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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1967/76 of 6 August 1976 amending Regulation ( EEC) No 1493/71 on price increases and reductions appli­ cable to intervention in cereals

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN taking into intervention of durum wheat of the COMMUNITIES, 'Durtaf variety, whose technological qualities do not always meet the requirements of processing for human consumption ; whereas, also on account of the Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European drought, the difference in yield observed between the Economic Community, ' Durtaf variety and other varieties is smaller this year than at the time of the preceding harvest ; whereas, as part of the drought measures, the price reduction Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No calculated for the variety in question should be 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­ reduced by half ; tion of the market in cereals (•), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 143/76 (2), and in particular Whereas the Management Committee for Cereals has Article 7 (5) thereof, not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chairman ,

Whereas Article 3 ( 1 ) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1493/71 of 13 July 1971 on price increases and reductions applicable to intervention in cereals (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 833/76 (4), HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : provides that price increases are to be applied where the moisture content of cereals offered for interven­ tion is lower than that fixed for the standard quality ; whereas the said price increases, calculated as a percen­ Article 1 tage of the intervention price, correspond to the increases in the dry-matter content of the cereals in The price increases set out in Table I of the Annex to relation to their total weight ; whereas, however, the Regulation (EEC) No 1493/71 are hereby replaced by percentage price increases are not cumulative below a those set out in the table annexed to this Regulation . moisture content of 13-5 % in respect of common wheat and durum wheat and of 14% in respect of rye, barley and maize ; Article 2

Whereas, as a result of the exceptional drought in June and July, the moisture content of the cereals Article 4 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 1493/71 is amended to read as follows : harvested in certain regions of the Community is very low ; whereas, by the same token , those cereals are ' 6 . For the varieties of durum wheat listed very dry and their quality is consequently higher than that of cereals harvested in normal climatic condi­ below the following reductions shall be applied : tions ; whereas provisions should therefore be adopted as regards price increases to enable account to be — Grifoni : four units of account per metric ton, taken of this improvement in quality, which generally — Marzuoh , Timili and Neri di Sicilia : 20 units corresponds to a reduction of the yield per hectare ; of account per metric ton ,

— Durtal : 25 units of account per metric ton . Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1548/76 of 29 June 1976 amending Regulation ( EEC) No 1493 /71 on price increases and reduction applicable Article 3 to intervention in cereals (5) provides for a price reduc­ tion of 50 units of account per metric ton on the This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its (') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p . 1 . publication in the Official Journal of the European (2) OJ No L 130 , 19 . 5 . 1976, p. 1 . Communities. However, at the request of any party P) OJ No L 157, 14. 7. 1971 , p . 21 . (4) OJ No L 203 , 29 . 7 . 1976, p . 28 . concerned, Article 2 shall apply with effect from 3 M OJ ' No L 171 , 30 . 6. 1976, p. 28 . July 1976 .

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

Done at Brussels, 6 August 1976 .

For the Commission

P. J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

TABLE I

Price increases (in % )

i 2 3 4 5 6

Moisture Common wheat Durum wheat Rye Barley Maize content

15-4 01 0-1 0-1 01 15-3 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2 — 15-2 0-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 — 15-1 0-4 0-4 0-4 0-4 — 15-0 0-5 0-5 0-5 0-5 — 14-9 0-6 0-6 0-6 0-6 — 14*8 0-7 0-7 0-7 0-7 — 14-7 0-8 0-8 0-8 0-8 — 14-6 0-9 0-9 0-9 0-9 — 14-5 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 — 14-4 M 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-1 14-3 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 0-2 14-2 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3 0-3 14-1 1-4 1-4 1-4 1-4 0-4 14-0 1-5 1-5 1-5 1-5 0-5 13-9 1-6 1-6 1-6 1-6 0-6 13-8 1-7 1-7 1-7 1-7 0-7 13-7 1-8 1-8 1-8 1-8 0-8 13-6 1-9 1-9 1-9 1-9 0-9 13-5 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 1-0 13-4 2-1 2-1 2-1 2-1 1-1 13-3 2-2 2-2 2-2 2-2 1-2 13-2 2-3 2-3 2-3 2-3 1-3 13-1 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4 1-4 13-0 2-5 2-5 2-5 2-5 1-5 12-9 2-6 2-6 2-6 2-6 1-6 12-8 2-7 2-7 27 2-7 1-7 12-7 2-8 2-8 2-8 2-8 1-8 12-6 2-9 2-9 2-9 2-9 1-9 12-5 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 2-0 12-4 3-1 3-1 3-1 31 2-1 12-3 3-2 3-2 3-2 3-2 2-2 12-2 3-3 3-3 3-3 3-3 2-3 12-1 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 2-4 12-0 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5 2-5 11-9 3-6 3-6 3-6 3-6 2-6 11-8 37 3-7 3-7 3-7 27 11-7 3-8 3-8 3-8 3-8 2-8 11-6 3-9 3-9 3-9 3-9 2-9 11-5 4-0 4-0 4-0 4-0 3-0 11-4 4-1 4-1 41 4-1 3-1 11-3 4-2 4-2 4-2 4-2 3-2 11-2 4-3 4-3 4-3 4-3 3-3 1M 4-4 4-4 4-4 4-4 3-4 110 4-5 4-5 4-5 4-5 3-5 10-9 4-6 4-6 4-6 4-6 3-6 10-8 4-7 4-7 4-7 4-7 3-7 10-7 4-8 4-8 4-8 4-8 3-8 10-6 4-9 4-9 4-9 4-9 3-9 10-5 5-0 5 0 5-0 5-0 4-0 10-4 .5-1 51 5-1 5-1 4-1 10-3 5-2 5-2 5-2 5-2 4-2 1 0-2 5-3 5-3 5-3 5-3 4-3 101 5-4 5-4 5-4 5-4 4-4 10 0 5-5 5-5 5-5 5-5 4-5