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Brussels,5July1982
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
adoptinggeneralrulesconcerningspecialmeasuresforpeasandfieldbeans
fif"--x-L>*\.
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(submittedtotheCouncilbythe-^Commission)
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C0M(82)428final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No1431/82adoptednewprovisionsconcerningspecialmeasures
forpeaselndfieldbeans-Thenewspecialmeasuresincludetheapplicationofasystem
ofaidforpeasandfieldbeansintendedforhumanconsumption andanextension,under
certainconditions,ofthepresentsystemofaidforpeasandfieldbeansintended
foranimalconsumption *
ThepruposeofthisRegulationistolaydowngeneralrulesgoverningthesespecial
measures,inparticularwithregardtothefollowing :
(a)worldmarketprice:
thispricewillbedeterminedaccordingtocriteriasimilartothoseusedincomparable
cases;
(b)conditionstobemetinorderfortheproductstobeeligibleforCommunityaid:
theproductsmusthavebeenharvestedintheCommunity,theproducermusthavereceiver *
notlessthantheminimumpriceandtheproductsmusthavebeenusedwithintheCommu­
nitysubjecttocertainconditions;
<c)personsentitledtoreceiveaid:
|pthecaseofproductsintendedforanimalfeed,thesearethe>feedingstuffsmanufac­
turersorcertainapprovedbodies;andinthecaseofproductsfptendedforhuman
'lei
Ipnsumption,theyaretheusersofsuchproductswhocanprovethattheproductsmay
bplongerbeputtoanyotheruse;
td)thecontrolsystem:
Jiobesetuptoensurethataidisgrantedonlyinrespectofproductselitjibleforit,
particularly inthecaseofimportedproducts;
(e)theeffectivedateonwhichtheaidispayableandthecriteriaforfixingthe
amountthereof*
Thesegeneralruleswillapplyfrom1stAugust1982*Theyrepresentasimplification
oftheadministrative formalities tobefulfilledbythoseconcerned-

Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
adoptinggeneralrulesconcerning specialmeasuresforpeasandfieldbeans
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITICS,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1431/82layingdownspecialmeasures
(1)forpeasandfieldbeans,andinparticularArticles3(5)and4thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereasArticle4(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No1431/82specifiesthattheaverageworld
marketpriceforsoyacakeshallbedetermined onthebasisofthemostfavourable
purchasingpossibilities ontheworldmarket;
Whereasintheabsenceofoffersorquotations whichcanbeusedfordetermining the
worldmarketprice,thispriceistobedetermined onthebasisofoffersandquota­
tionsforsoyacakeobtainedfromsoyabeansprocessedintheCommunity andofoffers
andquotations t>rcompetingproductsontheworldmarket;
Whereastheworldmarketpricemustbecalculatedforadeterminedstandardquality;
Whereas,whenthefrontiercrossing-point isbeingfixed,accountshouldbetakenof
theextenttowhichthispointisrepresentative fortheimpqrt andprocessing
ofsoyabeans;whereas,therefore,theportofRotterdamshouldbeselectedasthe
Communityfrontiercrossing-point ;whereasoffersandquotations mustbeadjusted
irvparticulariftheyaremadeforanotherfrontiercrossing-point ;
WhereasArticle4(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No1431/82providesthattheaverageworld
marketpriceforpeasandfieldbeansistobedetermined onthebasisofthemost
favourable purchasingpossibilities ontheworldmarket;
Whereasintheabsenceofofferswhichcanbeusedfordetermining theworldmarket
price,thispriceshouldbedetermined onthebasisofthepricesobtaining <bnthe
marketsoftheprincipal non-member exportingcountries;
Whereasintheabsenceofanyoffersorpriceswhatsoever,theworldmarketprice
shouldbefixedatalevelequaltothetargetpriceforpeasandfieldbeans;
(1)OJNoL162of12«6m1982,p„28

