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

( 2 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 26 MARCH 1981 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ).

( 3 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 25 AND 26 MARCH 1981 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ).

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 859/81

OF 1 APRIL 1981

FIXING THE FLAT-RATE PRODUCTION AID AND THE GUIDE PRICE FOR DRIED FODDER FOR THE 1981/82 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 THE 1979 ACT OF ACCESSION , 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 ( 2 ),

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ( 3 ),

WHEREAS ARTICLE 3 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1117/78 STIPULATES THAT THE LEVEL OF THE FLAT-RATE 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 WHICH 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 ;

WHEREAS ARTICLE 104 OF THE 1979 ACT OF ACCESSION ESTABLISHED THE CRITERIA FOR FIXING THE FLAT-RATE AID AND GUIDE PRICE APPLICABLE IN GREECE ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

FOR THE 1981/82 MARKETING YEAR , THE FLAT-RATE PRODUCTION AID PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 3 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1117/78 SHALL BE :

( A ) FOR THE PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 ( A ) OF THAT REGULATION :

- FOR GREECE : 2.68 ECU PER TONNE ,

- FOR THE OTHER MEMBER STATES : 13.41 ECU PER TONNE ;

( B ) FOR THE PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 ( B ) AND ( C ) OF THAT REGULATION : FOR ALL MEMBER STATES : 7.03 ECU PER TONNE .

ARTICLE 2

FOR THE 1981/82 MARKETING YEAR , THE GUIDE PRICE FOR THE PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 ( B ), FIRST INDENT , OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1117/78 SHALL BE :

- FOR GREECE : 140.93 ECU PER TONNE ,

- FOR THE OTHER MEMBER STATES : 148.08 ECU PER TONNE .

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 1981/82 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 THAT REGULATION , AND

- 45 % FOR THE PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 ( B ), SECOND INDENT , OF THAT REGULATION .

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 :

- AS FROM 1 JULY 1981 AS REGARDS THE PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 ( A ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1117/78 , AND

- AS FROM 1 APRIL 1981 AS REGARDS THE PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 ( B ) AND ( C ) OF THAT REGULATION .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 1 APRIL 1981 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

G . BRAKS