Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3069/88 of 5 October 1988 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2469/88 fixing the maximum moisture content of cereals offered for intervention in certain Member States during the 1988/89 marketing year

COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 3069/88
of 5 October 1988
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2469/88 fixing the maximum moisture content of cereals offered for intervention in certain Member States during the 1988/89 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2221/88 (2), and in particular Article 7 (7) thereof,
Whereas under Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1569/77 of 11 July 1977 fixing the procedure and conditions for the taking over of cereals by intervention agencies (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2391/88 (4), the maximum moisture content was fixed at 14,5 %; whereas Article 2 (4) of the said Regulation also provides that the Member States may be authorized, on request and under certain conditions, to apply a higher moisture content;
Whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 2469/88 (5), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2769/88 (6), the Commission has authorized certain Member States to apply a moisture content of 15,5 %;
Whereas the United Kingdom has requested authorization to apply the maximum moisture content for wheat and barley because of the exceptional summer weather in 1988; whereas the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2469/88 should therefore be amended;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,