Council Regulation (EEC) No 2210/88 of 19 July 1988 amending Regulation No 136/66/EEC on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2210/88 of 19 July 1988 amending Regulation No 136/66/EEC on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1915/87 (4) abolishes the monthly increases for olive oil; whereas Articles 7 and 11 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1098/88 (6), should be adapted accordingly; whereas at the same  time, the definition of small producer referred to in Article 5 of the said Regulation should also be amended;
Whereas Article 26 (1) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC provides for the possibility of buying in rape seed and sunflower seed where the market prices are lower than the intervention price; whereas, to make market management easier, that economically  unwarranted condition should be deleted; whereas, as a consequence of the limitation on the intervention period set out in that paragraph, paragraph 2 of that Article should be adapted; whereas for Spain and Portugal the date of beginning buying in for  intervention for sunflower seed should be brought forward to take account of the earlier harvests,