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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1452/82

OF 18 MAY 1982

FIXING CEREAL PRICES FOR THE 1982/83 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 2727/75 OF 29 OCTOBER 1975 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN CEREALS ( 1 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1451/82 ( 2 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 3 ( 6 ) AND ARTICLE 4 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 THE MARKETS AND PRICES POLICY , BASED ON MODERN FARMS , IS THE MAIN INSTRUMENT OF THE INCOMES POLICY IN AGRICULTURE ; WHEREAS FULL ADVANTAGE CANNOT BE DRAWN FROM SUCH A POLICY UNLESS IT IS INTEGRATED INTO THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY AS A WHOLE , INCLUDING A DYNAMIC SOCIAL AND STRUCTURAL POLICY AND THE APPLICATION OF THE RULES ON COMPETITION CONTAINED IN THE TREATY ;

WHEREAS , HOWEVER , THAT POLICY MUST ALSO REFLECT MORE STRICTLY THE COMMUNITY'S BUDGETARY CONSTRAINTS ; WHEREAS , IN MANY CASES , EXPORT MARKETS ARE THE ONLY OUTLETS FOR SURPLUS PRODUCTION ; WHEREAS THOSE MARKETS CAN BE REACHED ONLY WITH THE AID OF EXPORT REFUNDS ; WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE RESULTING BUDGETARY EXPENDITURE , THE FIXING OF PRICES FOR THE 1982/83 MARKETING YEAR MUST REPRESENT A FIRST STEP TOWARDS NARROWING THE GAP BETWEEN COMMUNITY PRICES AND THOSE OF THE MAIN EXPORTER COUNTRIES ;

WHEREAS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 3A OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2727/75 A GUARANTEE THRESHOLD SHOULD BE SET FOR CEREALS OTHER THAN DURUM WHEAT ; WHEREAS , HAVING REGARD TO THE PRICES SYSTEM , THAT THRESHOLD SHOULD BE AN OVERALL FIGURE FOR THESE CEREALS ;

WHEREAS THE GUARANTEE THRESHOLD MUST FORM PART OF A MEDIUM-TERM GOAL ; WHEREAS , WITH THE PROSPECT OF EXPORTS BEING MAINTAINED AT THE PRESENT VOLUME AND SOME INCREASE IN DOMESTIC USE , THE 1987/88 GUARANTEE THRESHOLD CAN BE PUT AT 126 MILLION TONNES FOR ALL CEREALS OTHER THAN DURUM WHEAT ;

WHEREAS , HAVING REGARD TO THE MEDIUM-TERM GOAL AND THE LEVEL OF PRODUCTION DURING THE YEARS 1979 TO 1981 , THE GUARANTEE THRESHOLD FOR THE 1982/83 MARKETING YEAR SHOULD BE FIXED AT 119,5 MILLION TONNES FOR ALL CEREALS OTHER THAN DURUM WHEAT ;

WHEREAS THE INTERVENTION PRICES AND TARGET PRICES FOR THE PRINCIPAL CEREALS AND THE REFERENCE PRICE FOR COMMON WHEAT OF BREAD-MAKING QUALITY MUST BE FIXED IN SUCH A WAY AS TO PROMOTE A BALANCE BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF PRODUCTION ON THE BASIS OF ACTUAL MARKET REQUIREMENTS ;

WHEREAS , IN THE CASE OF THE APPLICATION OF SPECIAL INTERVENTION MEASURES CONCERNING COMMON WHEAT WHICH MEETS THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR BREAD-MAKING , IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO REDUCE THE REFERENCE PRICE ON A FLAT-RATE BASIS ;

WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE FLUIDITY OF THE COMMUNITY BARLEY AND MAIZE MARKETS , THE RATIO BETWEEN THE RELATIVE VALUES OF THE TWO CEREALS CONCERNED FOR USE IN ANIMAL FEED SHOULD BE ADJUSTED ;

WHEREAS , FOR THE PURPOSE OF FIXING THE TARGET PRICE FOR COMMON WHEAT , THE REFERENCE PRICE FOR THIS PRODUCT IS TO BE FIXED AT A LEVEL CORRESPONDING TO THE MEDIUM BREAD-MAKING QUALITY ; WHEREAS , IN CALCULATING THIS PRICE , ACCOUNT SHOULD BE TAKEN OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE RETURN ON PRODUCTION OF COMMON WHEAT OF MEDIUM BREAD-MAKING QUALITY AND THAT OF COMMON WHEAT OF NON-BREAD-MAKING QUALITY , WHICH IS AT PRESENT TAKEN TO BE 16,64 % ,

WHEREAS , IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 60 OF THE 1979 ACT OF ACCESSION , COMMON PRICES SHOULD BE APPLIED IN GREECE AS FROM THE 1982/83 MARKETING YEAR ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

FOR THE 1982/83 MARKETING YEAR , CEREAL PRICES SHALL BE THOSE FIXED IN THE ANNEX .

ARTICLE 2

FOR THE 1982/83 MARKETING YEAR , THE GUARANTEE THRESHOLD REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3A OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2727/75 SHALL BE 119,5 MILLION TONNES FOR ALL THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN ARTICLE 1 ( A ) OF THE SAID REGULATION .

ARTICLE 3

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

IT SHALL APPLY FROM 1 AUGUST 1982 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 18 MAY 1982 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

P . DE KEERSMAEKER

( 1 ) OJ NO L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) SEE PAGE 1 OF THIS OFFICIAL JOURNAL .

( 3 ) OJ NO C 104 , 26 . 4 . 1982 , P . 25 .

( 4 ) OJ NO C 114 , 6 . 5 . 1982 , P . 1 .

ANNEX

* ( ECU/TONNE ) *

COMMON WHEAT , RYE , BARLEY AND MAIZE**

SINGLE COMMON INTERVENTION PRICE*179,27*

COMMON WHEAT**

REFERENCE PRICE ( 1)*209,10*

TARGET PRICE*250,61*

RYE , BARLEY AND MAIZE**

TARGET PRICE*228,27*

DURUM WHEAT**

SINGLE INTERVENTION PRICE*298,36*

TARGET PRICE*339,20*

( 1 ) THIS PRICE IS REDUCED BY 10,40 ECU/TONNE IN THE CASE OF APPLICATION OF SPECIAL INTERVENTION MEASURES AT THE LEVEL OF THE MINIMUM BREAD-MAKING QUALITY .