CELEX: 51989PC0660(19)
Language: en
Date: 1990-01-11
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) FIXING THE GUIDE PRICE FOR FLAX SEED FOR THE 1990/91 MARKETING YEAR

No C 49/26                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                                        28. 2. 90
                                                               Proposal for a
                                              COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No . . .
                                                                    of...
                                 fixing the guide price for flax seed for the 1990/91 marketing year
                                                               (90/C 49/19)
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                  Whereas under Article 68 of the Act of Accession of Spain
                                                                           and Portugal a price level differing from that of the common
                                                                           prices has been applied in Spain; whereas pursuant to
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                     Article 70 (1) of the Act of Accession the Spanish prices
 Economic Community, and in particular Article 43                          should be aligned with the common ones in steps occurring
 thereof,                                                                  each year at the beginning of the marketing year; whereas the
                                                                           rules on this alignment give Spanish prices at the level set
 Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal,              below;
 and in particular Articles 89 (1) and 234 (2) thereof,
                                                                           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 proposal from the Commission,
                                                                           harvested in the Community; whereas the quality laid down
                                                                           for the 1989/90 marketing year meets this requirement and
 Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,                  can accordingly be used for the following marketing year,
 Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social
 Committee,
 Whereas Article 1(1) and (3) of Council Regulation (EEC)                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
 No 569/76 of 15 March 1976 laying down special measures
 for flax seed('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
 No 4003 / 87 ( 2 ), provides that the guide price for flax seed is
 to be fixed in accordance with the procedure laid down in                                           Article 1
 Article 43 (2) of the Treaty;
                                                                          For the 1990/91 marketing year, the guide price for flax seed
 Whereas when the guide price for flax seed is fixed every                shall be ECU 55,41 per 100 kilograms, except in Spain,
 year, account has to be taken both of the objectives of the              where it shall be ECU 50,64 per 100 kilograms.
 common agricultural policy and of the contribution which
 the Community desires to make to the harmonious
 development of world trade; whereas the objectives of the
 common agricultural policy are, in particular, to guarantee a
 fair standard of living for the farming community and to                                            Article 2
 ensure that supplies are available and reach consumers at
reasonable prices;                                                        The price referred to in Article 1 shall be for seed:
Whereas the first subparagraph of Article 1 (1) of Regulation             — in bulk, of sound and fair merchantable quality, and
(EEC) No 569/76 provides more specifically that this price
shall be fixed at a level which is fair to producers, account             — with an impurity content of 2 % and, for seeds as such,
being taken of the supply requirements of the Community;                       humidity and oil contents of 9 and 3 8 % respectively.
whereas to this end, a balanced relationship should be
maintained between this price and the price of other oil
seeds;
                                                                                                     Article 3
Whereas in accordance with these criteria the guide price
should be fixed at the same level as that adopted for the last            This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
marketing year;                                                           following its publication in the Official Journal of the
                                                                          European Communities.
(») OJ No L 67, 15. 3. 1976, p. 29.
(2) OJ No L 377, 31. 12. 1987, p. 46.                                     It shall apply from 1 August 1990.
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          This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
          States.
          Done at Brussels, . . .
                                                                            For the Council