No L 238/14 Official Journal of the European Communities 21. 8. 92 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2430/92 of 19 August 1992 derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 689/92 fixing the procedure and conditions for the taking-over of cereals by intervention agencies 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 (!), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1738/92 (%), and in particular Article 7 (6) thereof, Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 689/92 (%), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1941/92 (%), fixes the conditions for the acceptance of cereals into intervention ; Whereas the continuation of the restrictive price policy and the application of the stabilizer mechanisms to cereals may result in difficulties for producers of certain cereals in certain Community regions ; whereas, in order to alleviate the impact of the mechanisms on the incomes of those producers, Regulation (EEC) No 1941/92 makes provision for derogations from certain quality provisions for the 1992/93 marketing year, as had been done for the 1991/92 marketing vyear, particularly as regards the maximum moisture content, fixed at 15 %, for cereals offered for intervention with the exception of durum wheat ; Whereas the Italian authorities have made the same request in respect of durum wheat, prompted by the exceptional weather conditions during the harvest; whereas action should be taken in response to this request ; 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 Notwithstanding Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 689/92, the Italian intervention agency is hereby authorized to fix the maximum moisture content at 15 % for durum wheat offered for intervention in the 1992/93 marketing year. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply from 1 August 1992. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 19 August 1992. () OJ No L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1. () OJ No L 180, 1. 7. 1992, p. 1. () OF No L 74, 20. 3. 1992, p. 18. () OJ No L 196, 15. 7. 1992, p. 20. For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission