Commission Communication on the prices for agricultural products (1999/2000) - Volume I: Explanatory Memoranda - Volume II: Financial implications
Date: 1999-02-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural market, agricultural product, agricultural production, fixing of prices

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Brussels, 08.02.1999
COM(1999) 38 final

VOL. III

99/0025 (CNS)
99/0026 (CNS)
99/0027 (CNS)
99/0028 (CNS)
99/0029 (CNS)
99/0030 (CNS)
99/0031 (CNS)
99/0032 (CNS)
99/0033 (CNS)
99/0034 (CNS)
99/0035 (CNS)
99/0036 (CNS)
99/0037 (CNS)
99/0038 (CNS)
99/0039 (CNS)

COMMISSION PROPOSALS

on the prices for agricultural products
(1999/2000)

VOLUME III

Legal instruments

AGRICULTURAL PRICE PROPOSALS

COM(1999) 38 - VOL. III

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Council Regulation (EC) No
intervention price for cereals for the 1999/2000 marketing year

fixing the monthly increases in the

Council Regulation (EC) No
No 1765/92 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable
crops, as regards the ceiling for irrigated land

derogating from Regulation (EEC)

Council Regulation (EC) No
paddy rice for the 1999/2000 marketing year

fixing the monthly price increases for

Council Regulation (EC) No
standard quality of beet for the 1999/2000 marketing year

fixing certain sugar prices and the

Council Regulation (EC) No
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
1999/2000 marketing year

Council Regulation (EC) No
fixing the aid for fibre flax and hemp and
the amount withheld to finance measures to promote the use of flax fibre
for the 1999/2000 marketing year

Council Regulation (EC) No
the 1999/2000 rearing year

Council Regulation (EC) No
1999/2000 wine year

fixing the aid in respect of silkworms for

fixing the guide prices for wine for the

Council Regulation (EC) No
on the common organisation of the market in wine

amending Regulation (EEC) No 822/87

Council Regulation (EC) No
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

Council Regulation (EC) No
amending 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

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Council Regulation (EC) No
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71
on the common organisation of the market in seeds and fixing the aid
granted in the seeds sector for the 2000/01 and 2001/02 marketing years

Council Regulation (EC) No
intervention prices for butter and skimmed-milk powder for the milk year
1999/2000

fixing the target price for milk and the

Council Regulation (EC) No
bovine animals for the period 1 July to 31 December 1999

fixing the intervention price for adult

Council Regulation (EC) No
fixing the basic price and the seasonal
adjustments to the basic price for sheepmeat for the 2000 marketing year

Council Regulation (EC) No
standard quality for pig carcases for the period 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000

fixing the basic price and defining the

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Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No

of

fixing the monthly increases in the intervention price for cereals
for the 1999/2000 marketing year

99/0025 (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,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

1

2

OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.
OJ L 126, 24.5.1996, p. 37.

4

Article 1

Without prejudice to the last subparagraph of Article 3(3) of Regulation (EEC)
No 1766/92, for the 1999/2000 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

(EUR/t)

July

August

September

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

May

June

1999

1999

1999

1999

1999

1999

2000

2000

2000

2000

2000

2000

-

-

-

-

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 1999/2000 marketing year.

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

Done at

For the Council

5

Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No

of

derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92
establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops,
as regards the ceiling for irrigated land

99/0026 (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 Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/923, as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 1624/984, provides for a system of penalties where the base area and the ceiling
for irrigated land are exceeded; whereas derogations from the system have been made
in previous marketing years;

Whereas, under Agenda 2000, the exceptional set-aside arrangements to be applied
where there is an overrun of a base area and the ceiling are repealed, with effect from
5; whereas, consequently, if
the 2000/2001 marketing year, by Regulation (EC) No
there is an overrun of a base area for the 1999/2000 marketing year, the proportional
reduction in the compensatory payments made for that year only will apply;

Whereas,
in the interests of consistency with the approach taken in preceding
marketing years and with Agenda 2000, provision should be made that, where there is
an overrun of the ceiling in 1999/2000, the compensatory payments will be reduced in
the same way as in the case of an overrun of a base area,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

3

4

5

OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 12.
OJ L 210, 28.7.1998, p. 3.
OJ L

6

Article 1

For the 1999/2000 marketing year, notwithstanding the sixth subparagraph of
Article 3(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92, where the ceiling for irrigated land is
exceeded, the compensatory payments for the ‘irrigated’ rate shall in all cases be
reduced proportionally to the rate of the overshoot recorded.

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

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Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No

of

fixing the monthly price increases for paddy rice
for the 1999/2000 marketing year

99/0027 (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 rice6, as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 2072/987and 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 1

For the 1999/2000 marketing year, the monthly increases provided for in Article 3(2)
of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 shall be EUR 2/t for the intervention price.

6

7

OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
OJ L 265, 30.9.1998, p. 4.

8

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

9

Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No

of

fixing certain sugar prices and the standard quality of beet
for the 1999/2000 marketing year

99/0028 (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 sector8, as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 1148/989, 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;

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;

8

9

OJ L 177, 1.7.1981, p. 4.
OJ L 159, 3.6.1998, p. 38.

10

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
EUR 7,61/100 kg, that amount being derived from the molasses price referred to in
the latter being valued at
Article 14(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81,
EUR 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 EUR 66,50/100 kg.

The intervention price for white sugar shall be EUR 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 EUR 47,67/t delivered
at the collection centre.

Article 3

Standard quality beet shall:

(a)

(b)

be of sound and fair merchantable quality;

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 1999/2000 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 1999/2000 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 sector10, as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 1148/9811, and in particular Articles 3(5), 5(5) and 8(4) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No
fixing certain sugar prices and
the standard quality of beet for the 1999/2000 marketing year12, fixes the intervention
price for white sugar at EUR 63,19/100 kg for non-deficit areas;

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
and the United Kingdom, Spain, Portugal and Finland;

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;

Whereas Regulation (EC) No
fixes the basic price for beet at EUR 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
is in principle to be 68% of the said basic price
price to be fixed for B beet
notwithstanding Article 28(5) of that Regulation;

10

11

12

OJ L 177, 1.7.1981, p. 4.
OJ L 159, 3.6.1998, p. 38.
See page

of this Official Journal.

12

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 750/6813, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3042/7814, 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
3,75% 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)

(b)

(c)

(d)

EUR 64,65/100 kg for all the areas in Ireland and the United Kingdom;

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

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

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

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

Article 2

Article 3

1.

2.

The minimum price for A beet applicable in the Community shall be
EUR 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
EUR 32,42/t.

13

14

OJ L 156, 25.6.1977, p. 4.
OJ L 361, 23.12.1978, p. 8.

13

Article 4

The reimbursement referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 shall be
EUR 0,33/100 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 1999/2000 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 1999/2000 marketing year

99/0029 (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
in flax and hemp15, as last amended by
common organisation of the market
Regulation (EC) No 3290/9416, 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;

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;

15

16

OJ L 146, 4.7.1970, p. 1.
OJ L 349, 31.12.1994, p. 105.

15

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 1999/2000 marketing year, the aid provided for in Article 4 of Regulation
(EEC) No 1308/70 shall be:

(a)

(b)

as regards flax: EUR 815,86/ha;

as regards hemp: EUR 662,88/ha.

Article 2

For the 1999/2000 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: EUR 0/ha.

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 1999.

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 1999/2000 rearing year

99/0030 (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 rearing17, as last amended by Regulation
(EEC) No 2059/9218, 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:

Article 1

For the 1999/2000 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 EUR 133,26.

17

18

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

17

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 1999.

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 1999/2000 wine year

99/0031 (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 wine19, as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 1627/9820, 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 1999/2000 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,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

19

20

OJ L 84, 27.3.1987, p. 1.
OJ L 210, 28.7.1998, p. 8.

19

Article 1

For the 1999/2000 wine year, the guide prices for table wine shall be as follows:

Type of wine

Guide price

R I

R II

R III

A I

A II

A III

EUR 3,828/% vol/hl

EUR 3,828/% vol/hl

EUR 62,15/hl

EUR 3,828/% vol/hl

EUR 82,81/hl

EUR 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 1999.

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

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

99/0032 (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, 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 in certain winegrowing zones;

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 822/8721, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1627/9822, should be extended
for a further wine year;

Whereas Article 46(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 provides that campaigns to
promote the consumption of grape juice may only be conducted until the 1998/99
their
wine year; whereas they should be continued for one wine year so that
effectiveness may be assessed;

21

22

OJ L 84, 27.3.1987, p. 1.
OJ L 210, 28.7.1998, p. 8.

