CELEX: 51986PC0020(18)
Language: en
Date: 1986-02-11
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION FIXING THE GUIDE PRICE FOR FLAX SEED FOR THE 1986/87 MARKETING YEAR

14. 4. 86                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                                       No C 85/21
                    Proposal for a Council Regulation fixing the guide price for flax seed for the 1986/87
                                                           marketing year
                                                         COM(86) 20 final
                              (Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 14 February 1986)
                                                           (86/C 85/18)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                             70 (1) of the Act of Accession the Spanish prices should be
                                                                     aligned with the common ones in steps occurring each year at
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                the beginning of the marketing year; whereas the rules on this
Economic Community, and in particular Article 43                     alignment give Spanish prices at the level set below;
thereof,
                                                                     Whereas under Article 236 of the Act of Accession of Spain
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal,         and Portugal a price level identical to that of the common
and in particular Articles 89(2) and 234(3) thereof,                 prices has been applied in Portugal;
                                                                     Whereas the guide price must be fixed for a standard quality
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 569/76 of
                                                                     to be determined by reference to the average quality of seeds
15 March 1976 laying down special measures for flax
                                                                     harvested in the Community; whereas the quality laid down
seed( 1 ), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                     for the 1985/86 marketing year meets this requirement and
1071/77 ( 2 ), and in particular Article 1(1) and (3)
                                                                     can accordingly be used for the following marketing year,
thereof,
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,                                                           F o r t h e l 9 8 6 / 8 7 marketing year, the guide price for flax seed
                                                                      shall be 55,41 ECU per 100 kilograms, except in Spain,
                                                                     where it shall be 46,08 ECU per 100 kilograms.
Whereas, when the guide price for flax seed is fixed every
year, account has to be taken both of the objectives of the
common agricultural policy and of the contribution which
the Community desires to make to the harmonious                                                        Article 2
development of world trade; whereas the objectives of the
common agricultural policy are, in particular, to ensure a fair       The price referred to in Article 1 shall relate to seed:
 standard of living for the agricultural community and to
ensure that supplies are available and reach consumers at             — in bulk, of sound, genuine and merchantable quality,
reasonable prices;
                                                                           and
Whereas the first subparagraph of Article 1 (1) of Regulation
                                                                      — with an impurity content of 2 % and, for seeds as
 (EEC) No 569/76 provides more specifically that this price
                                                                           such, humidity and oil contents of 9 % and 38 %
 shall be fixed at a level which is fair to producers, account
                                                                           respectively.
 being taken of the supply requirements of the Community;
 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 same level as that adopted for the last       following its publication in the Official Journal of the
 marketing year;                                                      European Communities.
 Whereas under Article 68 of the Act of Accession of Spain            It shall apply from 1 August 1986.
 and Portugal a price level differing from that of the common
 prices has been applied in Spain; whereas pursuant to Article
 (») OJ No L 67, 15. 3. 1976, p. 29.                                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly
 (2) OJ No L 129, 17. 5. 1977, p. 7.                                  applicable in all Member States.