EXISTENCE OF CLAIMANTS ' STOCKS BEFORE SIGNATURE OF THE CONTRACT AND AT THE END OF THE PERIOD OF STORAGE . THEY SHALL ALSO CARRY OUT ALL THE NECESSARY CONTROL MEASURES TO ENSURE THAT THE OBLIGATIONS ARE COMPLIED WITH .
ARTICLE 3
HOLDERS WHO WISH TO ENTER INTO SUCH CONTRACTS MUST MAKE A WRITTEN APPLICATION , WHICH SHALL HAVE THE EFFECT OF A FIRM COMMITMENT , TO THE INTERVENTION AGENCIES BEFORE 10 MAY 1980 INDICATING THE QUANTITY IN QUESTION , WHICH MAY NOT BE LESS THAN 200 TONNES .
SHOULD THE TOTAL QUANTITIES FOR WHICH HOLDERS WISH TO CONTRACT EXCEED THOSE SPECIFIED IN ARTICLE 1 ( 2 ), THE INTERVENTION AGENCIES SHALL APPORTION THE QUANTITIES TO BE CONTRACTED FOR IN PROPORTION TO THE QUANTITY OFFERED BY EACH HOLDER . IN THAT CASE THE MINIMUM QUANTITY SHALL BE 80 TONNES . EACH INTERVENTION AGENCY SHALL NOTIFY THE HOLDERS , BEFORE 25 MAY 1980 , OF THE QUANTITIES TO BE CONTRACTED FOR .
ARTICLE 4
1 . TO QUALIFY FOR THE SPECIAL INTERVENTION MEASURE PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION , COMMON WHEAT OF BREAD-MAKING QUALITY MUST BE SOUND , GENUINE AND OF MERCHANTABLE QUALITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF PARAGRAPH 2 AND MUST SATISFY THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR BREAD-MAKING LAID DOWN BY THE COUNCIL FOR THE MARKETING YEAR IN QUESTION , SUCH COMPLIANCE BEING ASCERTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE MINIMUM BREAD-MAKING QUALITY OF COMMON WHEAT LAID DOWN BY THE COMMISSION FOR THE MARKETING YEAR IN QUESTION .
2 . COMMON WHEAT OF BREAD-MAKING QUALITY SHALL BE CONSIDERED SOUND , GENUINE AND OF MERCHANTABLE QUALITY IF IT SATISFIES THE CONDITIONS LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 5 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1629/77 .
ARTICLE 5
THE MEMBER STATES CONCERNED MAY BE AUTHORIZED , IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 26 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2727/75 , TO TERMINATE IN WHOLE OR IN PART , WITH EFFECT FROM A DATE NOT SOONER THAN 1 NOVEMBER 1980 , THE OBLIGATION PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 2 ( 1 ) ( A ).
IN SUCH CASE THE DAILY PREMIUM REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2 ( 1 ) ( B ) SHALL BE GRANTED UP TO THE DATE FIXED FOR SUCH TERMINATION .
FOR THE PERIOD FROM THAT DATE UNTIL THE ORIGINAL TERM OF THE CONTRACT , COMPENSATION AT A RATE OF 0.01 ECU PER TONNE PER DAY SHALL BE PAID TO THE HOLDER , SUBJECT TO A MAXIMUM OF 0.30 ECU PER TONNE .
ARTICLE 6
1 . AT THE END OF THE STORAGE PERIODS PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 2 ( 1 ) ( A ) OR WHEN CONTRACTS ARE TERMINATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 5 , AND AFTER THE QUALITY OF THE COMMON WHEAT IN QUESTION HAS BEEN CHECKED , THE HOLDERS MAY BE REQUIRED TO SELL TO THE INTERVENTION AGENCIES ALL OR PART OF THE QUANTITIES STORED . SUCH MEASURE OR ANY MEASURE SUBSEQUENTLY RE-OFFERING THE WHEAT FOR SALE SHALL BE THE SUBJECT OF A