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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(78)259 final .
Brussels ,9June 1978
Proposal fora
COUNCIL REGULATION (ESC )
on "thesystem ofaidfordried fodder
(submitted totheCouncil "bytheCommission )
COM(78 )259final .

EXPLANATORY MEMORAMjuM
InitsRegulation(EEC)No..../78theCounciladoptedanewcommon
organization ofthemarketfordriedfodder.
ItwasspecifiedintheRegulationthattheCouncilwouldadoptgeneral
rules,concerningparticularly thedetermination oftheworldmarket
price,theaidsystemandthecontrolmeasures.
ThepurposeofthisRegulationistoadopttheseprovisions.

Proposal fora
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
onthesystem ofaidfordried fodder
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Community ,
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)No1117/78of22Ma^y1978onthe
common organization ofthemarket indried fodder ^,andinparticular Article
6(2)thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas Article 6(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No1117/78provides forcriteria
fordetermining theaverage world market price fordried fodder tohelaid
down ;
Whereas this price should "bedetermined onthebasis ofthemost favourable
purchasing possibilities ontheworld market ;
Whereas tothis end the Commission should take into consideration all offers
made ontheworld market which areknown toitandallprices quoted onthose
exchanges which areimportant forinternational trade ;whereas ,however ,it
should disregard certain offers ifitconsiders they arenotrepresentative
ofthetrue market trend ;whereas long-dated offers andquotations should also
bedisregarded since they donotrelate toproducts for immediate delivery ;
Whereas ,intheabsence ofoffers orquotations which canbeused asabasis
fordetermining theworld market price ,this price should bedetermined onthe
basis inparticular ofthelast average world market price determined ;
Whereas provision should bemade foradjustments totheoffers andquotations
used inorder tooffset inparticular anydeviation from thepresentation and
quality determined forthepurpose offixing theguide price ;
Whereas criteria relative totheminimum quality ofdried fodder entitled to
aid ,based essentially oncommercial usage ,should belaid down ;
Whereas processing plants should fulfil thenecessazy conditions toobtain entitle­
ment toaid ;whereas such plants shall therefore berequired tokeep stock-accounts ,
including thedetails necessary forverification ofentitlement toaid ,andto
furnish anyother necessary proof ;
OJNoL142 ,30.5.1978 ,p.1.

Whereas ,where there isnocontract "between theproducers andtheprocessing
plant ,thelatter should berequired tofurnish other information forthe
purpose ofverification ofentitlement toaid ;
Whereas contracts should ,ontheonehand ,promote regular supplies for the
processing plants and ,ontheother ,permit theproducers to "benefit from
theaid ;whereas ,tothis end ,itshould belaid down that the contracts
include certain information and inparticular theprice ;
Whereas ,inthecase offodder which isprocessed on "behalf oftheproducer ,
provisions should "bemade toensure that theaid ispassed "back tothe
latter ;
Whereas ,intheinterests ofstability incommercial transactions ,provision
should bemade toenable those concerned tohave theamount ofthe supple­
mentary aidfixed inadvance ;whereas ,intheinterests ofsound administration ,
provision should bemade fortheintroduction ofadvance fixing certificates ,
andforthe lodging ofasecurity inrespect ofthese certificates calculated
toensure that thedried fodder will leave theplant during theperiod of
validity ofthecertificate ;
Whereas provision should bemade toenable advice fixing tobesuspended
where this isnecessary torectify anabnormal si+uation ontheCommunity
dried fodder market ;whereas itshould _accordingly beprovided that advance
fixing bepermitted only after theexpiry ofashort period following the
lodging oftheapplication ,during which period thestate ofthemarket ,can
beassessed ;
Whereas theefficient management ofthe
control arrangements designed toensure
products entitled thereto .aidsystem requires the introduction of
that theaid isgranted only forthose
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION !

