CELEX: 31977R1069
Language: en
Date: 1977-05-17 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 1069/77 of 17 May 1977 fixing the target prices and basic intervention prices for oil seeds for the 1977/78 marketing year

25 . 5. 77                               Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 129 / 5
                                          COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC) No 1069/77
                                                           of 17 May 1977
                 fixing the target prices and basic intervention prices for oil seeds for the 1977 /78
                                                           marketing year
  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                        be laid down in relation to the average qualities of the
  COMMUNITIES,                                                       seeds harvested in the Community ; whereas, for colza
                                                                     and rape seed and sunflower seed, the quality laid
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              down for the 1976/77 marketing year meets these
  Economic Community, and in particular Article 43                    requirements and can accordingly be used for the
  thereof,
                                                                      following marketing year,
  Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/ EEC
 of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a                       HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 common organization of the market in oils and
 fats ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                                            Article 1
  1 707/73 (2), and in particular the third subparagraph
 of Article 22 ( 1 ) thereof,                                         For the 1977/78 marketing year, the target prices and
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,                 the basic intervention prices for oil seeds shall be as
                                                                     follows :
 Having regard to the opinion of the European Parlia­                                                       Units of account
 ment (3 ),                                                                                                   per 100 kg
 Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and                    (a) Colza and rape seeds :
 Social Committee (4),                                                    — target price                         28-53
                                                                          — basic intervention price             27-71
 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                         30-78
 policy and of the contribution which the Community                       — basic intervention price             29-89
 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, to                                       Article 2
 ensure that supplies are available and that they reach
                                                                     The prices referred to in Article 1 relate to seeds in
 consumers at reasonable prices ;
                                                                     bulk of sound, fair and marketable quality :
 Whereas application of these criteria entails fixing the            (a) with an impurity content of 2 % and, for seeds as
 target price and basic intervention price for colza and                  such , humidity and oil contents of 9 % and 40 %
 rape seed and for sunflower seed at a higher level than                  respectively in the case of colza and rape seeds ;
 that adopted for the preceding marketing year ;
                                                                     (b) with an impurity content of 2 % and, for seeds as
 Whereas the price of oil seeds must be fixed for                         such , humidity and oil contents of 10 % and
 specific standard qualities ; whereas the latter should                  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 Brussels, 17 May 1977 .
                                                                                  For the Council
                                                                                   The President
                                                                                     J. SILKIN
(') OJ No 172 , 30 . 9 . 1966 , p . 3025/ 66 .
(-') OJ No L 175 , 29 . 6 . 1973 , p. 5 .
(J ) OJ No C 93 , 18 . 4 . 1977, p. 1 1 .
h) OJ No C 77, 30 . 3 . 1977, p. 15 .