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Whereastheworldmarketpricemustbecalculatedforastandardquality;
Whereas,whenthefrontiercrossing-point isbeingfixed,accountshouldbetakenof
theextenttowhichthispointisrepresentative forimportofpeasand
fieldbeans;whereas,therefore,theportofRotterdamshouldbeselectedasthe
Communityfrontiercrossing-point ;whereasoffersmustbeadjustedif,inparticular,
theyaremadeforanotherfrontiercrossing-point ;
Whereas,tofacilitatetheimplementation oftheaid.system,provisionshouldbemade
f
fortheaidtobepaidbytheMemberStateinwhoseterritorythepeasandfield
beanshaveactuallybeenused;
Whereas,tofacilitatetheverification ofentitlement toaidincaseswhereproducts
aresoldbytheproducer,provisionshouldbemadefortheaidtobepaidexclusively
tonaturalorlegalperonswhouseth6productsinquestionandwhosubmitacei–
tificateissuedbythecompetentauthorityafterithasinspectedthecontractconclu­
dedbytheproducer,particularly inrespectof theminimumpricepayable
totheproducer;
Whereas,iftheproductsareprocessedfortheproducertouseonhisownfarm,
provisionshouldbemade,forthesakeofadministrative simplicity,fortheaidtobr
grantedtocertainapprovedbodieswhichmustpassontheaidtotheproducer;
Whereastheaidisdueonlyinrespectofproductswhichhaveactuallybeenused
forhumanoranimalconsumption;whereas,however,iftheproductsaresoldbythe
producer,provisionshouldbemadeforpartoftheaidtobepaidinadvanceassoc
astheproductsareplacedundersupervision onthepremiseswheretheywillactuals,
beused;whereas,however,provisionmustbemadeforaguaranteetoensurethat
theproductswillbeused;
Whereastheaidmustbecalculated onthebasisofastandardquality,
takingaccountofvariationsinweightduetothemoistureandimpuritycontentsof
theproductstobeused;
Whereas,sincethepurposeoftheaidforpeasandfieldbeanstobeusedforhuman
oranimalconsumptionisnotthesameasthatoftheaidforpeasandfieldbeans
tobeusedasseed,itshouldbeexpresslystipulated,intheinterestsofclarity,
thatonlyonetypeofaidmaybegrantedinrespectofsuchproducts;
Whereas,toensurethatsuchaidisgrantedonlyinrespectofproductswhichare
eligible,MemberStatesmustbeallowedtoapplyasystemofcontrolforpeasand
fieldbeansproducedintheCommunityorimportedfromoutsidetheCommunity;

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Whereasthechangeover fromtheexistingsystemtothesystemprovidedforinthis
Regulationmusttakeplaceassmoothlyaspossible;whereas,therefore,transitional
measures mayprovenecessary;
,'hereasoneofthepurposesofthisRegulationistoreplaceCouncilRegulation (EEC)
vJo1418/78of19June1978adoptinggeneralrulesinconnectionwiththespecial
(2)measuresforpeasandfieldbeansusedinthefeedingofanimals,asamendedby
regulation(EEC)No1212/79^"^,andwhereasRegulation(EEC)No1418/78shouldthere­
foreberepealed,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
(2)OJNoL171,28«6„1978,p.5
(3)OJNoL153,21*6,,1979,p„6

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I-Worldmarketprice
Article 1
1*TheCommissionshallperiodically determinetheaverageworldmarketpricefor
soyacakereferredtoinArticle4(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No1431/82*
2*Indetermining thepricereferredtoinparagraph 1,theCommissionshalltake
ac'countofworldmarketoffersandofquotationsonexchangeswhichareimportant
forinternational trade,excludingthosewhichcannotberegardedasrepresenta­
tiveoftheactualmarkettrend*
3*Incaseswherenoofferorquotationforsoyacakecanbeusedfordetermining
itsaverageworldmarketprice,theCommissionshalldeterminethispriceonthe
basisofoffersandquotationsforsoyacakeobtainedfromsoyabeansprocessed
intheCommunityandofoffersandquotationsforcompetingproductsontheworld
market*
;4*TheCommissionshalldeterminetheaverageworldmarketpriceforsoyacakeofthe
standardqualityforwhichtheactivatingpricehasbeenset,deliveredinbulk
&
atRotterdam * |
TheCommissionshallmakethenecessaryadjustmentsforoffersandquotationsnot
complyingwiththeconditionssetoutabove*
Article2 I
"V 'i.
v1*TheworldmarketpriceforpeasandfieldbeansreferredtoinArticle4(2)of
;■Regulation (EEC)No1431/82shallbedeterminedbeforethebeginningofeachmar
*ketingyear,forapplication fromthefirstdayofthemarketingyear,inaccor-
;■dancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle12ofCounciIRegulation(EEC)No1117/78^'
Nodifferentiation shallbemadebetweenpeasandfieldbeans,exceptwherethere
isaconsiderable difference betweenpricesforpeasandpricesforfieldbeans*
Theworldmarketpricemaybeamendedduringtheintervening periodaccordingto
thesameprocedureifthefactorstakenintoconsideration atthetimeof'its
fixingundergoasignificant change*
2*Inordertodeterminethepricereferredtoinparagraph 1,accountshallbetake ■
ofoffersontheworldmarket,excludingthosewhichcannotberegardedasrepre­
sentativeoftheactualmarkettrend*
3*Inthecasewherenoofferfarpeasandfieldbeanscanbeusedfordetermining
theworldmarketprice,thisprice'sh£llbedeterminedonthebasisofpricesob­
tainingonthemarketsoftheprincipalnon-memberexportingcountries *
(1)OJNoL142.30.5.1978,p.1.

