5. 3. 84 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 62/17 
prices for colza and rape seed shall be 0,520 ECU 
per 100 kilograms. 
2. These increases shall apply for eight months. 
Article 2 
1. For the 1984/85 marketing year, the amount of 
the monthly increases in the target and intervention 
prices for sunflower seed shall be 0,615 ECU per 
100 kilograms. 
2. These increases shall apply for six months. 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN 
COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­
pean Economic Community, and in particular 
Article 43 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commis­
sion, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Par­
liament, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and 
Social Committee, 
Whereas the dates on which the marketing year for 
soya beans begins and ends are laid down in 
Article 1 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) 
No 1614/79 (•), as amended by Regulation (EEC) 
No 1984/82 (2); whereas experience has shown that 
those dates are no longer representative of soya­
bean harvesting and marketing periods; whereas 
the said dates should therefore be amended; 
Whereas Article 2 (2) of the said Regulation lays 
down that the aid is granted to any natural or legal 
person who has concluded with the producer a con­
tract providing inter alia for payment to the prod­
ucer of a price at least equal to the minimum price; 
whereas, in the light of the recent increase in prod­
uction, it is difficult to carry out checks in respect of 
such a system; whereas, for reasons of simplicity 
(') OJ No L 190, 28. 7. 1979, p. 8. 
(2) OJNoL215,23. 7. 1982, p. 7. 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: 
— from 1 July 1984 as regards colza and rape seed, 
— from 1 August 1984 as regards sunflower seed. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and 
directly applicable in all Member States. 
and for the purposes of the checks to be carried out 
by the Member States the aid should be granted to 
oil mills, the number of which is very small; 
Whereas at present, aid for soya beans is determined 
solely during the most representative period as 
regards the disposal of beans grown in the Com­
munity; whereas in the light of the current level of 
Community production such a restriction is no lon­
ger justifiable; whereas the aid should therefore be 
fixed periodically throughout the marketing year, 
with a view to ensuring that the conditions appli­
cable to beans grown in the Community are 
comparable with those for beans imported from non-
member countries, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
Regulation (EEC) No 1614/79 is hereby amended 
as follows: 
1. The last sentence of Article 1 (2) is replaced by 
the following: 
'Save where otherwise provided for by the 
Council by a qualified majority following a pro­
posal from the Commission, the marketing year 
shall begin on 1 September and shall end on 
31 August of the following year. This provision 
shall apply for the first time to the 1984/85 mar­
keting year.' 
2. The first subparagraph of Article 2 (2) is 
replaced by the following: Proposal for a Council Regulation amending for the second time Regulation (EEC) 
No 1614/79 laying down special measures in respect of soya beans 
(84/C 62/16) 
No C 62/18 Official Journal of the European Communities 5.3.84 
'2. The aid shall be granted to oil mills which: 
— fulfil certain conditions to be determined 
and, 
— have provided proof that they have con­
cluded 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 
below.' 
3. Article 2 (5) is replaced by the following: 
'5. The amount of the aid shall be fixed per­
iodically by the Commission.' 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN 
COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­
pean Economic Community, and in particular 
Article 43 thereof, 
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) 
No 1614/79 of 24 July 1979 laying down special 
measures for soya beans ('), as amended by Regula­
tion (EEC) No 1984/82 (2), and in particular 
Article 1 (1) and (3) thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commis­
sion, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Par­
liament, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and 
Social Committee, 
Whereas, when the guide price for soya beans is 
fixed on an annual basis, 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 
(') OJ No L 190, 28. 7. 1979, p. 8. 
(2) OJNoL215, 23.7. 1982, p. 7. 4. The first paragraph of Article 3 is replaced by 
the following: 
The world market price for soya beans, calcu­
lated for a Community frontier point, shall be 
determined on the basis of the most favourable 
purchasing possibilities.' 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 
day following its publication in the Official Journal 
of the European Communities. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and 
directly applicable in all Member States. 
standard of living for the agricultural community 
and to ensure that supplies are available and reach 
consumers at reasonable prices; 
Whereas the second subparagraph of Article 1 (1) of 
Regulation (EEC) No 1614/79 provides more spe­
cifically that this price shall be fixed at a fair level 
for producers, having regard to the supply require­
ments of the Community; whereas, to this end, a 
balanced relationship should be maintained 
between this price and the price of other oil seeds; 
Whereas in accordance with these criteria the guide 
price should be fixed at the level indicated below; 
Whereas the guide price must be fixed for a stand­
ard quality to be determined by reference to the 
average quality of beans harvested in the Com­
munity; whereas the quality laid down for the 
1983/84 marketing year meets this requirement and 
can accordingly be used for the following marketing 
year, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
For the 1984/85 marketing year, the guide price for 
soya beans shall be 57,57 ECU per 100 kilograms. Proposal for a Council Regulation fixing the guide price for soya beans for the 1984/85 
marketing year 
(84/C 62/17)