CELEX: 31972R1989
Language: en
Date: 1972-09-18 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1989/72 of the Commission of 18 September 1972 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1899/72 on special provisions regarding the denaturing of common wheat of the 1972 crop

Official Journal of the European Communities                                 1003
 No L 214/8                         Official Journal of the European Communities                              19.9.72
                           REGULATION (EEC) No 1989/72 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                 of 18 September 1972
                 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1899/72 on special provisions regarding the denaturing
                                          of common wheat of the 1972 crop
 THE    COMMISSION        OF   THE  EUROPEAN      COM­          particularly low specific weight and an abnormally
 MUNITIES,                                                     high proportion of sprouted grains; whereas
                                                                Regulation (EEC) No 1899/72° of 2 September 1972
                                                                lays down rules of quality in respect of such wheat
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                   for denaturing which differ from those set out in
 European Economic Community;                                  particular in Article 2 (a), (c) and (d) of Regulation
                                                                (EEC) No 1403/69;
 Having regard to Council Regulation No
 120/67/EEC1 of 13 June 1967 on the common                     Whereas the extent to which the quality rules
 organization of the market in cereals, as last amended        regarding sprouted grains have been relaxed by
 by Regulation (EEC) No 796/72,2 and in particular             Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1899/72 has
 Article 7 (5 ) thereof;                                       proved insufficient since the effect of the weather
                                                               conditions on the quality of the common wheat crop
Whereas Article 3 of Council Regulation No                     was greater than expected in certain regions of the
 172/67/EEC3 of 27 June 1967 on general rules                  Community, in particular in the Federal Republic of
 governing the denaturing of wheat and rye of                  Germany; whereas, consequently, intervention
bread-making quality, as last amended by Regulation            agencies should be authorized to accept for
 (EEC) No 2096/684 provides that cereals for                   denaturing common wheat containing a higher
denaturing must be of a minimum quality and                    percentage of sprouted grains than that provided for
quantity to be determined; whereas Article 4 of that           in Regulation (EEC) No 1899/72;
Regulation allows the denaturing premium to be
adjusted during the crop year where there is a threat          Whereas the Management Committee for Cereals has
of disturbance on the Community cereals market;               not delivered an Opinion within the time limit set by
                                                               its Chairman;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1403 /695
of 18 July 1969 laying down detailed rules for the
application of the provisions concerning denaturing           HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
of common wheat and rye of bread-making quality
determined the quality conditions with which the
cereals to be denatured must comply;
                                                                                      Article 1
Whereas the unfavourable weather conditions which
                                                              The following shall be substituted for Article 2 of
prevailed throughout the summer of 1972 have led to           Regulation (EEC) No 1899/72:
the arrival on the market of a considerable quantity
of common wheat with a high moisture content, a                    'By way of derogation from Article 2 (d) of
                                                                   Regulation (EEC) No 1403/69, intervention
                                                                   agencies may accept for denaturing common
                                                                   wheat of the 1972 crop qualifying for a
1 OJ No 117, 19.6.1967, p. 2269/67.                                denaturing premium, with a content of sprouted
2 OJ No L 94, 21.4.1972, p. 7.
3 OJ No 130, 28.6.1967, p. 2602/67.
4 OJ No L 308, 23.12.1968, p. 12.
3 OJ No L 180, 22.7.1969, p. 3.                               6 OJ No L 201, 2.9.1972, p. 11.
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   grains, other cereals and various impurities of up                              Article 2
   to 17% , of which not more than 15% shall be
   sprouted grains, not more than 3% shall be other         This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of
   cereals and not more than 3% shall be various            its publication in the Official Journal of the
   impurities.'                                             European Communities.
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States.
             Done at Brussels, 18 September 1972.
                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                                  The President
                                                                                S. L. MANSHOLT