31986R0458

1 . 3 . 86 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 53 / 11

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 458/86 of 25 February 1986 fixing, for the 1985/86 marketing year, the activating threshold price, the guide price and the minimum price for peas, field beans and sweet lupins applicable in Spain and Portugal

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , derived from the guide price in accordance with the rules of the common organization of the market ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas, under Article 394 of the Act, the prices fixed by this Regulation are applicable as of 1 March 1986 ; Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of Spain and whereas the monthly increases fixed by Regulation Portugal , and in particular Articles 89 ( 1 ) and 234(2) ( EEC) No 1487 / 85 (') and applicable for the month of thereof, March should therefore be taken into account ; wher­ eas, for the remainder of the 1985 / 86 marketing year, the prices will be subject to the monthly increases prov­ Having regard to the proposal from the Commission , ided for in that Regulation ,

Whereas Article 121 ( 1 ) of the Act of Accession lays down that Article 68 is to apply to the activating thres­ HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : hold price for peas, field beans and sweet lupins used in the manufacture of animal feed ; whereas the guide price for peas and field beans applicable in Spain as of 1 March 1986 is to be fixed on the basis of the variation Article 1 which exists between the prices of competitive products in rotation cropping in Spain and in the Community as 1 . For the period from 1 March 1986 to the end of the constituted at 31 December 1985 over a reference 1985 / 86 marketing year, the activating threshold prices period to be determined ; applicable in Spain and Portugal are hereby fixed at the following levels : Whereas Article 307 ( 1 ) of the Act lays down that the activating threshold price for peas, field beans and (ECU/100 kg) sweet lupins used in the manufacture of animal feed Peas and field beans Sweet lupins and the guide price for other peas and field beans applicable in Portugal as of 1 March 1986 are to be spain 50,64 (') 44,15 (') fixed on the basis of the variation which exists between 53,04 0 the prices of competitive products in rotation cropping Portugal 50,64 ( i ) 48,25 (') in Portugal and in the Community as constituted at 53,04 0 31 December 1985 over a reference period to be deter­ mined ; whereas , in accordance with the joint declara­ tions attached to the Act, the prices for the 1985 / 86 (') At the beginning of the marketing year. ( 2 ) Including the monthly increases . marketing year should be used ;

Whereas the variation found between the common price and that of Spain both for the activating thres­ 2 . The prices set out in paragraph 1 refer to soya cake hold price and for the guide price for peas and field with : beans is less than 3% ; whereas Article 69 of the Act permits in such a case the immediate application of the — a total crude protein content of 44 %, and common price ; whereas recourse should be had to such — a moisture content of 1 1 % . a possibility ;

Article 2 Whereas the same also holds true for the activating threshold price and the guide price for peas and field beans for Portugal ; whereas recourse should be had to 1 . For the period from 1 March 1986 to the end of the the possibility opened by Article 237 of the Act to 1985 / 86 marketing year the guide prices applicable in immediately apply the common price ;

Whereas , for the sake of administrative efficiency, a minimum price should also be fixed , which should be (') OJNoL 151,10 . 6 . 1985 , p. 10 .

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Article 3 Spain and Portugal are hereby fixed at the following levels : 1 . For the period from 1 March 1986 to the end of the (ECU/100 kg) 1985 / 86 marketing year, the minimum buying-in prices are hereby fixed at the following levels : Peas and field beans (ECU/100 kg) Spain 32,48 (') Peas Field beans Sweet lupins 33,56 (2) Portugal 32,48 (') Spain 29,43 (') 28,43 (') 29,23 (') 33,56 (2) Portugal 29,43 (') 28,43 (') 31,79 0 )

0 ) At the beginning of the marketing year. (2) Including the monthly increases . 0 ) Monthly increases included .

2 . The prices set out in the foregoing paragraph refer to products as defined in Article 2 (2).

2 . The prices set out in paragraph 1 refer to products Article 4 in bulk of sound, genuine and merchantable quality with 3% impurities and, in the product itself, 14% moisture content . This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 March 1986.

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

Done at Brussels , 25 February 1986 .

For the Council The President G. BRAKS