Commission Regulation (EC) No 1665/1999 of 28 July 1999 fixing the maximum moisture content of cereals offered for intervention in certain Member States during the 1999/2000 marketing year
Date: 1999-07-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cereals, market intervention, marketing, product quality

L 197/30

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Official Journal of the European Communities

29. 7. 1999

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1665/1999

of 28 July 1999

fixing the maximum moisture content of cereals offered for intervention in certain Member States
during the 1999/2000 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
1253/1999 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

(1) Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2731/75 of 29
October 1975 fixing standard qualities for common
wheat, rye, barley, maize, sorghum and durum wheat (3),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1253/1999, in
particular fixes a maximum moisture content of 14 %
for cereals other than durum wheat; whereas, under
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 689/92 of 19 March
1992 fixing the procedure and conditions for the taking
over of cereals by intervention agencies (4), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1664/1999 (5), a
fixed;
maximum moisture content of 14,5 % was
whereas Article 2(4) of that Regulation also provides
that
their
the Member States may be authorised at
request and under certain conditions to apply a moisture

content of 15 % for cereals offered for intervention, with
the exception of durum wheat, maize and sorghum;

(2) Whereas certain Member States have submitted requests

to that end;

(3) 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
1999/2000 marketing year.

Article 2

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

It shall apply with effect from 1 July 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 28 July 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 18.
(3) OJ L 281, 1.11.1975, p. 22.
(4) OJ L 79, 20.3.1992, p. 18.
(5) See page 28 of this Official Journal.

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Official Journal of the European Communities

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Maximum moisture content of cereals offered for intervention during the 1999/2000 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, sorghum and rye

Federal Republic of Germany

All cereals except durum wheat, maize and sorghum

Ireland

France

Netherlands

Luxembourg

All cereals except durum wheat, maize and sorghum

All cereals except durum wheat, maize and sorghum

All cereals except durum wheat, maize and sorghum

All cereals except durum wheat, maize and sorghum