No C 139/26 Official Journal of the European Communities 30. 5. 88 
2. The increases referred to in paragraph 1 shall apply for 
seven months. 
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day 
following its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Communities. 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, 
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and 
Portugal, and in particular Article 89(1) thereof, 
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1491/85 of 
23 May 1985 laying down special measures for soya 
beans (!), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No ..., and 
in particular Article 1(1) and (3) thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social 
Committee, 
Whereas, when the guide price for soya beans is fixed on an 
annual basis, 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 agricultural community and to 
ensure that supplies are available and reach consumers at 
reasonable prices; 
Whereas the second subparagraph of Article 1(1) of 
Regulation (EEC) No 1491/85 provides more specifically 
that this price shall be fixed at a fair level for producers, 
having regard to the supply requirements of the Com­
munity; whereas, to this end, a balanced relationship 
should be maintained between this price and the price of 
other oil seeds; 
Whereas in accordance with these criteria the guide price 
should be fixed at the level indicated below; 
Whereas the guide price must be fixed for a standard 
quality to be determined by reference to the average quality 
of beans harvested in the Community; whereas the quality 
(!) OJ No L 151, 10. 6. 1985, p. 15. It shall apply: 
— from 1 July 1988 for rape seed, 
— from 1 August 1988 for sunflower seed. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly 
applicable in all Member States. 
laid down for the 1987/1988 marketing year meets this 
requirement and can accordingly be used for the next 
marketing year; 
Whereas under Article 68 of the Act of Accession of Spain 
and Portugal prices in Spain have been set at a level 
differing from that of the common prices; whereas 
pursuant to Article 70(1) of the Act of Accession Spanish 
prices should be aligned with the common prices in annual 
steps at the beginning of each marketing year; whereas the 
rules on this alignment laid down give the Spanish prices set 
out below, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
For the 1988/1989 marketing year, the guide price for soya 
beans shall be: 
(a) 44,35 ECU per 100 kilograms, for Spain, 
(b) 55,85 ECU per 100 kilograms, for the other Member 
States. 
Article 2 
The price referred to in Article 1 shall relate to beans: 
— in bulk, of sound, genuine and merchantable quality, 
and 
— with an impurity content of 2 % and, for beans as such, 
humidity and oil contents of 14 % and 18 % respect­
ively. 
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 September 1988. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly 
applicable in all Member States. Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) fixing the guide price for soya beans for the 1988/1989 
marketing year 
(88/C 139/22)