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— the price of common wheat residues determined 
in accordance with the second indent of Article 
2(4), less 15%. 
Article 6 
For the purposes of this Regulation: 
(a) matter other than basic cereals of unimpaired quality 
shall be as defined in Annex I of Council Regulation 
(EEC) No 2731/75 (»); 
(b) the methods for determining of matter other than basic 
cereals of unimpaired quality and of the moisture 
content shall be defined in accordance with the 
procedure laid down in Article 26 of Regulation (EEC) 
No 2727/75. 
(*) OJ No L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 22. Article 7 
1. Council Regulation (EEC) No 2734/75 is hereby 
repealed. 
2. References to the Regulation repealed by paragraph 1 
shall be construed as references to this Regulation. 
Article 8 
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. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly 
applicable in all Member States. 
Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 1983/86 laying down 
general rules for the system of direct aid for small producers in the cereals sector 
(88/C 139/07) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, 
Having regard to 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 ..., and in particular Article 4a(4) thereof, small producers must be defined on the basis of the utilized 
agricultural area; 
Whereas the abovementioned Article 4a(2) provides for the 
possibility of granting the aid for small producers in the 
form of compensation for the co-responsibility levy; 
whereas the conditions of application should be specified; 
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1983/86 (2) should 
be amended accordingly, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Article 1 
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 now provides for 
the establishment of an additional co-responsibility levy; 
whereas the system of direct aid for small producers must 
be adjusted to offset the effect of the latter levy on their Regulation (EEC) No 1983/86 is hereby amended as 
follows: 
1. Article 1 is replaced by the following: 
'Article 1 
Whereas, moreover, experience has shown the need to 
define the concept of 'small producer' at Community level; 
whereas, having regard to the criteria laid down for the 
fixing of the overall amount of the aid provided for in 
Article 4a of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75, the concept of 1. Small producers of cereals who have borne the 
cereals co-responsibility levy provided for in Articles 4 
and 4b of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 shall be eligible 
for the aid provided for in Article 4a of that Regulation. 
2. Producers of cereals whose holdings have a utilized 
agricultural area (UAA) not exceeding 20 hectares shall 
C1) OJ No L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 171, 28. 6. 1986, p. 1. 
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be deemed small producers within the meaning of 
Article 4a of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75. 
Areas withdrawn from farming under Regulation (EEC) 
No 797/85 shall be included in the abovementioned 20 
hectares.' 
2. Article 4 is replaced by the following: 
'Article 4 
1. Eligibility under the provisions of Article 4a(2) of 
Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 shall be subject to 
approval by the Commission of the measures taken by 
the Member State concerned. 
To that end, those measures shall be notified to the 
Commission within a time limit enabling it to act before 
the commencement of the marketing year. 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, 
Having regard to 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 ..., and in particular Article 6(2) thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas, when the number and amount of the monthly 
increases are fixed, account should be taken of the storage 
costs and financing charges for storing cereals in the 
Community, whereas experience has shown that the level 
of the monthly increases for cereals can encourage 
operators to hold on to cereals; whereas, so that stocks can 
be disposed of more smoothly, these increases should be 
reduced; 
(!) OJ No L 281, 1. 11. 1975 p. 1. 2. Exemption under the arrangements provided for in 
Article 4a(2) shall be limited for each producer to the 
first 25 tonnes of cereals marketed.' 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day 
following its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Communities. 
It shall apply from the 1988/1989 marketing year. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly 
applicable in all Member States. 
Whereas, as regards the threshold price for maize and 
sorghum, the monthly increases are determined in 
accordance with the last subparagraph of Article 5(1) of 
Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
For the 1988/1989 marketing year, the monthly increases to 
be applied to the target price, threshold price, intervention 
price and buying-in price for the products listed in Article 
1(a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 shall be as 
set out in this Regulation. 
Article 2 
The monthly increases to be applied to the target price, 
threshold price, intervention price and buying-in price for 
common wheat, rye, barley, maize, sorghum and durum 
wheat, operative for the first month of the marketing year, 
shall be as follows: Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) fixing the monthly price increases for cereals, 
wheat and rye flour and wheat groats and meal for the 1988/1989 marketing year 
(88/C 139/08)