EUR-Lex - 31968R0971 - EN

ARTICLE 1

1 . THE INTERVENTION AGENCY SHALL ONLY BUY IN GRANA PADANO AND PARMIGIANO-REGGIANO CHEESES :

( A ) WHICH ARE PRODUCED BY AN UNDERTAKING RECOGNISED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CONDITIONS TO BE DETERMINED ;

AND

( B ) WHICH REACH COMPOSITION , PRESERVATION AND QUALITY STANDARDS TO BE DETERMINED .

2 . FURTHERMORE , THE INTERVENTION AGENCY SHALL BUY IN THESE CHEESES ONLY IF :

( A ) GRANA PADANO CHEESE IS SALT-FREE , THIRTY TO SIXTY DAYS OLD , MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 12 NOVEMBER AND 31 MARCH AND OFFERED FOR INTERVENTION BETWEEN 1 JANUARY AND 15 MAY ;

( B ) GRANA PADANO AND PARMIGIANO-REGGIANO CHEESES ARE MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 1 APRIL AND 11 NOVEMBER OF THE SAME YEAR AND OFFERED FOR INTERVENTION BETWEEN 1 JANUARY AND 31 MARCH OF THE FOLLOWING YEAR .

ARTICLE 2

QUALITY CONTROL SHALL BE EFFECTED BY THE INTERVENTION AGENCY WHICH MAY BE AUTHORISED TO ENLIST THE HELP OF THE PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS RESPONSIBLE FOR AFFIXING THE STAMP OF ORIGIN . DETAILED RULES FOR INSPECTION SHALL BE DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT INTERVENTION IS EFFECTED FOR PRODUCTS WHICH CAN BE RELIED UPON TO BE CLASSIFIABLE AS FIRST QUALITY WHEN FULLY MATURED .

ARTICLE 3

1 . THE CHEESE SHALL BE DELIVERED TO A STORAGE DEPOT APPEARING IN THE LIST REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4 AND DESIGNATED BY THE INTERVENTION AGENCY .

THE INTERVENTION AGENCY SHALL CHOOSE THE NEAREST AVAILABLE STORAGE DEPOT TO THE PLACE WHERE THE CHEESE IS STORED . HOWEVER , IN SPECIAL CASES TO BE DETERMINED ANOTHER STORAGE DEPOT MAY BE CHOSEN .

2 . THE INTERVENTION PRICE SHALL APPLY TO A CHEESE DELIVERED TO A STORAGE DEPOT NOT FURTHER FROM THE PLACE WHERE IT WAS STORED THAN A DISTANCE TO BE DETERMINED .

3 . IF THE STORAGE DEPOT TO WHICH THE CHEESE IS DELIVERED IS SITUATED AT A DISTANCE GREATER THAN THAT REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 2 , THE ADDITIONAL TRANSPORT COSTS , TO BE DETERMINED AT A FLAT RATE , SHALL BE BORNE BY THE INTERVENTION AGENCY .

ARTICLE 4

A LIST OF STORAGE DEPOTS SHALL BE DRAWN UP BEFORE THE BEGINNING OF THE MILK YEAR IN THE LIGHT OF INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY THE MEMBER STATE CONCERNED ; IT MAY BE AMENDED DURING THAT YEAR . ONLY STORAGE DEPOTS REACHING STANDARDS TO BE DETERMINED SHALL APPEAR ON THE LIST .

ARTICLE 5

THE SALE OF CHEESES HELD BY THE INTERVENTION AGENCY SHALL TAKE PLACE WHEN THE DATE OF THEIR REMARKETING , THE QUANTITIES INVOLVED AND THE CONDITIONS OF SALE HAVE BEEN DETERMINED . IN ADDITION , A MINIMUM SELLING PRICE SHALL BE FIXED .

ARTICLE 6

WHEN CHEESES HELD BY THE INTERVENTION AGENCY ARE PUT ON SALE FOR EXPORT , SPECIAL CONDITIONS MAY BE LAID DOWN TO ENSURE THAT THE PRODUCT IS NOT DIVERTED FROM ITS DESTINATION AND TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH SALES .