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4*Incaseswherenoofferorpricecanbeusedaccordingto'theprovisionsof
ι
paragraphs 2and3,theworldmarketpriceshallbefixedatalevelequal
tothetargetpriceforpeasandfieldbeans*
j.Theworldmarketpriceshallbedeterminedforpeasandfieldbeansofthestandard
qualityforwhichthetargetpricehasbeenset,,deliveredinbulkatRotterdam *
Incaseswheretheoffersorpricestakenintoconsideration donotconformtothe
conditionsstatedabove,thenecessaryadjustmentsshallbemadeinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle12ofRegulation (EEC)No1117/78*
II*Aidsystem
Article3
ForthepurposesofthisRegulation :
(1)"firstbuyer"shallmeananynaturalorlegalpersonestablished intheCommunity,
whoconcludes acontractwithaproducerforthepurchaseofpeasandfieldbeans
grownonthelatter'sfarm,inaccordancewiththeconditionlaiddowninthe
secondindentofArticle3(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No1431/82;
(2)'"contract"shallmean,acontractbetweenafirstbuyerandaproducer,specifying
theproducer'sobligationtosupplyaquantityofpeasandfieldbeansofsound,
genuineandmerchantable qualityequaltothequantitystatedinthecontract,
andthefirstbuyer'sobligationtotakedeliveryoftheproductsandtopay
notlessthattheminimumpriceforthem;
(3)"approvedbody"shallmeanaproductionandprocessingorganization oragroupof
producersoftheproductsconcerned,whichcomplieswithconditionstobedetei–
mined;
(4)"placingundersupervision "shallmeantheoperationwherebythecompetentagency
intheMemberState,attherequestoftheuseroftheproducts,determines,on
theuser'spremises,thequantityandqualityoftheproductstobeusedfor
humanoranimalconsumption andcheckstheusetowhichtheyareput*
Article4
1*Incaseswheretheproductsaresoldbytheproducer,thefirstpurchasershall
lodgethecontractmadewiththeproducerwiththeagencyappointedbytheMember
Stateinwhichtheproductisharvested *
Heshallalsolodgeadeclaration,countersigned bytheproducer,certifyingthe
quantityactuallydeliveredbythelatter*
2*TheagencyappointedbytheMemberState,afterverifyingthecontentofthecon­
tractandthedeclaration,shalldelivertothefirstbuyeracertificateconfir­
mingthattheproducerhasobtainedtheminimumpriceforthequantityhehasde­
livered*

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Article5
«
1MInthecasereferredtoinArticle4,theaidshallbegrantedtoanynatural
orlegalpersonwhousestheproductsprovidedthat:
-helodgesanapplication andthecertificatereferredtoinArticle4(2)with
theagencyappointedbytheMemberStateinwhoseterritorytieproducthasbeen
used;
-thequantityspecifiedinthecertificate haseffectivelybeenused,afterbeing
;placedundersupervision,ontheuser'spremises*
2*ForthepurposesofthisArticle,aproductshallhaveeffectively beenusedin
theterritoryofaMemberStateifithasbeen:
(a)milledandincorporated intoanimalfeed,or
Cb)marketedunprocessedforanimalconsumption,or
(c)processedforthemanufacture ofproteinconcentrates,or
(d)processedforuseinhumanfoodstuffs,or
(e)marketedunprocessed forhumanconsumption *
Additionalconditions,inparticularinthecasesreferredtoinCb)and(e),
shallbedetermined inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle12of
Regulation (EEC)No1117/78.'
Article6
1*InthecasereferredtoinArticle4,theaidtobegrantedshall
betheamountinforceonthedaythepersonconcernedlodgestheapplication
referredtoinArticle5(1).
2*Theaidtobepaidshallbe:
(a)fortheproductsreferredtoinArticle5(2)(a),(b)and(c),theamount
fixedinArticle3(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No1431/82;
(b)fortheproductsreferredtoinArticle5(2)(d)and(e),theamountfixed
inArticle3(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No1431/82*
Article7
1*Ifaproducerdoesnotmarkettheproductbuthasitprocessedbyabodyapproved
bytheMemberState,inordertouseitonhisownfarm,thatapprovedbodyshall
lodgeaprocessingdeclaration withtheagencyappointedbytheMemberState
inwhichtheproductwasharvested *
2„TheagencyappointedbytheMemberStateshallvsrifytheaccuracyofthedecla­
rationreferredtoinparagraph 1*

