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

( 2 ) OJ NO L 156 , 14 . 6 . 1978 , P . 1 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 174 , 14 . 7 . 1977 , P . 15 .

( 4 ) SEE PAGE 16 OF THIS OFFICIAL JOURNAL .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3018/78

OF 21 DECEMBER 1978

PROVIDING FOR A DEROGATION FROM REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1569/77 WITH REGARD TO THE MAXIMUM ACCEPTABLE PERCENTAGE OF ' MITADINE ' GRAINS IN DURUM WHEAT OFFERED TO THE ITALIAN INTERVENTION AGENCY DURING THE 1978/79 MARKETING YEAR

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 1254/78 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 7 ( 5 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS IT IS PROVIDED IN ARTICLE 2 ( 4 ) OF COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1569/77 ( 3 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3017/78 ( 4 ), THAT IN THE EVENT OF PARTICULARLY UNFAVOURABLE CLIMATIC CONDITIONS , SUBJECT TO CERTAIN LIMITS , DEROGATIONS FROM PARAGRAPH 2 OF THE SAID ARTICLE MAY BE MADE ;

WHEREAS AS A RESULT OF THE UNFAVOURABLE CLIMATIC CONDITIONS PREVAILING IN CERTAIN PARTS OF ITALY DURING THE PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE HARVESTING OF THE 1978 CROP , THE DURUM WHEAT IN THESE AREAS CONTAINS AN ABNORMALLY HIGH PERCENTAGE OF ' MITADINE ' GRAINS ; WHEREAS , THEREFORE , IT APPEARS APPROPRIATE TO RAISE THE PERMISSIBLE LEVEL OF ' MITADINE ' GRAINS IN DURUM WHEAT TAKEN OVER BY THE ITALIAN INTERVENTION AGENCY DURING THE 1978/79 MARKETING YEAR FROM 50 TO 60 % ;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

1 . THE ITALIAN INTERVENTION AGENCY SHALL ACCEPT FOR INTERVENTION DURING THE 1978/79 MARKETING YEAR , IN REGIONS AFFECTED BY UNFAVOURABLE CLIMATIC CONDITIONS , DURUM WHEAT IN WHICH NOT MORE THAN 60 % OF THE GRAINS ARE ' MITADINE ' .

2 . THE GOVERNMENT OF THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC SHALL INFORM THE COMMISSION IN WHICH REGION THE ABOVE PROVISION APPLIES .

ARTICLE 2

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

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 21 DECEMBER 1978 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT