31977R1640

22 . 7. 77 No L 183 / 5 Official Journal of the European Communities

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC) No 1640/77 of 18 July 1977 amending Regulation (EEC) No 564/77 on the transfer to the Italian intervention agency of common wheat held by the German intervention agency

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN complexity of the transfer a new invitation to tender COMMUNITIES, would involve a further period of notice ; whereas the date specified in Regulation (EEC) No 564/77 does Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European not allow sufficient time ; Economic Community, Whereas, furthermore, in postponing the deadline for Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No holding the common wheat available care should be 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­ taken not to disturb the market in common wheat in tion of the market in cereals ( 1 ), as last amended by Italy, particularly at the beginning of the marketing Regulation (EEC) No 1386/77 (2), and in particular year ; whereas the deadline should therefore be Article 7 (4) thereof, extended to 31 December 1977, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 564/77 of 15 March 1977 on the transfer to the Italian intervention Article 1 agency of common wheat held by the German inter­ vention agency (3) provides that 300 000 tonnes of In Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 564/77, ' 31 common wheat of bread-making quality shall be held December 1977' shall be substituted for '31 July 1977'. at the disposal of the Italian intervention agency until 31 July 1977 ; Article 2 Whereas the Italian intervention agency has decided not to accept any of the bids made in response to the This Regulation shall enter into force on the day invitation to tender for the cost of transporting the following its publication in the Official Journal of goods from Germany to Italy ; whereas in view of the the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 18 July 1977. For the Council

The President

A. HUMBLET

(!) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 158 , 29 . 6. 1977, p. 1 . (3 ) OJ No L 72, 19 . 3 . 1977, p. 1 .