28. 2. 90 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 49/3 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No . . . 
of . . . 
fixing the prices applicable to cereals for the 1990/91 marketing year 
(90/C 49/02) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 
thereof, 
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, 
and in particular Article 89 (1) 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 Article 3 (5) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 
2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization 
of the market in cereals (l), as last amended by Regulation 
(EEC) No . . . (2), provides that the target and intervention 
prices are to be fixed in accordance with the procedure laid 
down in Article 43 of the Treaty, 
Whereas the markets and prices policy, based on modern 
farms, is the main instrument of the common agricultural 
policy; whereas full advantage cannot be drawn from such a 
policy unless it is integrated into the general framework 
incorporating a dynamic social and structural policy and the 
application of the rules on competition contained in the 
Treaty; 
Whereas in many cases surpluses can no longer be disposed of 
on normal terms either inside or outside the Community; 
whereas, in order to reduce the cost to the budget of 
disposing of surpluses on markets outside the Community 
and to encourage greater consumption within the 
Community, the restrictive prices policy should continue to 
be applied; whereas, in view of the further application of the 
stabilizing mechanism provided for in Article 4b (3) of 
Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75, this aim may be achieved by 
maintaining for 1990/91 the intervention prices for common 
wheat, barley, rye, maize and grain sorghum for the previous 
marketing year; 
(!) OJNoL281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1. 
(2) See page ... of this Official Journal. Whereas, as part of a quality policy, production of common 
wheat of superior breadmaking quality and production of rye 
of breadmaking quality should be supported; whereas, 
accordingly, the special premiums for common wheat of 
breadmaking quality and for rye of breadmaking quality 
should be maintained; whereas, however, the level of these 
premiums should be ajusted in line with the further reduction 
in the intervention price provided for in Article 4b (3) of 
Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75; 
Whereas from the 1986/87 marketing year the Council 
began a process of aligning the intervention price for durum 
wheat on that of common wheat; whereas, given the present 
ratio between the prices of the cereals concerned and the 
imbalance recorded on the durum wheat market, such a 
policy of alignment should be continued; whereas an 
additional reduction should accordingly be made in the 
intervention price for durum wheat; 
Whereas application of Article 68 of the Act of Accession of 
Spain and Portugal has meant that prices in Spain differ from 
the common prices; whereas Article 70 (1) of the Act of 
Accession lays down the provisions to be applied for aligning 
the Spanish prices on the common prices; whereas the criteria 
laid down for such alignment result in the fixing of the 
Spanish intervention price for durum wheat at the level given 
below; 
Whereas the common prices were applied in Spain in the 
preceding marketing year for all cereals with the exception of 
durum wheat; whereas the prices for durum wheat should be 
aligned in accordance with Article 70 (1) of the Act of 
Accession, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
For the 1990/91 marketing year, the prices applicable to 
cereals shall be as set out in the Annex hereto. 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day 
following its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Communities. 
It shall apply from the beginning of the 1990/91 marketing 
year. 
No C 49/4 Official Journal of the European Communities 28. 2. 90 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States. 
Done at Brussels, . . . 
For the Council 
COMMON WHEAT 
Intervention price (]) 
Target price 
RYE 
Intervention price (2) 
Common target price 
BARLEY 
Intervention price 
Common target price ANNEX 
(ECU per tonne) 
174,06 
241,08 
165,36 
219,46 
165,36 
K 
219,46 MAIZE 
Intervention price 
Common target price 
GRAIN SORGHUM 
Intervention price 
Common target price 
DURUM WHEAT 
Intervention price: 
— Community of Ten 
— Spain 
Target price (ECU per tonne) 
174,06 
219,46 
165,36 
219,46 
243,68 
219,67 
295,99 
(') The price is increased by ECU 3,38 per tonne for common wheat of breadmaking quality which meets the specific 
quality requirements laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 1570/77. 
(2) The price is increased by ECU 8,44 per tonne for rye of breadmaking quality which meets the specific quality 
requirements laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 1570/77.