CELEX: 31976R1531
Language: en
Date: 1976-06-22 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 1531/76 of 22 June 1976 setting up a temporary system of aids to private storage of certain protein products

29. 6 . 76                             Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 170/5
                                     COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1531 /76
                                                       of 22 June 1976
              setting up a temporary system of aids to private storage of certain protein
                                                           products
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                      (a) soya beans falling within Common Customs Tariff
COMMUNITIES,                                                          subheading ex 12.01 B,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European            (b) products falling within Common Customs Tariff
Economic Community and in particular Article 43                       subheading 23.04 B,
thereof,                                                         (c) products specified in Article 1 (b) of Regulation
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                    (EEC) No 1067/74.
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parlia­              2. The aid shall be granted in accordance with the
ment ( !),                                                        provisions of the contract concluded with the interven­
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 563/76 (2) has set up a               tion agency of the Member State where the product
system of compulsory purchase of skimmed-milk                     has to be stocked .
powder held by the intervention agencies for use in
feedingstuffs ; whereas the application of this system            3 . The total quantity which may be the subject of
may lead, for the protein products of Community                   the contract must not exceed the equivalent of
origin or imported and which are substitutes for skim­            250 000 metric tons of oil-cake.
med-milk powder in the manufacture of feedingstuffs,
to temporary difficulties of sale leading to the forming          4.    The time limit of the storage contract shall not
of surplus stocks ;                                               exceed 12 months .
Whereas, in order to avoid market disturbance of
                                                                  5. It may be decided following the procedure
these products, the granting of aids to private storage           provided for in Article 38 of Regulation No 136/
during a certain period for the products in question              66/EEC or in Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No
should be provided for ; whereas the quantities which             1067/74 that the intervention agencies shall authorize
receive such aids shall correspond to the foreseeable             the anticipated sale from storage of the products
volume of the excess ; whereas the possibility of                 subject to these contracts.
dividing the abovementioned quantities throughout
the Community should be provided for ;
Whereas the functioning of the system of aids may be                                      Article 2
facilitated by the conclusion of contracts with the
intervention agencies ;                                           1.    The amount of the aid shall be :
Whereas, in order to attain the objectives pursued by             (a) either fixed pursuant to the tendering procedure
the granting of aids, the amounts shall be established                published in the Official Journal of the European
taking into account in particular the costs arising from               Communities, or
the storage ; whereas, to this end, two methods shall
                                                                  (b) in the form of a lump sum fixed in advance.
be provided for determining these amounts ;
                                                                  2.    The amount of the aid shall take account of the
Whereas the objective of the regularization of the
market shall be reached if the products under contract            technical costs for storage and the interests in the
are not put back on the market during the period of               different storage zones as well as other significant
the contract ; whereas, however, there is need to                 market factors .
provide for the sale from storage of these products as
soon as the situation of the market as well as the level
                                                                                          Article 3
of prices make it appear necessary,
                                                                  The detailed rules of application for this Regulation
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                  shall be laid down according to the procedure
                                                                  provided for in Article 38 of Regulation No 136/
                          Article I
                                                                  66/ EEC or in Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No
 1.    During the period 1 July to 31 October 1976, a              1067/ 74.
system of aids to private storage shall be established
for :
                                                                                          Article 4
(') OJ No C 100, 3 . 5 . 1976, p . 11 .
( 2) OJ No L 67, 15. 3 . 1976, p. 18 .                            This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1976.
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           Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
           States .
           Done at Luxembourg, 22 June 1976.
                                                                  For the Council
                                                                   The President
                                                                   J. HAMILIUS