31977R1069

25 . 5 . 77 No L 129 / 5 Official Journal of the European Communities

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC) No 1069/ 77 of 17 May 1977 fixing the target prices and basic intervention prices for oil seeds for the 1977 /78 marketing year

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN be laid down in relation to the average qualities of the COMMUNITIES , seeds harvested in the Community ; whereas, for colza and rape seed and sunflower seed, the quality laid Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European down for the 1976/77 marketing year meets these Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 requirements and can accordingly be used for the thereof, following marketing year, Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/ EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : common organization of the market in oils and fats ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No Article 1 1 707/73 (2), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 22 ( 1 ) thereof, For the 1977/78 marketing year, the target prices and the basic intervention prices for oil seeds shall be as Having regard to the proposal from the Commission , follows : Having regard to the opinion of the European Parlia­ Units of account ment (3 ), per 100 kg (a) Colza and rape seeds : Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (4 ), — target price 28-53 27-71 — basic intervention price Whereas, when the target prices and basic interven­ (b) Sunflower seeds : tion prices for oil seeds are fixed , account should be 30-78 taken of the objectives of the common agricultural — target price 29-89 policy and of the contribution which the Community — basic intervention price desires to make to the harmonious development of world trade ; whereas the objectives of the common The basic intervention prices are valid in Genoa. agricultural policy are, in particular, to ensure a fair Article 2 standard of living for the agricultural Community, to ensure that supplies are available and that they reach The prices referred to in Article 1 relate to seeds in consumers at reasonable prices ; bulk of sound , fair and marketable quality : Whereas application of these criteria entails fixing the (a) with an impurity content of 2 % and, for seeds as target price and basic intervention price for colza and such , humidity and oil contents of 9 % and 40 % rape seed and for sunflower seed at a higher level than respectively in the case of colza and rape seeds ; that adopted for the preceding marketing year ; (b) with an impurity content of 2 % and, for seeds as Whereas the price of oil seeds must be fixed for such , humidity and oil contents of 10 % and specific standard qualities ; whereas the latter should 40 % respectively in the case of sunflower seeds.

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

Done at Brussels , 17 May 1977 . For the Council

The President

J. SILKIN

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