21

Whereas Article 65(5) of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 provides that, during the
1998/99 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:

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

Article 1

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

In the third subparagraph of Article 16(5), "between 1 September 1998 and
31 August 1999" is replaced by "between 1 September 1999 and
31 August 2000".

In Article 39:

– in the first and second subparagraphs of paragraph 10, "1998/99" is

replaced by "1999/2000",

– in paragraph 11, "1998/99" is replaced by "1999/2000".

In Article 46(4), "1998/99" is replaced by "1999/2000".

In Article 65(5), “1 April 1999” is replaced by “1 April 2000” and
“1 September 1999” is replaced by “1 September 2000”.

In Annex I, the third subparagraph of point 13 is replaced by the following:

"For the 1997/98, 1998/99 and 1999/2000 wine years, table wines produced
in Greece, France, Italy, Portugal and in the Spanish parts of winegrowing
zones C other than the regions of Asturias, Baleares, Cantabria, Galicia, and
the provinces of Guipúzcoa and Vizcaya, and released for consumption
respectively on the market in Greece, France, Italy, Portugal and Spain may
have a total acidity content of not less than 3,5 grams per litre, expressed as
tartaric acid".

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 1999.

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

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

99/0033 (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 2332/9223 and
Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4252/8824, as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 1629/9825, fix the maximum sulphur dioxide content of sparkling
wines and of liqueur wines; whereas those Articles provide for the presentation by
1 April 1999 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:

23

24

25

OJ L 231, 13.8.1992, p. 1.
OJ L 373, 31.12.1988, p. 59.
OJ L 210, 28.7.1998, p. 11.

24

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

Article 1

1.

2.

In Article 11(3), "1 April 1999" and "1 September 1999" are replaced
respectively by "1 April 2000" and "1 September 2000".

In Article 16(3), "1 April 1999" and "1 September 1999" are replaced
respectively by "1 April 2000" and "1 September 2000".

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

Article 2

1.

2

In Article 4(2), "1 April 1999" and "1 September 1999" are replaced
respectively by "1 April 2000" and "1 September 2000".

In Article 6(2), "1 April 1999" and "1 September 1999" are replaced
respectively by "1 April 2000" and "1 September 2000".

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 1998/99 wine years, of permanent abandonment premiums
in respect of wine-growing areas

99/0034 (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 1442/8826, as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1630/9827;

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:

26

27

OJ L 132, 28.5.1988, p. 3.
OJ L 210, 28.7.1998, p. 12.

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
1999/2000 wine years, of permanent abandonment premiums in respect of
wine-growing areas”.

In the second subparagraph of Article 1(1), the 1999/2000 wine year is
added.

In the third paragraph of Article 17a, “15 May 1999” is replaced by
“15 May 2000”.

2.

3.

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 2358/71 on the common organisation
of the market in seeds and fixing the aid granted in the seeds sector
for the 2000/2001 and 2001/2002 marketing years

99/0035 (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 Council Regulation (EEC) No 2358/7128, as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 192/9829, and in particular Article 3(3) and (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 the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 lists the japonica and indica
type varieties of the species Oryza sativa L. among the products on which production
aid is payable for basic and certified seed; whereas the distinction between the two
varieties is essentially genetic and calls in particular for food-science analyses;
whereas such analyses are complicated and some varieties which have appeared on
the market cannot easily be distinguished as being of the japonica or indica type on
the basis of their genetic characteristics; whereas that Annex should accordingly be
amended to distinguish between varieties of the species Oryza sativa L. on the basis
of morphological criteria only;

Whereas the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 lists Cannabis sativa L.
(monoecious) among the products on which production aid is payable for basic and
certified seed; whereas certain varieties of dioecious Cannabis sativa L. are now
comparable with the monoecious varieties as regards their tetrahydrocannabinol
(THC) content; whereas, in Article 3(1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 619/71 of
22 March 1971 laying down general rules for granting aid for flax and hemp30, as last

28

29

30

OJ L 246, 5.11.1971, p. 1.
OJ L 20, 27.1.1998, p. 16.
OJ L 72, 26.3.1971, p. 2.

