Commission Regulation (EC) No 1424/98 of 3 July 1998 amending Reglation (EEC) No 689/92 fixing the procedures and conditions for the taking-over of cereals by intervention agencies

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1424/98 of 3 July 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 689/92 fixing the procedures and conditions for the taking-over of cereals by intervention agencies
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas, when verifying the weight by volumetric measuring, account should also be taken of any differences in the rates of various impurities compared with the rate observed during weighing;
Whereas the minimum criteria for intervention are important instruments for conducting policy to improve the quality of Community production; whereas production quality will become more and more important in a market increasingly open and competitive;
Whereas, in the case of durum wheat, the rate of loss of vitreous aspect is determined for the yield in groats and meal, the main products processed from this cereal; whereas to facilitate the disposal of the intervention product to processing industries in cases of resale on the internal market, this rate of loss of vitreous aspect should be adjusted;
Whereas in the case of rye, there has been an appreciable increase in production and disproportionate deliveries to intervention, given the share of rye production in cereal production as a whole;
Whereas it is recognised that the deliveries to intervention involve primarily fodder rye; whereas this trend should be counteracted by setting the minimum criteria at a level closer to bread-making quality;
Whereas, with a view to balance, the minimum quality for common wheat should also be adjusted;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 689/92 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 23/98 (4), fixes the conditions for the taking over of cereals into intervention; whereas it is therefore necessary to amend this Regulation;
Whereas the Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the time limit laid down by its chairman,