Council Regulation (EEC) No 1151/77 of 17 May 1977 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 on the common organization of the market in cereals
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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1151/77
OF 17 MAY 1977
AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2727/75 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN CEREALS
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 42 AND 43 THEREOF ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 1 ) ,
WHEREAS , PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 3 ( 2 ) OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2727/75 OF 29 OCTOBER 1975 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN CEREALS ( 2 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3138/76 ( 3 ) , A REFERENCE PRICE FOR COMMON WHEAT OF BREAD-MAKING QUALITY IS TO BE FIXED FOR THE STANDARD QUALITY DETERMINED FOR THAT CEREAL ; WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY TO DEFINE THE BREAD-MAKING QUALITY OF THE COMMON WHEAT FOR WHICH THE REFERENCE PRICE IS FIXED ; WHEREAS , TO AVOID ENCOURAGING THE PRODUCTION OF COMMON WHEAT VARIETIES OF INSUFFICIENT BREAD-MAKING QULITY , IT IS APPROPRIATE TO FIX THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS AT THE LEVEL OF MEDIUM BREAD-MAKING QUALITY ;
WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY TO SPECIFY FURTHER THE METHOD OF CALCULATING THE TRANSPORT COMPONENT OF THE TARGET PRICE ; WHEREAS THE THRESHOLD PRICE SHOULD BE FIXED SO THAT THE SELLING PRICE OF AN IMPORTED PRODUCT AT DUISBURG IS EQUAL TO THE TARGET PRICE ;
WHEREAS ARTICLE 8 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2727/75 PROVIDES THAT SPECIAL INTERVENTION MEASURES MAY BE DECIDED FOR COMMON WHEAT OF BREAD-MAKING QUALITY SO AS TO SUPPORT MARKET DEVELOPMENT OF THAT CEREAL IN RELATION TO THE REFERENCE PRICE ; WHEREAS THIS OBJECTIVE MAY ALSO BE ATTAINED BY MEANS OF SUPPORT MEASURES FOR COMMON WHEAT OF A BREAD-MAKING QUALITY DIFFERENT FROM THAT FOR WHICH THE REFERENCE PRICE IS FIXED ; WHEREAS SUCH MEASURES MAY BE ENVISAGED INTER ALIA FOR COMMON WHEAT MEETING THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR BREAD-MAKING , IN WHICH CASE A REDUCTION WILL BE APPLIED ;
WHEREAS EXPERIENCE HAS SHOWN THAT CERTAIN VARIETIES OF DURUM WHEAT COMPLY FULLY WITH THE QUALITATIVE AND TECHNOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS NECESSARY FOR PASTA MANUFACTURE ; WHEREAS A LIST OF THESE VARIETIES SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED TO ENABLE CONTROL METHODS TO BE SIMPLIFIED ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
ARTICLE 1
THE FOLLOWING SUBPARAGRAPH IS ADDED TO ARTICLE 3 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2727/75 :
" HOWEVER , THE REFERENCE PRICE SHALL BE FIXED FOR COMMON WHEAT WHICH MEETS STANDARD QUALITY CRITERIA AND MEDIUM BREAD-MAKING QUALITY REQUIREMENTS . "
ARTICLE 2
THE FOLLOWING SUBPARAGRAPH IS