Commission communication on the prices for agricultural products (1998/1999) - Volume I: Explanatory Memoranda - Volume II: Financial implications
Date: 1998-02-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural product, common organisation of markets, fixing of prices, production aid, regulation (EU)

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du Conseil fixant,  pour la campagne de commer- 
Règlement  (CE) n° 
cialisation  1998/99, les majorations  mensuelles du prix d'intervention  des 
céréales 

du Conseil modifiant  le règlement (CEE)  n°  1765/92 
Règlement  (CE) n° 
instituant un régime de soutien aux producteurs de certaines cultures  arables 

Règlement  (CE) n° 
cialisation  1998/99, les majorations  mensuelles du prix du riz paddy 

du Conseil fixant,  pour la campagne de commer- 

Règlement  (CE) n° 
du Conseil fixant,  pour la campagne de commer- 
cialisation  1998/99, certains prix dans le secteur du sucre et la qualité type 
des betteraves 

du Conseil fixant,  pour la campagne de commer- 

Règlement  (CE) n° 
cialisation  1998/99, les prix d'intervention  dérivés du sucre blanc, le prix 
d'intervention  du sucre brut,  les prix minimaux de la betterave A et de la 
betterave B, ainsi que le montant du remboursement  pour la péréquation 
des frais  de stockage 

Règlement  (CE) n° 
du  Conseil fixant,  pour la campagne de commer- 
cialisation  1998/99, les montants de l'aide pour le lin textile et le chanvre 
ainsi que le montant retenu  pour le financement  des mesures  favorisant 
l'utilisation  de filasses  de lin 

Règlement  (CE)  n° 
1998/99, le montant  de l'aide pour les vers à soie 

du  Conseil fixant,  pour la campagne d'élevage 

Règlement  (CE) n° 
les prix d'orientation  dans le secteur du vin 

du Conseil fixant,  pour la campagne  1998/99, 

Règlement  (CE) n° 
n° 822/87 portant organisation  commune du marché viti-vinicole 

du Conseil modifiant  le règlement  (CEE) 

Règlement  (CE) n° 
n° 2332/92 relatif aux vins mousseux  produits dans la Communauté, 
ainsi que le règlement  (CEE) n° 4252/88 relatif à l'élaboration  et à la 
commercialisation  des vins de liqueur produits dans la Communauté 

du Conseil  modifiant  le règlement  (CEE) 

Règlement  (CE) n° 
n° 1442/88 relatif à l'octroi,  pour les campagnes viticoles  1988/89 à 
1997/98, de primes d'abandon  définitif de superficies  viticoles 

du Conseil modifiant  le règlement  (CEE) 

Règlement (CE) n° 
du Conseil modifiant  le règlement  (CEE) 
n° 2392/86 portant  établissement  du casier viticole  communautaire 

Règlement  (CE) n° 
primes pour le tabac en feuilles  par groupe de variétés de tabac 

du Conseil fixant,  pour la récolte  1998, les 

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Règlement  (CE) n° 
prix d'intervention  du beurre et du lait écrémé en poudre pour la 
campagne laitière  1998/99 

du Conseil fixant  le prix indicatif du lait et les 

Règlement  (CE) n° 
cialisation  1998/99, le prix d'intervention  des gros bovins 

du Conseil fixant,  pour la campagne de commer- 

Règlement (CE) n° 
portant organisation commune des marchés dans le secteur de la viande bovine 

du Conseil modifiant le règlement (CEE) n° 805/68 

Règlement  (CE) n° 
du Conseil fixant,  pour la campagne de commer- 
cialisation  1999, le prix de base et la saisonnalisation  du prix de base dans 
le secteur  de la viande ovine 

Règlement  (CE) n° 
1998 au 30 juin  1999, le prix de base et la qualité type du porc abattu 

du Conseil fixant,  pour la période du  1er juillet 

Eâge 

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Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 

of 

fixing the monthly increases in the intervention price for  cereals 
for the 1998/99 marketing year 

98/0034 (CNS) 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 

Having  regard  to  Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No  1766/92  of  30  June  1992  on  the 
common organisation  of the market in cereals1, as last amended  by Regulation  (EC) 
No 923/962, and in particular Article 3(4) 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, when the amounts and the number of the monthly  increases  are fixed and 
the first  month in which they are to apply is determined, account  should  be taken of 
the storage costs and financing  charges for  storing cereals  in the Community  and of 
the  need  to  ensure  that  the  disposal  of  stocks  of  cereals  is  in  line  with  market 
requirements; 

Whereas, under the reform of the common agricultural policy, provision was made for 
the fixing  of  a single  intervention  price  for  all  cereals; whereas  this  price  has been 
fixed at a substantially reduced level; whereas this fact should be taken into account in 
the fixing of the size of the monthly increases; 

Whereas  the  intervention  price  for  maize  and  grain  sorghum  applicable  in  July, 
August and September is to be the price valid in May of the previous marketing year, 
in accordance with Article 3(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, 

1 
2 

OJL  181,1.7.1992, p. 21. 
OJL  126, 24.5.1996, p. 37. 

1  C 

HAS ADOPTED THIS  REGULATION: 

Article I 

Without  prejudice  to  the  last  subparagraph  of  Article  3(3)  of  Regulation  (EEC) 
No  1766/92,  for  the  1998/99  marketing  year,  the  monthly  increases  to  be  applied  to 
the intervention price  applicable  for the first month of the marketing  year, shall be as 
follows: 

Monthly increase in the intervention price 

(ECU/t) 

July 

August 

1998 

1998 

September 

1998 

October 

1998 

November 

1998 

December 

1998 

January 

February 

March 

April 

May 

June 

1999 

1999 

1999 

1999 

1999 

1999 

1,0 

2,0 

3,0 

4,0 

5,0 

6,0 

7,0 

7,0 

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 from the 1998/99 marketing year. 

