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

( 2 ) SEE PAGE 7 OF THIS OFFICIAL JOURNAL .

( 3 ) OJ NO C 62 , 5 . 3 . 1984 , P . 15 .

( 4 ) OJ NO C 104 , 16 . 4 . 1984 , P . 96 .

( 5 ) OJ NO C 103 , 16 . 4 . 1984 , P . 21 .

( 6 ) OJ NO L 163 , 22 . 6 . 1983 , P . 43 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1102/84 OF 31 MARCH 1984 FIXING FOR THE 1984/85 MARKETING YEAR THE TARGET PRICES AND INTERVENTION PRICES FOR COLZA AND RAPE SEED AND SUNFLOWER SEED

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 1101/84 ( 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 NO 136/66/EEC ;

WHEREAS , PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 1 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1593/83 ( 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 1984/85 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 1593/83 FIXES THE GUARANTEE THRESHOLD FOR THE 1983/84 MARKETING YEAR AT 2 290 000 TONNES ; WHEREAS THE ACTUAL AVERAGE PRODUCTION RECORDED OVER THE PAST THREE MARKETING YEARS IS 2 411 870 TONNES ; WHEREAS THE TARGET AND INTERVENTION PRICES FOR THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION SHOULD THEREFORE BE REDUCED BY 2 % FOR THE 1984/85 MARKETING YEAR ;

WHEREAS THE PRICES OF COLZA AND RAPE SEED AND SUNFLOWER SEED MUST BE FIXED FOR SPECIFIC STANDARD QUALITIES ; WHEREAS THESE QUALITIES SHOULD BE LAID DOWN IN RELATION TO THE AVERAGE QUALITIES OF THE SEEDS HARVESTED IN THE COMMUNITY ; WHEREAS , FOR COLZA AND RAPE SEED , THE QUALITY LAID DOWN FOR THE 1983/84 MARKETING YEAR MEETS THESE REQUIREMENTS AND CAN ACCORDINGLY BE USED FOR THE FOLLOWING MARKETING YEAR ; WHEREAS , HOWEVER , EXPERIENCE HAS FOR SOME TIME SHOWN THE OIL CONTENT OF SUNFLOWER SEED TO BE WELL BELOW 40 % ; WHEREAS AN ADJUSTMENT AS REGARDS THE OIL CONTENT OF SUNFLOWER SEED OF THE STANDARD QUALITY IS THEREFORE REQUIRED ;

WHEREAS , IN ACCORDANCE WITH THESE CRITERIA , THE TARGET AND INTERVENTION PRICES SHOULD BE FIXED AT A LOWER LEVEL IN THE CASE OF COLZA AND RAPE SEED AND , IN THE CASE OF SUNFLOWER SEED , AT A HIGHER LEVEL THAN THAT ADOPTED FOR THE PRECEDING MARKETING YEAR ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

FOR THE 1984/85 MARKETING YEAR , THE TARGET PRICES AND THE INTERVENTION PRICES FOR COLZA AND RAPE SEED AND SUNFLOWER SEED SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS :

( ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS )

( A ) COLZA AND RAPE SEEDS :

- TARGET PRICE 47,26

- INTERVENTION PRICE 42,92

( B ) SUNFLOWER SEEDS :

- TARGET PRICE 58,22

- INTERVENTION PRICE 53,27

ARTICLE 2

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

( A ) WITH AN IMPURITY CONTENT OF 2 % AND , FOR SEEDS AS SUCH , MOISTURE 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 , MOISTURE AND OIL CONTENTS OF 10 AND 42 % 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 1984 AS REGARDS COLZA AND RAPE SEED , AND

- FROM 1 AUGUST 1984 AS REGARDS SUNFLOWER SEED .

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