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

( 2 ) SEE PAGE 29 OF THIS OFFICIAL JOURNAL .

( 3 ) OJ NO C 32 , 7 . 2 . 1983 , P . 21 .

( 4 ) OJ NO C 96 , 11 . 4 . 1983 , P . 54 .

( 5 ) OJ NO C 81 , 24 . 3 . 1983 , P . 6 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1221/83 OF 17 MAY 1983 FIXING THE FLAT-RATE PRODUCTION AID AND THE GUIDE PRICE FOR DRIED FODDER FOR THE 1983/84 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 REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1220/83 ( 2 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 3 ( 3 ) , 4 ( 1 ) AND ( 3 ) AND 5 ( 2 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ( 3 ) ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 4 ) ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ( 5 ) ,

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 100 % FOR THE PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN THE FIRST INDENT OF ARTICLE 1 ( B ) AND ARTICLE 1 ( C ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1117/78 AND AT 50 % FOR THE PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN THE SECOND INDENT OF ARTICLE 1 ( B ) OF THAT REGULATION ;

WHEREAS ARTICLE 104 OF THE 1979 ACT OF ACCESSION ESTABLISHED THE CRITERIA FOR FIXING THE FLAT-RATE AID APPLICABLE IN GREECE ; WHEREAS BY VIRTUE OF ARTICLE 60 OF THE SAID ACT THE COMMON GUIDE PRICE IS APPLICABLE IN GREECE ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

FOR THE 1983/84 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 9,08 ECU PER TONNE ,

- FOR THE OTHER MEMBER STATES 15,78 ECU PER TONNE ;

( B ) FOR THE PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 ( B ) AND ( C ) OF THAT REGULATION : FOR THE ALL MEMBER STATES 8,49 ECU PER TONNE .

ARTICLE 2

FOR THE 1983/84 MARKETING YEAR , THE GUIDE PRICE FOR THE PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN THE FIRST INDENT OF ARTICLE 1 ( B ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1117/78 SHALL BE 178,94 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 1983/84 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 :

- 100 % FOR THE PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN THE FIRST INDENT OF ARTICLE 1 ( B ) AND ARTICLE 1 ( C ) OF THAT REGULATION , AND

- 50 % FOR THE PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN THE SECOND INDENT OF ARTICLE 1 ( B ) 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 1983 , AS REGARDS THE PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 ( A ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1117/78 , AND

- AS FROM 1 APRIL 1983 , 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 , 17 MAY 1983 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

I . KIECHLE