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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 .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975 , P . 22 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 240/80

OF 1 FEBRUARY 1980

AMENDING FOR THE FOURTH 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 ), LAYS DOWN IN THE ANNEX THERETO MINIMUM QUALITY CRITERIA ; WHEREAS , IN THE CASE OF DURUM WHEAT , THE MAXIMUM CONTENT OF WHOLLY OR PARTIALLY ' MITADINE ' GRAINS IS FIXED , IN SECTION 3 , AT 50 % AND THAT OF GRAINS OF COMMON WHEAT AT 4 % ; WHEREAS , HOWEVER , COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2731/75 OF 29 OCTOBER 1975 FIXING STANDARD QUALITITES FOR COMMON WHEAT , RYE , BARLEY , MAIZE AND DURUM WHEAT ( 5 ) FIXES THE MAXIMUM ' MITADINE ' GRAIN CONTENT OF DURUM WHEAT AT 20 % , WHICH INCLUDES A MAXIMUM OF 4 % OF GRAINS OF COMMON WHEAT ; WHEREAS , BY ANALOGY WITH THAT REGULATION , THE PERCENTAGE FOR GRAINS OF COMMON WHEAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THAT FOR ' MITADINE ' GRAINS AS REGARDS THE MINIMUM QUALITY CRITERIA SET FOR DURUM WHEAT FOR INTERVENTION ;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1569/77 IS AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

SECTION 3 IN THE ANNEX IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS :

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// DURUM WHEAT //

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3 . MAXIMUM PERCENTAGE OF ' MITADINE ' GRAINS , WHOLLY OR PARTIALLY // 50 % //

- OF WHICH MAXIMUM PERCENTAGE OF GRAINS OF COMMON WHEAT // 4 % //

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 1980 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 1 FEBRUARY 1980 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT