1.7.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropean Communities NoL179/1
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(Actswhosepublication isobligatory)
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1526/78
of30June1978
layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplication ofthespecialmeasures forpeas
andfieldbeansusedinthefeedingofanimals
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropean
Economic Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1119/78of22May1978layingdownspecialmeasures
forpeasandfieldbeansusedinthefeedingof
animals('),andinparticular Article2(6),thesecond
subparagraph ofArticle3andArticle5thereof,
Whereas ,inviewofthenormalfluctuations ofworld
marketprices,theaverageworldmarketpriceforsoya
cakesshouldbedetermined atleastonceamonth ;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforadjustingoffers
andquotations tocompensate foranydifferences in
presentation ,quality,conditions andplaceofdelivery
compared withtheproductforwhichtheaverage
worldmarketpricemustbefixed;
Whereas theinformation whichneedstobeincluded
inthedeclarations ofareasshowninordertoidentify
thoseareas,shouldbespecified ;whereas ,however ,it
isnotpossibletorequiresuchadeclaration forareas
whichhavealreadybeensown;
WhereasArticle2ofRegulation (EEC)No1119/78
providesthatthestandardconditions whichcontracts
concluded byfeedingstuffs manufacturers must
containaretobedetermined ;
Whereas ,inordertofacilitatechecksonentitlement
toaid,thecontractmustshowthequantityinrespect
ofwhichitisconcluded ortheareaonwhichthe
productconcerned hasbeensown,togetherwiththe
pricepaidortobepaidtothefarmer ;whereas ,for
thesamereason,provision shouldbemadefor
lodgingthecontractsbeforeacertaindate;WhereasArticle 11ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1418/78of19June1978layingdowngeneralrules
regarding thespecialmeasures forpeasandfield
beansusedinanimalfeed(2),providesthatthe
producerMemberStatesaretomakerandomon-farm
checkstodetermine thattheareasindicated inthe
declarations areaccurate ;whereas ,inordertobeeffec­
tive,thischeckmustcoverarepresentative numberof
declarations ;
Whereas ,itisnecessary tospecifytheinformation
whichMemberStatesmustgiveeachothertoidentify
areasonwhichpeasandfieldbeansusedinaMember
Stateotherthantheproducing Statehavebeen
grown ;
WhereasArticle12ofRegulation (EEC)No1418/78
providesthatMemberStatesaretocheckthedelivery
ofproductstofeedingstuffs manufacturers andtheir
use;whereas ,toensuretheeffectiveness ofsuch
checks,theterm'feedingstuffs manufacturer 'should
bedefinedandthechecking procedure laiddown;
Whereas thestockrecords ofthemanufacturers
shouldbeusedasabasisforthischeck;
Whereas ,inordertofacilitatethemarketing ofpeas
andfieldbeans,theamountofaidapplicable should
bethatinforceonthedaywhenthefeedingstuffs
manufacturers askthecompetent agencytocheckthe
productsatthefactory ;
Whereas ,toensuretheefficientfunctioning oftheaid
system,provision shouldbemadefortheMember
Statestoissueacertificate statingthequantityentitled
toaidandtheamountthereof ;whereas ,foradminis­
trativereasons ,provisionshouldbemadeforthepeas
andfieldbeanstobeincorporated infeedingstuffs
withinacertainperiod;
(>)OJNoL142,30.5.1978,p.8. (-)O)NoL171,28.6.1978,p.5.

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concludes acontractwithaproducermeetingthe
conditions laiddowninthesecondindentof
Article2(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No1119/78;
4.'contract'shallmeanacontractbetweenafeeding­
stuffsmanufacturer andaproducerorabuyer,in
whichthemanufacturer agreestotake,andthe
otherpartytosupply,peasandfieldbeanswhich
areofsound,genuineandmerchantable quality :
—tobeharvestedonagivenarea,or
—ifthecontractisconcluded withabuyer,the
corresponding quantitystatedtherein.