TITLE1:WORLDPRICE
Article 1
1.TheCommissionshalloncepermonthdeterminetheaverageworldmarket
pricefortheproductssetoutinthefirstindentofArticle1("b)of
Regulation(EEC)No1117/78.
2.TheCommissionshallindetermining theaverageworldmarketpricetake
accountofallworldmarketoffersandof(Quotationsonexchangeswhich
areimportantforinternational trade.
3.TheCommissionshalldeterminethispriceonthebasisofthemost
favourableactualpurchasingpossibilities ,.disregarding offersand
quotationswhichcannotbeconsideredrepresentative ofthetruemarket
trend.
Article2
Wherethereisnoavailableofferorquotationfordeterminingtheaverage
worldmarketpriceoftheproductsreferredtoinArticle1,theCommission
shalldeterminesuchpricefromworldmarketoffersfortheproductssetout
inthesecondindentofArticle1(b)ofRegulation(EEC)No..../78andfrom
quotationsfortheseproductsonexchangeswhich,areimportantforintern-
nationaltrade. . •
Article3
Wherethereisnoavailableofferorquotationfordeterminingtheaverageworld
marketpriceoftheproductsreferredtointheprecedingArticles,the
4'
Commissionshalldeterminesuchpricefromthelastaverageworldmarketprice
determined,adjustedinaccordancewiththetrendofpricesofsuchproducts
producedintheCommunityandofworldmarketpricesforcompetingproducts.
Article4
TheCommissionshalldeterminetheaverageworldmarketpriceforapelleted
productofthestandardqualityforwhichtheguidepricehasbeenfixed,
deliveredinbulkatRotterdam.
TheCommissionshallmakethenecessaryadjustmentsforoffersandquotations
differingfromtheabovespecification .

TITLEIIsAIDSYSTEM
Article5
TheaidsspecifiedinArticles3and5ofRegulation(EEC)No1117/78shall
"begranted,onrequest "bythepartyconcerned,fordriedfodderfromdiying
plantsthatmeetthefollowingrequirements :
(a)maximummoisturecontentof"between11and14variableaccordingto
theformofpresentation oftheproduct:
(b)minimumcrudeproteincontentindrymatter:
–notlessthan8%(productssetoutinArticle1(a)ofRegulation(EEC)
Ko1117/78);
–notlessthan14/&(productssetoutinArticle1(b)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1117/78);
–notlessthan457°(productssetoutinArticle1(c)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1117/78).
However,additionalconditions,inparticularasregardscrudefibreand
carotenecontent,maybeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedureprovidedfor
inArticle12ofRegulation(EEC)No1117/78.
Article6
TheaidsspecifiedinArticles3and5ofRegulation(EEC)No1117/78shallbe
grantedonlytothosediyingplantswhich:
(a)keepstockaccountswhichincludeatleastdetails:
–ofthequantitiesofgreenorsun-driedfodderprocessed,
-ofthequantitiesofdriedfodderproducedandthequantityandquality
ofthedriedfodderleavingtheplant;
(b)supply,wherenecessary,othersupportingdocumentsnecessaryforchecking
theirentitlement toaid.
Article7
1.WherethecontractsreferredtointhethirdindentofArticle6(1)of
Regulation(EEC)No1117/78areforthepurchaseofgreenorsun-dried
fodderbyprocessingplantstheyshallstateatleast:
(a)thepricetobepaidforthefodder;
(b)thecropareatobedeliveredtothedryingplant;
(c)theconditionsofdeliveryandpayment.

