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( 1 ) OJ NO L 216 , 5 . 8 . 1978 , P . 1 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2879/78

OF 6 DECEMBER 1978

FIXING THE PRICES TO BE USED FOR CALCULATING THE VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS IN INTERVENTION STORAGE ON 31 DECEMBER 1978 TO BE CARRIED FORWARD TO THE 1979 FINANCIAL YEAR

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1883/78 OF 2 AUGUST 1978 LAYING DOWN GENERAL RULES FOR THE FINANCING OF INTERVENTIONS BY THE EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL GUIDANCE AND GUARANTEE FUND , GUARANTEE SECTION ( 1 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 8 THEREOF ,

WHEREAS IT IS PROVIDED IN THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 8 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1883/78 THAT PRICES SHALL BE DETERMINED FOR CALCULATING THE VALUE OF THE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS IN INTERVENTION STORAGE ON 31 DECEMBER 1978 TO BE CARRIED FORWARD TO THE 1979 FINANCIAL YEAR ; WHEREAS THESE PRODUCTS ARE GENERALLY VALUED AT THEIR PURCHASE PRICE ; WHEREAS THESE PRICES SHOULD THEREFORE BE BASED ON THE ACTUAL PURCHASE PRICES PAID BY THE INTERVENTION AGENCIES DURING A REFERENCE PERIOD EXTENDING FROM 1 JANUARY 1978 ( INCLUDING THOSE OF PRODUCTS CARRIED OVER FROM 1977 AND ENTERED IN THE ACCOUNTS ON 1 JANUARY 1978 AT THEIR INTERVENTION PRICES ) TO THE LATEST MONTH FOR WHICH THE FIGURES ARE KNOWN ;

WHEREAS IT IS PROVIDED IN THE SECOND PARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 8 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1883/78 THAT THESE PRICES MAY BE REPLACED BY OTHERS IN CASES WHERE THE ESTIMATED PRICE FOR GOODS LEAVING INTERVENTION IS SUBSTANTIALLY LOWER THAN THEIR VALUE ; WHEREAS THIS SITUATION EXISTS FOR BUTTER , SKIMMED-MILK POWDER , TOBACCO AND BEEF ;

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE EAGGF COMMITTEE ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE PRICES TO BE USED FOR CALCULATING THE VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS IN INTERVENTION STORAGE ON 31 DECEMBER 1978 TO BE CARRIED OVER INTO THE 1979 FINANCIAL YEAR SHALL BE AS SHOWN IN THE ANNEX HERETO .

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE THIRD DAY FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 6 DECEMBER 1978 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT

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ANNEX

PRICES TO BE USED FOR CALCULATING THE VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS IN INTERVENTION STORAGE ON 31 DECEMBER 1978 TO BE CARRIED OVER TO THE 1979 FINANCIAL YEAR

( TONNES ) // //

PRODUCT // U.A . // BELGIUM // LUXEMBOURG // DENMARK // GERMANY // FRANCE // IRELAND // ITALY // NETHERLANDS // UNITED KINGDOM //

// // BFRS // LFRS // DKR // DM // FF // IRL POUND ST . // LIT // FL // UK POUND ST . //

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COMMON WHEAT OF : //

- BREAD-MAKING QUALITY // 134.50 // 6 637 // 6 637 // 1 152 // 458 // 837 // 106 // 155 213 // 458 // 85.50 //

- NON-BREAD-MAKING QUALITY // 121.57 // 5 999 // 5 999 // 1 041 // 414 // 757 // 95.50 // 140 292 // 414 // 77 //

BARLEY // 127 // 6 267 // 6 267 // 1 088 // 432 // 791 // 100

// 146 558 // 432 // 80.50 //

RYE // 137.50 // 6 785 // 6 785 // 1 178 // 468 // 856 // 108 // 158 675 // 468 // 87 //

DURUM WHEAT // 191 // 9 426 // 9 426 // 1 636 // 650 // 1 189 //

150.50 // 220 414 // 650 // 121 //

SKIMMED-MILK POWDER // 766 // 37 801 // 37 801 // 6 562 // 2 606 // 4 768 // 603 // 883 964 // 2 606 // 486 //

BUTTER // 1 802 // 88 926 // 88 926 // 15 437 // 6 131 // 11 218 // 1 418 // 2 079 508 // 6 132 // 1 143 //

OLIVE OIL // 1 160 // 57 244 // 57 244 // 9 937 // 3 947 // 7 221 //

913 // 1 338 640 // 3 947 // 735.50 //

OIL SEEDS // 290 // 14 311 // 14 311 // 2 484 // 987 // 1 805 //

228 // 334 660 // 987 // 184 //

SUGAR // 323 // 15 940 // 15 940 // 2 767 // 1 099 // 2 011 // 254 // 372 742 // 1 099 // 205 //

TOBACCO // 1 763 // 87 002 // 87 002 // 15 103 // 5 998 // 10 975 // 1 387.50 // 2 034 502 // 5 999 // 1 118 //

BEEF : //

- QUARTERS // 1 416 // 69 878 // 69 878 // 12 130 // 4 818 // 8 815 // 1 114.50 // 1 634 064 // 4 818 // 898 //

- BONED // 2 037 // 100 523 // 100 523 // 17 450 // 6 931 // 12 681 // 1 603 // 2 350 698 // 6 931 // 1 292 //

- PRESERVES // 1 536 // 75 799 // 75 799 // 13 158 // 5 226 // 9 562 // 1 208.50 // 1 772 544 // 5 227 // 974 //