CELEX: 31974R1122
Language: en
Date: 1974-04-29 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1122/74 of the Council of 29 April 1974 fixing the target prices and basic intervention prices for oil seeds for the 1974/75 marketing year

No L 128/ 8                            Official Journal of the European Communities                                 10 . 5 . 74
                                REGULATION (EEC) No 1122/74 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                       of 29 April 1974
                    fixing the target prices and basic intervention prices for oil seeds for the 1974/75
                                                        marketing year
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                         the seeds harvested in the Community ; whereas for
                                                                   sunflower seed, the quality laid down for the 1973/74
                                                                   marketing year meets these requirements and can
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­                accordingly be used for the following marketing
 pean Economic Community, and in particular Article                year; whereas, on the other hand, for colza and rape
 43 thereof;                                                       seed, the quality laid down for the 1973 /74 marketing
 Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/                    year should be modified,
 EEC ( J ) of 22 September 1966 on the establishment
 of a common organization of the market in oils and                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 fats, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1707/
 73 (2), and in particular the third subparagraph of                                         Article 1
 Article 22 ( 1 ) thereof;
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;               For the 1974/75 marketing year, the target prices
                                                                   and the basic intervention prices for oil seeds shall
 Having regard to the Opinion of the European                      be as follows :
 Parliament;
                                                                                                               u.a./lOO kg
 Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and                  ( a ) colza and rape seeds :
 Social Committee ;                                                      — target price :                         21-90
                                                                         — basic intervention price :             21'*27
Whereas, when the target prices and basic interven­
tion prices for oil seeds are fixed, account should be             ( b ) sunflower seeds :
taken of the objectives of the Common Agricultural                       — target price :                         22-54
Policy and of the contribution which the Community                       — basic intervention price :             21-89
desires to make to the harmonious development of
world trade ; whereas the objectives of the Common                The basic intervention prices are valid in Genoa.
Agricultural Policy are in particular to ensure a fair
standard of living for the agricultural community,                                           Article 2
to ensure that supplies are available and that they
reach consumers at reasonable prices ;                            The prices referred to in Article 1 relate to seeds in
                                                                   bulk of sound, fair and marketable quality :
Whereas application of these criteria entails fixing
the target price and basic intervention price for colza           (a) with an impurity content of 2% and, for seeds
and rape seed and for sunflower seed at a higher                         as such, a humidity and oil content of 9% and
level than that adopted for the preceding marketing                      42% respectively in the case of colza and rape
year ;                                                                   seeds ;
Whereas the prices of oil seeds must be fixed for                 (b ) with an impurity content of 2% and, for seeds
specific standard qualities ; whereas the latter should                  as such, a humidity and oil content of 10% and
be laid down in relation to the average qualities of                     40% respectively in the case of sunflower seeds.
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States .
                Done at Luxembourg, 29 April 1974.
                                                                                           For the Council
                                                                                            The President
                                                                                               J. ERTL
(!) OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66 .
(2) OJ No L 175 , 29. 6. 1973 , p . 5 .