CELEX: 31977R2255
Language: en
Date: 1977-10-11 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 2255/77 of 11 October 1977 on the transfer to the Italian intervention agency of common wheat held by the German intervention agency and on the conditions for bringing such wheat back onto the market

No L 261 /4                            Official Journal of the European Communities                             14. 10 . 77
                                     COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2255/77
                                                       of 11 October 1977
                  on the transfer to the Italian intervention agency of common wheat held by the
                  German intervention agency and on the conditions for bringing such wheat
                                                     back onto the market
  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                       diture in respect of the domestic market in cereals
  COMMUNITIES,                                                      and in rice (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
                                                                    No 330/74 (7) ;
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
  Economic Community,                                              Whereas such measures imply that the Guarantee
                                                                    Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      Guarantee Fund should bear the cost of transport,
  2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­
  tion of the market in cereals (!), as last amended by
  Regulation (EEC) No 1 386/77 (2), and in particular               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
  Article 7 (4) thereof,
                                                                                            Article 1
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
  729/70 of 21 April 1970 on the financing of the                   1.    200 000 tonnes of common wheat of bread­
  common agricultural policy (3), as last amended by
  Regulation (EEC) No 2788/72 (4), and in particular                making quality held by the German intervention
  Article 3 (2) thereof,                                            agency shall be held at the disposal of the Italian inter­
                                                                    vention agency, which shall take delivery thereof
                                                                    before 1 January 1978 and shall ensure transportation
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      to Italy before 1 March 1978 .
  2738/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down general
  rules for intervention on the market in cereals (5), and          This product must meet the requirements of Regula­
  in particular Article 4 thereof,                                  tion (EEC) No 1155/77(8).
  Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                2. Commission Regulation (EEC) No 376/70 of 27
                                                                    February 1970 laying down the procedure and condi­
  Whereas the Italian market in common wheat is ex­                 tions for the disposal of cereals held by intervention
  periencing supply difficulties ; whereas a significant            agencies (9), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
  reduction in winter sowings of wheat has been                     1687/76 (10), shall apply to the resale of the cereals
  recorded in that country and persistent rain during               product referred to in paragraph 1 ; the reference price
  the sowing period has jeopardized part of the crop ;              shall however be substituted for the intervention price.
  whereas, therefore, there       has been        a substantial
  increase in the shortage of that cereal ;                         3. The delivery and transport operations shall be
                                                                    assigned by tender. The mobilization must be carried
                                                                    out on the best conditions of transfer.
  Whereas, in order to deal with this situation, a part of
  the common wheat of bread-making quality which is
  still available   in intervention      in the rest of the         4. The detailed rules for the application of this
  Community should be made available to the Italian                 Regulation, and in particular the rules concerning the
  intervention agency ;                                             delivery and transport of the product in question, shall
                                                                    be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid
  Whereas detailed rules should later be laid down for              down in Article 26 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75.
  taking over the product and for transferring responsi­
, bility for it ;                                                                            Article 2
  Whereas provisions covering the accounting side of                 1 . The German intervention agency shall, by 31
  this operation should be aligned on the arrangements              December 1 977 at the latest, enter the quantities trans­
  laid down in Council Regulation (EEC) No 787/69 of                ferred, as a zero debit, in the account referred to in
  22 April 1969 on the financing of intervention expen­             Article 3 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 787/69.
  0) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .                            (6) OJ No L 105, 2. 5. 1969, p. 4.
  (2) OJ No L 158, 29. 6. 1977, p. 1 .                              (7) OJ No L 37, 9. 2. 1974, p. 5.
  $ OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 13.                                 (8) OJ No L 136, 2. 6. 1977, p. 10.
  (<) OJ No L 295, 30. 12. 1972, p. 1 .                             H OJ No L 47, 28 . 2. 1970, p. 49.
  M OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 49.                             H OJ No L 190, 14. 7. 1976, p. 1 .
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2. The Italian intervention agency shall, by 31              with the procedure laid down in Article 13 of Regula­
December 1 977 at the latest, enter the quantities deliv­    tion (EEC) No 729/70.
ered to it as a zero credit in the account referred to in
paragraph 1 .
3.    The costs of transporting the quantities trans­                               Article 3
ferred shall be entered in the account referred to in
paragraph 1 .
                                                             This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
4. Where necessary, the detailed rules for the appli­        following its publication in the Official Journal of
cation of this Article shall be adopted in accordance         the European Communities.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States.
              Done at Luxembourg, 11 October 1977.
                                                                        For the Council
                                                                          The President
                                                                          A. HUMBLET