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2.WherethecontractsreferredtointhethirdindentofArticle6(1)of
Regulation(EEC)No1117/78areforthedryingorprocessingona
farmer'saccountoffoddersupplied "byhim,theyshallincludeaprovi­
sionobligingthedryingplanttopaythefarmertheamountoftheaidas
specifiedinArticles3and5ofRegulation(EEC)No1117/78received "byit
inrespectofthequantitiesdriedunderthecontract.
Article6
Dryingplantsprocessingtheirownproductionorthatoftheirmembersshall
submiteachyear,totheagenoydesignatedbytheMemberState,byadateto
bedetermined,adeclarationofthefoddercropareastobedried.However,
thisshallnotapplytotheproductssetoutinArticle1(a)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1117/78*Forthoseproductsthedryingplantshall,beforethe
beginningofeachmonth,notifytheagencydesignatedbytheMemberState
ofthequantitiesofpotatoeswhichitplanstodryduringthatmonth.
Article9
Supplementary aidshallbegrantedattherateapplyinginthemonthwhenthe
fodderleftthedryingplant.
However,onrequestbythepartyconcerned,therateofaidapplyingontheday
whentheapplicationforthecertificatereferredtoinArticle10waslodged,
adjustedwhereappropriateinaccordancewithArticle11,shallbeusedin
respectofthosequantitiesofdriedfodderspecifiedinthecertificate which
leavesthedryingplantduringtherperiodofvalidityofsuchcertificate.
Article10
1.Thereisherebyintroducedasupplementary aidcertificate ,tobeusedfor
certifyingtheadvancefixingoftherateofthesupplementary aid.
Certificates shallbeissuedonrequestbytheMemberStatestodryingplants
locatedontheirterritory.
2.Thesupplementary aidcertificateshallbevalidthroughouttheCommunity.
However,pendingtheestablishment ofaCommunityform,andatlatestuntil
31December1978,thesupplementary aidcertificateshallbevalidonlyon
theterritoryoftheMemberStateinwhichiswasissued.
IssueoftheCertificateshallbesubjecttotheprovisionofsecurity
calculatedtoensurethatthedriedfodderwillleavathedryingplantduring
theperiodofvalidityofthecertificate.
Suchsecurityshallbewhollyorpartlyforfeitifalloranyofthefodder
failstoleavetheplantwithinthisperiod.
Theperiodofvalidityofsupplementary aidcertificates maynotexceedtwelve
months.

Theperiodofvalidityofthesupplementary aidcertificate andtheother
detailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisArticletwhichmayinparticular
specifyatimelimitfortheissueofcertificates ,shall"beadoptedin
accordancewiththeprocedureprovidedforinArticle12ofRegulation(EEC)
No..../JQ,
Article11
Ifincasesofadvancefixingforwardpricesdifferfromthepriceapplying
inthemonthwhentheapplicationforthecertificateislodged,therateof
theadditionalaidshall "beadjusted "bymeansofacorrectiveamountcalcu­
latedfromthetrendofforwardprices.
Article12
1.IfthesituationontheCommunitydriedfoddermarketisabnormal,andin
particularifthevolumeofapplicationsforadvancefixingoftheaidis
unrelatedtothenormalsalepatternfordriedfodderintheCommunity,it
may"bedecided,inrespectofcertificates notalreadyissued,tosuspend
advancefixingfortheperiodnecessarytorestoremarketstability.
2.Suspensionofadvancefixingshallhedecidedoninaccordancewiththe
procedureprovidedforinArticle12ofRegulation(EEC)No1117/78*
However,inanemergencysuchdecisionmayhetaken "bytheCommission;in
thiscasetheperiodofsuspension maynotexceedsevendays.
TITLEIII:CONTROL
Article13
1.TheMemberStatesshallintroducecontrolarrangements wherebyitmaybe
verifiedinrespectofeachdryingplantwhether:
–theconditionssetoutintheforegoingArticlesarebeingcompliedwith
–thequantityofdriedfodderinrespectofwhichaidisappliedfor
correspondstothatmeetingtheminimumqualityrequirement andleaving
theplant.
2.Thediredfoddershallbeweighedandsamplesexaminedwhenitleavesthe
plant.
3.EachMemberStateshallnotifytotheCommission,beforetheirentiyinto
force,theprovisionstobeadoptedbyitforpurposesofthecontrol'
arrangements referredtoinparagraph 1.
Article14
MemberStatesshallassisteachotherinapplyingthisRegulation.

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Article15
Α
Regulation(EEC)Bo1192/74isherebyrepealed.
Article16
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayfollowingitspublication
intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCoajurunities.
Itshallapplywitheffectfrom1July1978»withtheexceptionofArticles
1to4.whichshallapplywitheffectfrom1April1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectly
applicableinallMemberStates.
Doneat FortheCouncil
10JNoL131,14.5.1974,P.1.