31972R1899

Official Journal of the European Communities 959

2.9.72 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 201 / 11

REGULATION (EEC) No 1899/72 OF THE COMMISSION

of 1 September 1972

on special provisions regarding the denaturing of common wheat of the 1972 crop

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COM­ out in Article 2 (a), (c) and (d) of Regulation (EEC) MUNITIES, No 1403 /69 should therefore be laid down and the reductions to be applied to the denaturing premium Having regard to the Treaty establishing the fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1533/72® European Economic Community; of 18 July 1972 fixing the denaturing premium for common wheat for the 1972/73 marketing year should be fixed; whereas, as regards sprouted grains, Having regard to Council Regulation No intervention agencies should be authorized to accept 120/67/EEC1 of 13 June 1967 on the common higher percentages than those specified in Article 2 organization of the market in cereals, as last amended (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 1403/69 in view of the by Regulation (EEC) No 796/72,2 and in particular regional effect of the unfavourable weather Article 7 (5) thereof; conditions ;

Whereas Article 3 of Council Regulation No Whereas the Management Committee for Cereals has 172/67/EEC3 of 27 June 1967 on general rules not delivered an Opinion within the time limit set by governing the denaturing of wheat and rye of its Chairman; bread-making quality, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2096/68,4 provides that cereals for denaturing must be of a minimum quality and HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : quantity to be determined; whereas Article 4 of that Regulation allows the denaturing premium to be Article 1 adjusted during the crop year where there is a threat of disturbance on the Community cereals market; By way of derogation from Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1403/69, for denaturing operations for Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1403/69? common wheat of the 1972 crop : of 18 July 1969 laying down detailed rules for the , application of the provisions concerning denaturing — the lower limit of the specific weight shall be of common wheat and rye of bread-making quality reduced to 68 kg/hi ; determined the quality conditions with which the cereals to be denatured must comply ; — the upper limit for moisture content shall be raised to 24% . Whereas the unfavourable weather conditions which prevailed throughout the summer of 1972 have led to Article 2 » the arrival on the market of a considerable quantity of common wheat of the 1972 crop with a high By way of derogation from Article 2 (d) of moisture content, a particularly low specific weight, Regulation (EEC) No 1403/69, intervention agencies and an abnormally high proportion of sprouted may accept for denaturing common wheat of the grains; whereas, as regards such wheat for 1972 crop qualifying for a denaturing premium, with denaturing, rules of quality different from those set a content of sprouted grains, other cereals and various impurities of up to 15% , of which not more than 3% shall be other cereals and not more than 1 OJ No 117, 19.6.1967, p. 2269/67. 3% shall be various impurities ; 2 OJ No L 94, 21.4.1972, p. 7. 3 OJ No 130, 28.6.1967, p. 2602/67. 4 OJ No L 308, 23.12.1968, p. 12. 5 OJ No L 180, 22.7.1969, p. 3. OJ No L 163, 19.7.1972, p. 12.

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Article 3 — 1-00 unit of account for more than 21% and up to and including 24% . Where intervention agencies accept a moisture content exceeding 18% , the amount of the applicable Article 4 denaturing premium shall be reduced by : This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of — 0-50 unit of account for more than 18% and up its publication in the Official journal of the to and including 21% : European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 1 September 1972.

For the Commission

The President

S. L. MANSHOLT