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( 1 ) OJ NO L 142 , 30 . 5 . 1978 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 132 , 21 . 5 . 1983 , P . 29 .

( 3 ) OJ NO C 62 , 5 . 3 . 1984 , P . 23 .

( 4 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 15 MARCH 1984 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ) .

( 5 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 29 MARCH 1984 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ) .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 874/84 OF 31 MARCH 1984 FIXING FOR THE 1984/85 MARKETING YEAR THE FLAT-RATE PRODUCTION AID AND THE GUIDE PRICE FOR DRIED FODDER

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 1117/78 OF 22 MAY 1978 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN DRIED FODDER ( 1 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1220/83 ( 2 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 3 ( 3 ) , 4 ( 1 ) AND ( 3 ) AND 5 ( 2 ) 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 ARTICLE 3 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1117/78 STIPULATES THAT THE LEVEL OF THE FLAT-RATE PRODUCTION AID FOR DRIED FODDER MUST BE SUCH AS TO BRING ABOUT AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE COMMUNITY'S PROTEIN SUPPLIES ;

WHEREAS , UNDER ARTICLE 4 OF THE SAID REGULATION , A GUIDE PRICE MUST BE SET FOR CERTAIN DRIED FODDER PRODUCTS AT A LEVEL WHICH IS FAIR TO PRODUCERS ; WHEREAS THIS PRICE MUST BE SET FOR A STANDARD QUALITY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE AVERAGE QUALITY OF DRIED FODDER PRODUCED IN THE COMMUNITY ;

WHEREAS , UNDER ARTICLE 5 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1117/78 , THE SUPPLEMENTARY AID PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPH 1 OF THAT ARTICLE MUST BE EQUAL TO A PERCENTAGE OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE GUIDE PRICE AND THE AVERAGE WORLD MARKET PRICE FOR THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION ; WHEREAS IN VIEW OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MARKET IN QUESTION THE PERCENTAGE SHOULD BE SET AT 100 % FOR THE PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN THE FIRST INDENT OF ARTICLE 1 ( B ) AND ARTICLE 1 ( C ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1117/78 AND AT 50 % FOR THE PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN THE SECOND INDENT OF ARTICLE 1 ( B ) OF THAT REGULATION ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

FOR THE 1984/85 MARKETING YEAR , THE FLAT-RATE PRODUCTION AID PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 3 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1117/78 SHALL BE 8,41 ECU PER TONNE FOR THE PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 ( B ) AND ( C ) OF THAT REGULATION .

ARTICLE 2

FOR THE 1984/85 MARKETING YEAR , THE GUIDE PRICE FOR THE PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN THE FIRST INDENT OF ARTICLE 1 ( B ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1117/78 SHALL BE 177,15 ECU PER TONNE .

THIS PRICE REFERS TO A PRODUCT WITH :

- A MOISTURE CONTENT OF 11 % , AND

- A TOTAL GROSS PROTEIN CONTENT OF 18 % OF THE DRY WEIGHT .

ARTICLE 3

FOR THE 1984/85 MARKETING YEAR , THE PERCENTAGES TO BE USED TO CALCULATE THE SUPPLEMENTARY AID REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 5 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1117/78 SHALL BE :

- 100 % FOR THE PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN THE FIRST INDENT OF ARTICLE 1 ( B ) AND ARTICLE 1 ( C ) OF THAT REGULATION , AND

- 50 % FOR THE PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN THE SECOND INDENT OF ARTICLE 1 ( B ) OF THAT REGULATION .

ARTICLE 4

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 APRIL 1984 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 31 MARCH 1984 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

M . ROCARD