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( 1 ) OJ NO L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 164 , 14 . 6 . 1982 , P . 1 .

( 3 ) OJ NO C 32 , 7 . 2 . 1983 , P . 1 .

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

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

( 6 ) THIS PRICE IS REDUCED BY 11,62 ECU PER TONNE IN THE CASE OF APPLICATION OF SPECIAL INTERVENTION MEASURES AT THE LEVEL OF THE MINIMUM BREAD-MAKING QUALITY .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1564/83 OF 14 JUNE 1983 FIXING CEREAL PRICES 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 ( EEC ) NO 2727/75 OF 29 OCTOBER 1975 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OFTHE MARKET IN CEREALS ( 1 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1451/82 ( 2 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 3 ( 6 ) AND 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 THE MARKETS AND PRICES POLICY , BASED ON MODERN FARMS , IS THE MAIN INSTRUMENT OF THE INCOMES POLICY IN AGRICULTURE ; WHEREAS FULL ADVANTAGE CANNOT BE DRAWN FROM SUCH A POLICY UNLESS IT IS INTEGRATED INTO THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY AS A WHOLE , INCLUDING A DYNAMIC SOCIAL AND STRUCTURAL POLICY AND THE APPLICATION OF THE RULES ON COMPETITION CONTAINED IN THE TREATY ;

WHEREAS , HOWEVER , THAT POLICY MUST ALSO REFLECT MORE STRICTLY THE COMMUNITY'S BUDGETARY CONSTRAINTS ; WHEREAS , IN MANY CASES , EXPORT MARKETS ARE THE ONLY OUTLETS FOR SURPLUS PRODUCTION ; WHEREAS THOSE MARKETS CAN BE REACHED ONLY WITH THE AID OF EXPORT REFUNDS ; WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE RESULTING BUDGETARY EXPENDITURE , THE FIXING OF PRICES FOR THE 1983/84 MARKETING YEAR MUST REPRESENT A SECOND STEP TOWARDS NARROWING THE GAP BETWEEN COMMUNITY PRICES AND THOSE OF THE MAIN EXPORTER COUNTRIES ;

WHEREAS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 3A OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2727/75 A GUARANTEE THRESHOLD SHOULD BE SET FOR CEREALS OTHER THAN DURUM WHEAT ; WHEREAS , HAVING REGARD TO THE PRICES SYSTEM , THAT THRESHOLD SHOULD BE AN AOVERALL FIGURE FOR THESE CEREALS ;

WHEREAS THE GUARANTEE THRESHOLD MUST FORM PART OF A MEDIUM-TERM GOAL ; WHEREAS , WITH THE PROSPECT OF EXPORTS BEING MAINTAINED AT THE PRESENT VOLUME AND SOME INCREASE IN DOMESTIC USE , THE 1988/89 GUARANTEE THRESHOLD CAN BE PUT AT 126 MILLION TONNES FOR ALL CEREALS OTHER THAN DURUM WHEAT ;

WHEREAS , HAVING REGARD TO THE MEDIUM-TERM GOAL , THE GUARANTEE THRESHOLD FOR THE 1983/84 MARKETING YEAR SHOULD BE FIXED AT 120,56 MILLION TONNES FOR ALL CEREALS OTHER THAN DURUM WHEAT ;

WHEREAS THE APPLICATION OF THE ABOVEMENTIONED ARTICLE 3A LEADS , FOR THE 1983/84 MARKETING YEAR , TO A 1 % DECREASE IN THE INTERVENTION PRICES FOR ALL CEREALS EXCEPT DURUM WHEAT AND IN THE REFERENCE PRICE ;

WHEREAS THE INTERVENTION PRICES AND TARGET PRICES FOR THE PRINCIPAL CEREALS AND THE REFERENCE PRICE FOR COMMON WHEAT OF BREAD-MAKING QUALITY MUST BE FIXED IN SUCH A WAY AS TO PROMOTE A BALANCE BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF PRODUCTION ON THE BASIS OF ACTUAL MARKET REQUIREMENTS ;

WHEREAS , AS FAR AS COMMON WHEAT OF BREAD-MAKING QUALITY IS CONCERNED , THERE HAS BEEN AN INCREASE IN THE QUANTITIES WITH INFERIOR QUALITY CHARACTERISTICS ; WHEREAS , IN VIEW OF THIS DEVELOPMENT , IN THE CASE OF THE APPLICATION OF SPECIAL INTERVENTION MEASURES CONCERNING COMMON WHEAT WHICH MEETS THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR BREAD-MAKING , THE REFERENCE PRICE SHOULD BE REDUCED MORE SIGNIFICANTLY ;

WHEREAS , FOR THE PURPOSE OF FIXING THE TARGET PRICE FOR COMMON WHEAT , THE REFERENCE PRICE FOR THIS PRODUCT IS TO BE FIXED AT A LEVEL CORRESPONDING TO THE MEDIUM BREAD-MAKING QUALITY ; WHEREAS , IN CALCULATING THIS PRICE , ACCOUNT SHOULD BE TAKEN OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE RETURN ON PRODUCTION OF COMMON WHEAT OF MEDIUM BREAD-MAKING QUALITY AND THAT OF COMMON WHEAT OF NON-BREAD-MAKING QUALITY , WHICH IS AT PRESENT TAKEN TO BE 16,64 % .

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

FOR THE 1983/84 MARKETING YEAR , CEREAL PRICES SHALL BE THOSE FIXED IN THE ANNEX .

ARTICLE 2

FOR THE 1983/84 MARKETING YEAR THE GUARANTEE THRESHOLD REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3A OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2727/75 SHALL BE 120,56 MILLION TONNES FOR ALL THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN ARTICLE 1 ( A ) OF THE SAID REGULATION .

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 WITH REGARD TO DURUM WHEAT AND TO GROATS AND MEAL OF DURUM WHEAT ,

- FROM 1 AUGUST 1983 WITH REGARD TO OTHER PRODUCTS

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

ANNEX

( ECU/TONNE )

COMMON WHEAT , RYE , BARLEY AND MAIZE

SINGLE COMMON INTERVENTION PRICE 184,58

COMMON WHEAT

REFERENCE PRICE ( 6 ) 215,29

TARGET PRICE 261,41

RYE , BARLEY AND MAIZE

TARGET PRICE 238,17

DURUM WHEAT

SINGLE INTERVENTION PRICE 312,08

TARGET PRICE 355,42