ARTICLE 7

1 . THE SPECIAL MEASURES REFERRED TO IN THE SECOND SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 8 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) N 804/68 SHALL BE THE SALE OF CHEESES AT A REDUCED PRICE TO GROUPS OF USERS OR TO PROCESSING INDUSTRIES .

2 . GENERAL RULES ON THE SPECIAL MEASURES REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 1 SHALL BE ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL , ACTING ON A PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE VOTING PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 43 ( 2 ) OF THE TREATY .

3 . IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SPECIAL MEASURES SHALL BE SUBJECT TO SUPERVISION ENSURING THAT THE PRODUCT RELEASED FROM STORE WILL NOT BE DIVERTED FROM ITS DESTINATION .

ARTICLE 8

WHEN CHEESE IS PUT ON SALE FOR EXPORT OR WHEN THE SPECIAL MEASURES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 7 ARE TAKEN , A DEPOSIT GUARANTEEING FULFILMENT OF THE OBLIGATIONS UNDERTAKEN MAY BE REQUIRED , WHICH SHALL BE FORFEITED IN WHOLE OR IN PART IF THE OBLIGATIONS ARE NOT FULFILLED OR ARE ONLY PARTIALLY FULFILLED .

ARTICLE 9

1 . EQUAL ACCESS TO CHEESES SOLD BY THE INTERVENTION AGENCY SHALL BE ENSURED FOR PURCHASERS , WHETHER BY A TENDERING PROCEDURE OR BY DIRECT SALE TO ANY INTERESTED PARTY AT A FIXED PRICE , OR BY ANY OTHER METHOD PROVIDING EQUIVALENT CONDITIONS .

2 . TENDERS SHALL BE CONSIDERED ONLY IF A DEPOSIT IS PAID .

THE DEPOSIT SHALL BE FORFEITED IN WHOLE OR IN PART IF OBLIGATIONS ARE NOT FULFILLED OR ARE ONLY PARTIALLY FULFILLED .

ARTICLE 10

1 . THE INTERVENTION AGENCY REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 8 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) N 804/68 SHALL IMPLEMENT THE MEASURES ADOPTED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH 3 OF THAT ARTICLE .

2 . THE PRIVATE STORAGE AID PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 8 ( 3 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) N 804/68 SHALL BE CONDITIONAL ON THE CONCLUSION OF A CONTRACT WITH THE INTERVENTION AGENCY . SUCH CONTRACT SHALL BE DRAWN UP IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROVISIONS TO BE LAID DOWN .

THE INTERVENTION AGENCY SHALL CONCLUDE CONTRACTS WITH ANY INTERESTED PARTY CAPABLE OF FULFILLING OF THE CONTRACT .

ARTICLE 11

1 . THE STORAGE CONTRACT SHALL INCLUDE PROVISIONS ON :

( A ) THE QUANTITY OF CHEESE TO WHICH THE CONTRACT RELATES :

( B ) THE AMOUNT OF AID ;

( C ) THE DATES RELATING TO THE EXECUTION OF THE CONTRACT , TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH 2 ;

( D ) CONDITIONS TO BE LAID DOWN AS TO THE MINIMUM QUANTITY OF CHEESE PER LOT ;

( E ) INSPECTION MEASURES WHICH SHALL RELATE IN PARTICULAR TO THE NATURE OF THE STOCKS AND WHETHER THE QUANTITIES STORED AGREE WITH THE QUANTITIES DECLARED .

2 . SHOULD THE MARKET SITUATION SO REQUIRE , THE INTERVENTION AGENCY MAY BE AUTHORISED TO REMARKET SOME OR ALL OF THE STORED CHEESES .

ARTICLE 12

THE AMOUNT OF PRIVATE STORAGE AID SHALL BE FIXED WITH REFERENCE TO STORAGE COSTS AND THE FORESEEABLE TREND OF MARKET PRICES .

ARTICLE 13

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

IT SHALL APPLY FROM 29 JULY 1968 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 15 JULY 1968 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

G . SEDATI