COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1706/91 of 13 June 1991 fixing the monthly price increases for cereals, wheat and rye flour and wheat groats and meal for the 1991/92 marketing year

THE COUNCIL 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 organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3577/90 (2), and in particular Article 6 (2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (3),

Whereas, when the number and amount of the monthly increases are fixed, and the first month in which they are to apply is determined, account should be taken of the storage costs and financing charges for storing cereals in the Community and of the need to ensure that the disposal of stocks of cereals is in line with market requirements;

Whereas, as regards the threshold prices for maize and

sorghum, the monthly increases are, moreover, determined

in accordance with the last subparagraph of Article 5 (1)

of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75;

Whereas, as regards products obtained from the processing of common wheat, meslin and rye, account should be taken of progress in cultivation and milling methods,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 1991/92 marketing year, the monthly increases to be applied to the target price, threshold price, intervention price and to the buying-in price of the products referred to in Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 shall be as set out in this Regulation.

Article 2

The monthly increases to be applied to the target price, threshold price, intervention price and to the buying-in price for common wheat, rye, barley, maize, sorghum and durum wheat, operative for the first month of the marketing year, shall be as follows:

(in ecus per tonne)

Period

Monthly increase in

intervention and buying-in prices

Monthly increase in

target and threshold prices

Common wheat,

rye, barley,

maize and

grain sorghum

Durum wheat

Common wheat,

rye, barley,

maize and

grain sorghum

Durum wheat

July 1991

August 1991

September 1991

October 1991

November 1991

December 1991

January 1992

February 1992

March 1992

April 1992

May 1992

June 1992

-

-

-

-

1,50

3,00

4,50

6,00

7,50

9,00

10,50

-

-

-

-

-

2,03

4,06

6,09

8,12

10,15

12,18

14,21

-

-

1,50

3,00

4,50

6,00

7,50

9,00

10,50

12,00

13,50

15,00

15,00

-

2,03

4,06

6,09

8,12

10,15

12,18

14,21

16,24

18,27

20,30

20,30

In the case of maize and sorghum, the monthly increase for August and September shall not apply to the threshold price.

Article 3

The monthly increases to be applied to the threshold prices for meslin, oats, millet, canary seed and buckwheat, applicable for the first month of the marketing year, shall be the same as those applicable to common wheat.

Article 4

The monthly increases to be applied to the threshold price for wheat flour, meslin flour and rye flour and to the threshold for groats and meal of common and of durum wheat, applicable for the first month of the marketing year, shall be as follows:

(in ecus per tonne)

Period

Wheat, meslin

and rye flour,

groats and

meal of

common wheat

Groats and

meal of

durum wheat

July 1991

,-

,-

August 1991

2,10

3,21

September 1991

4,20

6,42

October 1991

6,30

9,63

November 1991

8,40

12,84

December 1991

10,50

16,05

January 1992

12,60

19,26

February 1992

14,70

22,47

March 1992

16,80

25,68

April 1992

18,90

28,89

May 1992

21,00

32,10

June 1992

21,00

32,10

Article 5

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 the beginning of the 1991/92 marketing year.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Luxembourg, 13 June 1991.

For the Council

The President

A. BODRY

(1) OJ No L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 353, 17. 12. 1990, p. 23.(3) OJ No C 104, 19. 4. 1991, p. 9.