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COM (78)261
Vol.1978/0099

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0MM!5^f0NOFTHEEUROPEAN COMAAUNHIES
COM(78)261final.
Brussels,9June1978
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
adoptinggeneralrulesinconnectionwiththespecialmeasuresfor
peasandfield"beansusedinthefeedingofanimals
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission;
C0M(78)261final.

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
InitsRegiilation(EEC)NotheCouncillaiddownspecialmeasures
forpeasandfield "beansusedInthefeedingofanimals.
ItwasspecifiedintheRegulationthattheCouncilwouldadoptg
-criteriaforthedetermination oftheworldmarketprice?
-generalrulesforthegranting -oftheaid5
-detailedrulesforthecheckingofentitlementtoaid.
Thepurposeofthis-Regulationistoadopttheseprovisions.

Proposal fora
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
adopting general rules inconnection with thespecial measures forpeas and
field beans used inthefeeding ofanimals
TEECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES f
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)No1119/?8of22May1978 laying
1down special measures forpeas andfield beans used inthefeeding ofanimals ,
andinparticular Articles 2(4)and3thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas Article 3ofRegulation (SEC)No1119/78provides that theaverage world
market price forsoya meal shall bedetermined ;whereas itmust bedetermined
onthebasis ofthemost favourable purchasing possibilities ontheworld market ;
whereas tothis endtheCommission should take into consideration alloffers
made ontheworld market which areknown toitandallprices quoted onthese
exchanges which areimportant forinternational trade ;whereas ,however ,it
should disregard certain offers ifitconsiders they arenotrepresentative of .
the onemarket trend ;
Whereas ,intheabsence of .offers orquotations which canbeused asabasis for
determining theworld market price ,this price should bedetermined from offers
andquotations forsoya meal resulting from soya beans processed inthe
Community ;
Whereas themarket price must b<?calculated foradetermined standard quality ;
Whereas when thefrontier crossing-point isbeing fixed account should betaken
oftheextent towhich this point isrepresentative fortheimportation end
processing ofseeds ;whereas ,therefore ,theport ofRotterdam should beselected
astheCommunity frontier crossing –point ;whereas offers andquotations must be
adjusted ifthey aremade foranother frontier crossing-point ;
Whereas Article 2(4)ofRegulation (EEC)No1119/78requires thatgeneral rules
beadopted forthegrant ingoftheaidanddetailed rules forthechecking of
entitlement toaid ;
Whereas inorder tofacilitate thechecking ofentitlement toaid ,itshould be
laiddown thatproducers shall submit adeclaration concerning theareas sownto
peasandfield beans ;whereas forthesamepurpose itisnecessary toprovide that
thecontract conoluded bythemanufacturer offeedingstuffs should refer tothe
declaration concerning thesowing oftheproducts concerned ,andshould be
submitted before theproduots areputunder control atthefactory ?
10JNoL142,30.5.1978 ,P»8.

Whereas ,inorder topi-evs atunjustified applications foraidfrom 'being made ,
itshould bespecified tfc•"ttheaidmay "begranted only toprocessing
undertakings which areable togive proofthat they have used thepeas andfield
beans inreopact ofwhich they areapplying foraid ;
Whereas the entitlement toaid isacquired -when thepeas andfield "beans have
"been used infeedingstuffs ;whereas ,however ,precision should "bemade for
theaidtobeadvanced totheinterested parties before theproducts areused
infeedingstuffs ;whereas ,however ,inorder toprevent fraud ,provision must
also bemade that aguarantee begiven toensure theuseoftheproducts for
which theaid ispaid ;
Whereas the amount ofthe aid must becalculated onthe basis ofastandard
quality ,account being taken ofweight variations resulting from themoisture
andimpurity content oftheproducts tobeprocessed ;
Whereas special provisions should bemade tocheck peas andfield beans which
areused inaMember State other than that inwhich they were harvested ;
Whereas provision should bemade forcooperation between Member States andthe
Commission inchecking entitlement toaid ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

IWORLDPRICE
Article 1
1«TheCommissionsha.llfromtime"totunedetermine "theaverageworldmarket
priceforsoyameal.
2.TheCommissionshall,indeterminingthisprice,takeaccountofallworld
marketoffersandofthequotationsonexchangeswhichareimportantfor
international trade.
<r
3.TheCommissionshalldeterminethispriceonthe"basisofthemostfavourable
actualpurchasepossibilities ,disregardingoffersandquotationswhich
cannot "beconsideredrepresentative ofthetruemarkettrend.
Article2
Wherenoofferorquotationcanbeusedfordeterminingtheworldmarketprice
ofsoyameal,thepriceshallbedeterminedfromoffersandquotationsfor
soyamealobtainedfromsoyabeansprocessedintheCommunity.
Article3
TheCommissionshalldeterminetheaverageworldmarketpriceforsoyamealin
bulk,ofthestandardqualityforwhichHheactivatingpriceforaidreferred
toinArticle1ofRegulation(EEC)Uo1119/78hasbeenset,deliveredat
Rotterdam.
TheCommissionshallmakethenecessaryadjustmentsforoffersandquotations
forproductsdifferingfromtheabove«
IIAID
Article4
Anyproducerwhohassownanareatopeasandfieldbeanswhichareintendedfor
themanufactureoffeedingstuffs shallsubmit,beforeadatetobefixed,a
declarationcontainingalldetailsnecessarytoidentifytheareasconcerned,
totheagencydesignatedforthatpurposebytheMemberStateinwhichthe
producthasbeensown.
Article5
AidshallIdsgrantedonlytothoseundertakings producingfeedingstuffs %
a)which,beforeadatetobefixed,havesubmittedtotheagencydesignated
forthatpurposebytheMemberStateinwhichthepeasandfieldbeansareto
beusedinfeedingstuffs ,acontracts

