3. 4. 89 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 82/25 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No ... 
of... 
fixing the target prices and intervention prices for rape and sunflower seed for the 1989/90 
marketing year 
(89/C 82/20) 
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 Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 
22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common 
organization of the market in oils and fats (a), as last 
amended by Regulation (EEC) No ... (2) and in particular 
Articles 22(4) and 24a(2) 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, when the target prices and intervention prices for 
rape and sunflower seed are fixed, account should be taken 
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, to ensure that supplies are 
available and that they reach consumers at reasonable 
prices; 
Whereas the intervention price must be fixed in accordance 
with the criteria laid down in Article 24(1) of Regulation 
No 136/66/EEC; 
Whereas the prices of rape and sunflower seed must be 
fixed for specific standard qualities; whereas the latter 
should be laid down in relation to the average qualities of 
the seeds harvested in the Community; whereas, for rape 
and sunflower seed the quality laid down for the 1988/89 
marketing year meets these requirements and can accord­
ingly be used for 1989/90; 
Whereas, on the basis of these criteria, the target and 
intervention prices for rape and sunflower seed should be 
fixed at the levels given below; 
(!) OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66. 
(2) See page 15 of this Official Journal. Whereas the supplement to be applied to the target and 
intervention prices for 'double zero' rape seed must be fixed 
in accordance with the criteria laid down in Article 24a of 
Regulation No 136/66/EEC; 
Whereas under Article 68 of the Act of Accession prices in 
Spain have been set at a level differing from that of the 
common prices; whereas pursuant to Article 70(1) of the 
Act of Accession Spanish prices should be aligned with the 
common prices in annual steps at the beginning of each 
marketing year; whereas the rules on this alignment laid 
down give the Spanish prices set out below, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
For the 1989/90 marketing year, the target prices and the 
intervention prices for rape and sunflower seed shall be as 
follows: 
(a) target price for rape seed: 
— 41,45 ecus/100 kg for Spain, 
— 45,02 ecus/100 kg for the other Member States, 
(b) intervention price for rape seed: 
— 37,19 ecus/100 kg for Spain, 
— 40,76 ecus/100 kg for the other Member States; 
(c) target price for sunflower seed: 
— 48,00 ecus/100 kg for Spain, 
— 58,35 ecus/100 kg for the other Member States; 
(d) intervention price for sunflower seed: 
— 43,12 ecus/100 kg for Spain, 
— 53,47 ecus/100 kg for the other Member States. 
No C 82/26 Official Journal of the European Communities 3. 4. 89 
Article 2 Article 4 
The prices referred to in Article 1 shall relate to seeds in 
bulk which are sound, fair and of merchantable quality: 
(a) with an impurity content of 2 % and, for seeds as such, 
moisture and oil contents of 9 % and 40 % respectively 
in the case of rape seed; 
(b) with an impurity content of 2 % and, for seeds as such, 
moisture and oil contents of 9 % and 44 % respectively 
in the case of sunflower seed. 
Article 3 
For the 1989/90 marketing year, the supplement to be 
applied to the target and intervention prices for 'double 
zero' rape seed shall be 2,5 ecus per 100 kg. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day 
following its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Communities. 
It shall apply: 
with effect from 1 July 1989 as regards rape seed, and 
with effect from 1 August 1989 as regards sunflower 
seed. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 
Done at... 
For the Council 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No ... 
of... 
fixing the monthly increases in the target price, the intervention price and the intervention 
buying-in price for rape seed and sunflower seed for the 1989/90 marketing year 
(89/C 82/21) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
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) No ... (2), and in particular 
Article 25 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas, pursuant to Article 25 of Regulation No 136/66/ 
EEC, the amount by which the target price, the intervention 
price and the intervention buying-in price for rape seed and 
sunflower seed are to be increased monthly for a period to 
be determined from the beginning of the fifth month of the 
marketing year should be fixed for the 1989/90 marketing 
year and the number of months during which those 
increases are to be applied should be laid down; whereas 
that amount must be the same for all three prices; 
0) OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66. 
(2) See page 15 of this Official Journal. Whereas those increases, which are to be equal for each 
month, must be fixed taking account of the average storage 
costs and interest recorded in the Community; whereas the 
average storage costs should be established on the basis of 
the cost of storing seed in suitable premises and the cost of 
handling necessary for the proper preservation of the seed; 
whereas the interest may be calculated on the basis of the 
rate considered normal for the producing regions; 
Whereas in the interests of steady disposal of the harvest 
and sound market management the monthly increases 
should be restricted to four at the end of the marketing 
year; whereas, however, to avoid the excessively violent 
disturbance of the market that might well result from such 
a reduction in the number of monthly increases from that 
applied in previous years there should be six in the 1989/90 
marketing year, the reduction to four being deferred to 
1990/91, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
1. For the 1989/90 marketing year, the monthly increases 
in the target price, the intervention price and the