31967R0132

Official Journal of the European Communities 73

2364/67 OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 21.6.67

REGULATION No 132/67/EEC OF THE COUNCIL

of 13 June 1967 laying down general rules for intervention on the market in cereals

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : COMMUNITY,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­ Article 1 pean Economic Community; 1 . In pursuance of Article 7 of Regulation No 120/ Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/67/ 67/EEC, all offers for intervention shall be made to EEC1 of 13 June 1967 on the common organisation an intervention agency in respect of a marketing of the market in cereals, and in particular Article centre chosen from among the three centres nearest to 7 (4) thereof; the place where the cereals are when the offer is made. Having regard to the proposal from the Commission; 2. The nearest marketing centres mean centres for Whereas the creation of a single market for cereals which intervention prices have been fixed and to necessitates the application of Community interven­ which the cereals can be sent at least cost. These tion measures ; transport costs shall be determined by the interven­ tion agency. Whereas the introduction of Community intervention measures requires intervention agencies to take over cereals under conditions which take account of the regionalisation of prices provided for in Council Article 2 Regulation No 131/67/EEC2 of 13 June 1967 laying down rules for deriving intervention prices and for 1 . The intervention agency shall decide on the determining certain marketing centres for cereals ; place where the cereals are to be taken over. whereas, to this end, the price to be paid to the seller should be the intervention price valid for a given 2. If the intervention agency takes over the cereals marketing centre less any transport costs; at any place other than the marketing centre indicated by the seller, the price to be paid shall be equal to Whereas the introduction of the intervention system the intervention price valid at the marketing centre should follow rules which are as simple and as effec­ indicated by the seller, less the most advantageous tive as possible ; whereas, therefore, the number of transport costs between the place where the cereals marketing centres in respect of which an offer may be are when the offer is made and the marketing centre. made from a given locality should be limited; These costs shall be determined by the intervention agency. Whereas cereals held by intervention agencies should be offered without discriminating between buyers es­ 3 . If the intervention agency takes over the cereals tablished in the Community and at price levels which at a place other than the marketing centre indicated do not hinder the normal development of market by the seller and other than the place where the prices in the Community; whereas the tendering pro­ cereals are when the offer is made, the cost of trans­ cedure enables these objectives to be attained ; port from the place where the cereals are to the place where they are taken over shall be borne by the intervention agency. In that case the price to be paid 1 OJ No 117, 19.6.1967, p. 2269/67. to the seller shall be determined in accordance with 2 OJ No 117, 19.6.1967, p. 2269/67. paragraph 2.

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Article 3 3 . If the tenders submitted do not reach the actual market value, the invitation to tender shall be can­ celled. 1 . Cereals held by the intervention agency shall be disposed of by invitation to tender : (a) with a view to their being put back on the market Article 4 on the basis of price conditions which are deter­ mined before the beginning of the marketing year, and are such Nas will not cause a deteriora­ The Council, acting in accordance with the voting tion of the market ; procedure laid down in Article 43 (2) of the Treaty on a proposal from the Commission, may establish a (b) with a view to export on the basis of price condi­ selling procedure other than that laid down in Article tions to be determined case by case according to 3 , if special circumstances require. market trends and requirements .

2. The terms of the invitation to tender shall en­ Article 5 sure equality of access and treatment to all persons concerned irrespective of the place of their establish­ ment within the Community. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1967.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 13 June 1967.

For the Council

The President Ch . HEGER