CELEX: 51989PC0660(26)
Language: en
Date: 1990-01-11
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) FIXING THE GUIDE PRICE FOR SOYA BEANS FOR THE 1990/91 MARKETING YEAR

28. 2. 90                                  Official Journal of the European Communities                                   No C 49/37
                                                               Proposal for a
                                                COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No . . .
                                                                   of . . .
                                  fixing the guide price for soya beans for the 1990/91 marketing year
                                                               (90/C 49/26)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                 harvested in the Community; whereas the quality laid down
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                    for the 1989/90 marketing year meets this requirement and
   Economic Community, and in particular Article 43                         can accordingly be used for the next marketing year;
   thereof,                                                                Whereas, under Article 68 of the Act of Accession of Spain
   Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal,            and Portugal prices in Spain have been set at a level differing
   and in particular Article 89 (1) thereof,                               from that of the common prices; whereas pursuant to Article
                                                                           70 (1) of the Act of Accession Spanish prices should be
   Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                      aligned with the common prices in annual steps at the
   Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,                beginning of each marketing year; whereas the rules on this
                                                                           alignment laid down give the Spanish prices set out
   Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social                 below,
   Committee,
  Whereas Article 1(1) and (3) of Council Regulation (EEC)
  No 1491/85 of 23 May 1985 laying down special measures                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
  for soya beans ( J ), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
  2217/88 ( 2 ), provides that the guide price and the standard
  quality for soya beans are to be determined in accordance                                         Article 1
  with the procedure laid down in Article 43 (2) of the
                                                                           For the 1990/91 marketing year, the guide price for soya
  Treaty;
                                                                           beans shall be:
  Whereas, when the guide price for soya beans is fixed on an              (a) ECU 47,63 per 100 kilograms for Spain;
  annual basis, account should be taken of the objectives of the
  common agricultural policy and of the contribution which                 (b) ECU 55,85 per 100 kilograms for the other Member
  the Community desires to make to the harmonious                                States.
  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
                                                                          The price referred to in Article 1 shall be for beans:
  reasonable prices;
                                                                          — in bulk, of sound and fair merchantable quality,
 Whereas the second subparagraph of Article 1 (1) of
                                                                               and
 Regulation (EEC) No 1491/85 provides more specifically
 that this price shall be fixed at a fair level for producers,            — with an impurity content of 2 % and, for beans as such,
 having regard to the supply requirements of the Community;                    humidity and oil contents of 14 and 18% 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               This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
 should be fixed at the level indicated below;                            following its publication in the Official Journal 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 beans            It shall apply from 1 September 1990.
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   States.
                   Done at Brussels, . . .
                                                                                                For the Council
(») OJ No L 151, 10. 6. 1985, p. 15.
(2) OJ No L 197, 26. 7. 1988, p. 11.