28

amended by Regulation (EC) No 1420/9831, the Council stipulates that production aid
is to be granted solely on hemp harvested after seed formation and grown from
certified seed of varieties on a list to be drawn up in accordance with the procedure
laid down in Article 12 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1308/70 of 29 June 1970 on
the common organisation of the market in flax and hemp32, as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 3290/9433; whereas, for the purposes of granting aid for the
production of hemp for the 1998/99, 1999/2000 and 2000/2001 marketing years, the
Council has specified that only varieties found to have a THC content of not less than
0,3% and, for subsequent marketing years, of not less than 0,2% are to appear on that
list; whereas the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 should accordingly be
amended to refer to Cannabis sativa L. of varieties with a THC content not exceeding
0,3% for the 2000/01 marketing year and 0,2% thereafter and those varieties should
be determined in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 11 of Regulation
(EEC) No 2358/71;

Whereas the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 refers to varieties of Lolium
perenne L. of high persistence, late or medium late, new and other varieties and
varieties of low persistence, medium late, medium early or early; whereas the prices
for those varieties on the external markets no longer justify that distinction and the
Annex should therefore be amended to refer
to Lolium perenne L. without
distinguishing between varieties;

Whereas, given the situation on and the outlook for the Community market, producers
are not assured of a fair return from seeds listed in the Annex to Regulation (EEC)
No 2358/71 which will be marketed in the 2000/2001 and 2001/2002 marketing years;
whereas part of the costs of production should be offset by aid;

Whereas Article 3(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 provides that when the aid is
fixed, account should be taken, on the one hand, of the need to ensure balance
between production in the Community and the outlets for such production and, on the
other hand, of the prices for such products on the external markets;

Whereas the application of these criteria results in the fixing of the aid applicable for
the 2000/2001 and 2001/2002 marketing years at the levels set out in Annex II,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The following paragraph is added to Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71:

"6. The varieties of Cannabis sativa L. on which the aid provided for in this Article
is payable shall be determined in accordance with the procedure laid down in
Article 11."

31

32

33

OJ L 190, 4.7.1998, p. 7.
OJ L 146, 4.7.1970, p. 1.
OJ L 349, 31.12.1994, p. 105.

29

The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 is replaced by Annex I hereto.

Article 2

Article 3

For the 2000/2001 and 2001/2002 marketing years, the aid granted in the seeds sector
as provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 shall be as set out in
Annex II hereto.

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 2000.

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

Done at

For the Council

30

CN code

1001 90 10
1006 10 10

1204 00 10
1204 00 10
1207 99 10

1209 29 10
1209 29 10
1209 29 10
1209 29 10
1209 29 80
1209 29 10
1209 23 80
1209 23 80
1209 23 11
1209 23 15
1209 29 80
1209 25 10
1209 25 90
1209 29 80
1209 29 80
1209 26 00
1209 29 80
1209 24 00
1209 29 10

1209 29 80
1209 29 80
1209 21 00
1209 21 00
1209 29 80
0713 10 10
1209 22 80
1209 22 80
1209 22 80
1209 22 10
1209 22 80
1209 22 80
1209 22 80
0713 50 10
1209 29 10
1209 29 10

ex
ex
ex

ex
ex
ex
ex
ex
ex
ex
ex

ex

ex
ex

ex

ex

ex
ex
ex
ex
ex
ex
ex
ex
ex

ex
ex
ex
ex
ex
ex

ANNEX I

“ANNEX

Description

1. CERES
Triticum spelta L.
Oryza sativa L.1
-

long-grain varieties the grains of which are of a length exceeding
6,0 millimetres and of a length/width ratio of more than or equal to 3
other varieties the grains of which are of a length not exceeding
6,0 millimetres and of a length/width ratio of less than 3

-

2. OLEAGINEAE
Linum usitatissimum L. (fibre flax)
Linum usitatissimum L. (linseed)
Cannabis sativa L.2 (varieties with a tetrahydrocannabinol content not
exceeding 0,3% for
the 2000/2001 marketing year and 0,2% for
subsequent marketing years)
3. GRAMINEAE
Agrostis canina L.
Agrostis gigantea Roth.
Agrostis stolonifera L.
Agrostis capillaris L.
Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) P. Beauv. ex J.S. and K.B. Presl.
Dactylis glomerata L.
Festuca arundinacea Schreb.
Festuca ovina L.
Festuca pratensis Huds.
Festuca rubra L.
Festulolium
Lolium multiflorum Lam.
Lolium perenne L.
Lolium x boucheanum Kunth
Phleum Bertolinii (DC)
Phleum pratense L.
Poa nemoralis L.
Poa pratensis L.
Poa palustris and Poa trivialis L.
4. LEGUMINOSAE
Hedysarum coronarium L.
Medicago lupulina L.
Medicago sativa L. (ecotypes)
Medicago sativa L. (varieties)
Onobrichis viciifolia Scop.
Pisum sativum L. (partim) (field peas)
Trifolium alexandrinum L.
Trifolium hybridum L.
Trifolium incarnatum L.
Trifolium pratense L.
Trifolium repens L.
Trifolium repens L. var. giganteum
Trifolium resupinatum L.
Vicia faba L. (partim) (field beans)
Vicia sativa L.
Vicia villosa Roth.

31

1

2

Grain measurements are taken on wholly milled rice by the following method:

(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)

take a sample representative of the batch;
sieve the sample so as to retain only whole grains, including immature grains;
carry out two measurements of 100 grains each and work out the average;
express the result in millimetres, rounded off to one decimal place.

The tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) content of a variety is determined by analysing a sample
maintained at constant weight. The weight of THC must be determined in relation to the
weight of the sample. The sample is to consist of the upper third of a representative number of
plants selected at random at the end of their flowering period and with stalks and seeds
removed.”

32

ANNEX II

2000/01 AND 2001/02 MARKETING YEARS
Aid applicable in the Community

CN code

Description

1001 90 10

1006 10 10

1204 00 10
1204 00 10
1207 99 10

1209 29 10
1209 29 10
1209 29 10
1209 29 10
1209 29 80
1209 29 10
1209 23 80
1209 23 80
1209 23 11
1209 23 15
1209 29 80
1209 25 10
1209 25 90
1209 29 80
1209 29 80
1209 26 00
1209 29 80
1209 24 00
1209 29 10

1209 29 80
1209 29 80
1209 21 00
1209 21 00
1209 29 80
0713 10 10
1209 22 80
1209 22 80
1209 22 80
1209 22 10
1209 22 80
1209 22 80
1209 22 80
0713 50 10
1209 29 10
1209 29 10

ex
ex
ex

ex
ex
ex
ex
ex
ex
ex
ex

ex

ex
ex

ex

ex

ex
ex
ex
ex
ex
ex
ex
ex
ex

ex
ex
ex
ex
ex
ex

1. CERES
Triticum spelta L
Oryza sativa L.
-

-

long-grain varieties the grains of which are of a length
exceeding 6,0 millimetres and of a length/width ratio of
more than or equal to 3
other varieties the grains of which are of a length not
exceeding 6,0 millimetres and of a length/width ratio of
less than 3
2. OLEAGINEAE
Linum usitatissimum L. (fibre flax)
Linum usitatissimum L. (linseed)
Cannabis sativa L. (varieties with a tetrahydrocannabinol
content not exceeding 0,3% for the 2000/2001 marketing
year and 0,2% for the 2001/2002 marketing year)
3. GRAMINEAE
Agrostis canina L.
Agrostis gigantea Roth.
Agrostis stolonifera L.
Agrostis capillaris L.
Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) P. Beauv. ex J.S. and K.B. Presl.
Dactylis glomerata L.
Festuca arundinacea Schreb.
Festuca ovina L.
Festuca pratensis Huds.
Festuca rubra L.
Festulolium
Lolium multiflorum Lam.
Lolium perenne L.
Lolium x boucheanum Kunth
Phleum Bertolinii (DC)
Phleum pratense L.
Poa nemoralis L.
Poa pratensis L.
Poa palustris and Poa trivialis L.
4. LEGUMINOSAE
Hedysarum coronarium L.
Medicago lupulina L.
Medicago sativa L. (ecotypes)
Medicago sativa L. (varieties)
Onobrichis viciifolia Scop.
Pisum sativum L. (partim) (field peas)
Trifolium alexandrinum L.
Trifolium hybridum L.
Trifolium incarnatum L.
Trifolium pratense L.
Trifolium repens L.
Trifolium repens L. var. giganteum
Trifolium resupinatum L.
Vicia faba L. (partim) (field beans)
Vicia sativa L.
Vicia villosa Roth.

