No C 139/24 Official Journal of the European Communities 30. 5. 88 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day 
following its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Communities. Article 1(3) shall apply from 1 July 1988 as regards rape 
seed and from 1 August 1988 as regards sunflower seed. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly 
applicable in all Member States. 
Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) fixing the target prices and intervention prices for colza, 
rape and sunflower seed for the 1988/1989 marketing year 
(88/C 139/20) 
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 ..., and in particular 
Articles 22(4) and 24a (2) thereof, 1988 marketing year meets requirements and can accord­
ingly be used for 1988/1989; 
Whereas, on the basis of these criteria, the target and 
intervention prices for colza, rape and sunflower seed 
should be fixed at the levels given below; 
Whereas the supplement to be applied to the target and 
intervention prices for 'double zero' colza and rape seed 
must be fixed in accordance with the criteria laid down in 
Article 24a of Regulation No 136/66/EEC; 
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 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, 
Whereas, when the target prices and intervention prices for 
colza, 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; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
For the 1988/1989 marketing year, the target prices and the 
intervention prices for colza, rape and sunflower seed shall 
be as follows: 
(a) target price for colza and rape seed: 
Whereas the prices of colza, 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 colza, 
rape and sunflower seed the quality laid down for the 1987/ — 40,86 ECU/100 kg for Spain, 
45,02 ECU/100 kg for the other Member States. 
(b) intervention price for colza and rape seed: 
(!) OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66. 36,60 ECU/100 kg for Spain, 
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— 40,76 ECU/100 kg for the other Member States. 
(c) target price for sunflower seed: 
— 46,28 ECU/100 kg for Spain, 
— 58,35 ECU/100 kg for the other Member States. 
(d) intervention price for sunflower seed: 
— 41,40 ECU/100 kg for Spain, 
— 53,47 ECU/100 kg for the other Member States. 
Article 2 
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 colza and 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. 
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 ..., 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 and the 
intervention price for rape seed and sunflower seed is to be 
increased monthly from the beginning of the fifth month of 
the marketing year for rape seed and from the beginning of 
the fourth month of the marketing year for sunflower seed 
should be fixed for the 1988/1989 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 both prices; 
(!) OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66. Article 3 
For the 1988/1989 marketing year, the supplement to be 
applied to the target and intervention prices for 'double 
zero' colza and rape seed shall be 2,5 ECU per 100 kg. 
Article 4 
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 1988 as regards colza and rape 
seed, and 
— with effect from 1 August 1988 as regards sunflower 
seed. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly 
applicable in all Member States. 
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, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
1. For the 1988/1989 marketing year, the monthly 
increases in the target price and the intervention price for 
rape seed shall be 0,199 ECU per 100 kilograms. 
2. The increases referred to in paragraph 1 shall apply for 
seven months. 
Article 2 
1. For the 1988/1989 marketing year, the monthly 
increases in the target price and the intervention price for 
sunflower seed shall be 0,237 ECU per 100 kilograms. Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) fixing the monthly increases in the target price and the 
intervention price for rape seed and sunflower seed for the 1988/1989 marketing year 
(88/C 139/21)