WorldpriceWhereas ,inordertoensuretheuniformapplication
oftheaidsystem,themethodofpaymentshouldbe
defined ;
Whereas itisnecessary tospecifytheminimum
frequency withwhichtheaidshouldbefixed;
whereasitappearssufficient toapplyaidoncea
month ;
WhereasthesystematpresentinforceinFrance
providesforpayment bythemanufacturer ofa
minimum priceslightlylowerthanthatfixedin
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No1120/78of22May
1978(');whereasitappearsfairtoderogatefromthe
latterminimum priceinrespectofproductsdelivered
undercontractsconcluded beforetheentryintoforce
oftheCommunity system;
Whereas ,ifCommunity aidwerefixedatalowerlevel
thannationalaid,abolitionofthataidwouldbepreju­
dicialtomanufacturers whohadconcluded contracts
beforetheentryintoforceoftheCommunity system;
Whereas Franceshouldbeauthorized ,subjectto
certainconditions ,toretainitsnationalaidforthe
1978/79marketing year;
Whereas ,inviewofthedelaytothestartingdateof
the1978/79marketing year,theimplementation at
thatdateofthesystemprovidedforinthisRegulation
couldmeetwithcertaindifficulties ;whereas ,toover­
comethoseproblems ,theMemberStatesshouldbe
authorized totake,foralimitedperiod,measuresdero­
gatingfromthoseprovidedforinthisRegulation ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordance withtheopinionoftheManage­
mentCommittee forDriedFodder,Article 2
1.Theaverageworldpriceforsoyacakesshallbe
determined onceamonth .However ,ifthemarketsitu­
ationchangessignificantly ,itshallbechanged as
necessary .
Itshallbefixedper100kilograms andshallbeequal
tothearithmetical averageoftheoffersandquota­
tionsrecordedduringthefiveworkingdayspreceding
thedayofdetermination .
2.TheCommission shalltakeaccountonlyofthe
mostfavourable offersandquotations fordeliveries
within30daysfollowing thedateonwhichtheyare
recorded .
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :ArticleJ
1.Wheretheoffersandquotations usedrelateto:
(a)productspresented otherwise thaninbulk,they
shallbeadjustedbydeducting theadditional value
resultingfromthatpresentation ;
(b)aqualityotherthanthestandardqualityforwhch
thetargetpricewasfixed,theyshallbeadjusted
onthebasisofthecoefficient showninthe
Annex ;
(c)productsdelivered c.andf.,theyshallbeincreased
by0-2%totakeinsurance costsintoaccount ;
(d)productsdeliveredciftoafrontiercrossingpoint
otherthanRotterdam ,theyshallbeadjustedon
thebasisoftransportandinsurance costs;
(e)aproductdelivered cifRotterdam ,theyshallbe
increased by0-325unitofaccounttotake
unloading andforwarding costsintoaccount ;Article 1
ForthepurposesofthisRegulation :
1.'feedingstuffs manufacturer 'shallmeananyunder­
takingpossessing thenecessary equipment for
millingpeasandfieldbeansandforincorporating
theminfeedingstuffs ;
2.'producer'shallmeananynaturalorlegalperson
growingpeasorfieldbeansforuseinthemanufac­
tureoffeedingstuffs ;
3.'buyers'shallmeananynaturalorlegalperson
otherthanthefeedingstuffs manufacturer who
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agencyappointed forthispurposeintheMember
Statewherethepeasandfieldbeanswillbeusedfor
themanufacture offeedingstuffs atleast60days
beforethedayonwhichthepeasandfieldbeansare
delivered tohim.MemberStatesmaydetermine the
minimum areaand/ortheminimum quantityfor
whichthecontractmaybelodged.
2.However ,wherepeasandfieldbeansaredeliv­
eredtothemanufacturer :
—inJuly1978,thecontractshallbelodgedbythe
dayonwhichtheproductsaresodelivered ,
—inAugustandSeptember 1978,thecontractshall
belodgedatleastoneweekbeforetheday'on
whichtheproductsaresodelivered .(f)productsdelivered fas,foborotherwise ,theyshall
beincreased ,asappropriate ,byloading,transport
andinsurancecostsfromthepointofshipmentor
loadingtothefrontiercrossingpoint.
2.Forthepurposes ofapplyingparagraph 1,the
Commission shallonlytakeaccountofthelowest
loading,transportandinsurance costs.
