28. 2. 90 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 49/33 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No . . . 
of . .. 
fixing the target prices and intervention prices for rape and sunflower seed for the 1990/91 
marketing year 
(90/C 49/24) 
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 the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, 
and in particular Article 89 (1) 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 Articles 22 (4) and 24a (2) of Council Regulation 
No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the 
establishment of a common organization of the market in oils 
and fats(1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 
2902/89 (2), provide that the target price, the intervention 
price and the supplement applicable to rape seed are to 
be fixed in accordance with the procedure laid down in 
Articles 43 (2) of the Treaty; 
Whereas, when the target prices and intervention prices for 
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 farming 
community and to guarantee 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; 
Whereas the prices of 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 rape and 
sunflower seed the quality laid down for the 1989/90 
marketing year meets these requirements and can 
accordingly be used for 1990/91; 
(«) OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66. 
(2) OJ No L 280, 29. 9. 1989, p. 2. Whereas, on the basis of these criteria, the target and 
intervention prices for rape and sunflower seed should be 
fixed at the levels given below; 
Whereas the supplement to be applied to the target and 
intervention price for 'double zero' rape seed must be fixed in 
accordance with the criteria laid down in Article 24a of 
Regulation No 136/66/EEC; 
Whereas, under Article 68 of the Act of Accession prices in 
Spain have been set at a level different 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, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
For the 1990/91 marketing year, the target prices and the 
intervention prices for rape and sunflower seed shall be as 
follows: 
(a) target price for rape seed: 
— ECU 42,05 per 100 kilograms for Spain, 
— ECU 45,02 per 100 kilograms for the other Member 
States; 
(b) intervention price for rape seed: 
— ECU 37,79 per 100 kilograms for Spain, 
— ECU 40,76 per 100 kilograms for the other Member 
States; 
(c) target price for sunflower seed: 
— ECU 49,73 per 100 kilograms for Spain, 
— ECU 58,35 per 100 kilograms for the other Member 
States; 
(d) intervention price for sunflower seed: 
— ECU 44,85 per 100 kilograms for Spain, 
— ECU 53,47 per 100 kilograms for the other Member 
States. 
Article 2 
The prices referred to in Article 1 shall be for seeds in bulk of 
sound and fair merchantable quality: 
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(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 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. 
Article 3 
For the 1990/91 marketing year, the supplement to 
be applied to the target and intervention prices for 'double zero' rape seed shall be ECU 2,50 per 100 
kilograms. 
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: 
— from 1 July 1990 as regards rape seed, 
and 
— from 1 August 1990 as regards sunflower seed. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States. 
Done at Brussels, . . . 
For the Council