31969R0289

Official Journal of the European Communities 23

18 . 2. 69 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 41 / 1

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 289/69 of 17 February 1969

amending Regulation No 120/67/EEC for the purpose of mobilizing cereals intended as food aid

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 'Article 22a Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­ 1 . Obligations arising under the Food Aid pean Economic Community, and in particular Article Convention shall be met by the purchase of 43 thereof, cereals or of flour on the Community market or by the use of cereals held by intervention Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, agencies .

Having regard to the opinion of the European 2. The criteria for mobilizing products and, in Parliament (1), particular, those whereby purchases on the Com­ Whereas the International Grains Arrangement of munity market are made or the use of cereals 1967, to which the European Economic Community held by intervention agencies is decided upon is a party, was signed after the adoption of Council shall be adopted by the Council, acting in accord­ Regulation No 120/67/EEC of 13 June 1967 on the ance with the voting procedure laid down in common organization of the market in cereals (2); Article 43 (2) of the Treaty on a proposal from the Commission . Whereas that Regulation does not include the provisions necessary for implementing food aid ; 3 . In exceptional circumstances cereals 'and flour whereas, therefore, suitable measures should be taken may be mobilized by purchasing on the world to enable cereals and flour intended for this purpose market. Detailed rules for the application of this to be mobilized; paragraph shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 26.' Whereas provision should be made whereby products intended as food aid should be drawn, save in excep­ tional circumstances, from the Community market; Article 2 whereas such products as may be purchased on this market, may be taken from stocks of cereals held by This Regulation shall enter into force on the day intervention agencies or may be manufactured from following its publication in the Official Journal of these cereals , the European Communities .

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : The Commission shall forward to the Council, before Article 1 the beginning of the 1969/70 marketing year, a report on its implementation including, where necessary, The following Article 22a shall be inserted in proposals ior amendments based on the experience Regulation No 120/67/EEC : gained.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States . Done at Brussels, 17 February 1969 . For the Council The President J. P. BUCHLER

(*) OJ No C 17, 12 . 2 . 1969, p. 20. (2) OJ No 117, 19. 6. 1967, p. 2269/67,