This Regulation shall  be binding in its entirety and directly applicable  in all  Member 
States. 

Done at 

For the Council 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 

of 

amending Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 establishing a support system 
for producers of certain arable crops 

98/0035 (CNS) 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard  to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular 
Article 43 thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament, 

Whereas for the purpose of applying the penalties provided for in Council Regulation 
(EEC) No  1765/921, as last amended  by Regulation  (EC) No 2309/972, the Member 
States may apply one or more national base areas; whereas, in this case, the Member 
States may opt to subdivide each national base area into individual sub-base areas and 
to concentrate all or part of the measures to be taken on those sub-base areas for which 
an overshoot has been noted; 

Whereas  the  Member  States  are  required  to  notify  producers  and  the  Commission 
before  15 May if they plan to avail themselves of this option, stating how they intend 
to apply the measures; 

Whereas  experience  gained  in  1997  has  shown  that  15 May  is  not  an  appropriate 
notification date; 

Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 should therefore be amended accordingly, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

1 
2 

OJL 181, 1.7.1992, p. 12. 
OJL 321, 22.11.1997, p. 37. 

Article 1 

The fifth subparagraph  of Article 2(7) of Regulation (EEC) No  1765/92 is replaced by 
the  following: 

"Any  Member  State  which  has  decided  to apply  the possibilities  provided  for  in  this 
paragraph  shall  notify  producers  and the Commission  by  15 September  of  its  choices 
and the detailed rules for their application." 

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  from  the  1998/99 marketing year. 

This  Regulation  shall  be binding  in its entirety  and directly  applicable  in all  Member 
States. 

Done at 

For the Council 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 

of 

fixing  the monthly price increases for paddy rice 
for the 1998/99 marketing year 

98/0036 (CNS) 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22  December  1995 on the 
common organisation of the market in rice , and in particular Article  3(2) 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, when  the  amounts  of  the  monthly  increases  are fixed, account  should  be 
taken on the one hand of the storage costs and the financing charges for storing rice in 
the Community and on the other hand of the need to ensure that the disposal of stocks 
of rice is in line with market requirements, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

Article J 

For the  1998/99 marketing year, the monthly increases provided for in Article 3(2) of 
Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 shall be ECU 2/t for the intervention price. 

OJL 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18. 

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. 

Done at 

For the Council 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION  (EC) No 

of 

fixing certain sugar prices and the standard quality of beet 
for the 1998/99 marketing year 

98/0037 (CNS) 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 

Having  regard  to  Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No  1785/81  of  30  June  1981  on  the 
common  organisation  of  the  markets  in  the  sugar  sector1,  as  last  amended  by 
Regulation (EC) No  1599/962, and in particular Articles 2(3), 3(4) and 4(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, when sugar prices are fixed, account should be taken of the objectives  of the 
common agricultural policy; 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  that  they  reach  consumers  at  reasonable 
prices; 

Whereas, in order to attain  these objectives,  the target price for sugar must  be fixed at 
a level which, taking  into  account,  in particular,  the resultant  level of the  intervention 
price, ensures a fair  remuneration  for beet and sugar cane producers while at the same 
time  respecting  consumers  interest,  and  which  is  likely  to  maintain  the  balance 
between the prices of the principal agricultural products; 

1 
2 

OJL  177,1.7.1981, p. 4. 
OJL206,  16.8.1996, p. 43. 

Whereas,  as  a  result  of  the  characteristics  of  the  sugar  market,  the  risks  involved  in 
this trade are relatively  slight; whereas, consequently, when the intervention  price'for 
sugar  is  fixed,  the  difference  between  the target price  and  the  intervention  price  may 
be fixed at a relatively  low level; 

Whereas  the  basic  price  for  beet must  take account  of the  intervention  price,  revenue 
to  undertakings  as  a  result  of  the  sale  of  molasses,  which  can  be  valued  at 
ECU 7,61/100  kg,  that  amount  being  derived  from  the  molasses  price  referred  to  in 
Article  14(2)  of  Regulation  (EEC)  No  1785/81,  the 
latter  being  valued  at 
ECU  8,21/100  kg,  and  of  the  costs  of processing  and  delivering  the  beet  to  factories 
and  be  based  on  an  estimated  Community  yield  of  130 kilograms  of  white  sugar  per 
tonne of beet with a  16% sugar content, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS  REGULATION: 

Article 1 

1. 

2. 

The target price for white sugar shall be ECU 66,50/100 kg. 

The  intervention  price  for  white  sugar  shall  be  ECU  63,19/100  kg  for  the 
non-deficit  areas of the Community. 

Article 2 

The basic price  for  beet  applicable  in the Community  shall  be ECU  47,67/t  delivered 
at the collection centre. 

Article 3 

Standard quality beet shall: 

(a) 

be of sound and fair merchantable quality; 

(b) 

have a sugar content of  16% at the reception point. 

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 for the 1998/99 marketing year. 

This Regulation  shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States. 

