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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(80)185 final
Brussels,14April1980
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
fixingforthe1980/81marketingyeartheminimumpricetobe
paidbypotatostarchmanufacturers
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )

Y EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM ,
Thepurpose ofthis proposal istofixtheminimum price tobepaid bythe
potato starch manufacturer tothepotato grower fortheI980/8Imarketing
year at237.22 ECU .
Theprioe proposed isbased ontwohypotheses ;first ,that theaverage
threshold prioe formaize inI980/8Iwill "beinoreased bythesame percentage
asthat proposed forthetarget prioe (+3,75$ )and ,second ,that thepro­
duction refund inI980/8Iwill bereduced byonethird asproposed bythe
Commission .This will have theeffect ofincreasing themaize supply price
by8.3$ .Itisproposed that theminimum price forthequantity ofpotatoes
required for 1tonofstaroh should beincreased bythe same percentage
from thepresent 219,04 ECU to237*22 ECU *Thetotal return tothepotato ;
grower (minimum prioe pluJ refund )would ,asaresult ,beincreased from
252.13 ECUto259,28 ECU .orTaj2,8$.
1979/80 I980/8I
0threshold prioe maize 188,60 ECU/t 195,67 ECU/t(+3t75$)
Production refund 20,55 ECU/t 13,70 ECU/t(-33$)
Supply price (1tonmaize ) 168,05 ECU/t 181,97 ECU/t(+8,3$ )
x1,61 - 270,56 ECU 292,97 ECU
Minimum price forquantity
potatoes required for 1ton
starch 219,04 ECU 237,22 ECU (+8,3$ )
Production refund x1,61 - 33,09 ECU 22,06 ECU (-33$)
Toted return togrower ' 252,13 ECU 259*28 ECU
ïhere isnofinanoial incidence .

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
'fixing forthe1980/81marketing year theminimum prioe tobepaid "by
patat 0staroh manufacturer s
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Eoonomic Community ,
Having regard toCcrunoil Regulation (EEC)No2727/75of29October 1975on
thecommon organization ofthemarket incereals ^,aslastamended by
Regulation (EEC)No1547/79^,andinparticular Article 11(5)thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas Article 11(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No2727/75provides forthe
payment ofaminimum price bythestarch manufacturer ;
whereas theminimum price should befixed taking into account thesituation
which will exist with effect from thebeginning ofthe1980 /1981 marketing year
particularly asaresult oftheincrease forthat marketing year inthe
common prices foragricultural produots and thedecrease inthe starch
production refund )
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATIONS -
Article 1
Fortheduration oftheI980/198I cereals marketing year ,theminimum prioe
referred tointhesecond subparagraph ofArticle 11(2)ofRegulation (EEC)
No2727/75tobepaid bythestarch manufacturer forthequantity ofpotatoes
required tomake onetonne ofstarch shall be237*22 ECU *
1
Artide 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on1August 1980 .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddireotly applicable
inall Member States *
Done atBrussels ., Tor the Council
I
1)OJNoL281,1.11*1975 *P»1*
2)OJNoL188,26.7.1979 ,p.1.