27. 7. 84 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 197/21 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2160/84 of 26 July 1984 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1570/77 on price increases and reductions applicable to interventions in cereals 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 organi- zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1018/84 (3, and in particular Article 7 (5) thereof, Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1569/77 of 11 July 1977 fixing the procedure and conditions for the taking over of cereals by intervention agencies (), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2096/84 (4), defines the minimum quality of sorghum which may be taken over by an intervention agency ; whereas, consequently, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1570/77 () should be amended so that it is possible to determine the increases and reductions applicable to the buying-in price for sorghum taken over by an intervention agency; Whereas the amounts still fixed in units of accouht (ua.) should be expressed in ECU and duly adjusted ; Whereas the fifth indent of Article 6 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1570/77 defines in technical terms the minimum quality of rye used for bread-making and in respect of which the intervention agencies may apply a special increase at the time of intervention ; whereas the said minimum quality depends on the amylolytic activity of the flour; whereas it is established practice to measure this minimum quality by means of a Brabender amylogram which records in conventional Brabender units (from 0 to 1000) the maximum viscosity of the dough at a given temperature ; whereas the amylogram data specified in the fifth indent of Article 6 (1) are valid only for the Brabender method, and by definition record the maximum viscosity of the () OJ No L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p- 1. () OJ No L 107, 19. 4. 1984, p. 1. () OJ No L 174, 14. 7. 1977, p. 15. () OJ No L 193, 21. 7. 1984, p. 20. (" OJ No L 174, 14. 7. 1977, p. 18. dough ; whereas, however, the above should be reiterated for the sake of form in Article 6 (1); Whereas the Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 Regulation (EEC) No 1570/77 is hereby amended as follows : 1. The second paragraph of Article 2 is deleted. 2. Article 3 is replaced by the following : ‘Article 3 1. Where the moisture content of cereals offered for intervention is less than the moisture content of the standard quality, the price increases to be applied shall be those listed in table I of Annex 1. 2. Where the specific weight of common wheat, durum wheat, rye and barley offered for interven- tion differs from the specific weight of the standard quality, the price increases and reductions to be applied shall be those listed in table II of Annex I. 3. Where the application of paragraphs 1 and 2 leads to the simultaneous application of two price increases, only the greater price increase shall apply. 3. Article 4 is replaced by the following : Article 4 1.  Where the percentage of broken grains exceeds 3 % in durum wheat, common wheat, rye or barley and 4 % in maize or sorghum, a reduc- tion of 0,05 % shall be applied for each excess of 0,1 %. 2. Where the percentage of grain impurities exceeds 1,5 % for durum wheat, 3 % for rye, 4 % for maize and sorghum and 5% for common wheat and barley, a reduction of 0,05 % shall be applied for each excess of 0,1 %.