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

( 2 ) OJ NO L 16 , 22 . 1 . 1980 , P . 3 .

( 3 ) OJ NO C 97 , 21 . 4 . 1980 , P . 33 .

( 4 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 26 MARCH 1980 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ).

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1369/80

OF 5 JUNE 1980

FIXING THE FLAT-RATE PRODUCTION AID AND THE GUIDE PRICE FOR DRIED FODDER FOR THE 1980/81 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 1117/78 OF 22 MAY 1978 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN DRIED FODDER ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 114/80 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 3 ( 3 ), 4 ( 1 ) AND ( 3 ) AND 5 ( 2 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 3 ),

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ( 4 ),

WHEREAS ARTICLE 3 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1117/78 STIPULATES THAT THE LEVEL OF THE PRODUCTION AID FOR DRIED FODDER MUST BE SUCH AS TO BRING ABOUT AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE COMMUNITY ' S PROTEIN SUPPLIES ;

WHEREAS UNDER ARTICLE 4 OF THE SAME REGULATION A GUIDE PRICE MUST BE SET FOR CERTAIN DRIED FODDER PRODUCTS AT A LEVEL THAT IS FAIR TO PRODUCERS ; WHEREAS THIS PRICE MUST BE SET FOR A STANDARD QUALITY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE AVERAGE QUALITY OF DRIED FODDER PRODUCED IN THE COMMUNITY ;

WHEREAS UNDER ARTICLE 5 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1117/78 THE SUPPLEMENTARY AID PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPH 1 OF THAT ARTICLE MUST BE EQUAL TO A PERCENTAGE OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE GUIDE PRICE AND THE AVERAGE WORLD MARKET PRICE FOR THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION ; WHEREAS IN VIEW OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MARKET IN QUESTION THE PERCENTAGE SHOULD BE SET AT 80 % FOR THE PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 ( B ), FIRST INDENT , AND ( C ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1117/78 AND AT 45 % FOR THE PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 ( B ), SECOND INDENT , OF THAT REGULATION ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

FOR THE 1980/81 MARKETING YEAR THE FLAT-RATE PRODUCTION AID PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 3 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1117/78 SHALL BE 6.51 ECU PER TONNE FOR THE PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 ( B ) AND ( C ) OF THAT REGULATION .

ARTICLE 2

1 . FOR THE 1980/81 MARKETING YEAR THE GUIDE PRICE FOR THE PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 ( B ), FIRST INDENT , OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1117/78 SHALL BE 134.62 ECU PER TONNE .

2 . THIS PRICE REFERS TO A PRODUCT WITH :

- A MOISTURE CONTENT OF 11 % ,

- A TOTAL GROSS PROTEIN CONTENT OF 18 % OF THE DRY WEIGHT .

ARTICLE 3

FOR THE 1980/81 MARKETING YEAR THE PERCENTAGES TO BE USED TO CALCULATE THE SUPPLEMENTARY AID REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 5 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1117/78 SHALL BE :

- 80 % FOR THE PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 ( B ), FIRST INDENT , AND ( C ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1117/78 ,

- 45 % FOR THE PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ( B ), SECOND INDENT , OF THAT ARTICLE .

ARTICLE 4

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

IT SHALL APPLY FROM 1 APRIL 1980 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 5 JUNE 1980 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

G . MARCORA

Amendments and corrections
March 31, 1981	See Art. 1
June 5, 1980	Entry into force - Date pub. See Art 4
April 1, 1980	Application - See Art 4

Council Regulation (EEC) No 1369/80 of 5 June 1980 fixing the flat-rate production aid and the guide for dried fodder for the 1980/81 marketing year