Council Regulation (EC) No 1253/1999 of 17 May 1999 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the common organisation of the market of cereals and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2731/75 fixing standard qualities for common wheat, rye, barley, maize and durum wheat
Date: 1999-05-17
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: cereals, common organisation of markets, intervention price

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1253/1999

of 17 May 1999

amending Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the common organisation of the market of
cereals and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2731/75 fixing standard qualities for common
wheat, rye, barley, maize and durum wheat

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 37 thereof,

regard
Having
Commission (1),

to

the

proposal

from the

of 17 May 1999 establishing a support system
for producers of certain arable crops (6),
to
reinforce the effect of the 1992 reform, price
should be strengthened by a
competitiveness
further cut in the intervention price, bringing it
down in two steps to a safety-net level; whereas
if necessary, will be
the intervention price,
subject
in particular to
to a final reduction,
ensure a better market balance;

Having regard to the opinion of
Parliament (2),

the European

(4) Whereas the provisions of standard quality no
longer have any practical relevance and should,
therefore, be withdrawn;

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and
Social Committee (3),

Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the
Regions (4),

Having regard to the opinion of
Auditors (5),

the Court of

(1) Whereas after the 1992 reform of the common
agricultural policy, there has been a particular
improvement in market balances;

(2) Whereas set-aside under the support system for
producers of certain arable crops introduced
in 1992 in addition to a lowering of
the
intervention price, has helped to keep production
price
under
while
competitiveness
significant
additional cereals quantities to be used on the
domestic market, mainly for animal feed.

increased

allowed

control,

has

(3) Whereas, subject to increases of area payments
under the arable crops support system as laid
down in Council Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999

(1) OJ C 170, 4.6.1998, p. 1.
(2) Opinion delivered on 6 May 1999 (not yet published in

the Official Journal).

(3) OJ C 284, 14.9.1998, p. 55.
(4) OJ C 93, 6.4.1999, p. 1.
(5) OJ C 401, 22.12.1998, p. 3.

in cereals,

the adjustment of

(5) Whereas since the non cereal starch price and
compensation arrangements have always been
governed by the common organisation of the
those
market
arrangements should follow the measures taken
for cereals, whereby the minimum price for
potatoes intended for the manufacture of potato
starch and the payments for producers of such
potatoes should, therefore, be adapted in line
with the price reduction for cereals; whereas the
payment for producers is fixed at a higher level
than the equivalent one for cereals, taking into
account that the production quotas set out in
Council Regulation (EC) No 1868/94 of 27 July
1994 establishing a quota system in relation to
the production of potato starch (7) are being
decreased;

(6) Whereas tariff quotas resulting from agreements
concluded in accordance with Article 300 of the
Treaty or from any other act of the Council
should be opened and administered by the
Commission on the basis of detailed rules;

(7) Whereas, taking into account the influence of the
world market price on the internal price, the

(6) See page 1 of this Official Journal.
(7) OJ L 197, 30.7.1994, p. 4. Regulation as last amended
by Regulation (EC) No 1284/98 (OJ L 178, 23.6.1998,
p. 3).

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conditions for application, by the Commission,
of the necessary measures to stabilise the internal
market should be clarified,

and the markets in accordance with the procedure
laid down in Article 37(2) of
In
particular a decision upon a final reduction in the
intervention price to be applied from 2002/2003
onwards will be taken in the light of market
developments.’

the Treaty.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

(cid:28)Article 8

3. Article 8 shall be replaced by the following:

Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 (1) is hereby amended
as follows:

1. Article 1(2) shall be replaced by the following:

(cid:28)2.
This Regulation shall apply notwithstanding
the measures provided for by Council Regulation
(EC) No 1251/1999 of 17 May 1999 establishing a
support system for producers of certain arable
crops (*).

(*) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 1.’

2. Article 3 shall be replaced by the following:

(cid:28)Article 3

An intervention price for cereals subject to

1.
intervention shall be fixed at:

— EUR 110,25/t

for the 2000/2001 marketing

year,

— EUR 101,31/t from the 2001/2002 marketing

year onwards.

The intervention price valid for maize and grain
sorghum in May shall remain valid in July, August
and September of the same year.

2.
to
The intervention price shall be subject
monthly increases for the whole or part of the
marketing year. The amounts of
the monthly
increases and their number are determined in
accordance with the procedure laid down in
Article 37(2) of the Treaty.

stage

The intervention price shall
for

to the
3.
wholesale
goods delivered to the
warehouse, before unloading. It shall be valid for
all Community intervention centres designated for
each cereal.

refer

4.
The prices fixed in this Regulation may be
changed in the light of developments in production

A minimum price for potatoes intended for

1.
the manufacture of potato starch shall be set at:

— EUR 194,05/t

for the 2000/2001 marketing

year;

— EUR 178, 31/t from the 2001/2002 marketing

year onwards.

This price applies to the quantity of potatoes,
delivered to the factory, which is needed for
making one tonne of starch.

A decision upon a further
reduction in the
minimum price to be applied from the 2002/2003
marketing year onwards will be taken in the light
of the final reduction in the intervention price for
cereals.

of

A system of payments shall be established for
2.
producers
the
manufacture of potato starch. The amount of the
payment applies to the quantity of potatoes needed
for making one tonne of starch. It shall be set at:

intended

potatoes

for

— EUR 98,74/t for the 2000/2001 marketing year,

— EUR 110,54/t from the 2001/2002 marketing

year onwards.

The amount of EUR 110,54/t may be increased
from the 2002/2003 marketing year onwards in
the light of the final reduction in the intervention
price for cereals.

The payment shall be paid only in respect of the
quantity of potatoes covered by a cultivation
contract between the potato producer and the
starch manufacturer within the limit of the quota
allocated to such undertaking, as referred to in
Article 2(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1868/
94 of 27 July 1994 establishing a quota system in
relation to the production of potato starch (*).

(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21. Regulation as last amended
by Commission Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (OJ L 126,
24.5.1996, p. 37).

3.
The minimum price and the payment shall be
adjusted according to the starch content of the
potatoes.

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4.
If the situation on the potato starch market
makes it necessary, the Council shall adopt the
appropriate measures
in accordance with the
procedure laid down in Article 37(2) of the Treaty.

The Commission shall adopt
5.
rules
for applying this Article
procedure laid down in Article 23.

the detailed
following the

(*) OJ L 197, 30.7.1994, p. 4. Regulation as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1284/98 (OJ
L 178, 23.6.1998, p. 3).’

4. Article 12 paragraph 1 shall be replaced by the

following text:

for

the products

Tariff quotas

(cid:28)1.
listed in
Article 1 resulting from agreements concluded in
accordance with Article 300 of the Treaty or from
any other act of the Council pursuant to the Treaty
shall be opened and administered in accordance
with detailed rules adopted under the procedure
laid down in Article 23.’

5. Article 16 shall be replaced by the following:

(cid:28)Article 16

Community market, and where that situation is
likely to continue and to deteriorate, appropriate
measures may be taken. Such measures may be
taken as a safeguard measure in cases of extreme
emergency.

2. Detailed rules for the application of
this
Article shall be adopted in accordance with the
procedure laid down in Article 23.’

Article 2

Regulation (EEC) No 2731/75 of
29 October 1975 fixing standard qualities
common wheat,
wheat (1) is hereby repealed.

the Council of
for
rye, barley, maize and durum

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force seven days
1.
after its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Communities.

This Regulation shall apply from the 2000/2001

2.
marketing year onwards.

1. Where the quotations or prices on the world
market for one or more of the products listed in
Article 1 reach a level which disrupts or threatens
supply on the
to disrupt

the availability of

3.
Regulation (EEC) No 2731/75 shall continue to
apply in relation to the 1998/1999 and 1999/2000
marketing years.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 May 1999.

For the Council

The President

K.-H. FUNKE

(1) OJ L 281, 1.11.1975, p. 22. Regulation as last amended
by Regulation (EC) No 2594/97 (OJ L 351, 23.12.1997,
p. 10).