CELEX: 31968R0644
Language: en
Date: 1968-05-29 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 644/68 of the Council of 29 May 1968 amending Regulation No 172/67/EEC on general rules governing the denaturing of wheat and rye of bread-making quality

Official Journal of the European Communities                                    119
30.5.68                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 122/3
                                   REGULATION (EEC) No 644/68 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                        of 29 May 1968
               amending Regulation No 172/67/EEC on general rules governing the denaturing of
                                            wheat and rye of bread-making quality
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                          in connection with denaturing and disposal on the
                                                                   home market of denatured common wheat held by
                                                                   the intervention agencies ; whereas, therefore, a system
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                       of subsidies and charges should be established to
European Economic Community;                                       restore the balance between the markets in denatured
Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/67/                     common wheat and in other feed grains ;
EEC1 of 13 June 1967 on the common organisation
of the market in cereals, as amended by Regulation                 Whereas it follows from this desire to achieve a
 (EEC) No 643/68 ,2 and in particular Articles 7 (4)               balance between denatured common wheat and
and 23 (4a) thereof;                                               barley that the denaturing premium granted in Italy
                                                                   for common wheat when that State uses the facility
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;                granted to it for importing that cereal at a reduced
Whereas Article 4 ( 1 ) of Council Regulation No                   levy should be increased;
172/67/EEC3 of 27 July 1967 on general rules govern­
ing the denaturing of wheat and rye of bread­                      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
making quality provides that the denaturing premium
shall be fixed before the beginning of the crop year
for the whole crop year; whereas experience has                                             Article 1
shown that the inability to adjust that premium
                                                                   The following shall be added to Article 4 ( 1 ) of
during the crop year can, when the factors on which
it is based change considerably during the year,                   Regulation No 172/67/EEC :
reduce or increase the incentive to denature cereals,                  'It may, however, be adjusted during the crop
thus disturbing the balance of the market, in particu­                 year where the balance of the market in cereals
lar when the market situation obliges intervention                     is likely to be disturbed.'
 agencies to buy in large quantities of cereals ; whereas,
therefore, although it is necessary to publish the                                          Article 2
 amount of the premium before the beginning of the                 The following Article 6a shall be added to Regulation
crop year, adjustments should be allowed where the                 No 172/67/EEC :
 balance of the market is likely to be disturbed by
 the factors referred to above;                                        ' 1 . If Italy makes use of the power conferred by
                                                                       Article 23 ( 1 ) of Regulation No 120/67/EEC, that
Whereas, when Italy makes use of the facilities                        State shall grant a subsidy for denatured common
offered by Article 23 of Regulation No 120/67/EEC,                     wheat delivered by sea from other Member States,
feed grain imported into that country at a reduced                     equal to the reduction in the levy applied to
levy or with a subsidy is placed in a more competitive                 barley imported by the same means.
position than the denatured wheat which can be used
in its place ; whereas the purpose of Community                        2 . If Italy makes use of the power conferred by
rules is to enable denatured common wheat to                           Article 23 (2) of Regulation No 120/67/EEC,
 compete with barley on the home market, as the                        that State shall :
preamble to Regulations No 172/67/EEC and No
                                                                       — charge on denutured common wheat de­
 (EEC) 643/68 shows quite clearly; whereas the same
principle was adopted in Regulation No 160/67/EEC4                           spatched to other Member States a levy equal
                                                                             to the reduction in the levy on barley in
                                                                             accordance with that provision, and
 1 OJ  No 117 , 19.6.1967 , p. 2269/67.                                — grant a subsidy of the same amount for
 2 OJ  No L 122 , 30.5.1968 , p . 1 .                                        denatured common wheat         delivered  from
 3 OJ  No . 130, 28.6.1967, p. 2602/67.
 4 OJ  No 128 , 27.6.1967, p. 2545/67.                                       other Member States .
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    3 . If Italy makes use of the power conferred by                                Article 3
    Article 23 (2) of Regulation No 120/67/EEC, an
    amount equal to that of the reduction in the levy         This Regulation shall enter into force on the third
    charged on barley in accordance with the pro­             dav following its publication in the Official Journal
    vision referred to above shall be added to the            of the European Communites.
    denaturing premium applicable in Italy.'
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 29 May 1968 .
                                                                                       For the Council
                                                                                        The President
                                                                                          E. FAURE