Done at 

For the Council 

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Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION  (EC) No 

of 

fixing the derived intervention prices for white sugar, the intervention  price 
for raw sugar, the minimum prices for A and B beet and the amount 
of compensation  for storage costs for the 1998/99 marketing year 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European  Community, 

Having  regard  to  Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No  1785/81  of  30  June  1981  on  the 
common  organisation  of  the  markets  in  the  sugar  sector  ,  as  last  amended  by 
Regulation  (EC) No  1599/962, and in particular Articles 3(5), 5(5) and 8(4) thereof, 

Having regard  to the proposal from  the Commission, 

certain sugar prices and 
Whereas Council  Regulation (EC) No 
the  standard  quality  of  beet  for  the  1998/99  marketing  year3,  fixes  the  intervention 
price for white sugar at ECU  63,19/100 kg for non-deficit  areas; 

fixing 

of 

Whereas  Article  3(1)  of  Regulation  (EEC)  No  1785/81  provides  that  derived 
intervention prices for  white sugar are to be fixed for each deficit  area; whereas, when 
these prices are  fixed,  account  should be taken of the regional variations  which,  given 
a normal  harvest  and  free  movement of sugar, might be expected  to occur  in the price 
of sugar under natural conditions of price formation  on the market; 

Whereas a short supply situation is to be foreseen  in the areas of production  in Ireland, 
the United Kingdom, Spain, Portugal and Finland; 

OJL  177, 1.7.1981, p. 4. 
OJL206,  16.8.1996, p. 43. 
See page 

of this Official  Journal. 

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Whereas  Article  3(5)  of  Regulation  (EEC) No  1785/81  provides  that  an  intervention 
price  for  raw  sugar  is to  be fixed; whereas  that price  should  be  determined  using'the 
intervention price for white sugar as a basis; 

fixes 

Whereas  Regulation  (EC)  No 
the  basic  price  for  beet  at  ECU  47,67/t; 
whereas  Article  5(2)  of  Regulation  (EEC)  No  1785/81  provides  that  the  minimum 
price to be fixed for  A beet  is to  be 98% of the basic price for  beet  and the  minimum 
price  to  be  fixed  for  B  beet  is  in  principle  to  be  68%  of  the  said  basic  price 
notwithstanding Article 28(5) of that Regulation; 

Whereas  Article  5 of  Council  Regulation  (EEC) No  1358/77  of  20  June  1977  laying 
down  general  rules  for  offsetting  storage  costs  for  sugar  and  repealing  Regulation 
(EEC) No  750/684, as last amended  by Regulation  (EEC) No  3042/785, provides  that 
the repayment  in the  context  of the  compensation  for  storage  costs  is to  be  fixed  per 
month  and  per  unit  of  weight,  taking  account  of  financing  costs,  insurance  and 
specific  storage  costs;  whereas,  for  financing  costs,  account  should  be  taken  of  a 
4,75% interest rate, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS  REGULATION: 

Article 1 

For the deficit  areas of the Community,  the derived  intervention  price for  white  sugar 
shall be: 

(a) 

ECU  64,65/100 kg for all the areas in the United  Kingdom; 

(b) 

ECU  64,65/100 kg for all the areas in Ireland; 

(c) 

ECU  64,65/100 kg for all the areas in Portugal; 

(d) 

ECU  64,65/100 kg for all the areas in Finland; 

(e) 

ECU  64,88/100 kg for all the areas in Spain. 

The intervention price for raw sugar shall be ECU 52,37/100 kg. 

Article 2 

4 
5 

OJL  156, 25.6.1977, p. 4. 
OJL  361, 23.12.1978, p. 8. 

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Article 3 

1. 

2. 

The  minimum  price  for  A  beet  applicable  in  the  Community  shall  be 
ECU  46,72/t. 

Except  where  Article  28(5) of  Regulation  (EEC) No  1785/81  is  applied,  the 
minimum  price  for  B  beet  applicable 
in  the  Community  shall  be 
ECU  32,42/t. 

Article 4 

The  reimbursement  referred  to  in Article  8 of Regulation  (EEC) No  1785/81  shall  be 
ECU 0,38/100 kg white sugar per month. 

Article 5 

This Regulation  shall enter into force  on the third day following  its publication  in the 
Official  Journal  of the European Communities. 

It shall apply for the  1998/99 marketing year. 

This  Regulation  shall  be binding  in its entirety  and directly  applicable  in  all  Member 
States. 

Done at 

For the Council 

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Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION  (EC) No 

of 

fixing the aid for fibre flax and hemp and the amount withheld  to  finance 
measures to promote the use of flax fibre for the 1998/99 marketing year 

98/0038 (CNS) 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 

Having  regard  to  Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No  1308/70  of  29  June  1970  on  the 
common organisation  of the market  in flax  and hemp  , as last amended  by  Regulation 
(EC) No 3290/942, and in particular Articles 2(3) and 4(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 Article  4 of Regulation  (EEC) No  1308/70 provides  that the amounts  of aid 
for  flax  grown mainly  for  fibre  and for  hemp grown in the Community  are to be fixed 
each year; 

Whereas Article 4(2) of the said  Regulation provides that the amount is to be so fixed 
per  hectare  of  area  sown  and  harvested  so  as  to ensure  an  even  balance  between  the 
volume  of  production  required  in  the  Community  and  the  amount  that  can  be 
marketed;  whereas  it  is  to  be  fixed  taking  into  account  the  price  for  flax  and  hemp 
fibres and seed on the world  market; 

1 
2 

OJL  146, 4.7.1970, p. 1. 
OJL 349, 31.12.1994, p. 105. 

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Whereas,  over  recent  marketing  years  the  hemp  market  has  seen  a  marked  and 
continuing  trend  towards  increasing  the  area  sown  to  hemp;  whereas  to  curb  this 
trend,  which  could  unbalance  the  longer-term  equilibrium  of  the  market,  and  reduce 
the impact on budget expenditure, the level of aid should be adjusted  accordingly; 

Whereas Article 2(3) of Regulation  (EEC) No  1308/70 provides that the portion of aid 
for  financing  Community  measures to encourage the use of flax fibre is to be fixed at 
the  time  when  the  aid  is  fixed  for  the marketing  year  in  question  in  accordance  with 
the  criteria  referred  to  in  the  said  paragraph;  whereas  it  is  to  be  fixed  in  the  light  of 
trends  on  the  market  in  flax,  the  amount  of  the  aid  for  flax  and  the  cost  of  the 
measures  to  be  introduced;  whereas  account  should  also  be  taken  of  the  financing 
already provided  for; 

Whereas  application  of  the  abovementioned  criteria  entails  fixing  the  amount  of  aid 
and the portion of the aid to be used  for  financing  measures to promote the use of  flax 
fibre at the levels set out below, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS  REGULATION: 

Article 1 

For the  1998/99 marketing year, the aid provided  for  in Article 4 of Regulation  (EEC) 
No  1308/70 shall be: 

(a) 

as regards flax: ECU  815,86/ha; 

(b) 

as regards hemp: ECU  537,47/ha. 

Article 2 

For  the  1998/99  marketing  year,  the  amount  of  the aid  for  flax  to  be  used  to  finance 
the  measures  to  promote  the  use  of  flax  fibre  referred  to  in  Article  2  of  Regulation 
(EEC) No  1308/70 shall  be: ECU 0/ha. 

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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  August  1998. 

This  Regulation  shall  be  binding  in  its entirety  and directly  applicable  in  all  Member 
States. 

Done at 

For the Council 

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Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION  (EC) No 

of 

fixing  the aid in respect of silkworms for the 1998/99 rearing year 

98/0039 (CNS) 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European  Community, 

Having regard  to Council  Regulation  (EEC) No  845/72 of 24 April  1972 laying  down 
special  measures  to  encourage  silkworm  rearing  ,  as  last  amended  by  Regulation 
(EEC) No 2059/922, and  in particular Article 2(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 Article 2 of Regulation  (EEC) No 845/72 provides that the aid  for  silkworms 
reared within  the Community  must be fixed each year in such a way as to help  ensure 
a  fair  income  for  silkworm  rearers,  taking  into  account  the  state  of  the  market  in 
cocoons and raw silk, of foreseeable  trends on that market and of import policy; 

Whereas  application  of  the  abovementioned  criteria  entails  fixing  the  aid  at  the  level 
indicated  below, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS  REGULATION: 

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L 
c 

x 
2 

OJ L  100,27.4.1972, p. 1. 
OJL 215,30.7.1992, p. 19. 

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Article 1 

For the  1998/99 rearing year, the aid in respect of silkworms as referred  to in Article 2 
of  Regulation  (EEC)  No  845/72  shall  be  fixed  per  box  of  silkworm  eggs  used  at 
ECU  133,26. 

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 from  1  April  1998. 

This  Regulation  shall  be binding  in its entirety  and  directly  applicable  in  all  Member 
States. 

Done at 

For the Council 

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Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION  (EC) No 

of 

fixing  the guide prices for wine for the 1998/99 wine year 

98/0040 (CNS) 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European  Community, 

Having  regard  to  Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No  822/87  of  16  March  1987  on  the 
common  organisation  of  the  market  in  wine  ,  as  last  amended  by  Regulation  (EC) 
No 

, and in particular Article 27(5) 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, when the guide prices  for  the various types of table wine are  fixed,  account 
should  be  taken  of  the  objectives  of  the  common  agricultural  policy;  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  if  these  objectives  are  to  be  achieved,  it  is  absolutely  essential  that  the  gap 
between  production  and  demand  should  not  be  opened  further;  whereas  to  that  end, 
the  guide  prices  for  the  1998/99  wine  year  should  be  set  at  the  same  levels  as  the 
previous year; 

Whereas  the  guide  prices  must  be fixed for  each type of table  wine  representative  of 
Community production as defined  in Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 822/87, 

1 
2 

OJL  84, 27.3.1987, p. 1. 
Seepage  of this Official  Journal. 

19 

HAS ADOPTED THIS  REGULATION: 

Article 1 

For the  1998/99 wine year, the guide prices for table wine shall be as follows: 

Type of wine 

Guide price 

RI 

RII 

RIII 

A I 

A ll 

A III 

ECU 3,828/% vol/hl 

ECU 3,828/% vol/hl 

ECU62,15/hl 

ECU 3,828/% vol/hl 

ECU 82,81/hl 

ECU 94,57/hl 

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 from  1 September  1998. 

This Regulation  shall  be binding  in its entirety  and  directly  applicable  in  all  Member 
States. 

Done at 

For the Council 

20 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION  (EC) No 

of 

amending Regulation  (EEC) No 822/87 on the common  organisation 
of the market in wine 

98/0041 (CNS) 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the European  Community,  and  in  particular 
Article 43 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  all  new  planting  of  vines  is  prohibited  until  31  August  1998;  whereas,  in 
view  of  the  situation  on  the  wine  market,  this  prohibition  should  be  extended  until 
31 August  1999  pending  Council  decisions  on  reform  of  the  sector;  whereas  the 
Member  States  need  a  further  marketing  year  in  which  to  implement  the  provisions 
permitting  the  authorisation  of  new  planting  on  areas  intended  for  the  production  of 
certain wines; 

Whereas, to take  account  of the special  conditions  in which  table  wines  are  produced 
in Spain, temporary  derogations  should  be laid down concerning  blending  of wines  in 
that Member State; 

Whereas, as a temporary  derogation, the total acidity  of table wines  should  be fixed at 
a lower level to take account of trends in this respect; 

Whereas, pending  Council  decisions on reform  of the sector and  in order to avoid  any 
legal  hiatus, certain  provisions  referred  to in Article  39 of  Council  Regulation  (EEC) 
No 822/87', as last amended  by Regulation (EC) No 2087/972, should be extended  for 
a further  wine year; 

OJL  84, 27.3.1987, p. 1. 

