28. 2. 90 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 49/37 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No . . . 
of . . . 
fixing the guide price for soya beans for the 1990/91 marketing year 
(90/C 49/26) 
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 Article 1(1) and (3) of Council Regulation (EEC) 
No 1491/85 of 23 May 1985 laying down special measures 
for soya beans (J), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 
2217/88 (2), provides that the guide price and the standard 
quality for soya beans are to be determined in accordance 
with the procedure laid down in Article 43 (2) of the 
Treaty; 
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 guarantee a 
fair standard of living for the farming 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 1491/85 provides more specifically 
that this price shall be fixed at a fair level for producers, 
having regard to the supply requirements 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 standard quality 
to be determined by reference to the average quality of beans harvested in the Community; whereas the quality laid down 
for the 1989/90 marketing year meets this requirement and 
can accordingly be used for the next marketing year; 
Whereas, under Article 68 of the Act of Accession of Spain 
and Portugal prices in Spain have been set at a level differing 
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 guide price for soya 
beans shall be: 
(a) ECU 47,63 per 100 kilograms for Spain; 
(b) ECU 55,85 per 100 kilograms for the other Member 
States. 
Article 2 
The price referred to in Article 1 shall be for beans: 
— in bulk, of sound and fair merchantable quality, 
and 
— with an impurity content of 2 % and, for beans as such, 
humidity and oil contents of 14 and 18% respectively. 
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 September 1990. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States. 
Done at Brussels, . . . 
For the Council 
(») OJ No L 151, 10. 6. 1985, p. 15. 
(2) OJ No L 197, 26. 7. 1988, p. 11.