31977R2255

No L 261 /4 Official Journal of the European Communities 14. 10 . 77

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2255/77 of 11 October 1977 on the transfer to the Italian intervention agency of common wheat held by the German intervention agency and on the conditions for bringing such wheat back onto the market

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN diture in respect of the domestic market in cereals COMMUNITIES, and in rice (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 330/74 (7) ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas such measures imply that the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund should bear the cost of transport, 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 Regulation (EEC) No 1 386/77 (2), and in particular HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 7 (4) thereof,

Article 1 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 1970 on the financing of the 1 . 200 000 tonnes of common wheat of bread­ common agricultural policy (3), as last amended by making quality held by the German intervention Regulation (EEC) No 2788/72 (4), and in particular agency shall be held at the disposal of the Italian inter­ Article 3 (2) thereof, vention agency, which shall take delivery thereof before 1 January 1978 and shall ensure transportation Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No to Italy before 1 March 1978 . 2738/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down general rules for intervention on the market in cereals (5), and This product must meet the requirements of Regula­ in particular Article 4 thereof, tion (EEC) No 1155/77(8).

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 2. Commission Regulation (EEC) No 376/70 of 27 February 1970 laying down the procedure and condi­ Whereas the Italian market in common wheat is ex­ tions for the disposal of cereals held by intervention periencing supply difficulties ; whereas a significant agencies (9), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No reduction in winter sowings of wheat has been 1687/76 (10), shall apply to the resale of the cereals recorded in that country and persistent rain during product referred to in paragraph 1 ; the reference price the sowing period has jeopardized part of the crop ; shall however be substituted for the intervention price. whereas, therefore, there has been a substantial increase in the shortage of that cereal ; 3. The delivery and transport operations shall be assigned by tender. The mobilization must be carried out on the best conditions of transfer. Whereas, in order to deal with this situation, a part of the common wheat of bread-making quality which is still available in intervention in the rest of the 4. The detailed rules for the application of this Regulation, and in particular the rules concerning the Community should be made available to the Italian delivery and transport of the product in question, shall intervention agency ; be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid Whereas detailed rules should later be laid down for down in Article 26 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75. taking over the product and for transferring responsi­ , bility for it ; Article 2

Whereas provisions covering the accounting side of 1 . The German intervention agency shall, by 31 this operation should be aligned on the arrangements December 1 977 at the latest, enter the quantities trans­ laid down in Council Regulation (EEC) No 787/69 of ferred, as a zero debit, in the account referred to in 22 April 1969 on the financing of intervention expen­ Article 3 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 787/69.

0) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . (6) OJ No L 105, 2. 5. 1969, p. 4. (2) OJ No L 158, 29. 6. 1977, p. 1 . (7) OJ No L 37, 9. 2. 1974, p. 5. $ OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 13. (8) OJ No L 136, 2. 6. 1977, p. 10 . (<) OJ No L 295, 30. 12. 1972, p. 1 . H OJ No L 47, 28 . 2. 1970, p. 49 . M OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 49. H OJ No L 190, 14. 7. 1976, p. 1 .

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2. The Italian intervention agency shall, by 31 with the procedure laid down in Article 13 of Regula­ December 1 977 at the latest, enter the quantities deliv­ tion (EEC) No 729/70. ered to it as a zero credit in the account referred to in paragraph 1 . 3. The costs of transporting the quantities trans­ Article 3 ferred shall be entered in the account referred to in paragraph 1 . This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day 4. Where necessary, the detailed rules for the appli­ following its publication in the Official Journal of cation of this Article shall be adopted in accordance the European Communities.

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

Done at Luxembourg, 11 October 1977. For the Council

The President A. HUMBLET