Council Regulation (EEC) No 1872/80 of 15 July 1980 fixing cereal prices for the 1980/81 marketing year

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Council Regulation (EEC) No 1872/80 of 15 July 1980 fixing cereal prices for the 1980/81 marketing year Official Journal L 184 , 17/07/1980 P. 0006 - 0007 Greek special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 29 P. 0168

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( 1 ) OJ NO L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) SEE PAGE 1 OF THIS OFFICIAL JOURNAL .

( 3 ) OJ NO C 97 , 21 . 4 . 1980 , P . 33 .

( 4 ) OJ NO C 182 , 21 . 7 . 1980 , P . 34 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1872/80

OF 15 JULY 1980

FIXING CEREAL PRICES FOR THE 1980/81 MARKETING YEAR

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 1870/80 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 3 ( 6 ) AND 4 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 3 ),

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ( 4 ),

WHEREAS THE MARKETS AND PRICES POLICY , BASED ON MODERNIZED FARMS , IS THE MAIN INSTRUMENT OF THE INCOMES POLICY IN AGRICULTURE ; WHEREAS FULL ADVANTAGE CANNOT BE DRAWN FROM SUCH A POLICY UNLESS IT IS INTEGRATED INTO THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY AS A WHOLE , INCLUDING A DYNAMIC SOCIAL AND STRUCTURAL POLICY AND THE APPLICATION OF THE RULES ON COMPETITION CONTAINED IN THE TREATY ;

WHEREAS THE INTERVENTION PRICES AND TARGET PRICES FOR THE PRINCIPAL CEREALS AND THE REFERENCE PRICES FOR COMMON WHEAT OF BREAD-MAKING QUALITY MUST BE FIXED IN SUCH A WAY AS TO PROMOTE A BALANCE BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF PRODUCTION ON THE BASIS OF ACTUAL MARKET REQUIREMENTS ;

WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE FLUIDITY OF THE COMMUNITY BARLEY AND MAIZE MARKETS , THE RATIO BETWEEN THE RELATIVE VALUES OF THE TWO CEREALS CONCERNED FOR USE IN ANIMAL FEED SHOULD BE ADJUSTED ;

WHEREAS , IN THE CASE OF COMMON WHEAT OF BREAD-MAKING QUALITY , THE REFERENCE PRICE FOR THIS PRODUCT IS TO BE FIXED AT A LEVEL CORRESPONDING TO THE MEDIUM BREAD-MAKING QUALITY ; WHEREAS , IN CALCULATING THIS PRICE , ACCOUNT SHOULD BE TAKEN OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE RETURN ON PRODUCTION OF COMMON WHEAT OF MEDIUM BREAD-MAKING QUALITY AND THAT OF COMMON WHEAT OF NON-BREAD-MAKING QUALITY , WHICH CAN AT PRESENT BE ASSESSED AT 15 % ; WHEREAS , SINCE MEDIUM BREAD-MAKING QUALITY HAS NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED , THE REFERENCE PRICE FOR THE 1980/81 MARKETING YEAR SHOULD BE FIXED FOR A QUALITY CORRESPONDING TO THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR BREAD-MAKING ;

WHEREAS , IN RESPECT OF THE PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN THIS REGULATION , THE APPLICATION OF THE CRITERIA FOR THE FIXING OF THE DIFFERENT PRICES , AND THE APPLICATION OF THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN RESPECT OF THE EXCHANGE RATES TO BE APPLIED IN AGRICULTURE , ENTAIL THE FIXING OF THOSE PRICES AT THE LEVELS SHOWN IN THE ANNEX ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Article1¶

BY WAY OF DEROGATION FROM ARTICLE 3 ( 4 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2727/75 , FOR THE 1980/81 MARKETING YEAR , THE REFERENCE PRICE FOR COMMON WHEAT OF BREAD-MAKING QUALITY SHALL BE CALCULATED BY ADDING TO THE SINGLE INTERVENTION PRICE FOR COMMON WHEAT AN AMOUNT REFLECTING THE DIFFERENCE IN RETURN BETWEEN THE PRODUCTION OF COMMON WHEAT OF BREAD-MAKING QUALITY OF THE MINIMUM QUALITY AND THAT OF COMMON WHEAT OF NON-BREAD-MAKING QUALITY .

Article2¶

FOR THE 1980/81 MARKETING YEAR , CEREAL PRICES SHALL BE THOSE FIXED IN THE ANNEX .

Article3¶

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 15 JULY 1980 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

J . SANTER

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( 1 ) THIS PRICE IS INCREASED BY 7.94 ECU/TONNE ( ARTICLE 3 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2727/75 ).

( 2 ) THIS PRICE IS INCREASED BY 2.99 ECU/TONNE ( ARTICLE 3 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2727/75 ).

ANNEX

// // ( ECU/TONNE ) //

COMMON WHEAT //

SINGLE COMMON INTERVENTION PRICE // 155.88 //

REFERENCE PRICE , MINIMUM BREAD-MAKING QUALITY // 175.20 //

TARGET PRICE // 214.01 //

RYE //

SINGLE COMMON INTERVENTION PRICE // 155.88 ( 1 ) //

TARGET PRICE // 194.32 ( 2 ) //

BARLEY //

SINGLE COMMON INTERVENTION PRICE // 155.88 //

TARGET PRICE // 194.32 //

MAIZE //

SINGLE COMMON INTERVENTION PRICE // 155.88 //

TARGET PRICE // 194.32 //

DURUM WHEAT //

SINGLE INTERVENTION PRICE // 260.33 //

TARGET PRICE // 294.71 //