COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1743/92 of 30 June 1992 fixing the production aid for certain cereals sown in the 1992/93 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), and in particular Article 10b (3) 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 the objective of production aid for certain cereals provided for in Article 10b of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 is to encourage the production of buckwheat, canary seed and millet in the Community as an alternative to the production of surplus cereals; whereas the aid must be of an amount which permits that objective to be attained without resulting in production out of proportion with the actual requirements of the Community market; whereas, to that end, aid should be maintained at the same level,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The production aid for buckwheat, canary seed and millet provided for in Article 10b of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and sown during the 1992/93 marketing year shall be ECU 50 per hectare.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply from 1 July 1992.

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

Done at Luxembourg, 30 June 1992.

For the Council

The President

Arlindo MARQUES CUNHA

(1) OJ No L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1. As last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1738/92 (see page 1 of this Official Journal).

(2) OJ No C 119, 11. 5. 1992, p. 10.

(3) OJ No C 150, 15. 6. 1992.

(4) Opinion delivered on 29 April 1992 (not yet published in the Official Journal).