CELEX: 51976PC0308
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Date: 1976-06-24
Title: Proposal for a REGULATION (EEC) OF THE COUNCIL on special measures for soya beans (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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      COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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                                     Proposal for a
                          REGULATION ( EEC ) OF THE COUNCIL
                        on special measures for soya beans
                ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
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       C0M(76 ) 308 final
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 ---pagebreak---                         EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1 * The Council , in regulation (EEC ) no . 2809/75 laid down for the 1975/1976
    marketing year the criteria for the determination of the average world
    market price and the general rules concerning the granting and the control
    of the subsidy for soya and beans harvested in the Community*
    The validity of this Regulation has limited to enable his effectiveness
    to be assessed *
2 * The Commission proposed to maintain the provisions currently in force
    for future marketing years , - adapting them in accordance in the experience
    acquired* Thus it is specified that the indicative yield maybe differenciated
    according to whether the method of production is dry or irrigated , as well
    as in function of the yields per hectare as certained in the main production
    areas of the Community *
 ---pagebreak---                                             Proposal for a
                     REGULATION ( EEC ) N O ..../76 OP THE COUNCIL
on speoial measures for soya beans
THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Eoonomio Community ;
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 1900/74       of 15 July 1974 laying down special1
                           (1 )
measures for soya beans         , and in particular Article 2(3 ) thereof ,                       *
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission}
Whereas pursuant to Artiola 2 ( 3 ) thereof , criteria for determining                          «
the average world market prioe , together with general rules for granting the subsidy
and for the oontrol of beans harvested within the Community , have been laid down for the
1974/75 and 1975/76 marketing years respectively by Counci I Regulations ( EEC ) No 2783 / 74 .
 of 4 November 1974^and 2809/ 75 of 29 October 1975 ^ "On special measures for soya
beans ; whereas the period of validity of these regulations has been limited to enable its
effectiveness to be assessed ; whereas the provisions of these two Regulations
should be maintained for future marketing years with suitable adaptation in the
 light of experience acauired ;
Whereas the said average world market price must be determined on the basis of the most
favourable purchasing terms available on that market ;
Whereas the figures to be taken into consideration ghould be those recorded over the mar­
keting period for Community beans in reppeot of offers on the world market and prices quote
on the major international exchanges ; whereas , however , offers not considered representati?
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of the true trend of the market should be ignored ;
Whereas under Artiole 2 ( l ) of the said Regulation the average price must be recor­
ded for a Community frontier crossing point ; whereas in fixing this point account should
be taken of the extent ifl whioh it is representative for imports of soya beans and the
point selected should accordingly be the port of Rotterdam ; whereas offers and quotations
must be adjusted if they relate to a different frontier orossing point ;
Whereas suoh adjustment should also - be made in the event of any variation from the presen­
tation and quality specified for the purpose of fixing the guide prioe ;
( 1 ) OJ No L 201 , 23.7.1974 , P. 5
(2 ) OJ No L 297 » 5.11.1974 , P. 1
( 3 ) OJ No L 280 , 31.10.1975 , P* 3
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 Whereas the produoer Member States should be required to set up the control arrangements
 necessary to ensure the proper functioning of its t subsidy system ;
 Whereas under Article 2 ( 2 ) of the said Regulation the subsidy is to be.granted
 for production obtained by applying an indicative yield to the surfaoe areas sown and
harvested ; wherHas , in order to ensure the proper application of the subsidy system , the
 indicative yield should be determined by reference to yields recorded in the prinoipal
production areas ; whereas, having regard to the characteristics of soya production ,
the indicative yield should be differentiated to prevent it diverging too far from
the real yield ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION I
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                                         Ατϋοΐθ 1
    1. The average world market price for eoya beans as referred to in Article 2 of Regulation
        (EEC) No 1900/74 shall be determined taking into account the figures recorded over a
        period most representative of the trade in beans originating in the Community in
        respeot of offers on the world market and of prices quoted on the major International
        exohanges .
    2. The average world market price shall be determined on the basis of the average of the *
       moBt favourable offers and quotations recorded during the period referred to in         5
       paragraph 1 , but excluding offers and quotations which cannot be regarded as represen­
       tative of the true trend of the market *
                                         Article 2
   The average world market price shall be determined for loose beans of standard quality
   delivered at Rotterdam.
   The necessary adjustments shall be made where offers and quotations do not satisfy the
   requirements referred to in the first paragraph.
                                        Article \
  Producer Member States shall set up a control eastern whereby, in the case of each soya
  bean grower to whom aid is granted under Article 2 (l) of Regulation (EEC) ffo 1900/74,
  it nay be verified that the crop area in respeot of wha6h a subsidy has been applied
  for corresponds to the area on whioh soya has actually; been sown and harvested.
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                                        Artiole 4
  1. A standard Comaunity iridi.ative yield for soya bean, shall b„ det.rained for beana
      of standard quality.
 2. The indicative yield may be different ! ated taking into account the method of produc­
      tion used and the yields ascertained in the main produoidg areas in the Community.
                                       Article 5
 The indicative yield referred to in Article 4 -hall be determined by reference prima­
 rily to the yields per hectare ascertained by random sampling in the production
 areas of the Community.
                                       Artiole 6
    is Regulation sljall enter into foroe on the day of its publication in the Offioial
Journal of the European Communities .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all
Member States .
Done at ....
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