21 

Whereas  Article  46(4)  of  Regulation  (EEC)  No  822/87  provides  that  campaigns  to 
prpmote  the  consumption  of  grape  juice  may  only  be  conducted  until  the  1997/98 
wine  year;  whereas  they  should  be  continued  for  one  wine  year  so  that  their 
effectiveness  may be assessed; 

Whereas  Article  65(5)  of  Regulation  (EEC)  No  822/87  provides  that,  during  the 
1997/98 wine year, the Commission  is to submit to the Council  a report  on  maximum 
sulphur  dioxide  levels  in  wine  and  any  proposals  arising  therefrom;  whereas  the 
significance  for  the  sector  of  the  sulphur  dioxide  problem  calls  for  proposals  taking 
account  in  particular  of  the  work  of  the  International  Vine  and  Wine  Office  (IWO); 
whereas that time limit should therefore  be deferred  by one wine year, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 

Article 1 

Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 is amended as follows: 

1. 

In Article 6(1): 

- 

the 

in 
"31 August  1999", 

first 

subparagraph 

"31  August  1998" 

is 

replaced  by 

- 

in the third subparagraph  "and/or  1998/99" is added after  " 1997/98". 

2. 

In  the  third  subparagraph  of Article  16(5),  "between  1 September  1997  and 
31  August  1998" 
is  replaced  by  "between  1  September  1998  and 
31 August  1999". 

3. 

In Article 39: 

in the  first  and  second  subparagraphs  of paragraph  10, "1997/98" is  replaced 
by  "1998/99", 

4. 

5. 

6. 

in paragraph  11,  "1997/98" is replaced  by "1998/99". 

In Article 46(4), "1997/98" is replaced by "1998/99". 

In  Article  65(5),  "1  April  1998"  is  replaced  by  "1  April  1999"  and 
"1 September  1998" is replaced by "1 September  1999". 

In  Annex  I, the  third  subparagraph  of point  13 is replaced  by  the  following: 
"Notwithstanding  the  fourth  indent,  for  the  1998/99  wine  year,  table  wine 
produced in the Community may not have a total acidity content expressed  as 
tartaric acid of less than 4 gram per litre"; 

OJL  292, 25.10.1997, p. 1. 

22 

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 from  1  September 1998. 

This Regulation  shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States. 

Done at 

For the Council 

23 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION  (EC) No 

of 

amending Regulation  (EEC) No 2332/92 as regards sparkling wines  produced 
in the Community  and Regulation (EEC) No 4252/88 on the preparation 
and  marketing of liqueur wines produced in the Community 

98/0042 (CNS) 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the European  Community,  and  in  particular 
Article 43 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  11  and  16  of  Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No  2332/921  and  Article 
6(2)  of Council  Regulation  (EEC) No 4252/882, as last  amended  by  Regulation  (EC) 
No  1594/96  ,  fix  the  maximum  sulphur  dioxide  content  of  sparkling  wines  and  of 
liqueur wines; whereas those  Articles provide  for  the presentation  by  1 April  1998 of 
a  report  from  the  Commission  to  the  Council  on  those  contents,  together,  where 
appropriate, with proposals; whereas the measures proposed  should be consistent  with 
others that the Commission  is required to draft;  whereas the abovementioned  deadline 
should  be postponed  to that end; whereas the same is true for  the deadlines  laid  down 
in Article 4(2) of Regulation  (EEC) No 4252/88, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS  REGULATION: 

OJL231,  13.8.1992, p. 1. 
OJL  373, 31.12.1988, p. 59. 
OJL206,  16.8.1996, p. 35. 

24 

Regulation (EEC) No 2332/92 is hereby amended as follows: 

Article 1 

1. 

2. 

In  Article  11(3),  "1  April  1998"  and  "1  September  1998"  are  replaced 
respectively  by  "1 April  1999" and "1 September  1999". 

In  Article  16(3),  "1  April  1998"  and  "1  September  1998"  are  replaced 
respectively  by "1 April  1999" and "1 September  1999". 

Regulation  (EEC) No 4252/88  is hereby amended as follows: 

Article 2 

1. 

2 

In  Article  4(2),  "1  April  1998"  and  "1  September  1998"  are  replaced 
respectively by  "1 April  1999" and "1 September  1999". 

In  Article  6(2),  "1  April  1998"  and  "1  September  1998"  are  replaced 
respectively  by "1 April  1999" and "1 September  1999". 

Article 3 

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. 

Done at 

For the Council 

25 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION  (EC) No 

of 

amending Regulation  (EEC) No 1442/88 on the granting, 
for the 1988/89 to 1997/98 wine years, of permanent abandonment  premiums 
in respect of wine-growing  areas 

98/0043 (CNS) 

THE COUNCIL  OF THE EUROPEAN  UNION, 

Having  regard  to the  Treaty  establishing  the  European  Community,  and  in  particular 
Articles 42 and 43 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 encouragement  of the permanent  abandonment of wine-growing  areas by 
the  grant  of  premiums  is provided  for  in  Council  Regulation  (EEC) No  1442/88  , as 
last amended  by Regulation  (EC) No 534/972; 

Whereas, pending adoption of the reform  of the common organisation of the market in 
wine,  the  existing  scheme  for  the  grant  of  permanent  abandonment  premiums  in 
respect  of  wine-growing  areas  should  be  extended,  whilst  limiting  the  total  area  that 
may be covered by it, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS  REGULATION: 

1 
2 

OJL  132, 28.5.1988, p. 3. 
OJL  83, 25.3.1997, p. 2. 

26 

Article 1 

Regulation (EEC) No  1442/88 is amended as follows: 

1. 

The title of the Regulation is replaced by the  following: 

"Council  Regulation  (EEC) No  1442/88  on  the  granting,  for  the  1988/89  to 
1998/99  wine  years,  of  permanent  abandonment  premiums  in  respect  of 
wine-growing areas". 

2. 

3. 

4. 

