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( 1 ) OJ NO L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 303 , 28 . 11 . 1977 , P . 1 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 174 , 14 . 7 . 1977 , P . 18 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 279/78

OF 10 FEBRUARY 1978

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1570/77 ON PRICE INCREASES AND REDUCTIONS APPLICABLE TO INTERVENTION IN CEREALS

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2727/75 OF 29 OCTOBER 1975 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN CEREALS ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2560/77 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 7 ( 5 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1570/77 OF 11 JULY 1977 ON PRICE INCREASES AND REDUCTIONS APPLICABLE TO INTERVENTION IN CEREALS ( 3 ), PROVIDES THAT A REDUCTION SHALL BE APPLIED WHEN THE DURTAL , RIKITA AND TOMCLAIR VARIETIES OF DURUM WHEAT ARE BOUGHT IN AS THEIR TECHNICAL QUALITIES DO NOT ALWAYS MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY ; WHEREAS THE EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT CAUSED THE YIELD IN THESE VARIETIES IN 1977 TO BE LESS THAN IN PREVIOUS YEARS WHILE THE QUALITY WAS SUPERIOR ; WHEREAS , WITH THE RETURN TO NORMAL CLIMATIC CONDITIONS , THE REDUCTION TO BE APPLIED WHEN THESE THREE VARIETIES OF DURUM WHEAT ARE TAKEN INTO INTERVENTION SHOULD BE INCREASED TO 40 UNITS OF ACCOUNT PER TONNE ;

WHEREAS THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR CEREALS HAS NOT DELIVERED AN OPINION WITHIN THE TIME LIMIT SET BY ITS CHAIRMAN ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

ARTICLE 4 ( 6 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1570/77 IS HEREBY AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS :

' FOR THE VARIETIES OF DURUM WHEAT LISTED BELOW , THE FOLLOWING REDUCTION SHALL BE APPLIED :

- GRIFONI : FOUR UNITS OF ACCOUNT PER TONNE ,

- MARZUOLI , TIMILIE AND NERI DI SICILIA : 20 UNITS OF ACCOUNT PER TONNE ,

- DURTAL , RIKITA AND TOMCLAIR : 40 UNITS OF ACCOUNT PER TONNE . '

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE THIRD DAY FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

IT SHALL APPLY WITH EFFECT FROM 1 AUGUST 1978 .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 10 FEBRUARY 1978 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT