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( 1 ) OJ NO L 332 , 24 . 12 . 1977 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO C 32 , 7 . 2 . 1983 , P . 19 .

( 3 ) OJ NO C 96 , 11 . 4 . 1983 , P . 47 .

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

( 5 ) SEE PAGE 14 OF THIS OFFICIAL JOURNAL .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1575/83 OF 14 JUNE 1983 FIXING THE MINIMUM PRICE FOR CASTOR SEEDS FOR THE 1983/84 MARKETING YEAR

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY .

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2874/77 OF 19 DECEMBER 1977 LAYING DOWN SPECIAL MEASURES IN RESPECT OF CASTOR SEEDS ( 1 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 2 ( 4 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ( 2 ) ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 3 ) ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ( 4 ) ,

WHEREAS ARTICLE 2 ( 4 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2874/77 PROVIDES THAT THE COUNCIL SHALL EACH YEAR FIX A MINIMUM PRICE FOR CASTOR SEEDS ; WHEREAS THAT PRICE MUST BE FIXED SO AS TO GUARANTEE SALES FOR SEED PRODUCERS AT A PRICE AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO THE GUIDE PRICE , TAKING INTO ACCOUNT MARKET FLUCTUATIONS AND THE COST OF TRANSPORTING THE SEEDS FROM THE PRODUCTION AREAS TO THE PROCESSING AREAS ;

WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THE ABOVEMENTIONED OBJECTIVE , THIS MINIMUM PRICE MUST BE FIXED FOR A STANDARD QUALITY AND A WELL-DEFINED MARKETING STAGE ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

FOR THE 1983/84 MARKETING YEAR , THE MINIMUM PRICE FOR CASTOR SEEDS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2 ( 4 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2874/77 SHALL BE 63,23 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS .

ARTICLE 2

THE PRICE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 SHALL APPLY TO SEEDS WHICH MEET THE CRITERIA REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2 OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1574/83 OF 14 JUNE 1983 FIXING THE GUIDE PRICE FOR CASTOR SEEDS FOR THE 1983/84 MARKETING YEAR ( 5 ) .

THE SAID PRICE SHALL RELATE TO GOODS READY FOR DISPATCH FROM THE PRODUCTION AREAS .

ARTICLE 3

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

IT SHALL APPLY FROM 1 OCTOBER 1983 .

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

DONE AT LUXEMBOURG , 14 JUNE 1983 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

I . KIECHLE