CELEX: 31977R1640
Language: en
Date: 1977-07-18 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 1640/77 of 18 July 1977 amending Regulation (EEC) No 564/77 on the transfer to the Italian intervention agency of common wheat held by the German intervention agency

22 . 7. 77                              Official Journal of the European Communities                        No L 183/ 5
                                       COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1640/77
                                                        of 18 July 1977
             amending Regulation (EEC) No 564/77 on the transfer to the Italian intervention
                      agency of common wheat held by the German intervention agency
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                       complexity of the transfer a new invitation to tender
COMMUNITIES,                                                      would involve a further period of notice ; whereas the
                                                                  date specified in Regulation (EEC) No 564/77 does
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             not allow sufficient time ;
Economic Community,
                                                                  Whereas, furthermore, in postponing the deadline for
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      holding the common wheat available care should be
2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­                taken not to disturb the market in common wheat in
tion of the market in cereals ( 1 ), as last amended by           Italy, particularly at the beginning of the marketing
Regulation (EEC) No 1386/77 (2), and in particular                year ; whereas the deadline should therefore be
Article 7 (4) thereof,                                            extended to 31 December 1977,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 564/77 of 15
March 1977 on the transfer to the Italian intervention
                                                                                          Article 1
agency of common wheat held by the German inter­
vention agency (3) provides that 300 000 tonnes of                In Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 564/77, '31
common wheat of bread-making quality shall be held                 December 1977' shall be substituted for '31 July
at the disposal of the Italian intervention agency until           1977'.
31 July 1977 ;
                                                                                           Article 2
Whereas the Italian intervention agency has decided
not to accept any of the bids made in response to the             This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
invitation to tender for the cost of transporting the             following its publication in the Official Journal of
goods from Germany to Italy ; whereas in view of the               the European Communities.
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels, 18 July 1977.
                                                                               For the Council
                                                                                The President
                                                                                A. HUMBLET
(!) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
(2) OJ No L 158 , 29 . 6. 1977, p. 1 .
(3 ) OJ No L 72, 19 . 3 . 1977, p. 1 .