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( 1 ) OJ NO L 246 , 5 . 11 . 1971 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 34 , 9 . 2 . 1979 , P . 2 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 168 , 26 . 7 . 1972 , P . 1 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1500/80

OF 16 JUNE 1980

FIXING THE REFERENCE PRICES FOR HYBRID MAIZE FOR SOWING FOR THE 1980/81 MARKETING YEAR

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2358/71 OF 26 OCTOBER 1971 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN SEEDS ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 234/79 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 6 ( 5 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS ARTICLE 6 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2358/71 LAYS DOWN THAT A REFERENCE PRICE FOR EACH TYPE OF HYBRID MAIZE FOR SOWING SHALL BE FIXED ANNUALLY ; WHEREAS THESE REFERENCE PRICES ARE TO BE FIXED ON THE BASIS OF THE FREE-AT-FRONTIER PRICES RECORDED DURING THE PAST THREE MARKETING YEARS , BUT EXCLUDING ABNORMALLY LOW PRICES ; WHEREAS , UNDER ARTICLE 2 OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1578/72 OF 20 JULY 1972 LAYING DOWN GENERAL RULES FOR FIXING REFERENCE PRICES AND FOR DETERMINING FREE-AT-FRONTIER OFFER PRICES FOR HYBRID MAIZE FOR SOWING ( 3 ), ONLY PRICES OF IMPORTS FROM NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES WHICH ARE REPRESENTATIVE AS REGARDS QUANTITY AND QUALITY ARE TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT ;

WHEREAS IMPORTS OF THE TYPES OF HYBRID MAIZE FOR SOWING FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 10.05 A IV ( ' OTHER ' ) OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF CANNOT , GIVEN THE VERY SMALL QUANTITY INVOLVED , BE CONSIDERED AS REPRESENTATIVE ; WHEREAS , THEREFORE , NO REFERENCE PRICE FOR THOSE TYPES OF MAIZE CAN BE FIXED ;

WHEREAS THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR SEEDS HAS NOT DELIVERED AN OPINION WITHIN THE TIME LIMIT SET BY ITS CHAIRMAN ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

FOR THE 1980/81 MARKETING YEAR , THE REFERENCE PRICES FOR MAIZE FOR SOWING FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADINGS 10.05 A I , 10.05 A II AND 10.05 A III OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF SHALL BE AS SET OUT 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 .

IT SHALL APPLY WITH EFFECT FROM 1 JULY 1980 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 16 JUNE 1980 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT

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ANNEX

( ECU / 100 KG ) // //

CCT HEADING NO // DESCRIPTION // REFERENCE PRICES //

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EX 10.05 // MAIZE : //

// A . HYBRID FOR SOWING ( A ): //

// I . DOUBLE HYBRIDS AND TOP CROSS HYBRIDS // 70 //

// II . THREE-CROSS HYBRIDS // 94 //

// III . SINGLE HYBRIDS // 135 //

( A ) ENTRY UNDER THIS SUBHEADING IS SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS TO BE DETERMINED BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES .

Amendments and corrections
June 30, 1981	End of season 1980/81
July 1, 1980	Application - See Art 2
June 20, 1980	Entry into force - Date pub. + 3 See Art 2

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1500/80 of 16 June 1980 fixing the reference prices for hybrid maize for sowing for the 1980/81 marketing year