Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1580/93 of 23 June 1993 fixing standard qualities for certain cereals and categories of flour, groats and meal and the threshold prices for those categories of products

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1580/93 of 23 June 1993 fixing standard qualities for certain cereals and categories of flour, groats and meal and the threshold prices for those categories of products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2226/88 of 19 July 1988 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fixing the threshold prices of these categories of products (2), as amended by  Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, has been repealed; whereas the standard qualities for cereals for which intervention is not applicable and, as regards the products listed in Article 1 (1) (c), with the exception of malt, the standard qualities and their  threshold prices are to be fixed by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92;
Whereas the threshold prices for oats and flour, groats and meal must correspond to specified standard qualities; whereas those qualities should correspond as far as possible to the average qualities of those products in the Community;
Whereas the threshold prices for flour, groats and meal should be so fixed as to enable the target prices for the basic cereals to be attained and protection of the processing industry to be ensured;
Whereas those objectives may be attained by fixing a threshold price which allows for the cost of manufacturing those products and an adequate level of protection for the processing industry;
Whereas manufacturing costs may be determined by adding to the value of the cereal an amount representing the milling margin and by subtracting from the total thus obtained, where appropriate, a fixed amount for the value of meal or flour of inferior  quality and other residues of milling;
Whereas, however, when fixing the threshold price for groats and meal of wheat, a fixed ratio representing the relationship between the price of wheat flour and the prices of those products on Community market should be taken as a basis;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,