Commission Regulation (EC) No 1903/98 of 7 September 1998 fixing the maximum moisture content of cereals offered for intervention in certain Member States during the 1998/99 marketing year
Date: 1998-09-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, cereals, market intervention, marketing, product quality

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Official Journal of the European Communities

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1903/98

of 7 September 1998

fixing the maximum moisture content of cereals offered for intervention in
certain Member States during the 1998/99 marketing year

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the
market in cereals (1), as last amended by Commission
Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article 5
thereof,

Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2731/75 of 29
for common
October 1975 fixing standard qualities
wheat, rye, barley, maize, sorghum and durum wheat (3), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2594/97 (4),
in
particular fixes a maximum moisture content of 14 % for
cereals other than durum wheat; whereas, under Commis-
sion Regulation (EEC) No 689/92 of 19 March 1992
fixing the procedure and conditions for the taking over of
cereals by intervention agencies (5), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 1612/98 (6), a maximum moisture
content of 14,5 % was fixed; whereas Article 2(4) of that
Regulation also provides that the Member States may be
authorised at their request and under certain conditions to
apply a moisture content of 15 % for cereals offered for
intervention, with the exception of maize and sorghum;

Whereas certain Member States have submitted requests
to that end;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Cereals,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Member States listed in the Annex hereto are hereby
authorised to fix a maximum moisture content of 15 %
for cereals listed therein and offered for intervention
during the 1998/99 marketing year.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
publication in the Official Journal of the European
Communities.

It shall apply with effect from 1 July 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 7 September 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 126, 24. 5. 1996, p. 37.
(3) OJ L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 22.
(4) OJ L 351, 23. 12. 1997, p. 10.
(5) OJ L 74, 20. 3. 1992, p. 18.
(6) OJ L 209, 25. 7. 1998, p. 25.

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Maximum moisture content of cereals offered for intervention during the 1998/99 marketing year

ANNEX

Member State

Cereal

Austria

Belgium

Denmark

All cereals except durum wheat, maize and sorghum

All cereals except durum wheat, maize and sorghum

All cereals except durum wheat, maize and sorghum

Federal Republic of Germany

All cereals except durum wheat, maize and sorghum

Ireland

France

Netherlands

All cereals except durum wheat, maize and sorghum

All cereals except maize and sorghum

All cereals except durum wheat, maize and sorghum