Document ID: 31994R2204

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2204/94 of 9 September 1994 amending Regulation (EEC) No 689/92 fixing the procedure and conditions for the taking-over of cereals by intervention agencies
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
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 organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1866/94 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 689/92 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3134/93 (4), lays down the conditions for taking over cereals into intervention;
Whereas implementation from the 1993/94 marketing year on of the reform of the common agricultural policy in the cereals sector may lead to difficulties for producers of certain cereals in certain areas of the Community; whereas, to lessen the impact of these mechanisms on the income of the said producers, provision should be made for exemptions from certain provisions relating to quality once again in the 1994/95 marketing year, as was done in 1993/94;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The text of Article 2 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 689/92 is replaced by the following:
'4. Notwithstanding paragraph 2, and for the 1994/95 marketing year:
- at the request of the Member State, a decision shall be taken in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, to fix the maximum moisture content at 15 % for cereals offered for intervention with the exception of maize and sorghum,
- Greece is hereby authorized to accept into intervention consignments of durum wheat 14 % of which comprise cereal of less than standard quality in which the grain impurities reach a maximum of 7 %, with 5 % at most being other cereals,
- the reduction provided for in the case of barley of a specific weight less than 65 kg/hl referred to in Annex II, Table III shall not apply.'
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 July 1994.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 9 September 1994.

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