33

(EUR/100 kg)

Aid

2000/01

2001/02

14,37

17,27

14,37

17,27

14,85

14,85

28,38
22,46
20,53

75,95
75,95
75,95
75,95
67,14
52,77
58,93
43,59
43,59
36,83
32,36
21,13
30,99
21,13
50,96
83,56
38,88
38,52
38,88

36,47
31,88
22,10
36,59
20,04
0
45,76
45,89
45,76
53,49
75,11
70,76
45,76
0
30,67
24,03

28,38
22,46
20,53

75,95
75,95
75,95
75,95
67,14
52,77
58,93
43,59
43,59
36,83
32,36
21,13
30,99
21,13
50,96
83,56
38,88
38,52
38,88

36,47
31,88
22,10
36,59
20,04
0
45,76
45,89
45,76
53,49
75,11
70,76
45,76
0
30,67
24,03

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 1999/2000

99/0036 (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 products34, as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 1587/9635, 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;

Whereas the intervention prices for butter and for skimmed-milk powder are intended
to contribute 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,

34

35

OJ L 148, 28.6.1968, p. 13.
OJ L 206, 16.8.1996, p. 21.

34

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the milk year 1999/2000, the target price for milk and the intervention prices for
milk products shall be as follows:

a)

b)

Target price for milk

Intervention prices:

- butter

- skimmed-milk powder

(EUR/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

35

Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No

of

fixing the intervention price for adult bovine animals
for the period 1 July to 31 December 1999

99/0037 (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 veal36, as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 1633/9837, 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 the draft reform of the beef and veal
sector currently under discussion already proposes that the intervention price should
be fixed for the period 1 January to 30 June 2000; whereas these factors result in the
intervention price fixed for the period 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999 by Council
Regulation (EC) No 1364/98 of 25 June 1997 fixing, for the 1998/99 marketing year,
the intervention price for adult bovine animals38, being retained for the period 1 July
to 31 December 1999,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

36

37

38

OJ L 148, 28.6.1968, p. 24.
OJ L 210, 28.7.1998, p. 17.
OJ L 185, 30.6.1998, p. 7.

36

Article 1

For the period 1 July to 31 December 1999 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 1208/8139, as
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1026/9140, shall be EUR 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

39

40

OJ L 123, 7.5.1981, p. 3.
OJ L 106, 26.4.1991, p. 2.

37

Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No

of

fixing the basic price and the seasonal adjustments to the basic price
for sheepmeat for the 2000 marketing year

99/0038 (CNS)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2467/98 of 3 November 1998 on the
common organisation of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat41, 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 (EC) No 2467/98;

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 2000
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, 1997 and 1998 marketing years concerning private storage,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

41

OJ L 312, 20.11.1998, p. 1.

38

Article 1

For the 2000 marketing year, the basic price for sheepmeat
EUR 504,07/100 kg carcase weight.

is hereby fixed at

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 2000 marketing year.

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

Done at

For the Council

39

A N N E X

2000 MARKETING YEAR

Week beginning

Week

Basic price

(EUR/100 kg carcase weight)

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

502,24

496,39

491,72

487,05

3 January 2000

10 January 2000

17 January 2000

24 January 2000

31 January 2000

7 February 2000

14 February 2000

21 February 2000

28 February 2000

6 March 2000

13 March 2000

20 March 2000

27 March 2000

3 April 2000

10 April 2000

17 April 2000

24 April 2000

1 May 2000

8 May 2000

15 May 2000

22 May 2000

29 May 2000

5 June 2000

12 June 2000

19 June 2000

26 June 2000

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

40

Week beginning

Week

Basic price

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

486,10

490,75

496,60

503,85

511,50

3 July 2000

10 July 2000

17 July 2000

24 July 2000

31 July 2000

7 August 2000

14 August 2000

21 August 2000

28 August 2000

4 September 2000

11 September 2000

18 September 2000

25 September 2000

2 October 2000

9 October 2000

16 October 2000

23 October 2000

30 October 2000

6 November 2000

13 November 2000

20 November 2000

27 November 2000

4 December 2000

11 December 2000

18 December 2000

25 December 2000

27

28

29

30

31

32

33

34

35

36

37

38

39

40

41

42

43

44

45

46

47

48

49

50

51

52

41

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 1999 to 30 June 2000

99/0039(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 pigmeat42, as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 3290/9443, 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 carcases44, as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 3513/9345,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

42

43

44

45

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

42

Article 1

For the period 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000 the basic price for pig carcases of the
standard quality shall be EUR 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)

(b)

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

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 1999.

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

Done at

For the Council

43