31977R0564

19 . 3 . 77 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 72/ 1

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) No 564 / 77 of 15 March 1977 on the transfer to the Italian intervention agency of common wheat held by the German intervention agency

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas detailed rules should later be laid down for COMMUNITIES , taking over the product and for transferring responsi­ bility for it ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Whereas provisions covering the accounting side of Economic Community, this operation should be aligned on the arrangements laid down in Council Regulation ( EEC) No 787/ 69 of Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 22 April 1969 on the financing of intervention expen­ 2727/ 75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­ diture in respect of the domestic market in cereals tion of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by and in rice (6), as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) Regulation (EEC) No 31 38 / 76 (2 ), and in particular No 330 / 74 ( 7 ) ; Article 7 (4) thereof, Whereas such measures imply that the Guarantee Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and 729/70 of 21 April 1970 on the financing of the Guarantee Fund should bear the cost of transport , common agricultural policy (3 ), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2788 /72 (4), and in particular Article 3 (2) thereof, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No 2738 / 75 of 29 October 1975 laying down general Article 1 rules for intervention on the market in cereals ( 5 ), and in particular Article 4 thereof, 1 . 300 000 tonnes of common wheat of bread­ making quality held by the German intervention agency shall be held at the disposal of the Italian inter­ Having regard to the proposal from the Commission , vention agency until 31 July 1977 . Whereas the Italian market in common wheat is expe­ This product must meet the requirements of Regula­ riencing supply difficulties ; whereas a significant tion ( EEC) No 1621 / 76 ( s ). reduction in winter sowings of wheat has been recorded in that country and persistent rain during 2. Commission Regulation ( EEC) No 376/ 70 of 27 the sowing period has jeopardized part of the crop ; February 1970 laying down the procedure and condi­ whereas, therefore, the shortage of that cereal is likely tions for the disposal of cereals held by intervention to increase substantially ; agencies (9 ), as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 1 687/ 76 ( 10), shall apply to the resale of the cereals Whereas, in order to deal with this situation , a part of product referred to in paragraph 1 . the common wheat of bread-making quality which is still available in intervention in the rest of the 3 . The delivery and transport operations shall be Community should be made available to the Italian assigned by tender . The mobilization must be carried intervention agency ; out on the best conditions of transfer .

(') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 1 1 . 1975 , p. 1 . ( b) O ) No 1. 105 , 2 . 5 . 1969 , p. 4 . (2 ) OJ No L 354 , 24 . 12 . 1976 , p. 1 . ( 7) O'l No L 37, 9 . 2 . 1974, p. 5 . (3) OJ No L 94, 28 . 4 . 1970 , p. 13 . ( s ) O J No L 180 , 6 . 7 . 1976 , p. 4 . (•») OJ No L 295 , 30 . 12 . 1972 , p. 1 . (") O'l No L 47, 28 . 2. 1970, p. 49 . (5 ) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975 , p. 49 . ( I0 ) O ) No I. 190 , 14 . 7 . 1976 , p. 1 .

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4 . The detailed rules for the application of this 3 . The costs of transporting the quantities trans­ Regulation , and in particular the rules concerning the ferred shall be entered in the account referred to in delivery and transport of the product in question , shall paragraph 1 . be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 26 of Regulation ( EEC) No 2727/75 . 4 . Where necessary, the detailed rules for the appli­ cation of this Article shall be adopted in accordance Article 2 with the procedure laid down in Article 13 of Regula­ tion ( EEC) No 729 / 70 . 1 . The German intervention agency shall enter the quantities transferred , as a zero debit, in the account referred to in Article 3 ( 1 ) of Regulation ( EEC) No Article 3 787 / 69 . 2 . The Italian intervention agency shall enter the This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day quantities delivered to it , as a zero credit , in the following its publication in the Official Journal of account referred to in paragraph 1 . the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels , 15 March 1977 .

For the Council The President

J. SILKIN