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Article8
1*InthecasereferredtoinArticle7,theaidshallbegrantedtotheapproved
bodywhichlodgestheprocessingdeclaration referredtointhesameArticle,,
providedthattheapprovedbodyinquestionundertakestopassontheaidtothe
producer*
2*Theapprovalreferred'toinparagraph 1shallbegrantedbytheMemberStatecon­
cernedonlytobodieswhichcomplywiththeconditionsdeterminedinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle12ofRegulation (EEC)No1117/78*
3*Theapprovalprovidedforinparagraph 2shallbewithdrawn,exceptincasesof
'forcemajeure',assoonasanyoneoftheconditionsofapprovalceasestobe
fulfilled *
4*Withalprejudicetoanyreimbursement oftheaidpaid,approvalshallalsobe
withdrawnifthebodyfailstopassontheaidtotheproducer*
Article9
1.InthecasereferredtoinArticle7,theaidtobegrantedshallbetheamount
validonthedaytheapprovedbodylodge?theprocessingdeclaration .
TheaidtobepaidshallbetheamountreferredtoinArticle3(1)of
Regulation (EEC)No1431/82*
Article10
Entitlementt>aidshalltakeeffectassoonasthepeasandfieldbeansspecified
inthecontractorintheprocessingdeclaration haveeffectivelybeenusedfor
humBnoranimalconsumption *
However,inthecasereferredtoinArticle4,theaidmaybepaidinadvanceas
soonastheprodctsareplacedundersupervision onthepremiseswheretheyare
tobeused,providedthatsufficientsecurityisgiven*
Article11
1*Aidshallbefixedforpeasandfieldbeanscontaining 14%moistureand3%im­
purities *
2*Theproductsshallbeweighedandsampledwhentheyrea'chtheuser'spremises.
'■»Theaidshallbecalculated onthebasisofweight,adjustedtotake
recantofanydisparities betweentherecordedmoistureandimpuritycontentsand
thelevelsspecifiedforfixingtheaid.

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Article12
ProductsinrespectofwhichtheaidprovidedforinArticle3ofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No2358/71of26October1971onthecommonorganization ofthemarketin
(1)seedshasbeengrantedshallnotbeeligiblefortheaidprovidedforinArticles
5and8-
m*ControlSystem
Article13
Wherenecessary,theplacinginfreecirculation intheCommunityoftheproducts
referredtoinArticle 1ofRegulation (EEC)No1431/82shallbesubject
toacontrolsystemwhichshallapplyuntiltheproductsareprocessedinsucha
wayastorenderthemineligibleforaid*
Article14
1*MemberStatesinwhoseterritorytheproductsareusedshallsetupacontrol
systemensuringthatonlytheproductsentitledtoaidreceiveit*
2*MemberStatesshallcommunicate totheCommissiontheprovisionsadoptedtoimple
mentthecontrolsystem,beforesuchprovisions comeintoforce*
3*MemberStatesshallassistoneanotherinapplyingthisRegulation*
ι
Article15
Wheretransitional measuresprovenecessaryinordertofacilitatethechangeover
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-fromtheexistingsystemtothesystemprovidedforinthisRegulation,suchmeasures
shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle12ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No1117/78*Theyshallapplysolelyduringtheperiodrequiredtofacil
tatethechangeover *
Article16
Regulation (EEC)No1418/78isherebyrepealed*
Article17
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofitspublication intheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities *
Itshallapplyfrom1August1982*
(1)OJNoL246,5*11*19T>1,p«7

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinall
MemberStates-
Doneat FortheCouncil

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FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Date:15June1982
1.BUDGETHEADING ,:g1310APPROPRIATIONS46mioECU
2.TITLE:DraftProposalforaCouncilRegulationadoptinggeneralrulesinconnectiojh
withthespecial.measuresforpeasandfieldbeans
3.LEGALBASIS:Article3ofCouncilRegulation 1431/82
AIMSOFPROJECTImplanentationofbasicCouncilRegulationprovidingforspecial I
measuresforpeasandfieldbeans-
5.FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
5.0EXPENDITURE
-CHARGED TOTHEECBUDGET
<FSHUFTH/INTERVENTIONS )
-NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION
-OTHER
5.1RECEIPTS
-OWNRESOURCES OFTHEEC
(LEVIES/CUSTOMSDUTIES)
-NATIONAL
5.0.1ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE
5.1.1ESTIMATEORECEIPTS
5.2METHODOFCALCULATIONPERIODOF12MONTHS
(1)CURRENTFINANCIAL YEAR
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(1)FOLLOWING FINANCIAL YEAR
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YES/N0!
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toestahMfthnpnsralrnloc IOBSERVATIONS S(1)Asthepurposeoftheproposalistoestablishgeneralrulesf
forthegrantingofaid,therearenonewfinancialconsequences„S