Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2273/93 of 28 July 1993 determining the intervention centres for cereals

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992, on the common organization of the market in cereals⁽¹⁾, and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Whereas, to ensure the proper working of the intervention system, the selection of intervention centres should be based on a geographical location and storage facilities which allow the assembly and disposal of substantial quantities of cereals;
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 intervention centres to be determined pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 shall meet one of the following conditions:

location in regions having an appreciable production of cereals which substantially exceeds local demand either regularly or occasionally, taking account of agricultural and market structures in that region;
existence of substantial storage facilities;
special importance as a market for the goods inside and outside the Community.

Article 2

1.

Of the centres situated in regions of the kind mentioned in Article 1 (a), only those shall be considered which have:

storage facilities with technical equipment permitting the taking over, handling and discharge of a sufficiently large quantity of cereals;
transport connections favourable to the taking over and, more important, the disposal of cereals.

2.

Of the centres meeting the conditions mentioned in Article 1 (b) or (c), only those shall be considered whose storage facilities, technical equipment and advantageous geographical location permit the assembly and, more important, the disposal of substantial homogeneous quantities of cereals.

Article 3

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2006/80⁽²⁾ is hereby repealed.

Article 4

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

It shall apply from 1 July 1993.