Council Regulation (EEC) No 1950/81 of 13 July 1981 fixing cereal prices for the 1981/82 marketing year

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Council Regulation (EEC) No 1950/81 of 13 July 1981 fixing cereal prices for the 1981/82 marketing year Official Journal L 198 , 20/07/1981 P. 0003

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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1950/81

OF 13 JULY 1981

FIXING CEREAL PRICES FOR THE 1981/82 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 COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1949/81 ( 2 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 3 ( 6 ) , 4 AND 8 ( 2 ) 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 MARKETS AND PRICES POLICY , BASED ON MODERN 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 THE CASE OF THE APPLICATION OF SPECIAL INTERVENTION MEASURES CONCERNING COMMON WHEAT WHICH MEETS THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR BREAD-MAKING , IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO REDUCE THE REFERENCE PRICE ON A FLAT-RATE BASIS ;

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 , FOR THE PURPOSES OF FIXING THE TARGET PRICE FOR COMMON WHEAT , 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 IS AT PRESENT TAKEN TO BE 16,6 % ;

WHEREAS THE INTERVENTION PRICES FOR THE DURUM WHEAT AND RYE AND THE REFERENCE PRICE FOR COMMON WHEAT APPLICABLE IN GREECE ARE TO BE FIXED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 59 ( 3 ) ( A ) OF THE 1979 ACT OF ACCESSION ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Article1¶

FOR THE 1981/82 MARKETING YEAR , CEREAL PRICES SHALL BE THOSE FIXED IN THE ANNEX .

Article2¶

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 AUGUST 1981 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 13 JULY 1981 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

LORD CARRINGTON

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

( 2 ) SEE PAGE 2 OF THIS OFFICIAL JOURNAL .

( 3 ) OJ NO C 75 , 3 . 4 . 1981 , P . 1 .

( 4 ) OJ NO C 90 , 21 . 4 . 1981 , P . 101 .

( 5 ) OJ NO C 159 , 29 . 6 . 1981 , P . 27 .

ANNEX

* ( ECU/TONNE ) *

COMMON WHEAT**

SINGLE COMMON INTERVENTION PRICE*165,23*

REFERENCE PRICE : ( 1 )**

- COMMUNITY OF NINE*192,72*

- GREECE*182,44*

TARGET PRICE*230,55*

RYE**

SINGLE COMMON INTERVENTION PRICE**

- COMMUNITY OF NINE*165,23 ( 2 )*

- GREECE*163,04*

TARGET PRICE*210,00*

BARLEY**

SINGLE COMMON INTERVENTION PRICE*165,23*

TARGET PRICE*210,00*

MAIZE**

SINGLE COMMON INTERVENTION PRICE*165,23*

TARGET PRICE*210,00*

DURUM WHEAT**

SINGLE INTERVENTION PRICE**

- COMMUNITY OF NINE*274,99*

- GREECE*251,79*

TARGET PRICE*311,48*

( 1 ) THIS PRICE SHALL BE REDUCED BY 7,88 ECU/TONNE WHERE AN INTERVENTION MEASURE IS APPLIED AT THE LEVEL OF MINIMUM BREAD-MAKING QUALITY .

( 2 ) THIS PRICE SHALL BE INCREASED BY 3,97 ECU/TONNE ( ARTICLE 3 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2727/75 ) .