Article4
WhereArticle2ofRegulation (EEC)No1418/78
applies,themostfavourable offersandquotations
shallbetakenintoaccount :
—forsoyacakesinbulk,obtainedbytheprocessing
ofsoyaseedintheCommunity anddelivered to
Rotterdam ,
—forotheroilcakesofferedontheworldmarket,
adjustedasappropriate totakeintoaccountthe
difference between theirvalueandthevalueof
soyacakes.Article7
Everycontractshallinclude :
(a)thenames,forenames ,addressesandsignatures of
thecontracting parties;
(b)thedateofsignature ;
(c)exceptinthecaseofproductsharvested upto3
October1978,thecontrolnumberofthedeclara­
tionreferredtoinArticle5;
(d)theplacetowhichtheharvestedproductistobe
delivered ;
(e)thequantityofpeasandfieldbeanscoveredbythe
contract ,or,intheabsencethereof,thearea,in
hectaresandares,wherethecropcoveredbythe
contractwillbeharvested ;
(f)wherethecontract isbetweenthemanufacturer
andtheproducer ,thepricetobepaidtothe
producerperunitofweight ;
(g)wherethecontract isbetweenthemanufacturer
andabuyer,astatement thattheproducer has
receivedatleasttheminimum pricegiveninthe
secondindentofArticle2(2)ofRegulation (EEC)
No1119/78.Declaration andcontract
Article 5
1.Thedeclaration referred toinArticle 4of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No1418/78shallbelodged
withtheagencyappointed forthispurposebythe
MemberStatewheretheproducthasbeensown
beforeadatetobedetermined bytheMemberState
concerned .Thisdateshallbefixedinrelationtothe
periodduringwhichthecheckreferredtoinArticle
11(1)ofthesaidRegulation tookplaceinthe
Member Stateconcerned .
2.Thedeclaration shallinclude :
—thename,forenames andaddressoftheperson
makingthedeclaration ,
—theareassownwithpeasorfieldbeansforuseas
animalfeed,expressed inhectaresandares,
—thenumberinthelandregisteroftheareassown,
oranindication recognized asequivalent bythe
agencyresponsible forthecheck.
3.Thecompetent agencyshallgiveacontrol
number toeachdeclaration andshallinformthe
producerconcerned .
4.Bywayofderogation fromparagraph 1,nodecla­
rationshallberequiredforpeasandfieldbeansharv­
estedbefore31October 1978.Artide8
1.Theproducershallbepaidforsound,genuine
andmerchantable goodsofthequalityspecified in
Article8ofRegulation (EEC)No1418/78,loadedinto
thepurchaser'svehicleatthefarmgate.
2.Thesellingpriceshallbereducedorincreased
by1%foreachpointofmoistureand/orimpurity
contentaboveorbelowthequalityreferredtoinpara­
graph 1.If,however ,thewatercontentexceeds18%,
oriftheamountofinertmatterexceeds 1-5%,orthe
impuritycontent,including theinertmatter,exceeds
5%,thereductions applyingfortheratesexceeding
theabovepercentages shallbeagreedbetweenthe
contracting parties.Article 6
1.Thecontractshallbeconcluded inwritingand
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3.Bywayofderogation fromparagraph 2,andin
thecaseofcontractslodgedupto31July1978,any
reduction orincreaseshallbeagreedbetweenthe
contracting parties.'Thecheckshowedthattheareaindicated inthe
contract iscorrect'
or
'Thecheckshowedthattheareaindicated inthe
contract is...hectares'.
3.Inordertopermittheverifications referredtoin
paragraph 2tobeeffected,eachMemberStateshall
informtheCommission ofthenamesandaddresses
oftheauthorities appointed toimplement thespecial
measuresforpeasandfieldbeansusedinthefeeding
ofanimals .TheCommission shallinformtheother
Member States.Control measures
Article9
1.Theagencyappointed forthispurposeinthe
MemberStatewherethecontractislodgedshallcheck
thatthecontractsatisfiesalltheconditions laiddown
inArticles 1,6,7and8,andinparticularthatthe
minimum priceisobserved .
2.Ifthecontracthasbeensignedwithabuyer,the
competent agencyshallrequirethesubmission ofa
copyofthecontractbetweenthebuyerandthe
producer ,inordertocheckthatthecontractlodged
corresponds tothecontractinquestion ,particularly as
regardstheobservance oftheminimum price.
Article10
1.Therandomchecksontheareasindicated inthe
declarations referredtoinArticle5shallcoveratleast
5%ofthedeclarations lodged.
2.ForthepurposesofArticle 11(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1418/78,thecompetent agencyofthe
MemberStatewherethecontract islodgedshall
communicate thecontrolnumber ofthedeclaration
givenonthecontracttothecompetent agencyofthe
MemberStatewherethepeasandfieldbeanswere
grown.
ThelatterMemberStateshallverify:
—whetheradeclaration bearingthesamecontrol
numberhasinfactbeenlodged,
—whetheranothercontracthasalreadybeenlodged
concerning thesamedeclaration ,
—whethertheareasindicated inthedeclaration have
beenthesubjectofthecheckreferredtoinpara­
graph1,
andshallinformtheformerMember Stateofthe
resultsofthisverification usingoneofthefolowing
phrases :
(a)'Thedeclaration wasmadeinrespectofthe
followingareas:...hectares';
(b)Thereisnodeclaration bearingthestatedcontrol
number';
(c)'Anothercontracthasalreadybeenlodgedin
respectofthisdeclaration '.
