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( 1 ) OJ NO L 332 , 24 . 12 . 1977 , P . 1 .

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

( 3 ) OJ NO C 171 , 9 . 7 . 1979 , P . 1 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1608/79

OF 24 JULY 1979

FIXING THE GUIDE PRICE FOR CASTOR SEED FOR THE 1979/80 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 OF ARTICLE 1 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2874/77 PROVIDES THAT A GUIDE PRICE FOR CASTOR SEED FALLING WITHIN 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 FAIR LEVEL FOR PRODUCERS , HAVING REGARD TO 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 ; WHEREAS THE QUALITY LAID DOWN FOR THE 1978/79 MARKETING YEAR MEETS THIS REQUIREMENT AND CAN ACCORDINGLY BE USED FOR THE FOLLOWING MARKETING YEAR ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

FOR THE 1979/80 MARKETING YEAR , THE GUIDE PRICE FOR CASTOR SEED SHALL BE 51.54 ECU 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 THE SEED AS SUCH , HUMIDITY AND OIL CONTENTS OF 14 AND 45 % RESPECTIVELY .

ARTICLE 3

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 , 24 JULY 1979 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

J . GIBBONS