In the second subparagraph  of Article  1(1), the  1998/99 wine year is added. 

In  Article  11,  "at  the  earliest  by  31  July  1998  and  at  the  latest  by 
31 December  1999" is replaced  by "at the earliest by 31 July  1999 and  at the 
latest by 31 December 2000". 

In  the  third  paragraph  of  Article  17a,  "15  May  1998"  is  replaced  by 
"15 May  1999". 

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. 

Done at 

For the Council 

27 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION  (EC) No 

of 

amending Regulation  (EEC) No 2392/86  establishing 
a Community vineyard  register 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European  Community, 

Having  regard  to  Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No  822/87  of  16  March  1987  on  the 
common  organisation  of  the  market  in  wine1,  as  last  amended  by  Regulation  (EC) 
No 

, and in particular Article 80 thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal  from  the Commission, 

Whereas the measures provided  for  in Council Regulation  (EEC) No 2392/86  , as last 
amended  by Regulation  (EC) No  1596/96  , should be sufficiently  flexible  to allow  for 
adaptation  to  developments  in  the  common  organisation  of  the  market  in  wine; 
whereas  the  technical  difficulties  encountered  by  Greece  and  Portugal  in  setting  up a 
vineyard  register  warrant  an  extension  of the deadline  provided  for  in  Article  4(4)  of 
Regulation (EEC) No 2392/86, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS  REGULATION: 

1 
2 

OJL 84, 27.3.1987, p. 1. 
See page .. of this Official  Journal. 
OJL 208, 31.7.1986, p. 1. 
OJL 206,  16.8.1996, p. 38. 

28 

Article 1 

The following  sentence is added to the first subparagraph of Article 4(4) of  Regulation 
(EEC) No 2392/86: 

"The  final  date  for  establishment  of  the  register  in  Greece  and  Portugal  shall  be  31 
December 2000". 

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. 

Done at 

For the Council 

29 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 

of 

fixing, for the 1998 harvest, the premiums for leaf tobacco 
by group of tobacco varieties 

98/0044 (CNS) 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European  Community, 

Having  regard  to  Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No  2075/92  of  30  June  1992  on  the 
common  organisation  of  the  market  in  raw  tobacco  ,  as  last  amended  by  Regulation 
(EC) No 2595/972, and in particular Article  4(1) thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from  the Commission, 

Having regard to the opinion of the European  Parliament, 

Whereas,  when  the  premiums  for  raw  tobacco  are  fixed,  account  should  be  taken  of 
the  objectives  of  the  common  agricultural  policy;  whereas  the  common  agricultural 
policy  aims  in  particular  to  guarantee  a  fair  standard  of  living  for  the  farming 
community  and  to ensure  that  supplies  are available  and that they  reach  consumers  at 
reasonable  prices;  whereas  the  premiums  must  take  account  in particular  of  past  and 
foreseeable  possibilities  of  disposal  of  the  various  tobaccos  under  normal  conditions 
of  competition;  whereas,  in  compliance  with  these  criteria,  for  the  1998  harvest,  the 
premiums should be maintained  at the level laid down in the Annex, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS  REGULATION: 

1 
2 

OJL  215, 30.7.1992, p. 70. 
OJL  351, 23.12.1997, p. 11. 

30 

Article 1 

For  the  1998  harvest,  the  premium  referred  to  in  Article  4  of  Regulation  (EEC) 
No 2075/92  for  each  group  of raw tobacco varieties, and the  supplementary  amounts, 
shall be as set out in the Annex hereto. 

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. 

Done at 

For the Council 

31 

A N N EX 

PREMIUMS FOR LEAF TOBACCO FROM THE  1998 HARVEST 

I 

II 

III 

IV 

V 

VI 

VII 

VIII 

Flue-
cured 

Light 
air-
cured 

Dark 
air-
cured 

Fire-
cured 

Sun-
cured 

Basmas 

Katerini 

Kaba 
Koulak 

ECU/kg 

2,70965 

2,16748 

2,16748 

2,38362 

2,16748 

3,75415 

3,18541 

2,27615 

SUPPLEMENTARY  AMOUNTS 

Variety 

Badischer Geudertheimer,  Pereg, Korso  • 

Badischer Burley E and hybrids thereof 

Virgin D and hybrids thereof, 
Virginia and hybrids thereof 

Paraguay  and  hybrids  thereof,  Dragon  vert 
and 
Philippin,  Petit 
thereof, 
Grammont  (Flobecq), Semois, Appelterre 

hybrids 

Nijkerk 

Misionero  and  hybrids  thereof,  Rio  Grande 
and hybrids thereof 

ECU/kg 

0,4238 

0,6786 

0,3876 

0,3163 

0,1847 

0,2016 

32 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 

of 

fixing the target price for milk and the intervention prices for  butter 
and skimmed-milk powder for the milk year 1998/99 

98/0045 (CNS) 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 

Having  regard  to  Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No  804/68  of  27  June  1968  on  the 
common  organisation  of  the  market  in  milk  and  milk  products',  as  last  amended  by 
Regulation  (EC) No  1587/962, and in particular Articles  3(4) and 5 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,  when  fixing  the  common  agricultural  prices  each  year,  account  should  be 
taken  of  the  objectives  of  the  common  agricultural  policy;  whereas  the  objectives  of 
the common  agricultural  policy  are  in particular  to guarantee  a fair  standard  of  living 
for  the agricultural  community  and  to ensure  that  supplies  are available  and- that  they 
reach consumers at reasonable prices; 

Whereas the target price for  milk should bear a balanced  relationship to the prices  for 
other  agricultural  products  and  in  particular  to  the  prices  for  beef  and  veal,  and  be 
consistent  with  the  desired  general  pattern  of  cattle  farming;  whereas  it  is  also 
necessary,  in fixing  that price, to take account of the Community's  efforts  to  establish 
a  long  term  balance  between  supply  and  demand  on  the  milk  market,  allowing  for 
external trade in milk and milk products; 

1 
2 

OJL  148, 28.6.1968, p. 13. 
OJL 206,  16.8.1996, p. 21. 

