31975R2802

30 . 10 . 75 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 279/ 11

REGULATION ( EEC) No 2802/75 OF THE COMMISSION of 29 October 1975 derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 1492/71 in respect of the minimum quan­ tities of durum wheat that may be taken over by the intervention agency in Italy in the 1975/76 marketing year

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas in certain regions in Italy the crop is COMMUNITIES, produced by small farmers for whom the minimum quantity fixed for acceptance by intervention agencies Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European would be difficult to attain ; whereas to enable such Economic Community ; farmers to carry out structural improvements or to act jointly the minimum quantity for this marketing year Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/ 67/ EEC ( 1 ) of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­ should exceptionally be reduced to 1 5 metric tons ; tion of the market in cereals, as last amended by Regu­ Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation lation (EEC) No 665/75 (2), and in particular Article 7 are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ (5) thereof ; ment Committee for Cereals, Whereas Article 1 of Commission Regulation ( EEC) No 1492/71 (3) of 13 July 1971 fixing the procedure and conditions for the taking over of cereals by inter­ HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : vention agencies, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 422/72 (4), fixed the minimum quantity of durum wheat that could be so taken over at 40 metric Article 1 tons ; By way of derogation from Article 1 of Regulation Whereas ever since the introduction of the common (EEC) No 1492/71 , homogeneous lots of not less than organization of the market in cereals there has been a 15 metric tons of durum wheat harvested in the shortfall in Community production of durum wheat ; Community may be presented to the intervention whereas, therefore, intervention operations have been agency in Italy during the 1975/76 marketing year. very few in previous marketing years ; whereas there has been a considerable increase in production in the present marketing year, particularly in Italy ; whereas Article 2 the arrival on the market of this production has depressed prices to such an extent that quantities of This Regulation shall enter into force on the day durum wheat are likely to be presented for interven­ following its publication in the Official Journal of tion ; the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 29 October 1975 .

For the Commission

P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

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