CELEX: 31977R2098
Language: en
Date: 1977-09-23 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2098/77 of 23 September 1977 derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 1569/77 fixing the procedure and conditions for the taking over of cereals by intervention agencies

No L 245/20                            Official Journal of the European Communities                             24. 9. 77
                                  COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2098/77
                                                    of 23 September 1977
              derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 1569/77 fixing the procedure and condi­
                           tions for the taking over of cereals by intervention agencies
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                     Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
 COMMUNITIES,                                                     are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­
                                                                  ment Committee for Cereals,
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Economic Gommunity,
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­
 tion of the market in cereals (*), as last amended by
 Regulation (EEC) No 1386/77 (2), and in particular                                       Article 1
Article 7 (5) thereof,
Whereas Article 2 (4) of Commission Regulation                     During the marketing year 1977/78, the intervention
(EEC) No 1569/77 of 11 July 1977 fixing the proce­                agencies shall be authorized to apply in the case of
dure and conditions for the taking over of cereals by             common wheat, rye and barley the derogations in
 intervention agencies (3) provides for the possibility of        respect of the maximum percentage of matter which
derogating from the criteria for the minimum quality              is not basic cereal of unimpaired quality, and also the
set out in the Annex thereto ; whereas, as a result of            maximum percentage for sprouted grains, as set out in
the particularly unfavourable climatic conditions at              the first and second indents of Article 2 (4) of Regula­
the time of the 1977 harvest and their consequences               tion (EEC) No 1569/77.
upon the quality of cereal production in certain
 regions of the Community, the intervention agencies
should be authorized to purchase cereals containing                                       Article 2
up to 12% of sprouted grains ; whereas to this end
the maximum percentage of matter which is not basic               This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
cereal of unimpaired quality should be increased to               following its publication in the •Official Journal of
 15% ;                                                             the European Communities.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 23 September 1977.
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                             Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                Vice-President
(!) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
(2) OJ No L 158, 29. 6. 1977, p. 1 .
(3) OJ No L 174, 14. 7. 1977, p. 15.