Incase(a),oneofthefollowingstatements shallbe
addedifarandomcheckhasbeenmadeinrespectof
theareas:Article 11
1.Forthepurposes ofthisArticleandthe
followingArticles,'premises'shallmean:
(a)anybuildingorotherplacewithintheprecinctsof
anestablishment manufacturing feedingstuffs ,and
(b)iftheproductsconcerned cannotbestoredin
thoseprecincts ,anybuildingsituatedoutsidethem
whichissufficiently secureforthepurposes of
controlling thestoredproductsandwhichhas
beenapproved inadvancebytheagencyrespon­
sibleforcontrol .
2.Thedetermination of"theweightandthe
sampling referredtoinArticle8(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1418/78shallbecarriedoutonentryinto
thepremiseswherethepeasandfieldbeansaretobe
used.
Thecompetent agencyshallverify:
—ifthecontractreferstoaquantity ,thatthequan­
titysupplieddoesnotexceedbymorethan5%
thequantityindicated inthecontract,
—ifthecontractreferstoareas,thatthequantity
suppliedcorresponds tothequantitywhichcanbe
producedontheareaindicated .
Ifthequantitysuppliedexceedsthepercentage speci­
fiedinthefirstindent,ordoesnotcorrespond tothat
whichcanbeproduced ontheareaindicated ,the
competent agencyshallgrantaidonlyinrespectof
thequantityreferredtointhetwoabovementioned
indents.Theweightofthepeasandfieldbeansshall
beexpressed inkilograms andadjustedinaccordance
withthemethoddefinedintheAnnex .
3.Thetakingofsamples,thereduction oflabora­
torysamplestosamplesforanalysisandthedetermi­
nationofthemoisturecontentandimpurities shallbe
carriedoutbyauniformmethodforthewhole
Community .However ,untilaCommunity methodis
adopted,theMemberStatesmaycontinue touse
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—thenumberofthelotorlotsconcerned .
Article16
Theaidgrantedshallbethatapplyingonthedayon
whichtheapplication referredtoinArticle5(b)of
Regulation (EEC)No1418/78islodged.
Article17
1.Afterverifyingtheapplication referredtoin
Article5(b)ofRegulation (EEC)No1418/78,the
competent agencyshallissueanaidcertificate
showing :
—thequantityofpeasandfieldbeansentitledtoaid
pursuanttoArticle11,
—theamountofaidgranted .
2.Thecertificate shallbemadeoutinatleasttwo
copies,ofwhichoneisissuedtotheapplicantandthe
secondkeptbytheissuingagency.
3.Issueofthiscertificate shallgiveentitlement to
anadvanceoftheaidreferredtoinArticle7ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No1418/78,providedthatadequate
guarantees aregiven..
4.Exceptincasesofforcemajeure ,thecertificate
shallcarrywithittheobligation toincorporate the
quantityindicated inthecertificate infeedingstuffs
within270daysofitsdateofissue.
Theobligation shallbeconsidered tobefulfilled
whentheprocessed quantity ,determined inaccor­
dancewiththemethodsetoutintheAnnex,isno
morethan2%lessthanthequantityindicated .
Thisquantityshallrefertoaproductwithmoisture
andimpuritycontentscorresponding tothosein
respectofwhichaidisfixed.Article12
Exceptincasesofforcemajeure ,peasandfieldbeans
whoseentryintothepremises hasbeenverified
pursuanttoArticle 11maynotleavethosepremises
untiltheyhavebeenprocessed .
Article13
ThechecksreferredtoinArticle12ofRegulation
(EEC)No1418/78shallbesuchastoestablishthat
thequantityofpeasandfieldbeanswhichenteredthe
premises isthesameasthequantitymilledandactu­
allyincorporated infeedingstuffs .
Forthepurposesofthesechecks,themanufacturer
shallkeepseparateaccountsforpeasandfieldbeans
harvested intheCommunity andimported peasand
fieldbeans,whichshallincludedetailsof:
—thequantities whichhaveenteredthemanufac­
turer'spremises ,specifying thenetweightofthe
productasreceived ,andforproductsharvested in
theCommunity themoisturecontentandthe
impurities content ;
—movements ofproductsbetweenthebuildings or
otherplacesreferredtoinArticle11(1)(a)and
buildings referredtoinArticle11(1)(b);
—thequantities ofpeasandfieldbeansusedinthe
manufacture offeedingstuffs ,thequantities of
feedingstuffs produced andthequantities which
leftthemanufacturer 'spremises .
