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( 1 ) OJ NO L 190 , 28 . 7 . 1979 , P . 8 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 192 , 26 . 7 . 1980 , P . 25 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 209 , 29 . 7 . 1981 , P . 12 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3010/81

OF 21 OCTOBER 1981

AMENDING FOR THE THIRD TIME REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1978/80 LAYING DOWN DETAILED RULES FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE SPECIAL MEASURES FOR SOYA BEANS HARVESTED IN 1980

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1614/79 OF 24 JULY 1979 LAYING DOWN SPECIAL MEASURES IN RESPECT OF SOYA BEANS ( 1 ), AND IN PARTICULAR THE THIRD PARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 3 THEREOF ,

WHEREAS ARTICLE 8 OF COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1978/80 ( 2 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2135/81 ( 3 ), PROVIDES THAT THE COMPETENT AGENCY OF THE MEMBER STATE MUST VERIFY THAT THE PRICE GIVEN IN CONTRACTS WITH PRODUCERS IS AT LEAST EQUAL TO THE MINIMUM PRICE ; WHEREAS , IN THE INTERESTS OF UNIFORM IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SYSTEM , A SINGLE DATE SHOULD BE DETERMINED AND THIS SHOULD COINCIDE WITH THE DATE OF THE BEGINNING OF THE MARKETING YEAR ;

WHEREAS ARTICLE 3 ( 1 ) ( A ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1978/80 MAKES PROVISION FOR THE APPLICATION OF COEFFICIENTS OF EQUIVALENCE IN ORDER TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE QUALITY OF IMPORTED BEANS ; WHEREAS THE QUALITIES OF THE BEANS DELIVERED BY THE MAIN NON-MEMBER PRODUCER COUNTRIES ARE IN SOME RESPECTS DIFFERENT FROM THE QUALITY USED FOR DETERMINING COEFFICIENTS OF EQUIVALENCE IN FORCE AT PRESENT ; WHEREAS NEW COEFFICIENTS OF EQUIVALENCE SHOULD BE FIXED TO REFLECT THE NEW SITUATION ;

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR OILS AND FATS ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1978/80 IS HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

1 . THE FOLLOWING SUBPARAGRAPH IS HEREBY ADDED TO ARTICLE 8 ( B ):

' THE CONVERSION RATE TO BE APPLIED FOR THE PURPOSE OF VERIFYING THAT THE MINIMUM PRICE HAS BEEN RESPECTED IN THE CASE OF A PRODUCT HARVESTED DURING A GIVEN MARKETING YEAR SHALL BE THE REPRESENTATIVE RATE IN FORCE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MARKETING YEAR IN QUESTION . '

2 . ANNEX A IS HEREBY REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

( ECU/100 KG ) // //

// AMOUNT TO BE DEDUCTED FROM THE PRICE // AMOUNT TO BE ADDED TO THE PRICE //

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A . SOYA BEANS FROM THE USA // 0.744 // - //

B . SOYA BEANS FROM BRAZIL // 1.037 // - //

C . SOYA BEANS FROM ARGENTINA // 0.859 // - //

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE THIRD DAY FOLLOWING THAT OF 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 , 21 OCTOBER 1981 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

POUL DALSAGER

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION