CELEX: 31973R0201
Language: en
Date: 1973-01-23 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 201/73 of the Commission of 23 January 1973 authorizing the French intervention agency to restrict to specific uses the invitation to tender in respect of 40 000 tons of common wheat

29 . 1 . 73                           Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 23 /7
                             REGULATION (EEC) No 201 /73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                    of 23 January 1973
              authorizing the French intervention agency to restrict to specific uses the invitation to
                                    tender in respect of 40 000 tons of common wheat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                    Whereas, in order to avoid speculative purchases
COMMUNITIES,                                                      by the trade, the French Republic has requested
                                                                  that the French intervention agency be authorized
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­                to restrict to specific uses the invitation to tender
pean Economic Community ;                                         in respect of a maximum quantity of 40 000 tons
                                                                  of common wheat of high breadmaking quality ;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/67/EEC
 (*) of 13 June 1967 on the common organization of                Whereas the measures provided for in this Regu­
the market in cereals, as last amended by Regulation              lation are in accordance with the Opinion of the
 (EEC) No 2429/72 (2), and in particular Article 7                Management Committee for Cereals ;
(5 ) thereof;
Whereas in accordance with Article 3 (4) of Com­
mission Regulation (EEC) No 376/70 (3) of 27                      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
February 1970 laying down the procedures and
conditions for the disposal of cereals held by
intervention agencies, as last amended by Regulation                                      Article 1
(EEC) No 129/73 (4), the invitation to tender may
in exceptional cases, at the request of a Member                  Upon offering common wheat for sale on the
State, be restricted to specific uses ;                           internal market the French intervention agency is
                                                                  authorized for the 1972/73 season to restrict the
Whereas due to bad weather during the 1972 har­                   invitation to tender for 40 000 tons of common
vest, the common wheat harvested in certain parts                 wheat to use for the sole purpose of producing
of France is of too low a quality for the production              flour suitable for breadmaking.
of flour suitable for breadmaking;
Whereas it is therefore necessary to turn this                                           Article 2
common wheat harvested in those parts into wheat
suitable for flour milling by mixing it with common               This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
wheat of high breadmaking quality available from                  following its publication in the Official Journal o/
the stocks of the intervention agency ;                           the European Communities.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 23 January 1973 .
                                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                                     The President
                                                                                François-Xavier ORTOLI
(!) OJ No 117, 19. 6. 1967, p. 2269/67.
(2) OJ No L 264, 23 . 11 . 1972, p . 1 .
(3) OJ No L 47, 28 . 2 . 1970, p. 49.
( 4) OJ No L 17, 20. 1 . 1973 , p . 17.