, THE REFUND FOR DENATURED COMMON WHEAT SHOULD BE FIXED ON THE BASIS OF THAT GRANTED FOR BARLEY ;
WHEREAS , WHEN ITALY MAKES USE OF THE POWER CONFERRED BY ARTICLE 23 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2727/75 , FEED GRAIN IMPORTED INTO THAT COUNTRY SUBJECT TO A REDUCED LEVY IS PLACED IN A MORE COMPETITIVE POSITION THAN THE DENATURED COMMON WHEAT WHICH CAN BE USED IN ITS PLACE ; WHEREAS THE PURPOSE OF COMMUNITY RULES IS TO ENABLE DENATURED COMMON WHEAT TO COMPETE WITH BARLEY ON THE INTERNAL MARKET ; WHEREAS , THEREFORE , A SYSTEM OF SUBSIDIES SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED TO RESTORE THE BALANCE BETWEEN THE MARKETS IN DENATURED COMMON WHEAT AND IN OTHER FEED GRAINS ;
WHEREAS TO THAT END PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE , AS IN THE CASE OF FEED GRAIN , FOR EXPORTING MEMBER STATES TO PAY CONSIGNORS ON REQUEST THE SUBSIDY WHICH ITALY HAS TO GRANT IN RESPECT OF DELIVERIES OF DENATURED COMMON WHEAT , IT BEING FOR THE EXPORTING MEMBER STATE TO INFORM THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC OF SUCH PAYMENT ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
ARTICLE 1
THIS REGULATION LAYS DOWN THE GENERAL RULES GOVERNING THE DENATURING OF COMMON WHEAT AND RYE OF BREAD-MAKING QUALITY , REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 7 ( 3 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2727/75 .
ARTICLE 2
1 . THE METHODS EMPLOYED FOR DENATURING MUST ENSURE THAT DENATURED COMMON WHEAT AND RYE CAN NO LONGER BE USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION .
2 . THESE METHODS MUST BE AT LEAST AS EFFECTIVE AS A STANDARD METHOD TO BE DETERMINED .
ARTICLE 3
CEREALS FOR DENATURING MUST BE OF A MINIMUM QUALITY AND QUANTITY TO BE DETERMINED .
ARTICLE 4
1 . THE DENATURING PREMIUM FOR COMMON WHEAT , THE AMOUNT OF WHICH MAY VARY , SHALL BE FIXED BEFORE THE BEGINNING OF AND FOR THE DURATION OF EACH MARKETING YEAR IN ACCORDANCE WITH CONDITIONS TO BE DETERMINED .
IT MAY , HOWEVER , BE ADJUSTED DURING THE MARKETING YEAR IF THE BALANCE OF THE COMMUNITY MARKET IN CEREALS IS THREATENED WITH DISTURBANCE .
2 . THE PREMIUM SHALL BE GRANTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE INTERESTED PARTY , PROVIDED THE REQUIREMENTS OF ARTICLES 2 , 3 AND 8 ARE OBSERVED .
3 . INTERVENTION AGENCIES MAY ALSO UNDERTAKE THE DENATURING OF CEREALS HELD BY THEM , IF THE REQUIREMENTS OF ARTICLE 2 AND THE QUALITY CONDITIONS PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 3 ARE OBSERVED .
ARTICLE 5
THE PRICE AT WHICH INTERVENTION AGENCIES SHALL SELL DENATURED COMMON WHEAT AND RYE AND THE AMOUNT OF THE DENATURING PREMIUM SHALL BE FIXED AT A LEVEL SUCH AS NOT TO CAUSE DISTURBANCES ON THE BARLEY AND MAIZE MARKETS .
ARTICLE 6
IN THE CASE OF EXPORTS OF DENATURED COMMON WHEAT , THE REFUND SHALL BE CALCULATED ON THE BASIS OF THE REFUND GRANTED ON EXPORTS OF BARLEY .
ARTICLE 7
IF ITALY MAKES USE OF THE POWER CONFERRED BY ARTICLE 23 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO