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PROPOSAL FOR ACOUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
ADOPTING GENERAL RULES CONCERNING
SPECIAL MEASURES FOR SOYA BEANS
(presented bytheCommission totheCouncil )
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
BymeansofRegulation (EEC)No1614/79theCounciladoptedthespecial
measuresforsoyabeans*
Theapplyforthefirst(timetobeansharvestedin1980.
ThisRegulation laysdownthegeneralrules,withregardinparticular to
-thedetermination oftheworldmarketprice,
-theconditions vhichproducers andpurchasers mustsatisfyinorderto
beeligibleforthesystemofaid,
-themeasureswhichMemberStatesmustapplyforthepurposeofchecking
entitlement *totheaid-

Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
adoptinggeneralrulesconcerning specialmeasuresforsoyabeans
THECOUNCIL0F"THEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1614/79of24July1979layingdown
(1)specialmeasuresinrespectofsoyabeans,andinparticularArticle2(4)and
thesecondparagraphofArticle3thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle2(4)ofRegulation (EEC)No1614/79,itisnecessary to
adoptgeneralrulesforthegrantingofaidinrespectof'soyabeans,methodsof
checkingentitlementtoaidandtheconditionsnecessaryforestablishing entitlemenl
toaidwhichpurchasersofthesebeansmustsatisfy;whereas,pursuanttoArticle3
ofthesaidRegulation,itis,alsonecessarytoadoptcriteriafordetermining
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theworldmarketprice;
Whereastheworldmarketpriceshouldbedetermined onthebasis'ofthemost
favourablepurchasingpossibilities onthatmarket;
Whereasitisnecessaryforthispurposetotakeintoconsideration offersmadeon
theworldmarketaswellasthepricesquotedonthoseexchangeswhichareimportant
1ntermsofinternational trad#,andthisduringtheperiodwhenCommunity-grown
beansare.b?ingsold;whereas,however,itappearsappropriate nottotakeinto
accountofferswhichmaynotbeconsidered asrepresentative oftheactualmarket
trend;
Whereas,inordertoensuretheproperfunctioning ofthesystemofaid,theworld
marketpricemustbeascertained foraCommunityfrontiercrossingpoint;whereas,
forthepurposeofdetermining thatpoint,accountshouldbetakenoftheextentto
whichitisrepresentative asregardstheimportation ofthesebeans
andwhereas,therefore-theportofRotterdamshouldbeused;whereas
(1)OJNoL190,28.7.1979,p.8

theoffersandpricesusedmustbeadjustediftheyrefertoadifferent
/frontiercrossingpoint;
Whereas,fortheoffersandpricesused,adjustments -shouldalsobemadetooffset
anydifferences inpresentation andqualityinrelationtothecriteriausedforthe
purposeoffixingtheguideprice;
Wheregs,inordertofacilitate thecheckingofentitlement toaid,itshould
bestipulatedthatproducersshallproducedeclarations .relatingtoareassownand
toquantitiesharvestedanddelivered; '
Whereas,withgviewtotheproperfunctioning ofthesystemofaid,itshouldbe
stipulatedthattheaidshallbegrantedonlytopersonsspecializing intradein
and/ortheprocessing ofsoilproductsandwhoarecapableoffacilitating thecarrying
outofthecheckonentitlement totheaid;
Whereasthischeckmustinparticular makeitpossibletoensurethattheminimum
pricereferredtoinArticle2(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No1614/79isobservedandto
forestallineligibleapplications foraid;whereas,forthepurposeofcarryingout
suchacheck,theMemlberStatesconcerned mustassisteachother,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION

