CELEX: 31985R1495
Language: en
Date: 1985-05-23 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 1495/85 of 23 May 1985 fixing the guide price for linseed for the 1985/86 marketing year

No L 151 / 20                                  Official Journal of the European Communities                                    10 . 6 . 85
                                              COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) No 1495 / 85
                                                               of 23 May 1985
                                     fixing the guide price for linseed for the 1985 / 86 marketing year
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                                  Whereas the guide price must be fixed for a standard quality
                                                                           to be determined by reference to the average quality of seeds
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                      harvested in the Community ; whereas the quality laid down
Economic Community , and in particular Article 43                          for the 1984 / 85 marketing year meets this requirement and
thereof,                                                                   can accordingly be used for the following marketing year ,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC ) No 569 / 76 of
15 March 1976 laying down special measures for linseed (*),                HAD ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
and in particular Article 1 ( 1 ) and ( 3 ) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ( 2 ),
                                                                                                       Article 1
Having      regard     to    the     opinion   of the     European
Parliament ^ 3 ),                                                          For the 1985 / 86 marketing year , the guide price for linseed
                                                                           shall be 55,41 ECU per 100 kilograms .
Whereas , when the guide price for linseed is fixed on an
annual basis account should be taken both of the objectives
of the common agricultural policy and of the contribution                                              Article 2
which tjie Community desires to make to the harmonious
development of world trade ; whereas the objectives of the                 The price referred to in Article 1 relates to seed:
common agricultural policy are , in particular , to ensure a fair
standard of living for the agricultural community and to                   — in bulk, of sound , genuine and merchantable quality,
                                                                               and
ensure that supplies are available and reach consumers at
reasonable prices ;
                                                                           — with an impurity content of 2% and , for seeds as such ,
                                                                               moisture    and     oil  contents of    9%    and    38%
Whereas the first subparagraph of Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation
( EEC ) No 569 / 76 provides more specifically that this price                 respectively .
shall be fixed at a level which is fair to producers , account
being taken of the supply requirements of the Community ;
                                                                                                       Article 3
whereas , to this end , a balanced relationship should be
maintained between this price and the price of other oil
seeds ;                                                                    This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
                                                                           following its publication in the Official Journal of the
Whereas in accordance with these criteria the guide price                  European Communities.
should be fixed at a higher level than that adopted for the
preceding marketing year;                                                  It shall apply from 1 August 1985 .
                    This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                    States .
                    Done at Brussels , 23 May 1985 .
                                                                                           For the Council
                                                                                              The President
                                                                                              C. SIGNORILE
(») OJ No L 67 , 15 . 3 . 1976 , p. 29 .
( 2 ) OJ No C 67 , 14 . 3 . 1985 , p. 22 .
( 3 ) OJ No C 94 , 15 . 4 . 1985 .