Article14
1.Theapplication referredtoinArticle5(b)of
Regulation (EEC)No1418/78shallbesubmitted by
themanufacturer attheearliestwhentheproducts
referredtoinArticle 11ofthisRegulation enterhis
premises ,andinanycasebeforetheyareincorporated
intofeedingstuffs .Thisapplication shallbemadein
writing .
2.Theapplication shallbeequivalent toanapplica­
tionforaid.
Article15
1.Theapplication referredtoinArticle5(b)of
Regulation (EEC)No1418/78maybemadeonlyin
respectofoneormorelots.'Lots'shallmeana
specificquantityofpeasandfieldbeans,towhicha
numberisgivenatthetimeofentryintothemanufac­
turer'spremisesandinrespectofwhichananalysisis
carriedoutinaccordance withArticle 11.
2.Thisapplication shallgiveatleastthefollowing
information :
—surname ,forenames andaddressoftheapplicant ,
—thequantityofpeasandfieldbeansinrespectof
whichtheapplication ismade,Aid
Article 18
1.Aidshallbegrantedonlyforpeasandfield
beanswhichareofsound,genuineandmerchantable
quality.
2.Aidshallbepaidoutonpresentation ofthe
certificate andafterattestation bytheagencyrespon­
sibleforcontrolthattheseedsspecifiedinthecertifi­
catewereprocessed duringtheperiodreferredtoin
Article17(4).
Aidshallbepaidoutwithin120daysofthepresenta­
tionofthecertificate .Ifthetotalquantity isnot
processed withintheperiodreferredtoinArticle17
(4),aidshallbepaidproratainrespectofthequanti­
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Article19
1.Aidshallbefixedonceamonthandinsucha
wayastoensureitsapplication fromthefirstdayof
themonthfollowingthedateonwhichitisfixed.
However ,ifthemarketsituationchangessignificantly ,
itshallbechangedasoftenasnecessary .
2.TheCommission shallcommunicate tothe
MemberStatestheamountofaidtobegrantedper
100kilograms ofproducts ,assoonasitisfixed,and
inanycasebeforethedatefromwhichitistobe
applied.
Article20
1.Inthecaseofcontracts concluded inFrance
before 1July1978,andlodgedthereuntil31August
1978,thepricepayabletotheproducershallbenot
lessthanthatprovidedforbythesysteminforcein
Francebefore 1July1978.
2.Until30June1979,theFrenchRepublic isauth­
orizedtoretainthenationalsystemofaidforpeasand
fieldbeansharvested onitsterritoryandusedinthe
feedingofanimals .Theamountofaidreferredtoabovemaynot,
however ,exceedthedifference betweentheamount
validon1July1978resultingfromapplication ofthe
nationalsystemandtheaidreferredtoinArticle2of
Regulation (EEC)No1119/78.
Article21
1.Ifatthestartofthe1978/79marketing yearthe
implementation oftheaidsystemprovidedforinthis
Regulation meetswithseriousdifficulties ,Member
Statesmay,fortheperiod 1to31July1978,derogate
fromthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
withtheobjectofensuringthatonlythoseproducts
thatqualifyforaidbenefitfromit.
2.Whenparagraph 1isapplied,theMemberStates
inquestionshallforthwithinformtheCommission of
themeasurestakenbythem.
Article22
ThisRegulation shallenterintoforceon1July1978.
ThisRegulation shallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable inallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30June1978.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President

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ANNEX A
Methodofcalculating theweightofpeasandfieldbeans
100—(i+h)
Xq=X
100—(i)+hi)
I=impurityofpeasandfieldbeanstheweightofwhichistobedetermined
h=moistureofpeasandfieldbeanstheweightofwhichistobedetermined
ii=impurities
hi=moistureofthequalityforwhichtheaidisfixed
q=quantityoftheproductsasreceived ,expressed inkg,theweightofwhichistobedetermined
X=weightoftheproductsexpressed inkg
Note:
Onlythefirsttwodecimalplacesshallbetakenintoconsideration forthemoistureandimpurities
content .
ANNEX B
Coefficients ofequivalence forthedifferentqualities ofsoyameal
Soyamealhavinga
proteincontentofCoefficients ofequivalence
Percentage tobedeductedfromtheprice
46to48% —0-560
49to50% —1-120