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

( 2 ) SEE PAGE 4 OF THIS OFFICIAL JOURNAL .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1753/80

OF 30 JUNE 1980

FIXING THE MINIMUM PRICE FOR CASTOR SEEDS FOR THE 1980/81 MARKETING YEAR

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2874/77 OF 19 DECEMBER 1977 LAYING DOWN SPECIAL MEASURES IN RESPECT OF CASTOR SEEDS ( 1 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 2 ( 4 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

WHEREAS ARTICLE 2 ( 4 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2874/77 PROVIDES THAT THE COUNCIL SHALL EACH YEAR FIX A MINIMUM PRICE FOR CASTOR SEEDS ; WHEREAS THAT PRICE MUST BE FIXED SO AS TO GUARANTEE SALES FOR SEED PRODUCERS AT A PRICE AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO THE GUIDE PRICE , TAKING INTO ACCOUNT MARKET FLUCTUATIONS AND THE COST OF TRANSPORTING THE SEEDS FROM THE PRODUCTION AREAS TO THE PROCESSING AREAS ;

WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THE ABOVEMENTIONED OBJECTIVE , THIS MINIMUM PRICE MUST BE FIXED FOR A STANDARD QUALITY AND A WELL-DEFINED MARKETING STAGE ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

FOR THE 1980/81 MARKETING YEAR , THE MINIMUM PRICE FOR CASTOR SEEDS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2 ( 4 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2874/77 SHALL BE 51.78 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS .

ARTICLE 2

THE PRICE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 SHALL APPLY TO SEEDS WHICH MEET THE CRITERIA REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2 OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1752/80 OF 30 JUNE 1980 FIXING THE GUIDE PRICE FOR CASTOR SEEDS FOR THE 1980/81 MARKETING YEAR ( 2 ).

THE SAID PRICE SHALL RELATE TO GOODS READY FOR DISPATCH FROM THE PRODUCTION AREAS .

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 LUXEMBOURG , 30 JUNE 1980 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

V . BALZAMO