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2. The price referred to in paragraph 1 shall be adjusted 
according to the starch content of the potatoes. 
Article 2 
The detailed rules for the application of this Regulation 
will be drawn up in accordance with the procedure 
provided for in Article 26 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 
2727/75. 
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 (!), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) 
No .../88, and in particular Article 5(5) thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas the threshold prices for oats and the kinds of 
flour, groats and meal specified in Article 1(c) of 
Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 should correspond to 
specific standard qualities; 
Whereas the standard qualities for which those prices are 
fixed should correspond as far as possible to the average 
qualities of those products harvested in the Community; 
Whereas the threshold prices for flour, groats and meal 
should be so fixed as to enable the target prices for basic 
cereals to be attained and the protection of the processing 
industry to be ensured; 
Whereas those objectives may be attained by fixing a 
threshold price which allows for the cost of manufacturing 
these products and an adequate level of protection for the 
processing industry; 
Whereas manufacturing costs may be determined by 
adding to the value of the cereal an amount representing the 
milling margin and by subtracting from the total thus 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 with effect from 1 July 1988. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly 
applicable in all Member States. 
obtained, where appropriate, a fixed amount for the value 
of meal or flour of inferior quality and other residues of 
milling; 
Whereas, however, when fixing the threshold price for 
groats and meal of common wheat, a fixed ration 
representing the relationship between the price of wheat 
flour and the prices of those products on Community 
markets should be taken as a basis, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
The standard quality for which the threshold price for oats 
is fixed is defined as follows: 
(a) oats of a sound and fair marketable quality, free from 
abnormal smell and live pests, of a colour proper to this 
cereal and of a quality corresponding to the average 
quality of oats harvested under normal conditions in the 
Community; 
(b) moisture content: 14 % ; 
(c) total percentage of matter other than basic cereals of 
unimpaired quality: 3 %, of which: 
— grain impurities: 2 % ('grain impurities' means 
grains of other cereals and grains damaged by pests), 
— percentage of miscellaneous impurities: 1 % ('mis­
cellaneous impurities' means weed seeds, damaged 
grains, extraneous matter, husks, dead insects and 
fragments of insects); Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) fixing standard qualities for certain cereals and categories 
of flour, groats and meal and the rules for fixing the threshold prices of these categories of products 
(88/C 139/06) 
(!) OJ No L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1. (d) specific weight: 49 kilogrammes per hectolitre. 
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Article 2 Article 4 
1. The standard quality for which the threshold price for 
wheat flour is fixed is defined as follows: 
— wheat flour having an ash content of 550 milligrammes 
per 100 grammes of flour and a moisture content of 
15,50 %, called 'type 550 wheat flour'. 
2. The threshold price referred to in paragraph 1 shall be 
calculated by adding together the components determined 
in accordance with paragraph 3 and subtracting from the 
amount thus obtained the factor determined in accordance 
with paragraph 4. 
3. The components are the following: 
(a) the value of common wheat processed into flour, 
calculated from: 
— the quantity of common wheat, assessed at a 
fixed rate of 1 400 kilogrammes for the produc­
tion of one metric ton of flour, 
— the threshold price for common wheat, taking 
into account the monthly graduation of this 
price; 
(b) an amount representing the milling margin, fixed at 
30,22 ECU per metric ton of common wheat for 
processing; 
(c) an amount intended to ensure protection of the 
processing industry, fixed at 22,67 ECU per metric 
ton of wheat flour. 
4. The factor to be subtracted is the value of the residues, 
calculated from: 
— the quantity of residues, assessed at a fixed rate of 
372 kilogrammes per metric ton of flour obtained, 
— a fixed price for residues, whether or not sorted of 
102,76 ECU per metric ton. 
5. The threshold price for meslin flour shall be the same 
as that for wheat flour. 
Article 3 1. The standard quality for which the threshold price for 
groats and meal of common wheat is fixed is that of a 
product having a moisture content of 15,50 %. 
2. The threshold price referred to in paragraph 1 shall be 
equal to the threshold price for wheat flour plus 8 %. 
Article 5 
1. The standard quality for which the threshold price for 
groats and meal of durum wheat is fixed is that of a product 
having a moisture content of 14,50 %. 
2. The threshold price referred to in paragraph 1 shall be 
calculated by adding together the components determined 
in accordance with paragraph 3 and subtracting from the 
amount thus obtained the factors in accordance with 
paragraph 4. 
3. The components are the following: 
(a) the value of durum wheat processed into groats and 
meal, calculated from: 
— the quantity of durum wheat, assessed at a fixed 
rate of 1 550 kilogrammes per metric ton of 
groats and meal obtained, 
— the threshold price for durum wheat, taking into 
account any monthly graduation of this price. 
(b)the components specified in Article 2(3)(b) and (c), 
the words 'durum wheat' and 'groats and meal of 
durum wheat' being subsituted respectively for the 
words 'common wheat' and 'wheat flour'. 
4. The factors to be subtracted are the following: 
(a) the value of intermediate products, calculated from: 
— the quantity of intermediate products, assessed at 
a fixed rate of 162 kilogrammes per metric ton of 
groats and meal of durum wheat obtained, 
1. The standard quality for which the threshold price for 
rye flour is fixed is defined as follows: 
— rye flour having an ash content of 812 milligrammes per 
100 grammes of flour and a moisture content of 
15.50%. 
2. The threshold price referred to in paragraph 1 shall be 
calculated in accordance with Article 2(3) and (4), the word 
'rye' being substituted for the words 'common wheat'. The 
fixed price for restidues, whether or not sorted, shall be 
96,72 ECU per metric ton. — the price of these products, calculated by adding 
together the components determined in accord­
ance with Article 2(3) (a) and (b) and subtracting 
therefrom the factor determined in accordance 
with Article 2(4), the amount thus obtained being 
reduced by 35 % ; 
(b) the value of residues, calculated from: 
— the quantity of residues, assessed at a fixed rate of 
357 kilogrammes per metric ton of groats and 
meal of durum wheat obtained, 
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— the price of common wheat residues determined 
in accordance with the second indent of Article 
2(4), less 15%. 
Article 6 
For the purposes of this Regulation: 
(a) matter other than basic cereals of unimpaired quality 
shall be as defined in Annex I of Council Regulation 
(EEC) No 2731/75 (»); 
(b) the methods for determining of matter other than basic 
cereals of unimpaired quality and of the moisture 
content shall be defined in accordance with the 
procedure laid down in Article 26 of Regulation (EEC) 
No 2727/75. 
(*) OJ No L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 22. Article 7 
1. Council Regulation (EEC) No 2734/75 is hereby 
repealed. 
2. References to the Regulation repealed by paragraph 1 
shall be construed as references to this Regulation. 
Article 8 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day 
following its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Communities. 
It shall apply with effect from 1 July 1988. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly 
applicable in all Member States. 
Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 1983/86 laying down 
general rules for the system of direct aid for small producers in the cereals sector 
(88/C 139/07) 
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 (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) 
No ..., and in particular Article 4a(4) thereof, small producers must be defined on the basis of the utilized 
agricultural area; 
Whereas the abovementioned Article 4a(2) provides for the 
possibility of granting the aid for small producers in the 
form of compensation for the co-responsibility levy; 
whereas the conditions of application should be specified; 
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1983/86 (2) should 
be amended accordingly, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Article 1 
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 now provides for 
the establishment of an additional co-responsibility levy; 
whereas the system of direct aid for small producers must 
be adjusted to offset the effect of the latter levy on their Regulation (EEC) No 1983/86 is hereby amended as 
follows: 
1. Article 1 is replaced by the following: 
'Article 1 
Whereas, moreover, experience has shown the need to 
define the concept of 'small producer' at Community level; 
whereas, having regard to the criteria laid down for the 
fixing of the overall amount of the aid provided for in 
Article 4a of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75, the concept of 1. Small producers of cereals who have borne the 
cereals co-responsibility levy provided for in Articles 4 
and 4b of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 shall be eligible 
for the aid provided for in Article 4a of that Regulation. 
2. Producers of cereals whose holdings have a utilized 
agricultural area (UAA) not exceeding 20 hectares shall 
C1) OJ No L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 171, 28. 6. 1986, p. 1.