a.

The rates of duty on cereals and wheat flour in the Common Customs Tariff shall be  equal to the arithmetical average of the rates in the national tariffs.

b.

Until the treatment to be applied within the framework of the measures provided for in Article 40(2) has been determined, Member States may, by way of derogation from Article 23, suspend the collection of duties on these products.

c.

Should the production or processing of cereals or wheat flour in any Member State be seriously threatened or prejudiced by the suspension of duties in another Member State, the Member States concerned shall enter into negotiations with each other. Should these negotiations fail to produce results, the Commission may authorize the injured State to take appropriate measures, to be implemented as determined by the Commission, in so far as the difference in cost is not compensated for by the existence of an internal organization of the market in cereals in the Member State suspending the duties.