-4-
–referringtoquantitiesofpeasandfield "beansproducedonamareain
respectofwhichthedeclarationreferredtoinArticle4has"been
submitted;
–satisfyingtheconditionsetoutinthesecondindentofArticle2(2)of
Regulation(EEC)No1119/73aaidtheconditionstohelaiddownunder
Article2(6)thereof;
"b)whichhaverequestedthecompetentauthoritytotakeovercontrolinthe
undertakingproducingfeedingstuffs theproductscovered "bythecontract;
c)which,inorderthattheirentitlementtoaidmay"bechecked,
–keepstockaccountsshowingatleast,inseparateaccountsforpeasand
fieldbeansharvestedinsideandoutsidetheCommunity,thequantities
andthequalityofpeasandfield"beansenteringsuchundertakings ,
togetherwiththedateofentryandthequantitiesoffeedingstuffs
containingpeasandfield "beansproduced,andalsothequantitieswhich
haveleftthesaidundertaking ,and
–furnish,wherenecessary,anyothersupportingdocumentsnecessaryfor
checkingtheirentitlementtoaid.
Article6
TheaidshallbepaidattherateapplyingonthedayonwhichtheMemberState
concernedtakesoverthecontrolofthepeasandfieldbeansintheundertaking *~
producingfeedingstuffs wheretheyaretobeusedinproductionoffeedingstuffs .
Article7
Entitlementtotheaidshallbeacquiredwhenthepeasandfieldbeansareused
infeedingstuffs .
Theaidmay,however,bepaidinadvanceassoonastheproductsconcernedhave
beentakenundercontrolattheundertaking ,providedthataguaranteeislodged
againsttheiruseintheproductionoffeedingstuffs .
Article8
1.Theaidshallbefixedforpeasandfieldbeanshaving14%moisturecontent
and2$impurities.•
2.Theweighingandsamplingofthepeasandfieldbeansshalltakeplaceatthe
timewhentheproductsconcernedentertheundertakingproducingfeedingstuffs .
3.Theamountoftheaidshallbecalculatedonthebasisoftheweightadjusted
inaccordancewithanydifferences betweentherecordedpercentagesofmoisture
andimpuritiesandthoselaiddownforthestandardtype.

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IIICONTROLMEASURES
Article9
TheMemberStatemwhichthecontractislodgedshallcheckthatitsatisfied
theconditionsreferredtoinArticle5(a).
Article10
Wherethecontractlodgedbythefeedingstuffs manufacturer has"beenmadewith
personsotherthantheproducerofthepeasandfieldbeans,thecompetent
agencyshallrequiretheproductionofanysupportingdocumentsnecessaryfor
makingthechecksreferredtoinArticle9*
Article11
1.TheproducerMemberStatesshallmakerandomon–farmcheckstodeterminethat
theareasindicatedinthedeclarations submittedunderArticle4are
accuratelydescribed.
2.Wherethecontractsubmittedbythemanufacturerindicatethatthepeasor
fieldbeanswereproducedinaMemberStateotherthanthatinwhichthey
aretobeusedinfeedingstuffs ,theagencydesignatedbytheMemberState
wherethecontractislodgedshallcommunicatetotheagencydesignatedby
theMemberStatewherethepeasorfieldbeanswereproduced,allthe
informationnecessarytoidentifytheareasofproductionofthepeasandfield
beanscoveredbythecontract.
ThelatterMemberStateshallforthwithinformtheformerwhethertheareas
inquestionhavebeenthesubjectofthedeclarationreferredtoinArticle4
and,whereappropriate,communicatetheresultsofthechecksreferredtoii
paragraph 1. .,
Article12
MemberStatesshallchecktheentryintotheundertakingproducingfeedingstu..3
ofthepeasandfieldbeanscoveredbythecontractandtheiruse,inorderto
ensurethataidisgivenonlyforpeasandfieldbeanswhichareentitledthereto.
Ifnecessary,provisionmaybemadeforotherchecksontheproductsconcerned
beforetheyentertheundertaking.
Article13
1.MemberStatesshallcommunicatetotheotherMemberStatesandtotheCommif-ior
beforetheirentryintoforce,allprovisionsadoptedtoiinplementtheoh
providedforinthisRegulation.
2.MemberStatesshallassisteachotherintheapplicationofthisRegulation.

Article 14 -
xhis Regulation sh&l' ..inter into force onthedayfollowing itspublication
xntheOfficial Jour .aJti'theEuropean Communities ,
This Regulation shall "bebinding initsentirety anddirectly
applicable inallMember States ,
Done at For the Council