31977R1074

25 . 5 . 77 No L 129 / 11 Official Journal of the European Communities

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC) No 1074/ 77 of 17 May 1977 fixing the amounts of aid for fibre flax and hemp for the 1977/78 marketing year

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN market, of the price for other competing natural COMMUNITIES , products and of the guide price for linseed ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Whereas application of these criteria entails fixing Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 prices at levels higher than those adopted for the thereof, preceding marketing year ;

Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No Whereas, for the 1976/77 marketing year, the amount 1308 /70 of 29 June 1970 on the common organiza­ of aid for flax grown mainly for fibre and produced in tion of the market in flax and hemp ('), as last the United Kingdom was fixed at a level lower than amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 814/76 (2 ), and in that applicable in the other Member States ; whereas, particular Article 4 (3) thereof, for the 1977/78 marketing year, pursuant to Article 95 of the Act of Accession , the amount of aid applicable Having regard to the proposal from the Commission , in the United Kingdom should be brought closer to the common level , Having regard to the opinion of the European Parlia­ ment (3 ), HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (4 ), Sole Article Whereas Article 4 of Regulation ( EEC) No 1308 /70 provides that the amount of aid for flax grown mainly For the 1977/78 marketing year, the aid provided for for fibre and for hemp grown in the Community shall in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1308 /70 shall be : be fixed annually ; (a) as regards flax grown mainly for fibre : Whereas, in accordance with Article 4 (2) of that Regu­ — 163 72 units of account per hectare for the lation , this amount shall be fixed per hectare sown United Kingdom , and harvested so as to ensure a balance between the — 194-76 units of account per hectare for the required volume of production within the Community other Member States ; and the potential outlets for that production ; whereas, when it it is fixed, account must be taken of the price (b) as regards hemp, 176-88 units of account per for flax and hemp fibres and seeds on the world hectare for all Member States .

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. SILK1N

(■) OJ No L 146, 4 . 7 . 1970, p. 1 . (2 ) OJ No L 94, 9 . 4. 1976, p . 4 . (3 ) OJ ..No C 93 , 18 . . 4 . 1977, p. 1 1 . OJ No C 77, 30 . 3 . 1977, p. 15 .