33 

Whereas the intervention  prices  for  butter and for  skimmed-milk powder  are  intended 
to pontribute to the achievement  of the target price for milk; whereas it is necessary- to 
determine  price  levels  in the  light  of the  overall  supply  and  demand  situation  on  the 
Community  market  in milk  and the opportunities  for disposal  of butter and  skimmed-
milk powder on the Community  and world markets, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS  REGULATION: 

Article 1 

For  the  milk  year  1998/99,  the  target  price  for  milk  and  the  intervention  prices  for 
milk products shall be as follows: 

a)  Target price for milk 

b) 

Intervention prices: 

- butter 

- skimmed-milk  powder 

(ECU/100 kg) 

30,98 

328,20 

205,52 

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. 

Done at 

For the Council 

34 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION  (EC) No 

of 

fixing  the intervention price for adult bovine animals 
for the 1998/99 marketing year 

98/0046 (CNS) 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European  Community, 

Having  regard  to  Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No  805/68  of-27  June  1968  on  the 
common  organisation  of the market  in beef and  veal1, as last amended  by  Regulation 
(EC) No 

, and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 6(2) 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,  when  fixing  the  common  agricultural  prices  each  year,  account  should  be 
taken  of  the  objectives  of  the  common  agricultural  policy;  whereas  the  objectives  of 
the common  agricultural  policy  are  in particular  to guarantee  a fair  standard  of  living 
for  the agricultural  community  and  to ensure that supplies  are available  and  that  they 
reach  consumers  at  reasonable  prices; whereas  these factors  result  in the  intervention 
price  fixed  for  the  period  1 July  1997  to  30 June  1998  by  Council  Regulation  (EC) 
No  1191/97  of  25  June  1997 fixing,  for  the  1997/98 marketing  year,  the  intervention 
price for adult bovine animals3, being retained for the  1998/99 marketing year, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS  REGULATION: 

1 
2 
3 

OJL  148, 28.6.1968, p. 24. 
See page .. of this Official  Journal. 
OJL  170, 28.6.1997, p. 7. 

35 

Article J 

For the  1998/99 marketing  year the intervention price for  carcases of male  animals  in 
category  R3  of the  Community  scale for the classification  of carcases of adult  bovine 
animals  laid  down  in  Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No  1208/814,  as  amended  by 
Regulation (EEC) No  1026/915, shall be ECU 347,5/100 kg deadweight. 

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. 

Done at 

For the Council 

4 
5 

OJL  123, 7.5.1981, p. 3. 
OJL  106, 26.4.1991, p. 2. 

36 

Proposal  for 

COUNCIL REGULATION  (EC) No 

of 

amending Regulation  (EEC) N° 805/68 on the common  organisation 
of the market in beef and veal 

98/0047 (CNS) 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the European  Community,  and  in  particular 
Article 43 thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal  from  the Commission, 

Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament, 

Whereas by Regulation (EC) No 2222/96  the Council adjusted  for the years  1997 and 
1998  the  regional  ceilings  on  the  number  of  male  bovine  animals  eligible  for  the 
special  premium  laid  down  in Article  4b(3)  of  Council  Regulation  (EC) No  805/682, 
as  last  amended  by  Regulation  (EC)  N°  2634/97  ;  whereas  long-term  measures  are 
being  drawn  up;  whereas  these  adjusted  regional  ceilings  should  be  retained  for  a 
further  year; 

Whereas  Regulation  (EC)  No  2222/96  authorises  the  Commission  to  take  the 
necessary  action  on  suckler  cow  premium  rights  unused  in  1997  and  1998  and 
returned  to  the  national  reserve;  whereas  for  the  same  reason  as  above  this 
authorisation  should be extended for a year; 

1 
2 
3 

OJL  296, 21.11.1996, p. 50. 
OJL  148, 28.6.1968, p. 24. 
OJL  356, 31.12.1997, p. 13. 

37 

Whereas  scrutiny  by  Member  State  of  the  number  of  special  premium  applications, 
the regional  ceilings  and  the  number  of animals  slaughtered  shows that  in  Spain  and 
Portugal  premium  applications  are  significantly  higher  than  the  regional  ceilings  and 
the  ratio  of  regional  ceiling  to  number  of  animals  slaughtered  is  less  than  the 
Community  average; whereas the choice of reference  years for the regional  ceiling  for 
Portugal  was  limited  owing  to  the  late  application  of  the  premium  arrangements; 
whereas  the  regional  ceilings  for  these  two  Member  States  should  therefore,  with 
effect  from  1 January  1997,  be  increased  to  bring  them  closer  to  actual  production 
level, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS  REGULATION: 

Article 1 

Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 is amended as follows: 

1. 

In Article 4b(3)(b): 

a) 

"for  1997 and  1998" is replaced by "for  1997,  1998 and  1999"; 

b) 

the  figures  "603  674"  and  "154  897"  for  Spain  and  Portugal 
respectively  are replaced by "649 896" and "166 483". 

2. 

In Article 4f(4)  the second  indent is replaced by: 

"-  measures relating  to individual  rights not used in  1997,  1998 and  1999 
which have been returned to the national reserve". 

Article 2 

This Regulation  shall  enter  into  force  on the third day following  its publication  in  the 
Official  Journal of the European  Communities. 

However, Article  l(l)(b)  shall apply from  1  January  1997. 

This  Regulation  shall  be  binding  in  its entirety  and  directly  applicable  in  all  Member 
States. 

