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( 1 ) OJ NO L 142 , 30 . 5 . 1978 , P . 8 .

( 2 ) OJ NO C 93 , 9 . 4 . 1979 , P . 49 .

( 3 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 4 AND 5 APRIL 1979 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ).

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1298/79

OF 25 JUNE 1979

FIXING , FOR THE 1979/80 MARKETING YEAR , THE ACTIVATING PRICE FOR AID FOR PEAS AND FIELD BEANS AND THE MINIMUM PRICE FOR THESE PRODUCTS

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 1119/78 OF 22 MAY 1978 LAYING DOWN SPECIAL MEASURES FOR PEAS AND FIELD BEANS USED IN THE FEEDING OF ANIMALS ( 1 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 1 ( 1 ) AND ( 4 ) AND ARTICLE 2 ( 2 ) 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 ARTICLE 1 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1119/78 PROVIDES THAT AN ACTIVATING PRICE FOR AID FOR PEAS AND FIELD BEANS MUST BE FIXED IN RELATION TO SOYA MEAL AT A LEVEL WHICH , WHILE ENSURING A FAIR INCOME TO PRODUCERS , ENABLES PEAS AND FIELD BEANS TO COMPETE NORMALLY WITH OIL SEED MEALS FOR USE IN ANIMAL FEED ;

WHEREAS THIS ACTIVATING PRICE FOR AID FOR PEAS AND FIELD BEANS MUST RELATE TO A STANDARD QUALITY OF SOYA MEAL WHICH IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE AVERAGE QUALITY SOLD ON THE COMMUNITY MARKET ;

WHEREAS ARTICLE 2 OF THE SAME REGULATION PROVIDES FOR THE FIXING OF A MINIMUM PRICE WHICH , ALLOWING FOR MARKET FLUCTUATIONS AND FOR THE COST OF TRANSPORT OF THE PRODUCT FROM PRODUCER TO PROCESSOR , ENABLES PRODUCERS TO OBTAIN A FAIR RETURN ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

1 . FOR THE 1979/80 MARKETING YEAR THE ACTIVATING PRICE FOR AID FOR PEAS AND FIELD BEANS , AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1119/78 , SHALL BE 34.97 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS .

2 . THIS PRICE SHALL RELATE TO SOYA MEAL HAVING :

- A TOTAL RAW PROTEIN CONTENT OF 44 % ,

- A HUMIDITY CONTENT OF 11 % .

ARTICLE 2

FOR THE 1979/80 MARKETING YEAR THE MINIMUM PURCHASE PRICE FOR PEAS AND FIELD BEANS SHALL BE 21.48 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS .

ARTICLE 3

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 JULY 1979 .

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

DONE AT LUXEMBOURG , 25 JUNE 1979 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

J . LE THEULE