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( 1 ) OJ N 177 , 19 . 6 . 1967 , P . 2269/67 .

( 2 ) OJ N 128 , 27 . 6 . 1967 , P . 2536/67 .

( 3 ) OJ N 205 , 24 . 8 . 1967 , P . 2 .

REGULATION ( EEC ) N 213/68 OF THE COMMISSION

OF 22 FEBRUARY 1968

AMENDING REGULATION N 158/67/EEC DETERMINING THE COEFFICIENTS OF EQUIVALENCE BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT QUALITIES OF CEREALS

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ;

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION N 120/67/EEC ( 1 ) OF 13 JUNE ON THE COMMON ORGANISATION OF THE MARKET IN CEREALS , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 13 ( 4 ) THEREOF ;

WHEREAS COMMISSION REGULATION N 158/67/EEC ( 2 ) OF 23 JUNE 1967 , AS AMENDED BY REGULATION N 478/67/EEC ( 3 ) OF 23 AUGUST 1967 , DETERMINED THE COEFFICIENTS OF EQUIVALENCE BETWEEN THE QUALITIES OF CEREALS OFFERED ON THE WORLD MARKET AND THE STANDARD QUALITY FOR WHICH THE THRESHOLD PRICE IS FIXED ;

WHEREAS A COMPARISON OF THE MOST REPRESENTATIVE QUALITIES OF DURUM WHEAT FROM THE UNITED STATES OFFERED ON THE WORLD MARKET WITH THE STANDARD QUALITY FOR WHICH THE THRESHOLD PRICE IS FIXED HAS SHOWN THAT THE RATIO DETERMINED IN REGULATION N 158/67/EEC NO LONGER CORRESPONDS , IN RESPECT OF THE HARD AMBER DURUM III QUALITY , TO THAT REFLECTED IN PRICE DISPARITIES ON THE WORLD MARKET , WHILE SUCH DISPARITIES REPRESENT THE DIFFERENCES IN QUALITY OFFERED ; WHEREAS , THEREFORE , IT IS NECESSARY TO AMEND THE COEFFICIENT OF EQUIVALENCE FIXED FOR THE ABOVEMENTIONED QUALITY OF DURUM WHEAT ;

WHEREAS THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR CEREALS HAS NOT ISSUED AN OPINION WITHIN THE TIME LIMIT SET BY ITS CHAIRMAN ;

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE ENTRY FOR THE USA IN " DURUM WHEAT " SECTION OF THE ANNEX TO REGULATION N 158/67/EEC , AS AMENDED BY REGULATION N 478/67/EEC , SHALL BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS : ( SEE O.J . )

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING 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 , 22 FEBRUARY 1968 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

THE PRESIDENT

JEAN REY