COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) N° 625/86

of 28 February 1986

amending Regulation (EEC) N° 1570/77 concerning the reductions to be applied to barley presented for intervention in Spain

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) N° 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) N° 3793/85 (2), and in particular Article 7 (5) thereof,

Whereas the Community rules provide for a reduction of 1 % for barley of a specific weight of between 64 kg/hl and 63 kg/hl and exclude from intervention any barley of a specific weight of less than 63 kg/hl; whereas Article 112 of the Act of Accession provides for transitional arrangements for Spain consisting, on the one hand, of less stringent requirements as regards the specific weight of barley offered for intervention and, on the other hand, an extension of the scale of reductions up to 4 % for a minimum specific weight of 60 kg/hl; whereas Regulation (EEC) N° 1570/77 (3) should be amended on the basis of the abovementioned provision and the appropriate specifications for the application of the scale of reductions in Spain should be laid down;

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

The following addition is hereby made to Table II of Regulation (EEC) N° 1570/77 as regards reductions for barley harvested in Spain:

'In the case of application of the provisions of Article 112 of the Act of Accession, the following reductions shall apply:

(a) for the period 1 March until the end of the 1986/87 marketing year:

- less than 63 kg/hl to 62 kg/hl: 2 %,

- less than 62 kg/hl to 61 kg/hl: 3 %,

- less than 61 kg/hl to 60 kg/hl: 4 %;

(b) for the 1987/88 marketing year:

- less than 63 kg/hl to 62 kg/hl: 2 %,

- less than 62 kg/hl to 61 kg/hl: 3 %;

(c) for the 1988/89 marketing year:

- less than 63 kg/hl to 62 kg/hl: 2 %.'

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply with effect from 1 March 1986.

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

Done at Brussels, 28 February 1986.

For the Commission

Frans ANDRIESSEN

Vice-President

(1) OJ N° L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.

(2) OJ N° L 367, 31. 12. 1985, p. 19.

(3) OJ N° L 174, 14. 7. 1977, p. 18.

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