CELEX: 51984PC0020(22)
Language: en
Date: 1984-01-24
Title: PROPOSAL FOR COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) OF FIXING FOR THE 1984/85 MARKETING YEAR THE GUARANTEE THRESHOLD FOR COLZA, RAPE AND SUNFLOWER SEEDS AND CERTAIN FACTORS RELATING THERETO

No C 62/20                         Official Journal of the European Communities                                5.3.84
             Proposal for a Council Regulation fixing the guide price for flax seed for the 1984/85
                                                    marketing year
                                                     (84/C 62/19)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                   Whereas in accordance with these criteria the guide
COMMUNITIES,                                                  price should be fixed at a higher level than that
                                                              adopted for the preceding marketing year;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro-
pean Economic Community, and in particular                    Whereas the guide price must be fixed for a stan-
Article 43 thereof,                                           dard quality to be determined by reference to the
                                                              average quality of seeds harvested in the Com-
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC)                     munity; whereas the quality laid down for the
No 569/76 of 15 March 1976 laying down special                1983/84 marketing year meets this requirement and
measures for flax seed ( l ), and in particular Article 1     can accordingly be used for the following marketing
(1) and (3) thereof,                                          year,
                                                              HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Having regard to the proposal from the Commis-
sion,
                                                                                         Article 1
Having regard to the opinion of the European Par-
liament,                                                      For the 1984/85 marketing year, the guide price for
                                                              flax seed shall be 55,41 ECU per 100 kilograms.
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and
Social Committee,                                                                        Article 2
Whereas, when the guide price for flax seed is fixed          The price referred to in Article 1 relates to seed:
on an annual basis, account should be taken both of
the objectives of the common agricultural policy              — in bulk, of sound, genuine and merchantable
and of the contribution which the Community                         quality and,
desires to make to the harmonious development of
world trade; whereas the objectives of the common             — with an impurity content of 2 % and, for seeds
agricultural policy are, in particular, to ensure a fair            as such, humidity and oil contents of 9 and 38 %
standard of living for the agricultural community                   respectively.
and to ensure that supplies are available and reach
consumers at reasonable prices;
                                                                                         Article 3
 Whereas the first subparagraph of Article 1 (1) of
                                                               This Regulation shall enter into force on the third
 Regulation (EEC) No 569/76 provides more specifi-
                                                               day following its publication in the Official Journal
cally that this price shall be fixed at a level which is
                                                               of the European Communities.
 fair to producers, account being taken of the supply
 requirements of the Community; whereas to this
 end, a balanced relationship should be maintained             It shall apply from 1 August 1984.
between this price and the price of other oil seeds;
                                                               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and
(')   OJNoL67, 15.3. 1976, p. 29.                              directly applicable in all Member States.
              Proposal for a Council Regulation fixing for the 1984/85 marketing year the guarantee
                   threshold for colza, rape and sunflower seed and certain factors relating thereto
                                                      (84/C 62/20)
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                   Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/
 COMMUNITIES,                                                  EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of
                                                               a common organization of the market in oils and
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro-            fats ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
 pean Economic Community,                                      (')   OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.
 ---pagebreak---  5. 3. 84                         Official Journal of the European Communities                         No C 62/21
No ..., and in particular Article 24a thereof,               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Having regard to the proposal from the Commis-                                       Article 1
sion,                                                        1. For the 1984/85 marketing year, the guarantee
                                                            threshold referred to in Article 24a of Regulation
Having regard to the opinion of the European Par-            No 136/66/EEC is hereby fixed at:
liament,
                                                            — 2 410 000 tonnes for colza and rape seed,
Whereas the fixing of a guarantee threshold for             — 1 000 000 tonnes for sunflower seed
colza, rape and sunflower seed is required under
Article 24a of Regulation No 136/66/EEC;                     2. If the Community production recorded, in
                                                             accordance with Article 24a of Regulation No 136/
Whereas the guarantee threshold should be in keep-           66/EEC, is greater than the guarantee threshold,
ing with a medium-term policy; whereas, in the light         there shall be a 1 % reduction in the 1985/86 target
of market prospects, the guarantee threshold for             prices and intervention prices for every 50 000
 1990/91 can be put at 3 300 000 tonnes in the case          tonnes in excess of the guarantee threshold, up to a
of colza and rape seed and 1 800 000 tonnes in the           maximum of 5 %.
case of sunflower seed;
                                                                                     Article 2
Whereas, in the light of this medium-term policy             This Regulation shall enter into force on the third
and the level of production in recent years, the guar-       day following its publication in the Official Journal
antee threshold for the 1984/85 marketing year               of the European Communities.
should be fixed at 2 410 000 tonnes in the case of
colza and rape seed and 1 000 000 tonnes in the case         It shall apply from:
of sunflower seed;
                                                             — 1 July 1984 in the case of colza and rape seed,
Whereas the consequences as regards the level of             — 1 August 1984 in the case of sunflower seed.
the target prices and intervention prices in the event
of the guarantee threshold being exceeded should             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and
also be stated,                                              directly applicable in all Member States.
              Proposal for a Council Regulation amending for the third time Regulation (EEC)
                         No 1431/82 laying down special measures for peas and field beans
                                                    (84/C 62/21)
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                 Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1431/82 ('),
 COMMUNITIES,                                                as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1577/
                                                             83 (2), introduced an aid system for peas and field
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                beans harvested within the Community and pro-
 European Economic Community, and in particular              cessed into feedingstuffs and for products used for
 Articles 42 and 43 thereof,                                 human consumption or, in an unaltered state, as
                                                             feed for certain animals;
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commis-
 sion,                                                       Whereas, with regard to products used for human
                                                             consumption, the system applies only during the
 Having regard to the opinion of the European Par-            1982/83 and 1983/84 marketing years; whereas, for
 liament,                                                    reasons of sound administrative management, the
 Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and            (')  OJ No L 162, 12. 6. 1982, p. 28.
 Social Committee,                                           (2) OJ No L 163,22. 6. 1983, p. 18.