No C 297/28 Official Journal of the European Communities 27. 11. 90 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No . .. 
of ... 
laying down transitional measures governing the common organization of the market in 
cereals and rice in Portugal 
(90/C 297/16) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, 
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and 
Portugal, and in particular Article 234 (3) thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parlament, 
Whereas the price policy followed by the Community since 
accession and in particular the system of stabilizers makes 
impossible the process provided for in Article 285 of the 
Act of Accession as regards alignment of cereals prices in 
Portugal on the Community price; whereas the European 
Council in February 1988 recognized that the recent 
adjustments to the common agricultural policy create 
difficulties which were not foreseen and which necessitate 
an amplification of the transitional arrangements, 
particularly as regards aid and timetables; 
Whereas providing aid which is temporary and reduced in 
phases, the initial amount of which is determined on the 
basis of the income guaranteed to Portuguese producers at 
the end of the first stage, would make it possible to reduce 
feed-grain prices in Portugal to the level of Community 
prices and thereby facilitate the integration of the 
Portuguese market into the common organization of the 
markets; 
Whereas, in the case of durum wheat,, the same result can 
be achieved by granting to Portuguese producers the total 
aid provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 
of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the 
market in cereals (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) 
No 1340/90 (2), which, under Article 323 of the Act of 
Accession, was to be progressively introduced as from the 
beginning of the second stage; 
Whereas, in the case of common wheat, the difference 
between the price applicable in Portugal and the 
Community price is such that, in spite of the provision of aid, alignment cannot be achieved in one single operation; 
whereas a price higher than the common price must 
therefore be set in respect of this product and its alignment 
on the common price must be programmed over several 
marketing years; 
Whereas, in the case of rice, a product in respect of which 
the difference between Portuguese prices and the 
Community price does not warrant the provision of aid, a 
price based on that applicable in Portugal at the end of 
the first stage should be applied at the beginning of the 
second stage and this price subsequently aligned on the 
Community price; 
Whereas, in the case of both common wheat and rice, the 
Community's recent policy makes it unlikely that alignment 
can be achieved via an increase in common prices as 
stipulated in Article 285 of the Act of Accession; whereas 
the method and timing of future alignments should 
therefore be determined, with particular reference to the 
difference between the prices of such products and the 
common prices; 
Whereas, as regards the phased reduction of aid, a system 
should be introduced enabling account to be taken of 
variations in the buying-in price from one marketing year 
to the next and, in particular, of reductions due to the 
stabilizers; whereas this phased reduction should also be 
spread over a sufficiently long period and aligned on that 
envisaged for the alignment of common wheat prices; 
Whereas, with regard to the provision of aid, the length of 
the marketing year should be fixed with reference to the 
time of the harvest in Portugal; 
Whereas the Community's interest in a rapid integration of 
the Portuguese cereals market into the common 
organization of the market justifies a partial financing of 
the aid by the EAGGF, Guarantee Section, the remainder 
being financed by Portugal; 
(!) OJNoL281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1. 
(2) OJ No L 134, 28. 5. 1990, p. 1. Whereas the application of common prices for the majority 
of cereals makes it appropriate to apply to Portuguese 
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producers the supplementary co-responsibility levy 
applicable to the other Member States; 
Whereas in order to ease the transition from the 
intervention system existing in Portugal prior to the 
beginning of the second stage to the system based on the 
common organization of markets, it is appropriate that, for 
the marketing year 1991/92, intervention in Portugal 
should take place from the beginning of the marketing year 
and that triticale, an important cereal in the context of 
Portuguese agriculture, should be eligible for intervention 
over a three-year period; 
Whereas, in view of the problems of the processing 
industry in Portugal, 10 years is an appropriate period for 
the progressive abolition of the measures intended to 
ensure the protection of that industry as referred to in 
Article 286 (3) of the Act of Accession, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
This Regulation lays down the special transitional 
arrangements applicable in Portugal in respect of the 
common organization of the markets in cereals and rice. 
I. Price system 
Article 2 
1. As from 1 January 1991, the common prices shall 
apply in Portugal to all the cereals referred to in 
Article 1 (a) and (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75, 
with the exception of common wheat. 
