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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1294/78

OF 6 JUNE 1978

FIXING THE GUIDE PRICE FOR SOYA BEANS FOR THE 1978/79 MARKETING YEAR

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 43 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1900/74 OF 15 JULY 1974 LAYING DOWN SPECIAL MEASURES FOR SOYA BEANS ( 1 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 1 ( 1 ) AND ( 3 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 2 ) ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ( 3 ) ,

WHEREAS WHEN THE GUIDE PRICE FOR SOYA BEANS IS FIXED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS , ACCOUNT SHOULD BE TAKEN OF THE OBJECTIVES OF THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY AND OF THE CONTRIBUTION WHICH THE COMMUNITY DESIRES TO MAKE TO THE OBJECTIVES OF THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY ARE IN PARTICULAR TO ENSURE A FAIR STANDARD OF LIVING FOR THE AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY , AND TO ENSURE THAT SUPPLIES ARE AVAILABLE AND REACH CONSUMERS AT REASONABLE PRICES ;

WHEREAS THE SECOND SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 1 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1900/74 PROVIDES MORE SPECIFICALLY THAT THIS PRICE SHALL BE FIXED AT A LEVEL WHICH IS FAIR TO PRODUCERS , ACCOUNT 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 SEED ;

WHEREAS , IN ACCORDANCE WITH THESE CRITERIA , THE GUIDE PRICE SHOULD BE FIXED AT A HIGHER LEVEL THAN THAT ADOPTED FOR THE PRECEDING MARKETING YEAR ;

WHEREAS THE GUIDE PRICE MUST BE FIXED FOR A STANDARD QUALITY TO BE DETERMINED BY REFERENCE TO THE AVERAGE QUALITY OF BEANS HARVESTED IN THE COMMUNITY ; WHEREAS THE QUALITY LAID DOWN FOR THE 1977/78 MARKETING YEAR MEETS THIS REQUIREMENT AND CAN ACCORDINGLY BE USED FOR THE FOLLOWING MARKETING YEAR ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

FOR THE 1978/79 MARKETING YEAR , THE GUIDE PRICE FOR SOYA BEANS SHALL BE 32,17 UNITS OF ACCOUNT PER 100 KILOGRAMS .

ARTICLE 2

THE PRICE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 RELATES TO BEANS :

- IN BULK , OF SOUND , GENUINE AND MERCHANTABLE QUALITY ,

AND

- WITH AN IMPURITY CONTENT OF 2 % AND , FOR BEANS AS SUCH , HUMIDITY AND OIL CONTENTS OF 14 % AND 18 % RESPECTIVELY .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT LUXEMBOURG , 6 JUNE 1978 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

K . B . ANDERSEN

( 1 ) OJ NO L 201 , 23 . 7 . 1974 , P . 5 .

( 2 ) OJ NO C 85 , 10 . 4 . 1978 , P . 31 .

( 3 ) OJ NO C 101 , 26 . 4 . 1978 , P . 10 .