31977R2098

No L 245/20 Official Journal of the European Communities 24. 9 . 77

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2098/77 of 23 September 1977 derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 1569/77 fixing the procedure and condi­ tions for the taking over of cereals by intervention agencies

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation COMMUNITIES, are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ ment Committee for Cereals, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Gommunity, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­ tion of the market in cereals (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1386/77 (2), and in particular Article 1 Article 7 (5) thereof, Whereas Article 2 (4) of Commission Regulation During the marketing year 1977/78, the intervention (EEC) No 1569/77 of 11 July 1977 fixing the proce­ agencies shall be authorized to apply in the case of dure and conditions for the taking over of cereals by common wheat, rye and barley the derogations in intervention agencies (3) provides for the possibility of respect of the maximum percentage of matter which derogating from the criteria for the minimum quality is not basic cereal of unimpaired quality, and also the set out in the Annex thereto ; whereas, as a result of maximum percentage for sprouted grains, as set out in the particularly unfavourable climatic conditions at the first and second indents of Article 2 (4) of Regula­ the time of the 1977 harvest and their consequences tion (EEC) No 1569/77. upon the quality of cereal production in certain regions of the Community, the intervention agencies should be authorized to purchase cereals containing Article 2 up to 12% of sprouted grains ; whereas to this end the maximum percentage of matter which is not basic This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day cereal of unimpaired quality should be increased to following its publication in the •Official Journal of 15% ; the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 23 September 1977.

For the Commission Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

(!) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 158, 29. 6. 1977, p. 1 . (3) OJ No L 174, 14. 7. 1977, p. 15.