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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1617/90

of 15 June 1990

fixing the maximum moisture content of cereals offered for intervention in certain Member States during the 1990/91 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 1340/90 (2), and in particular Article 7 (6) thereof,

Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2731/75 of 29 October 1975 fixing standard qualities for common wheat, rye, barley, maize, sorghum and durum wheat (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2094/87 (4), in particular fixes a maximum moisture content of 14 % for cereals other than durum wheat; whereas, under Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1569/77 of 11 July 1977 fixing the procedure and conditions for the taking over of cereals by intervention agencies (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1022/90 (6), a maximum moisture content of 14,5 % was fixed; whereas Article 2 (4) of that Regulation also provides that the Member States may be authorized at their request and under certain conditions to apply a moisture content of 15 % for all cereals with the exception of durum wheat;

Whereas certain Member States have submitted requests to that end;

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 Member States listed in the Annex hereto are hereby authorized to fix a maximum moisture content of 15 % for cereals listed therein and offered for intervention during the 1990/91 marketing year.

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, 15 June 1990.

For the Commission

Ray MAC SHARRY

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 134, 28. 5. 1990, p. 1.

(3) OJ No L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 22.

(4) OJ No L 196, 17. 7. 1987, p. 1.

(5) OJ No L 174, 14. 7. 1977, p. 15.

(6) OJ No L 106, 26. 4. 1990, p. 11.

ANNEX

Maximum moisture content of cereals offered for intervention during the 1990/1991 marketing year

1.2 // // // Member State // Cereal // // // Belgium // All cereals except durum wheat // Denmark // All cereals except durum wheat and rye // Federal Republic of Germany // All cereals except durum wheat // France // All cereals except durum wheat // Ireland // All cereals except durum wheat // Luxembourg // All cereals except durum wheat // Netherlands // All cereals except durum wheat // //