2. Without prejudice to Article 4b (3) of Regulation 
(EEC) No 2727/75, the intervention price for common 
wheat shall be: 
— fixed at ECU 210,80 per tonne for the period 1 January 
1991 to the beginning of the 1991/92 marketing 
year, 
— fixed in accordance with the rules governing the 
common organization of markets and in such a way as 
not to increase the difference between it and the 
common prices for the 1991/92 marketing year, 
— aligned on the common price at the beginning of each 
marketing year from 1992/93 to 1999/2000, 
successively by 1/9, 1/8, 1/7, 1/6, 1/5, 1/4, 1/3 and 
1/2 of the difference between these two prices. 3. The intervention price for paddy rice shall be: 
— fixed at ECU 344,57 per tonne for the period 1 January 
1991 to the beginning of the 1991/92 marketing 
year, 
— aligned on the common price at the beginning of each 
marketing year from 1991/92 to 1994/95, successively 
by 1/5, 1/4, 1/3 and 1/2 of the difference between 
these two prices. 
II. Aid for Portuguese producers 
Article 3 
1. Up to the end of the 1999/2000 marketing year, aid 
shall be granted to producers of common wheat, maize, 
barley, rye, triticale and grain sorghum, as referred to in 
Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75, and placed on 
the market by the producer or sold by the producer to an 
intervention agency in accordance with Articles 7 and 8 of 
that Regulation. 
2. Up to the end of the 1991/92 marketing year, the 
amount of aid for cereals shall be as follows: 
— common wheat ECU 70,74 per tonne, 
— maize ECU 60,00 per tonne, 
— barley, triticale and rye ECU 77,49 per tonne, 
— grain sorghum ECU 51,77 per tonne. 
3. In subsequent marketing years, the aid shall be fixed by 
the Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal 
from the Commission, on the basis of the difference 
between: 
— the amount resulting from the sum of the buying-in 
price and the aid applicable in Portugal during the 
previous marketing year, and 
— the buying-in price applicable in Portugal during the 
marketing year in question. 
This difference shall, for each marketing year, be reduced 
respectively by 1/9, 1/8, 1/7, 1/6, 1/5, 1/4, 1/3 and 
1/2. 
Article 4 
In the context of the provision of the aid referred to in 
Article 3, 'marketing year' shall mean the period 1 June to 
31 May in the case of common wheat, barley, triticale and 
rye. 
Article 5 
The aid disbursed under this Regulation shall be considered 
as intervention within the meaning of Article 1 (2) of 
Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 (*); 65 % of the aid 
shall be financed by the EAGGF, Guarantee Section. 
0) OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 13. 
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Article 6 Article 9 
As from the 1991/92 marketing year, the aid specified in 
Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 shall be fully 
applicable in Portugal. The fixed components in respect of products referred to 
in Article 286 (3) of the Act of Accession shall be 
progressively abolished before 1 January 2000 according to 
a timetable to be determined. 
III. Other measures 
Article 7 
By derogation from Article 4b of Regulation (EEC) 
No 2121115, the supplementary co-responsibility levy 
applicable in Portugal shall be the same as for the other 
Member States. IV. General and final provisions 
Article 10 
The detailed rules for implementing this Regulation shall 
be adopted in accordance with the procedure specified in 
Article 26 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75. 
Article 8 
By derogation from Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) 
No 2121/15: 
(a) during the 1991/92 marketing year, buying in of 
cereals harvested in Portugal may take place in Portugal 
from 1 July to 30 April; 
(b) during the 1991/92 to 1993/94 marketing years, 
triticale harvested in Portugal may be bought in in 
Portugal, the buying-in price being the price applicable 
to barley. This procedure shall also be used to adopt the transitional 
arrangements necessary to facilitate the transition from the 
system existing in Portugal to that resulting from the 
application of the common organization of markets, under 
the terms specified in this Regulation and in particular 
those relating to compensation for any stocks of cereals 
affected by a late harvest. 
Article 11 
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1991. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States. 
Done at Brussels, . . . 
For the Council