CELEX: 31976R1909
Language: en
Date: 1976-07-29 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1909/76 of 29 July 1976 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1492/71 in respect of certain minimum requirements when the Italian intervention agency is taking over durum wheat during the 1976/77 marketing year

31 . 7. 76                                Official Journal of the European Communities                      No L 207/51
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1909/76
                                                           of 29 July 1976
               amending Regulation (EEC) No 1492/71 in respect of certain minimum require­
               ments when the Italian intervention agency is taking over durum wheat during
                                                     the 1976/77 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       taken over by the Italian intervention agency during
 COMMUNITIES,                                                        the 1976/77 marketing year from 50 to 60 % ;
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
 Economic Community,                                                 are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­
                                                                     ment Committee for Cereals,
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­
 tion of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 Regulation (EEC) No 11 43/76 (2), and in particular
Article 7 (5) thereof,                                                                      Article 1
Whereas Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC)                     By way of derogation from Article 1 of Regulation
No 1492/71 of 13 July 1971 fixing the procedure and                  (EEC) No 1492/71 , homogeneous lots of not less than
conditions for the taking over of cereals by interven­                1 5 metric tons of durum wheat harvested in the
tion agencies (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)               Community may be presented to the intervention
 No 1 422/72 (4), fixed the minimum quantity of                      agency in Italy during the 1976/77 marketing year.
durum wheat that could be taken over at 40 metric
tons ;                                                                                      Article 2
Whereas in certain regions of Italy the crop is                       1.   During the 1976/77 marketing year, in the
produced under conditions such that the minimum                      'regioni' affected by the unfavourable climatological
quantity fixed for acceptance by intervention agencies               conditions, the durum wheat for which the percentage
would be difficult to attain ; whereas to enable farmers
                                                                     of 'mitadine' grains does not exceed 60 % shall be
to carry out structural improvements or to act jointly               accepted for intervention by the intervention agency
the minimum quantity for this marketing year should                  of the Italian Republic .
exceptionally be reduced to 15 metric tons ;
                                                                     2.    The Government of the Italian Republic shall
Whereas following the unfavourable climatological                    inform the Commission of the 'regioni' which benefit
conditions obtaining in certain regions in Italy during              from the application of the provisions of paragraph 1
the period immediately preceding the harvesting of                   above .
the 1976 crop, the durum wheat in these regions
contains an abnormally high percentage of 'mitadine'                                        Article 3
grains ; whereas, therefore , in accordance with the
provisions of the fourth indent of Article 2 (3) of Regu­            This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
lation (EEC) No 1492/71 , it appears appropriate to                  following its publication in the Official Journal of
raise the rate of ' mitadine' grains in durum wheat                   the European Communities.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 29 July 1976.
                                                                               For the Commission
                                                                                 P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                           Member of the Commission
(')  OJ No  L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975 , p. 1 .
(2)  OJ No  L 130 , 19 . 5 . 1976, p . 1 .
(3 ) OJ No  L 157 , 14. 7 . 1971 , p . 18 .
 4)  OJ No  L 151 , 5 . 7 . 1972, p . 15 .