No C 62/20 Official Journal of the European Communities 5.3.84 
Proposal for a Council Regulation fixing the guide price for flax seed for the 1984/85 
marketing year 
(84/C 62/19) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN 
COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­
pean Economic Community, and in particular 
Article 43 thereof, 
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) 
No 569/76 of 15 March 1976 laying down special 
measures for flax seed (l), and in particular Article 1 
(1) and (3) thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commis­
sion, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Par­
liament, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and 
Social Committee, 
Whereas, when the guide price for flax seed is fixed 
on an annual basis, account should be taken both 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 the agricultural community 
and to ensure that supplies are available and reach 
consumers at reasonable prices; 
Whereas the first subparagraph of Article 1 (1) of 
Regulation (EEC) No 569/76 provides more specifi­
cally that this price shall be fixed at a level which is 
fair to producers, account being taken of the supply 
requirements of the Community; whereas to this 
end, a balanced relationship should be maintained 
between this price and the price of other oil seeds; 
(') OJNoL67, 15.3. 1976, p. 29. Whereas in accordance with these criteria the guide 
price should be fixed at a higher level than that 
adopted for the preceding marketing year; 
Whereas the guide price must be fixed for a stan­
dard quality to be determined by reference to the 
average quality of seeds harvested in the Com­
munity; whereas the quality laid down for the 
1983/84 marketing year meets this requirement and 
can accordingly be used for the following marketing 
year, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
For the 1984/85 marketing year, the guide price for 
flax seed shall be 55,41 ECU per 100 kilograms. 
Article 2 
The price referred to in Article 1 relates to seed: 
— in bulk, of sound, genuine and merchantable 
quality and, 
— with an impurity content of 2% and, for seeds 
as such, humidity and oil contents of 9 and 38 % 
respectively. 
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 from 1 August 1984. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and 
directly applicable in all Member States. 
Proposal for a Council Regulation fixing for the 1984/85 marketing year the guarantee 
threshold for colza, rape and sunflower seed and certain factors relating thereto 
(84/C 62/20) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN 
COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­
pean Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/ 
EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of 
a common organization of the market in oils and 
fats ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) 
(') OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66. 
5. 3. 84 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 62/21 
No ..., and in particular Article 24a thereof, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commis­
sion, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Par­
liament, 
Whereas the fixing of a guarantee threshold for 
colza, rape and sunflower seed is required under 
Article 24a of Regulation No 136/66/EEC; 
Whereas the guarantee threshold should be in keep­
ing with a medium-term policy; whereas, in the light 
of market prospects, the guarantee threshold for 
1990/91 can be put at 3 300 000 tonnes in the case 
of colza and rape seed and 1 800 000 tonnes in the 
case of sunflower seed; 
Whereas, in the light of this medium-term policy 
and the level of production in recent years, the guar­
antee threshold for the 1984/85 marketing year 
should be fixed at 2 410 000 tonnes in the case of 
colza and rape seed and 1 000 000 tonnes in the case 
of sunflower seed; 
Whereas the consequences as regards the level of 
the target prices and intervention prices in the event 
of the guarantee threshold being exceeded should 
also be stated, Article 1 
1. For the 1984/85 marketing year, the guarantee 
threshold referred to in Article 24a of Regulation 
No 136/66/EEC is hereby fixed at: 
— 2 410 000 tonnes for colza and rape seed, 
— 1 000 000 tonnes for sunflower seed 
2. If the Community production recorded, in 
accordance with Article 24a of Regulation No 136/ 
66/EEC, is greater than the guarantee threshold, 
there shall be a 1 % reduction in the 1985/86 target 
prices and intervention prices for every 50 000 
tonnes in excess of the guarantee threshold, up to a 
maximum of 5 %. 
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: 
— 1 July 1984 in the case of colza and rape seed, 
— 1 August 1984 in the case of sunflower seed. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and 
directly applicable in all Member States. 
Proposal for a Council Regulation amending for the third time Regulation (EEC) 
No 1431/82 laying down special measures for peas and field beans 
(84/C 62/21) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN 
COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the 
European Economic Community, and in particular 
Articles 42 and 43 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commis­
sion, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Par­
liament, Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1431/82 ('), 
as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1577/ 
83 (2), introduced an aid system for peas and field 
beans harvested within the Community and pro­
cessed into feedingstuffs and for products used for 
human consumption or, in an unaltered state, as 
feed for certain animals; 
Whereas, with regard to products used for human 
consumption, the system applies only during the 
1982/83 and 1983/84 marketing years; whereas, for 
reasons of sound administrative management, the 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and 
Social Committee, (') OJ No L 162, 12. 6. 1982, p. 28. 
(2) OJ No L 163,22. 6. 1983, p. 18.