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

( 2 ) SEE PAGE 8 OF THIS OFFICIAL JOURNAL .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1420/78

OF 20 JUNE 1978

FIXING , FOR THE 1978/79 MARKETING YEAR , THE MAIN INTERVENTION CENTRES FOR OIL SEEDS AND THE DERIVED INTERVENTION PRICES APPLICABLE AT THESE CENTRES

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

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 1419/78 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR THE FIRST SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 22 ( 2 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

WHEREAS , IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 22 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION NO 136/66/EEC , THE MAIN INTERVENTION CENTRES FOR COLZA , RAPE AND SUNFLOWER SEED , AND THE DERIVED INTERVENTION PRICES APPLICABLE THERETO , MUST BE FIXED FOR THE 1978/79 MARKETING YEAR ;

WHEREAS THE PLACES WITH THE LARGEST MARKETS SITUATED IN THE MAIN PRODUCTION AREAS SHOULD BE TAKEN AS THE MAIN INTERVENTION CENTRES ; WHEREAS , TO ENSURE AN APPROPRIATE PRICE LEVEL FOR COMMUNITY SEED IN DEFICIT AREAS , THE MOST REPRESENTATIVE PLACES FOR THE PROCESSING OF SEEDS SHOULD ALSO BE USED , AS WELL AS PLACES SITUATED OUTSIDE PRODUCTION AREAS WHICH ARE REPRESENTATIVE AS REGARDS INTERNAL TRADE AND EXPORT OF SEED ;

WHEREAS , IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 24 OF REGULATION NO 136/66/EEC , DERIVED INTERVENTION PRICES MUST BE FIXED AT A LEVEL PERMITTING SEED TO MOVE FREELY WITHIN THE COMMUNITY , UNDER NATURAL CONDITIONS OF PRICE FORMATION AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NEEDS OF THE MARKET ; WHEREAS , TO THAT END , INTERVENTION PRICES SHOULD BE FIXED SO THAT THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THEM CORRESPOND TO THE PRICE DIFFERENCES TO BE EXPECTED IN THE CASE OF A NORMAL HARVEST ;

WHEREAS THE EXPERIENCE GAINED DURING THE 1977/78 MARKETING YEAR HAS SHOWN THAT THE MAIN INTERVENTION CENTRES FOR COLZA , RAPE AND SUNFLOWER SEEDS ADOPTED DURING THAT MARKETING YEAR SHOULD BE RETAINED FOR THE 1978/79 MARKETING YEAR ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

FOR THE 1978/79 MARKETING YEAR , THE MAIN INTERVENTION CENTRES FOR COLZA , RAPE AND SUNFLOWER SEED AND THE DERIVED INTERVENTION PRICES APPLICABLE IN THESE CENTRES SHALL BE THOSE SHOWN IN THE ANNEX .

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 JULY 1978 FOR COLZA AND RAPE SEED , AND ON 1 SEPTEMBER 1978 FOR SUNFLOWER SEED .

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

DONE AT LUXEMBOURG , 20 JUNE 1978 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

P . DALSAGER

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ANNEX

MAIN INTERVENTION CENTRES AND DERIVED INTERVENTION PRICES APPLICABLE IN THESE CENTRES

A . FOR COLZA AND RAPE SEED

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CENTRES // INTERVENTION PRICES IN U.A./100 KG OF STANDARD QUALITY SEED //

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ANTWERP // 28.56 //

AARHUS // 28.10 //

COPENHAGEN // 28.10 //

DUESSELDORF // 28.56 //

HAMBURG // 28.62 //

MANNHEIM // 28.41 //

REGENSBURG // 26.96 //

BORDEAUX // 27.41 //

BOURGES // 27.41 //

CHALONS-SUR-MARNE // 27.77 //

CHARTRES // 27.83 //

CHATEAUROUX // 27.34 //

DIJON // 27.41 //

DUNKERQUE // 28.46 //

GENNEVILLIERS // 28.14 //

LA PALLICE // 27.41 //

LE POUZIN // 27.22 //

LYON // 27.22 //

ROUEN // 28.46 //

SETE // 27.41 //

STRASBOURG // 28.06 //

DUBLIN // 28.02 //

GENOA // 28.82 //

ROTTERDAM // 28.66 //

HULL // 28.82 //

LIVERPOOL // 28.82 //

TILBURY // 28.82 //

B . FOR SUNFLOWER SEED

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CENTRES // INTERVENTION PRICES IN U.A./100 KG OF STANDARD QUALITY SEED //

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BORDEAUX // 29.50 //

BOURGES // 29.50 //

DIJON // 29.50 //

LA PALLICE // 29.50 //

LE POUZIN // 29.88 //

ROUEN // 30.46 //

STRASBOURG // 30.47 //

GENOA // 31.38 //

GROSSETO // 30.63 //

SIENA // 30.87 //

PERUGIA // 30.63 //

MACERATA // 30.42 //

CAMPOBASSO // 30.14 //

FOGGIA // 30.07 //