31976R1909

31 . 7 . 76 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 207/51

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 1909/76 of 29 July 1976 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1492/71 in respect of certain minimum require­ ments when the Italian intervention agency is taking over durum wheat during the 1976/ 77 marketing year

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN taken over by the Italian intervention agency during COMMUNITIES , the 1976/77 marketing year from 50 to 60 % ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation Economic Community, are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ ment Committee for Cereals, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­ tion of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Regulation (EEC) No 11 43/76 (2), and in particular Article 7 (5) thereof, Article 1 Whereas Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) By way of derogation from Article 1 of Regulation No 1492/71 of 13 July 1971 fixing the procedure and (EEC) No 1492/71 , homogeneous lots of not less than conditions for the taking over of cereals by interven­ 1 5 metric tons of durum wheat harvested in the tion agencies (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) Community may be presented to the intervention No 1 422/72 (4), fixed the minimum quantity of agency in Italy during the 1976/77 marketing year. durum wheat that could be taken over at 40 metric tons ; Article 2 Whereas in certain regions of Italy the crop is 1 . During the 1976/77 marketing year, in the produced under conditions such that the minimum 'regioni' affected by the unfavourable climatological quantity fixed for acceptance by intervention agencies conditions, the durum wheat for which the percentage would be difficult to attain ; whereas to enable farmers of ' mitadine' grains does not exceed 60 % shall be to carry out structural improvements or to act jointly accepted for intervention by the intervention agency the minimum quantity for this marketing year should of the Italian Republic . exceptionally be reduced to 15 metric tons ; 2 . The Government of the Italian Republic shall Whereas following the unfavourable climatological inform the Commission of the 'regioni' which benefit conditions obtaining in certain regions in Italy during from the application of the provisions of paragraph 1 the period immediately preceding the harvesting of above . the 1976 crop, the durum wheat in these regions contains an abnormally high percentage of 'mitadine' Article 3 grains ; whereas, therefore , in accordance with the provisions of the fourth indent of Article 2 (3) of Regu­ This Regulation shall enter into force on the day lation (EEC) No 1492/71 , it appears appropriate to following its publication in the Official Journal of raise the rate of ' mitadine' grains in durum wheat the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels , 29 July 1976 . For the Commission P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975 , p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 130 , 19 . 5 . 1976, p . 1 . (3 ) OJ No L 157 , 14. 7 . 1971 , p . 18 . 4) OJ No L 151 , 5 . 7 . 1972, p . 15 .