COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1710/91 of 13 June 1991 fixing the production aid for certain varieties of high-quality flint maize sown in the 1991/92 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 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3577/90 (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 objective of the production aid is to encourage the growing of high-quality flint maize; whereas the aid must

be set at a level permitting greater quantities of the crop to be grown, but not resulting in production out of proportion to 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 100 per hectare for maize sown during the 1991/92 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 July 1991.

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

Done at Luxembourg, 13 June 1991.

For the Council

The President

A. BODRY

(1) OJ No L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 353, 17. 12. 1990, p. 23.(3) OJ No C 104, 19. 4. 1991, p. 14.(4) OJ No C 158, 17. 6. 1991.(5) OJ No C 159, 17. 6. 1991.