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Article 1
1.Theworldmarketpriceforsoyabeansshilbedetermined bytheCommissioninres­
pectofbeansinbulkofstandardquality,inrespectofwhichtheguidepricehas
beenfixed,deliveredatRotterdam.
Foroffersandpricesnotmeetingtheconditionsreferredtointhefirstsubpara­
graph^thenecessaryadjustments shallbemade.
2.Theworldmarketpriceshallbedetermined onthebasisofthemostfavourable actual
purchasingpossibilities ,withtheexceptionoftheoffersandpriceswhichmaynot
beconsidered asrepresentative oftheactualmarkettrend.
.3.Forthepurposeofdetermining theworldmarketprice,accountshallbetakenonly
ofoffersmadeontheworldmarketfordeliveries tobemadeduringthemostrepre­
sentativeperiodforthedisposalofCommunitybeansandofthepricesquotedfordeli­
veriestobemadeduringthesameperiodonexchangeswhichareimportantintern
ofinternational trade.
Article2
InordertobeeligibleforthesystemprovidedforinRegulation (EEC)No1614/79,
anyproducerwhohassownanareawithsoyashallsubmittothecompetentagencyof
theMemberStateonwhoseterritorytheproducthasbeensown,bydatesyettobe
determined,thefollowingdeclarations :
-adeclaration oftheareasown;
-adeclaration ofthequantityharvested;
-adeclaration ofthequantitydeliveredunderthecontractreferredtoinArticle]
Article 3
1.TheaidprovidedforinArticle2ofRegulation (EEC)No1614/79shallbegranted
uponapplicationtoaqypurchaserofsoyabeanswho:
-isapprovedbythecompetentagencyoftheMemberStateonwhoseterritorythe
soyabeanshavebeenharvested;
-submitstothecompetentagencyoftheMemberStateinwhichthebeanshauebeen
harvested acontractconcludedwiththeproducer,statingthequantitytobedelive­
red,observingtheminimumpriceandmeetingtheconditionslaiddownpursuantto
Article2(6)ofRegulation (EEC)No1614/79;
-submitsto{hesameagencyacopyoftheanalysisacceptedbythepartiesconcerned
andrelatingtobeansdeliveredunder"thecontract;
-furnishesproofthat,inrespectofbeansdeliveredbytheproducer,thedeclara­
tionsreferredtoinArticle2havebeensubmitted.

2.WithoutprejudicetotheprovisionsofArticle6,theamountofaidtobegranted
shallbecalculated onthebasisofthelowestweightrecordedbetweenthequantity
statedinthecontractandtheweightofthebeansactuallydelivered,thelatter
beingadjustedaccordingtothedifferences whichmayexistbetweenthepercentages
ofmoistureandofimpuritiesresultingfromtheanalysisreferredtoinparagraph 1
andthoseusedforthepurposeofdefiningthestandardqualityinrespectofwhich
theguidepriceisfixed.
Article4
TheapprovalreferredtointhefirstindentofArticle3shallbegiven,onappli­
cation,toanynaturalorlegalpersonwhomeetsatleastthefollowingconditions :
-hismainactivity relatestothemarketingorprocessingofsoilproducts;
-hekeepsstockrecords^meeting requirementstobelaiddown;
-heundertakestofurnishanyothersupporting documertsnecessaryforthepurposeof
-verifyingentitlement totheaid.
Article 5
Theamountoftheaidshallbethatvalidonthedayonwhichtheinterestedparty
submits tothecompetent agencyoftheproducerMemberStatethecontract
referredtoinArticle3.
' Article6
1.ProducerMemberStatesshallmakerandomchecksontheaccuracyofthe:
-areasstatedinthedeclarations ofsowing;
-quantitiesappearinginthecropdeclarations ;
-quantities appearinginthedeclarations ofdelivery.,
Wheresuchcheckssuggestthatthequantityharvesteddiffersfromthatdeclared,
theMemberStateshal'lautomatically ,andwithoutprejudicetothepenaltiestobe
imposed,correctthedeclaration inquestion.
2.Asregardsproducerswhohavenotbeensubjectedtothechecksreferredtoinparag^sh
andintheeventofdoubtastotheaccuracyoftheparticulars appearinginthede­
clarationsreferredtoiv.thefirstandsecondindentsofArticle2,theMemberState
concernedshallrequiretheproductionofanysupportingdocumentnecessaryforthe
purposeofcheckingthequantityallowableforaid.
•Wherethesupportingdocumentsarenotdeemedsatisfactory bytheMemberStateconcer
ned,thelattershalldeterminethequantityOfsoyabeansallowableforaid.Forthfe
purpose,theMemberStateshalldeterminetheareasownwithsoyaand,wherethe
yielddeclaredforthatareaexceedstheaverageyieldascertainedatthetimeof
checkscarriadoutinthesamezone,itshalltaketheaverageyieldascertainedin
thezoneinquestion.

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Producer MemberStatesshallcheckthatthequantitiesresultingfromtheapplication *
ofparagraphs 1and2tallywiththosestatedinthedeclarations ofdelivery.
ProducerMemberStatesshallcheckthatcontractssatisfytheconditionsreferredto
inArticle3.
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MemberStatesshallverify,bymeansofasystematic checkonthestockrecordsof
applicantsforaid,thatthequantities appearinginthedeclarations ofdelivery
haveactuallybeendelivered.
Article 7
ProducerMemberStates(shallcommunicate totheCommission,priortotheirimplemen­
tation,provisions adoptedbythemforthepurposeofapplyingthesystemprovided
forinthisRegulation.
Article8
Regulation (EEC)No1777/76isherebyrepealedwitheffectfrom1November1980.
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingthatofitspubli­
cationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplyforthefirsttimetobeansharvestedin1980.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinall
MemberStates.
Doneat FortheCouncil