CELEX: 51988PC0120(22)
Language: en
Date: 1988-04-05
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) FIXING THE GUIDE PRICE FOR SOYA BEANS FOR THE 1988/89 MARKETING YEAR

No C 139/26                             Official Journal of the European Communities                                  30. 5. 88
2. The increases referred to in paragraph 1 shall apply for        It shall apply:
seven months.
                                                                   — from 1 July 1988 for rape seed,
                           Article 3
                                                                   — from 1 August 1988 for sunflower seed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
following its publication in the Official Journal of the           This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly
European Communities.                                              applicable in all Member States.
                Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) fixing the guide price for soya beans for the 1988/1989
                                                        marketing year
                                                         (88/C 139/22)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                           laid down for the 1987/1988 marketing year meets this
                                                                   requirement and can accordingly be used for the next
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
                                                                   marketing year;
Economic Community,
                                                                   Whereas under Article 68 of the Act of Accession of Spain
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and
                                                                   and Portugal prices in Spain have been set at a level
Portugal, and in particular Article 89(1) thereof,
                                                                   differing from that of the common prices; whereas
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1491/85 of            pursuant to Article 70(1) of the Act of Accession Spanish
23 May 1985 laying down special measures for soya                  prices should be aligned with the common prices in annual
beans ( ! ), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No ..., and       steps at the beginning of each marketing year; whereas the
in particular Article 1(1) and (3) thereof,                        rules on this alignment laid down give the Spanish prices set
                                                                   out below,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social                                       Article 1
Committee,
                                                                   For the 1988/1989 marketing year, the guide price for soya
Whereas, when the guide price for soya beans is fixed on an        beans shall be:
annual basis, account should be taken of the objectives of
the common agricultural policy and of the contribution              (a) 44,35 ECU per 100 kilograms, for Spain,
which the Community desires to make to the harmonious               (b) 55,85 ECU per 100 kilograms, for the other Member
development of world trade; whereas the objectives of the               States.
common agricultural policy are, in particular, to ensure a
fair standard of living for agricultural community and to
                                                                                              Article 2
ensure that supplies are available and reach consumers at
reasonable prices;                                                 The price referred to in Article 1 shall relate to beans:
Whereas the second subparagraph of Article 1(1) of                 — in bulk, of sound, genuine and merchantable quality,
Regulation (EEC) No 1491/85 provides more specifically                  and
that this price shall be fixed at a fair level for producers,
having regard to the supply requirements of the Com-               — with an impurity content of 2 % and, for beans as such,
munity; whereas, to this end, a balanced relationship                   humidity and oil contents of 14 % and 18 % respect-
should be maintained between this price and the price of                ively.
other oil seeds;
                                                                                              Article 3
Whereas in accordance with these criteria the guide price
should be fixed at the level indicated below;                      This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
                                                                    following its publication in the Official Journal of the
Whereas the guide price must be fixed for a standard
                                                                    European Communities.
quality to be determined by reference to the average quality
of beans harvested in the Community; whereas the quality            It shall apply with effect from 1 September 1988.
                                                                    This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly
 (!) OJ No L 151, 10. 6. 1985, p. 15.                               applicable in all Member States.