30. 5. 88 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 139/5 
Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) fixing the amount of the co-responsibility levy for cereals 
and the overall amount of the direct aid for small producers for the 1988/1989 marketing year 
(88/C 139/03) 
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 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 Articles 4(2) and 4a(3) 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 the amount of the co-responsibility levy referred 
to in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 is to be 
determined on the basis of cereal production, the quantities 
of cereals used in the Community without financial 
intervention and of imports of the substitute products 
shown in Annex D to the abovementioned Regulation; 
whereas, however, in view of the cereal production 
situation in the Community, the amount of the correspons-
ibility levy should be maintained for the 1988/1989 
marketing year at the level fixed for the previous marketing 
year; 
Whereas in light of the maintenance of the level of the basic 
co-responsibility levy and of the introduction of an 
additional co-responsibility levy, the overall amount of the 
(!) OJ No L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1. 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof, aid to small producers should also be increased for 1988/ 
1989, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
For the 1988/1989 marketing year: 
1. the amount of the co-responsibility levy referred to in 
Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 shall be 
5,38ECU/tonne; 
2. the overall amount of the aid for small producers 
referred to in Article 4a of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/ 
75 shall be 220 million ECU broken down as follows: 
— 110 million ECU to offset the co-responsibility levy 
provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 
2727/75; 
— 110 million ECU to offset the additional co-
responsibility levy provided for in Article 4b of 
Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75. 
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 with effect from 1 July 1988. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly 
applicable in all Member States. 
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 
29 October 1975 on the common organization of the 
market in cereals (1), as last amended by Council 
Regulation (EEC) No ..., and in particular Article 10(3) 
thereof, Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) fixing for the 1988/1989 marketing year the amount of 
the aid for durum wheat 
(88/C 139/04) 
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and 
Portugal, and in particular Article 89(1) thereof, (a) OJ No L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1. 
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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 the purpose of the aid for durum wheat is to 
ensure a fair standard of living for farmers in regions of the 
Community where such production constitutes a tradi­
tional and important part of agricultural production; 
whereas these areas were specified by Council Regulation 
(EEC) No 3103/76 of 16 December 1976 on aid for durum 
wheat (a), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1583/ 
86 (2); whereas, to cushion the impact of the reduction in 
the intervention price for durum wheat on producers' 
incomes, the aid for 1988/1989 should be increased; 
Whereas the rules regarding the alignment of aid as laid 
down in Article 79(2) of the Act of Accession require that 
the amount of aid for durum wheat applicable in Spain 
should be that laid down in this Regulation, 
(!) OJ No L 351, 21. 12. 1976, p. 1. 
(2) OJ No L 139, 24. 5. 1986, p. 40. 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNTIES, 
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 (a), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) 
No ..., and in particular Article 11(a) paragraph 2 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1008/86 of 25 
March 1986 laying down detailed rules for production 
refunds applicable to potato starch (2) requires that the 
Council should fix a minimum price for potatoes used for 
the manufacture of starch, to be paid on a 'factory gate' 
basis by the starch manufacturer to the potato producer; 
(!) OJ No L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1. 
(2) OJ No L 94, 9. 4. 1986, p. 5. HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
For the 1988/1989 marketing year, the aid for durum wheat 
referred to in Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 is 
hereby fixed for the regions listed in the Annex to 
Regulation (EEC) No 3103/76 at 
— 137,05 ECU per hectare for the Community as 
constituted on 31 December 1985, and 
— 54,49 ECU per hectare for Spain. 
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 with effect from 1 July 1988. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly 
applicable in all Member States. 
whereas qualification for the premium payable to manu­
facturers of potato starch is conditional on the payment of 
this minimum price; 
Whereas the supply prices of raw materials for the 
manufacture of starch should remain linked to maintain 
equality of competition between the various starch 
industries, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
1. The minimum price for potatoes, to be paid by the 
manufacturer of potato starch to the potato producer for 
the quantity of potatoes required to manufacture one tonne 
of potato starch on a 'factory gate' basis shall be 264,74 
ECU for the 1988/1989 cereal marketing year. Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) setting for the 1988/1989 cereals marketing year the 
minimum price for potatoes to be paid by the starch manufacturer to the potato producer 
(88/C 139/05)