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

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

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

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1611/79

OF 24 JULY 1979

FIXING THE GUIDE PRICE FOR SOYA BEANS 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 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 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 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 SEEDS ;

WHEREAS , IN ACCORDANCE WITH THESE CRITERIA , THE GUIDE PRICE SHOULD BE FIXED AT THE LEVEL INDICATED BELOW ;

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 1978/79 MARKETING YEAR MEETS THIS REQUIREMENT AND CAN ACCORDINGLY BE USED FOR THE 1979/80 MARKETING YEAR ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

FOR THE 1979/80 MARKETING YEAR , THE GUIDE PRICE FOR SOYA BEANS SHALL BE 39.48 ECU 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 THE BEANS AS SUCH , HUMIDITY AND OIL CONTENT OF 14 AND 18 % 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