the case of 

durum wheat.  Those amounts shall  be converted  into national  currency  at the 

agricultural  conversion  rate applying  at  the beginning of  the  1991/92 

marketing year. 

3.  The costs of  transport  of  the products  referred  to  in Article  1(1) shall  be 

entered  in the accounts  referred  to  in paragraph  2. 

Article 3 

This Regulation shall  enter  into force on  the day of  its publication  in the 

Official  Journal  of  the European  Communities. 

This Regulation  shall  be binding  in  its entirety and directly applicable  in all 

Member  States. 

Done at Brussels, 

For  the Council, 

The  President 

FICHE  FINANCIERE 

1.  LIGNE BUDGETAIRE  :Dépenses  : 101 

Ressources propres  : 100 

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DATE : 

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CREDITS  :2.490 MioECU 

1.369,5 MioECU 

2.  INTITULE DE LA MESURE : 
Transfert  au Portugal  de 382.000 tonnes de céréales détenues par différents orga 
nismes d'intervention. 

3.  BASE JURIDIQUE: Règlemen t (CEE) 2727/75 et Règlement  (CEE) 729/70 

4.  OBJECTIFS DE LA MESURE : 

Remédier  à  la pénurie de céréales au Portugal, provoquée par  la sécheresse 

INCIDENCES FINANCIERES 

5.0  DEPENSES A LA CHARGE 

- DU BUDGET DES CE 

PERIODE DE 
12  MOIS 

Mio ECU 

EXERCICE EN 
COURS  (92) 
Mio ECU 

EXERCICE 
SUIVANT  (93) 

Mio ECU 

(RESTITUT IONS/1NTERVENTIONS) 

8.3 

8,3 

- DES BUDGETS NATIONAUX 
- D'AUTRES SECTEURS 

5.1  RECETTES 

- RESSOURCES PROPRES DES CE 

(PRELEVEMENTS/DROITS DE DOUANE) 

9,3 

-  9,3 

- SUR LE PLAN NATIONAL 

5.0.1  PREVISIONS DES DEPENSES 
5.1.1  PREVISIONS DES RECETTES 

5.2  MODE DE CALCUL  :Déoenses 

Frais de sortie  : 382.000 t x 2,06 ECU/t  x 1.172  (DT) 
Frais d'entrée  : 382.000 t x 1,65 ECU/t  x 1.172  (DT) 
Frais de transport  .: 382.000 t x 15 ECU/t  x  1.172(DT) 

0.9 MioECU 
0,7 MioECU 
6,7 MioECU 

Ressources propres 
Non-application du MCA blé:-200.000 tx39,71  ECU/t  x 1.172(DT) -

9,3 MioECU 

Total 

8,3 MioECU 

6.0  FINANCEMENT POSSIBLE PAR CREDITS  INSCRITS AU CHAPITRE CONCERNE DU BUDGET 

EN COURS D'EXECUTION 

6.1  FINANCEMENT POSSIBLE PAR VIREMENT ENTRE CHAPITRES DU BUDGET EN COURS 

D'EXECUTION 

6.2  NECESSITE D'UN BUDGET SUPPLEMENTAIRE 

6.3  CREDITS A  INSCRIRE DANS LES BUDGETS FUTURS 

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