CELEX: 51988PC0120(05)
Language: en
Date: 1988-04-05
Title: PROPOSAL COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) SETTING FOR THE 1988/89 CEREALS MARKETING YEAR THE MINIMUM PRICE FOR POTATOES TO BE PAID BY THE STARCH MANUFACTURER TO THE POTATO PRODUCER

No C 139/6                               Official Journal of the European Communities                                  30. 5. 88
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,
                                                                                               Article 1
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social
Committee,                                                          For the 1988/1989 marketing year, the aid for durum wheat
                                                                    referred to in Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 is
Whereas the purpose of the aid for durum wheat is to
                                                                    hereby fixed for the regions listed in the Annex to
ensure a fair standard of living for farmers in regions of the
                                                                    Regulation (EEC) No 3103/76 at
Community where such production constitutes a tradi-
tional and important part of agricultural production;               — 137,05 ECU per hectare for the Community as
whereas these areas were specified by Council Regulation                constituted on 31 December 1985, and
(EEC) No 3103/76 of 16 December 1976 on aid for durum
wheat (a), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1583/             — 54,49 ECU per hectare for Spain.
86 ( 2 ); whereas, to cushion the impact of the reduction in
the intervention price for durum wheat on producers'
incomes, the aid for 1988/1989 should be increased;                                            Article 2
Whereas the rules regarding the alignment of aid as laid            This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
down in Article 79(2) of the Act of Accession require that          following its publication in the Official Journal of the
the amount of aid for durum wheat applicable in Spain               European Communities.
should be that laid down in this Regulation,
                                                                    It shall apply with effect from 1 July 1988.
 (!) OJ No L 351, 21. 12. 1976, p. 1.                               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly
 (2) OJ No L 139, 24. 5. 1986, p. 40.                               applicable in all Member States.
               Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) setting for the 1988/1989 cereals marketing year the
                  minimum price for potatoes to be paid by the starch manufacturer to the potato producer
                                                           (88/C 139/05)
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNTIES,                             whereas qualification for the premium payable to manu-
                                                                     facturers of potato starch is conditional on the payment of
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              this minimum price;
  Economic Community,
                                                                     Whereas the supply prices of raw materials for the
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of            manufacture of starch should remain linked to maintain
  29 October 1975 on the common organization of the                  equality of competition between the various starch
  market in cereals (a), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)         industries,
  No ..., and in particular Article 11(a) paragraph 2 thereof,
  Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                                     HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
  Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1008/86 of 25
  March 1986 laying down detailed rules for production
  refunds applicable to potato starch (2) requires that the                                     Article 1
  Council should fix a minimum price for potatoes used for
  the manufacture of starch, to be paid on a 'factory gate'
  basis by the starch manufacturer to the potato producer;            1. The minimum price for potatoes, to be paid by the
                                                                      manufacturer of potato starch to the potato producer for
                                                                     the quantity of potatoes required to manufacture one tonne
  (!) OJ No L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.                                 of potato starch on a 'factory gate' basis shall be 264,74
  (2) OJ No L 94, 9. 4. 1986, p. 5.                                   ECU for the 1988/1989 cereal marketing year.
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2. The price referred to in paragraph 1 shall be adjusted                                         Article 3
according to the starch content of the potatoes.
                                                                      This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
                                                                      following its publication in the Official Journal of the
                             Article 2
                                                                      European Communities.
The detailed rules for the application of this Regulation             It shall apply with effect from 1 July 1988.
will be drawn up in accordance with the procedure
provided for in Article 26 of Council Regulation (EEC) No             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly
2727/75.                                                              applicable in all Member States.
              Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) fixing standard qualities for certain cereals and categories
              of flour, groats and meal and the rules for fixing the threshold prices of these categories of products
                                                          (88/C 139/06)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                              obtained, where appropriate, a fixed amount for the value
                                                                      of meal or flour of inferior quality and other residues of
                                                                      milling;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,
                                                                      Whereas, however, when fixing the threshold price for
                                                                      groats and meal of common wheat, a fixed ration
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of               representing the relationship between the price of wheat
29 October 1975 on the common organization of the                     flour and the prices of those products on Community
market in cereals ( ! ), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)          markets should be taken as a basis,
No .../88, and in particular Article 5(5) thereof,
                                                                      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the threshold prices for oats and the kinds of                                            Article 1
flour, groats and meal specified in Article 1(c) of
Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 should correspond to
specific standard qualities;                                          The standard quality for which the threshold price for oats
                                                                      is fixed is defined as follows:
Whereas the standard qualities for which those prices are
fixed should correspond as far as possible to the average              (a) oats of a sound and fair marketable quality, free from
qualities of those products harvested in the Community;                    abnormal smell and live pests, of a colour proper to this
                                                                           cereal and of a quality corresponding to the average
                                                                           quality of oats harvested under normal conditions in the
Whereas the threshold prices for flour, groats and meal                    Community;
should be so fixed as to enable the target prices for basic
cereals to be attained and the protection of the processing
                                                                       (b) moisture content: 14 % ;
industry to be ensured;
                                                                       (c) total percentage of matter other than basic cereals of
Whereas those objectives may be attained by fixing a                       unimpaired quality: 3 %, of which:
threshold price which allows for the cost of manufacturing
these products and an adequate level of protection for the
                                                                           — grain impurities: 2 % ('grain impurities' means
processing industry;
                                                                               grains of other cereals and grains damaged by pests),
Whereas manufacturing costs may be determined by                           — percentage of miscellaneous impurities: 1 % ('mis-
adding to the value of the cereal an amount representing the                   cellaneous impurities' means weed seeds, damaged
milling margin and by subtracting from the total thus                          grains, extraneous matter, husks, dead insects and
                                                                               fragments of insects);
 (!) OJ No L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.                                   (d) specific weight: 49 kilogrammes per hectolitre.