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( 1 ) OJ NO 172 , 30 . 9 . 1966 , P . 3025/66 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 162 , 12 . 6 . 1982 , P . 6 .

( 3 ) OJ NO C 32 , 7 . 2 . 1983 , P . 14 .

( 4 ) OJ NO C 96 , 11 . 4 . 1983 , P . 47 .

( 5 ) OJ NO C 81 , 24 . 3 . 1983 , P . 6 .

( 6 ) OJ NO L 162 , 12 . 6 . 1982 , P . 13 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1591/83 OF 14 JUNE 1983 FIXING THE TARGET PRICES AND INTERVENTION PRICES FOR COLZA AND RAPE SEED AND SUNFLOWER SEED FOR THE 1983/84 MARKETING YEAR

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 43 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION NO 136/66/EEC OF 22 SEPTEMBER 1966 ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN OILS AND FATS ( 1 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1413/82 ( 2 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR THE THIRD SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 22 ( 4 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ( 3 ) ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 4 ) ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ( 5 ) ,

WHEREAS , WHEN THE TARGET PRICES AND INTERVENTION PRICES FOR COLZA AND RAPE SEED AND SUNFLOWER SEED ARE FIXED , ACCOUNT SHOULD BE TAKEN OF THE OBJECTIVES OF THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY AND OF THE CONTRIBUTION WHICH THE COMMUNITY DESIRES TO MAKE TO THE HARMONIOUS DEVELOPMENT OF WORLD TRADE ; WHEREAS THE OBJECTIVES OF THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY ARE , IN PARTICULAR , TO ENSURE A FAIR STANDARD OF LIVING FOR THE AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY , TO ENSURE THAT SUPPLIES ARE AVAILABLE AND THAT THEY REACH CONSUMERS AT REASONABLE PRICES ;

WHEREAS THE INTERVENTION PRICE MUST BE FIXED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CRITERIA LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 24 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 136/66/EEC ;

WHEREAS , PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 1 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1417/82 ( 6 ) , IF COMMUNITY PRODUCTION OF COLZA AND RAPE SEED RECORDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 24A OF REGULATION NO 136/66/EEC EXCEEDS A GUARANTEE THRESHOLD , THERE IS TO BE A 1 % REDUCTION IN THE 1983/84 TARGET AND INTERVENTION PRICES FOR EVERY 50 000 TONNES IN EXCESS OF THE GUARANTEE THRESHOLD , UP TO A MAXIMUM OF 5 % ; WHEREAS ARTICLE 1 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1417/82 FIXES THE GUARANTEE THRESHOLD FOR THE 1982/83 MARKETING YEAR AT 2 150 000 TONNES ; WHEREAS THE ACTUAL AVERAGE PRODUCTION RECORDED OVER THE PAST THREE MARKETING YEARS IS 2 218 000 TONNES ; WHEREAS THE TARGET AND INTERVENTION PRICES FOR THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION SHOULD THEREFORE BE REDUCED BY 1 % FOR THE 1983/84 MARKETING YEAR ;

WHEREAS APPLICATION OF THESE CRITERIA ENTAILS FIXING THE TARGET PRICE AND INTERVENTION PRICE FOR COLZA AND RAPE SEED AND FOR SUNFLOWER SEED AT A HIGHER LEVEL THAN THAT ADOPTED FOR THE PRECEDING MARKETING YEAR ;

WHEREAS THE PRICES OF COLZA AND RAPE SEED AND SUNFLOWER SEED MUST BE FIXED FOR SPECIFIC STANDARD QUALITIES ; WHEREAS THE LATTER SHOULD BE LAID DOWN IN RELATION TO THE AVERAGE QUALITIES OF THE SEEDS HARVESTED IN THE COMMUNITY ; WHEREAS , FOR COLZA AND RAPE SEED AND SUNFLOWER SEED , THE QUALITY LAID DOWN FOR THE 1982/83 MARKETING YEAR MEETS THESE REQUIREMENTS AND CAN ACCORDINGLY BE USED FOR THE FOLLOWING MARKETING YEAR ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

FOR THE 1983/84 MARKETING YEAR , THE TARGET PRICES AND THE INTERVENTION PRICES FOR COLZA AND RAPE SEED AND SUNFLOWER SEED SHALL AS FOLLOWS :

( ECU/100 KG )

( A ) COLZA AND RAPE SEEDS :

- TARGET PRICE 48,22

- INTERVENTION PRICE 43,80

( B ) SUNFLOWER SEEDS :

- TARGET PRICE 57,71

- INTERVENTION PRICE 52,71

ARTICLE 2

THE PRICES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 RELATE TO SEEDS IN BULK OF SOUND , GENUINE AND MERCHANTABLE QUALITY :

( A ) WITH AN IMPURITY CONTENT OF 2 % AND , FOR SEEDS AS SUCH , HUMIDITY AND OIL CONTENTS OF 9 % AND 40 % RESPECTIVELY IN THE CASE OF COLZA AND RAPE SEEDS ;

( B ) WITH AN IMPURITY CONTENT OF 2 % AND , FOR SEEDS AS SUCH , HUMIDITY AND OIL CONTENTS OF 10 % AND 40 % RESPECTIVELY IN THE CASE OF SUNFLOWER SEEDS .

ARTICLE 3

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE THIRD DAY FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

IT SHALL APPLY :

- FROM 1 JULY 1983 AS REGARDS COLZA AND RAPE SEED , AND

- FROM 1 AUGUST 1983 AS REGARDS SUNFLOWER SEED .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT LUXEMBOURG , 14 JUNE 1983 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

I . KIECHLE