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

( 2 ) OJ NO L 188 , 26 . 7 . 1979 , P . 1 .

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

( 4 ) OJ NO L 359 , 22 . 12 . 1978 , P . 16 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2873/79

OF 19 DECEMBER 1979

AMENDING FOR THE THIRD TIME REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1569/77 FIXING THE PROCEDURE AND CONDITIONS FOR THE TAKING OVER OF CEREALS BY INTERVENTION AGENCIES

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 1547/79 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 7 ( 5 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1569/77 ( 3 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3017/78 ( 4 ), FIXES IN ITS ANNEX REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2 ( 2 ) THE MINIMUM SPECIFIC WEIGHT FOR BARLEY AT 63 KILOGRAMS PER HECTOLITRE ; WHEREAS , HOWEVER , IT ALLOWS THE INTERVENTION AGENCIES OF MEMBER STATES TO FIX THIS MINIMUM SPECIFIC WEIGHT FOR WINTER BARLEY AT 59 KILOGRAMS PER HECTOLITRE ; WHEREAS , HOWEVER , WINTER BARLEY WITH A SPECIFIC WEIGHT OF LESS THAN 63 KILOGRAMS PER HECTOLITRE DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC REQUIREMENTS LAID DOWN FOR ITS NORMAL USE IN TRADE ; WHEREAS , CONSEQUENTLY , FOR APPLICATION AS FROM THE 1982 HARVEST , THE MINIMUM SPECIFIC WEIGHT OF WINTER BARLEY SHOULD BE INCREASED GRADUALLY TO 63 KILOGRAMS PER HECTOLITRE ;

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR CEREALS ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

FOOTNOTE 2 OF THE ANNEX TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1569/77 IS HEREBY REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

' HOWEVER , THE MINIMUM SPECIFIC WEIGHT FOR WINTER BARLEY MAY BE FIXED BY THE INTERVENTION AGENCIES :

- AT 59 KILOGRAMS PER HECTOLITRE UNTIL 31 JULY 1981 ,

- AT 61 KILOGRAMS PER HECTOLITRE UNTIL 31 JULY 1982 . '

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE THIRD DAY FOLLOWING 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 , 19 DECEMBER 1979 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT