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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(82)786 final
Brussels,2December 1982
Proposal fora
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
amending Regulation (EEC)No1431/82layingdownspecial measures for
peasandfieldbeans
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
ByRegulation (EEC)No1431/82theCouncildecidedthatwitheffectfrom
1August1982peasandfieldbeansharvested intheCommunity wouldqualify
forasystemofaidwhenusedforbothanimalfeedandhumanconsumption *
Asfaraspeasandfieldbeansusedforanimalfeedareconcerned,the
above-mentioned Regulation laysdownthattheaidistobecalculated on
thebasisofthedifference betweentheactivating priceforsoyacakeand
theworldpriceforsoyacake*
Suchaidisindeedjustified asfaraspeasandfieldbeansincorporated
intoanimalfeedareconcerned,forinthiscasetheproducts inquestion
areindirectcompetition withtheotherproteins available onthemarket,
andinparticular soyacake*Ontheotherhand,suchaidisnotjustified
inthecaseofCommunity products forconsumption unrpocessed bycertain
animals *Competition fortheseproducts comesfromthesameproducts impor­
tedfromothercountries .
Inthecurrent marketsituation theaidgrantedfortheproducts inquestion
ishigherthanitneedbe­
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Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingRegulation (EEC)No1431/82layingdownspecialmeasuresforpeasand
fieldbeans ,
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,andin
particularArticles42and43thereof,
1HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParliament^,
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)Mo1431/82"^providesforasystemofaidforpeas
andfieldbeans,whetherusedforhumanconsumption oranimalfeed;
Whereasesregardspeasandfieldbeansforanimalfeed,theabove-mentioned Regulation
laysdownthattheaidistobecalculated fromthedifferencebetweentheactivating
priceforsoyacakeandtheworldpriceforthatproduct;
WhereastheaidisalsograntedforCommunityproductstobefedunprocessed to
certainanimals;whereasthesaidproductsarenotindirectcompetition withsoyacake;
whereas,onthecontrary,theyareindirectcompetition withidenticalproductsim'-
portedfromthirdcountries;whereasthissituationshouldthereforeberemediedby
calculating theaidonthebasisofthedifferencebetweentheguidepricefixedfor
peasandfieldbeansandthepricerecordedontheworldmarketforthesameproducts,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
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Article 1
Regulation (EEC)No1431/82isherebyamendedasfollows:
1.Article2(1)isreplacedbythefollowing :
"1«Before1Augusteachyear,forthemarketingyearbeginningthefollowing
"calendaryear,thefollowingpricesshallbefixedfortheCommunityinaccor-
"dancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)oftheTreaty:
"(a)anactivatingpriceforaid,hereinafter termed'activatingprice*where
"theproductsreferredtoinArticle 1areusedforthemanufacture ofanimal
"feed;
"(b)aguidepricewheretheseproductsareusedforhumanconsumption oranimal
"feedotherthantheuseprovidedforunder(a)."
2.Article3(2)isreplacedbythefollowing :
"2»WhentheaverageworldmarketpricefortheproductsreferredtoinArticle 1,
"asdeterminedinaccordancewithArticle4(2),islowerthantheguideprice
"laiddownforthemarketingyear,aidequaltothedifferencebetweenthese
"twopricesshallbegrantedforproductswhichareharvestedintheCommunity
"andusedforhumanconsumption oranimalfeedotherthantheuseprovidedfor
"inparagraph 1,"
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterirtoforceonthethirddayfollowingitspublicationin
theOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities *
Itshallapplytoproductsplacedundersupervision onorafter1July1983forwhich
anaidapplicationhasnotbeenlodgedpriortotheentryintoforceofthisRegula­
tion.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinall
MemberStates-
Doneat FortheCouncil

FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Date:10«11«1982
1.BUDGETHEADING : GΗ31Q APPROPRIATIONS :1982:46MioECU
1983:48MioFriι
2'TITLE:DraftCouncilReglation amending Regulation (EEÇ)No1431/82layingdown
Ispécial measures forpeasandfieldbeans-
3.LEGALBASIS:Art-43oftheTreaty
AIMSOFPROJECT :Toreducetheamountofaidforproducts intended forcertain
special uses*
5.FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
5.0EXPENDITURE
-CHARGED TOTHEECBUDGET
(REFUNDS/INTERVENTIONS )
-NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION
-OTHER
5.1RECEIPTS
-OWNRESOURCES OFTHEEC
(LEVIES/CUSTOMS DUTIES)
-NATIONALPERIOD OF12MONTHS
-1-25MioECUCURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR!_83 2
-1-25MioECUFOLLOWING FINANCIAL YEAR
(1984)
-1«25MioECU
1985
5.0.1ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE
5.1.1ESTIMATED RECEIPTS1-25
MioECU
5.2METHOD OFCALCULATION
Estimated reduction intheamountoftheaid:50ECU/t
Estimated quantity forthespecial uses:25000t
Estimated reduction inexpenditure :1-25million ECU
FlESffffB
6.2
OBSERVATIONS :Theaidtobegrantedforthesespecial uses(e-g-pigeons andother
birds)wouldbeabout50%oftheaidcurrently granted-