30. 5. 88 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 139/27 
Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) fixing the minimum price for soya beans 
for the 1988/1989 marketing year 
(88/C 139/23) 
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 89(1) thereof, 
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1491/85 of 
23 May 1985 laying down special measures for soya 
beans (*), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No ..., and in 
particular Article 2(6) thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas Article 2(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 1491/85 
provides that the Council shall each year fix a minimum 
price for soya beans; whereas the price is fixed so as to 
guarantee sales for bean producers at a price as close as 
possible to the guide price, taking into account market 
fluctuations and the cost of transporting the beans from the 
production areas to the procession areas; 
Whereas, in order to achieve the abovementioned object­
ive, this minimum price must be fixed for a standard quality 
and a well-defined marketing stage; 
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) Spanish 
prices should be aligned with the common prices in annual 
steps at the beginning of each marketing year; whereas the 
(!) OJ No L 151, 10. 6. 1985, p. 15. rules on this alignment laid down give the Spanish prices set 
out below, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
For the 1988/1989, marketing year, the minimum price for 
soya beans referred to in Article 2(6) of Regulation (EEC) 
No 1491/85 shall be: 
(a) 37,44 ECU per 100 kilograms, for Spain, 
(b) 48,94 ECU per 100 kilograms, for the other Member 
States. 
Article 2 
The price referred to in Article 1 shall apply to beans which 
meet the criteria referred to in Article 2 of Council 
Regulation (EEC) No ... 
The said price shall relate to goods ready for dispatch from 
the production areas. 
Article 3 
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 September 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 1594/83 on the subsidy 
for oil seeds 
(88/C 139/24) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, organization of the market in oils and fats (*), as last 
amended by Regulation (EEC) No ..., and in particular 
Article 27(3) thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 
22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common (J) OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66. 
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Whereas Article 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1594/ 
83 (x), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No..., 
provides for a time limit for the issuing of the advance 
fixing part of the Community certificate on the subsidy for 
oil seeds; whereas that time limit should be extended to 
enable controls to be improved; 
Whereas the wording of Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 
1594/83 should be adjusted to the Combined Nomencla­
ture, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
Regulation (EEC) No 1594/83 is hereby amended as 
follows: 
(!) OJ No L 163, 22. 6. 1983, p. 44. 1. In the second subparagraph of Article 5, the word 'first' 
is replaced by 'third'. 
2. In Article 9, the words 'heading No 12.01 of the 
Common Customs Tariff are replaced by 'subheadings 
1201 00, 1202 00, 1203 00, 1204 00, 1205 00, 1206 00 
and 1207 00 of the Combined Nomenclature'. 
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(1) 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) amending Regulation (EEC) No 1491/85 laying down 
special measures in respect of soya beans 
(88/C 139/25) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 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, to take account of the sharp increase in 
Community production, the requirements to be met by 
operators qualifying for the aid provided for in Article 2 of 
Council Regulation (EEC) No 1491/85 (*), as last amended 
by Regulation (EEC) No 4002/87 (2), should be made 
stricter, 
(!) OJ No L 151, 10. 6. 1985, p. 15. 
(2) OJ No L 377, 31. 12. 1987, p. 45. Article 1 
Article 2(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1491/85 is hereby 
replaced by the following: 
'2. Aid shall be granted to any processor of soya beans 
who has concluded with individual or associated soya 
bean producers a contract providing for payment to the 
producer of a price at least equal to the minimum price 
referred to in paragraph 3. However, in Member States 
where the marketing of soya beans is subject to national 
laws ensuring adequate organization and controls, the 
aid may be granted to a first purchaser who is not the 
processor. 
Where the first purchaser is the processor of the beans, 
the aid shall be granted once proof of processing has 
been provided. 
In other cases, the aid shall be granted to first 
purchasers: 
— meeting certain conditions to be determined, 
— approved by the Member State,