Done at 

For the Council 

38 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 

of 

fixing the basic price and the seasonal adjustments to the basic price for 
sheepmeat for the 1999 marketing year 

98/0048 (CNS) 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European  Community, 

Having regard to Council  Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 of 25 September  1989 on the 
common  organisation  of  the  market  in sheepmeat  and  goatmeat1,  as  last  amended  by 
Regulation (EC) No  1589/962, and in particular Article 3(1) and (2) 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  basic  price  must  be  fixed  in  accordance  with  the  criteria  laid  down  in 
Article  3(2) of Regulation  (EEC) No 3013/89; 

Whereas, when  the basic price  for  sheep carcases  is fixed, account  should  be taken  of 
the  objectives  of  the  common  agricultural  policy;  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  that  they  reach 
consumers  at reasonable  prices; whereas  these  factors  result  in  the  price  for  the  1999 
marketing year being fixed at the level laid down in this Regulation; 

Whereas  the weekly  seasonally  adjusted  amounts  applicable  to the  basic  price  should 
be  fixed  in  the  light  of  experience  gained  during  the  1991,  1992,  1993,  1994,  1995, 
1996 and  1997 marketing years concerning private storage, 

1 
2 

OJL  289, 7.10.1989, p. 1. 
OJL 206,  16.8.1996, p. 25. 

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HAS ADOPTED THIS  REGULATION: 

Article 1 

For  the  1999  marketing  year,  the  basic  price  for  sheepmeat  is  hereby  fixed  at  ECU 
504,07/100  kg carcase weight. 

Article 2 

The  basic  price  referred  to  in  Article  1 is  hereby  seasonally  adjusted  in  accordance 
with the table set out in the Annex hereto. 

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  the beginning of the  1999 marketing year. 

This  Regulation  shall  be  binding  in  its entirety  and  directly  applicable  in  all  Member 
States. 

Done at 

For the Council 

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A N N EX 

1999 MARKETING  YEAR 

Week beginning 

Week 

Basic price 

(ECU/100 kg carcase weight) 

4 January  1999 

11 January  1999 

18 January  1999 

25 January  1999 

1 February  1999 

8 February  1999 

15 February  1999 

22 February  1999 

1 March  1999 

8 March  1999 

15 March  1999 

22 March  1999 

29 March  1999 

5 April  1999 

12 April  1999 

19 April  1999 

26 April  1999 

3 May  1999 

10 May  1999 

17 May  1999 

24 May  1999 

- 

31 May  1999 

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

41 

515,06 

518,58 

522,67 

525,59 

.  528,51 

531,42 

534,35 

537,27 

539,61 

541,94 

543,11 

543,11 

541,94 

540,30 

538,09  • 

534,94 

532,60 

529,09 

525,59 

520,92 

515,08 

509,23 

Week  beginning 

Week 

Basic price 

7 June  1999 

14 June  1999 

21 June  1999 

28 June  1999 

5 July  1999 

12 July  1999 

19 July  1999 

26 July  1999 

2 August  1999 

9 August  1999 

16 August  1995 

23 August  1999 

30 August  1999 

6 September  1999 

13 September  1999 

20 September  1999 

27 September  1999 

4 October  1999 

11 October  1999 

18 October  1999 

25 October  1999 

1 November  1999 

8 November  1999 

15 November  1999 

22 November  1999 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

32 

33 

34 

35 

36 

37 

38 

39 

40 

41 

42 

43 

44 

45 

46 

47 

42 

502,24 

496,39 

491,72 

487,05 

483,55 

481,20 

480,01 

479,45 

478,83 

478,83 

478,83 

478,83 

478,83 

478,83 

478,83 

478,83 

478,86 

478,98 

479,10 

479,20 

479,30 

480,00 

480,95 

482,00 

483,20 

Week beginning 

4 

29 November  1999 

6 December  1999 

13 December  1999 

20 December  1999 

27 December  1999 

Week 

Basic price 

-

48 

49 

50 

51 

52 

486,10 

490,75 

496,60 

503,85 

511,50 

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Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 

of 

fixing  the basic price and defining the standard quality for pig carcases 
for the period 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999 

98/0049 (CNS) 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No  2759/75 of 29  October  1975 on the 
common organisation of the market in pigmeat1, as last amended by Regulation (EC) 
No 3290/94 , and in particular Article 4(4) 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, when the basic price for pig carcases is fixed, account should be taken of the 
objectives  of the common agricultural policy; 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  that  they  reach 
consumers at reasonable prices; 

Whereas the basic price  must be fixed in  accordance  with  the  criteria  laid  down  in 
Article  4(1)  of  Regulation  (EEC)  No  2759/75  for  a  standard  quality  defined  by 
reference  to  Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No  3220/84  of  13  November  1984 
determining  the  Community  scale  for  grading  pig  carcases ,  as  last  amended  by 
Regulation (EC) No  3 513/934, 

OJL 282, 1.11.1975, p. 1. 
OJL 349, 31.12.1994, p. 105. 
OJL 301, 20.11.1984, p. 1. 
OJL 320, 22.12.1993, p. 5. 

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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

Article 1 

For the period  1 July  1998 to  30 June  1999 the basic price  for  pig carcases  of the 
standard quality shall be ECU 1509,39/t. 

Article 2 

The  standard  quality  shall  be  defined  in  terms  of  carcase  weight  and  lean  meat 
content,  determined  as  laid  down  in  Article  2(2)  and  (3)  of  Regulation  (EEC) 
No 3220/84, as follows: 

(a) 

carcases weighing not less than 60 but less than 120 kilograms: grade  "E"; 

(b) 

carcases weighing from  120 to 180 kilograms: grade "R". 

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 1998. 

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States. 

Done at 

For the Council 

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