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COM(77)215
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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)215 final
Brussels,31May1977
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
fixingthethresholdpricesforcerealsforthe
1977/1978marketingyear
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
C0M(77)215final

EXPLA.MTORX STATEMENT
Thethresholdpricesforcerealsaretobefixedaooordingtotheprovisions
ofArticle5CounoilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75before15Maroheachyear
forthefollowingmarketingyear.
ThethresholdpricesarecalculatedforRotterdambysubtracting fromthe
targetpriceapplicableatDuisburgthelowesttransportcostfromRotterdam
toDuisburg,theoostoftrans-shipment atRotterdamandatradingmargin,
sothatthesalepriceofimportedcerealsontheDuisburgmarketwillbe
atthelevelofthetargetprioeaftertakingintoaooountqualitydifferences .
Asregardsthethresholdpriceforfeedgrainsforwhichnotargetpriceis
fixed(buckwheat,sorghum,milletandcanaryseed),thosearecalculatedon
thebasisoftheproportion98*45%ascomparedwiththresholdpricefor
barley-100$(thesameproportionasin1976/77)*
Thethresholdpriceforoatsisoaloulatedonthebasisof96.20%ofthe
barleythresholdprice(1976/77m96*23$).
Theincreaseinthethresholdpricesforfeedgrainsamountsto5«H$
(5.08$foroats)incomparisonwiththe1976/77marketingyear.

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)~---
fixing thethreshold prices forcereals forthe1977/78marketing year
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COI^IUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)No2727/75of29October 1975 on
thecommon organization ofthemarket incereals aslast amended "by
Regulation (EEC)No ./77^2\ *-nparticular Article 5(5)(b)thereof
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas Article 5(l)Regulation (EEC)No2727/75provides that the
threshold price fortheprincipal cereals must befixed insuch awaythat
theselling price fortheimported product ontheDuisburg market isthe
same asthetarget price ;whereas this isachieved bydeducting from the
target price themost advantageous transport costs between Rotterdam and
Duisburg ,transhipment charges atRotterdam andatrading margin ;whereas
thetarget prices have been fixed forthe1977/78marketing year byRegu -*
lation (EEC)No /77
Whereas thethreshold prices forother cereals forwhich notarget price is
fixed must ,inaccordance with Article 5(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No2727/75»
besodetermined that thetarget price fortheprincipal cereals incompe­
tition with these products maybereached ontheDuisburg market ^
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION S
1OJNoL281 ,1.11.1975 ,P.1
2)OJNoL
3)OJNoL

SoleArticle
Forthe1977/78marketingyear,thethresholdpricesforcerealsshall
beasfollows:
Unitsofaccount
per1000Kilograms
Commonwheatand.meslin 155.15
Rye 152.15
Barley 142.–
Maize 142.–
Durumwheat 221.30
Oats 136.60
Buckwheat 139.80
Sorghum 139.80
Millet 139.80
Canaryseed 139»80
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
allMemberStates.
Doneat FortheCouncil
ThePresident