COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1460/82 of 18 May 1982 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2742/75 on production refunds in the cereals and rice sectors

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

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 Regulation (EEC) No 1451/82 (2), and in particular Article 11 (4) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas production refunds for starch products and the minimum price to be paid by the starch manufacturer to the producer should be fixed, taking into account in particular the situation of the prices of the raw materials used for manufacturing starch, at the beginning of the 1982/83 marketing year;

Whereas the amount of the premium for the potato starch sector should be adjusted by reason of a future amendment of the coefficient applicable to the quantity of potatoes necessary to manufacture a ton of starch,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EEC) No 2742/75 is hereby amended as follows: 1. In paragraph 1, "18 761 ECU" shall be substituted for"17 723 ECU".

2. In paragraph 2, "26 764 ECU" shall be substituted for"24 767 ECU".

3. In paragraph 3, "22 792 ECU" shall be substituted for"21 722 ECU".

Article 2

Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2742/75 is hereby replaced by the following:

"Article 2

Member States shall grant a production refund of 29 796 ECU per tonne of potato starch."

Article 3

In Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2742/75, the amount "259 715 ECU" shall be substituted for "256 775 ECU".

Article 4

Article 3a of Regulation (EEC) No 2742/75 is hereby replaced by the following:

"Article 3a

For the duration of the 1982/83 cereals marketing year, the Member States shall pay to the starch manufacturer a premium of 18 770 ECU per tonne of potato starch."

Article 5

Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2742/75 is hereby amended as follows: 1. In paragraph 1, "22 789 ECU" shall be substituted for"21 719 ECU".

2. In paragraph 2, "18 761 ECU" shall be substituted for"17 723 ECU".

3. In paragraph 3, "22 792 ECU" shall be substitutedfor "21 722 ECU".

Article 6

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 for products covered by Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and from 1 September 1982 for products covered by Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76. (1) OJ No L 281, 1.11.1975, p. 1. (2) See page 1 of this Official Journal.

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