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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1296/78

OF 6 JUNE 1978

FIXING THE GUIDE PRICE FOR CASTOR SEED 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 2874/77 OF 19 DECEMBER 1977 LAYING DOWN SPECIAL MEASURES FOR CASTOR SEED ( 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 SUBPARAGRAPH 1 OR ARTICLE 1 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2874/77 PROVIDES THAT A GUIDE PRICE FOR CASTOR SEED FALLING WITHING SUBHEADING 12.01 B OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF SHALL BE FIXED ANNUALLY ;

WHEREAS , WHEN THIS PRICE IS FIXED , ACCOUNT SHOULD BE TAKEN OF THE OBJECTIVES OF THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY AND OF THE CONTRIBUTION WHICH THE COMMUNITY DESIRES TO MAKE TO THE HARMONIOUS DEVELOPMENT OF WORLD TRADE ; WHEREAS 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 THIRD SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 1 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2874/77 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 WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED FOR SUBSTITUTE CROPS AND , IN PARTICULAR , FROM THOSE OF OTHER OIL SEED ;

WHEREAS THE GUIDE PRICE MUST BE FIXED FOR A STANDARD QUALITY TO BE DETERMINED TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE AVERAGE QUALITY OF THE SEED HARVESTED IN THE COMMUNITY ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

FOR THE 1978/79 MARKETING YEAR , THE GUIDE PRICE FOR CASTOR SEED SHALL BE 42 UNITS OF ACCOUNT PER 100 KILOGRAMS .

ARTICLE 2

THE PRICE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 SHALL RELATE TO SEED :

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

AND

- WITH AN IMPURITY CONTENT OF 2 % AND , FOR SEED AS SUCH , HUMIDITY AND OIL CONTENTS OF 14 % AND 45 % 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 332 , 24 . 12 . 1977 , P . 1 .

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

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