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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1836/89

of 19 June 1989

fixing the production aid for sowings in the 1989/90 marketing year of certain varieties of high-quality flint maize

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 Regulation (EEC) No 1834/89 (2), and in particular Article 10a (4) 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 the purpose of the production aid is to encourage the growing of high-quality flint maize; whereas the aid must be set at a level that will permit an expansion of the crop but not to a volume out of proportion with the actual requirements of the Community market;

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The production aid for high-quality flint maize provided for in Article 10a of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 shall be ECU 155 per hectare for maize sown during the 1989/90 marketing year.

Article 2

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 September 1989.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Luxembourg, 19 June 1989.

For the Council

The President

C. ROMERO HERRERA

(1) OJ No L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.

(2) See page 1 of this Official Journal.

(3) OJ No C 87, 8. 4. 1989, p. 9.

(4) OJ No C 158, 26. 6. 1989.

(5) Opinion delivered on 26 April 1989 (not yet published in the Official Journal).