Council Regulation (EEC) No 1417/82 of 18 May 1982 fixing for the 1982/83 marketing year the guarantee threshold for colza and rape seed and certain factors relating thereto

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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1417/82

OF 18 MAY 1982

FIXING FOR THE 1982/83 MARKETING YEAR THE GUARANTEE THRESHOLD FOR COLZA AND RAPE SEED AND CERTAIN FACTORS RELATING THERETO

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION NO 136/66/EEC OF 22 SEPTEMBER 1966 ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN OILS AND FATS ( 1 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1413/82 ( 2 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 24A THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

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

WHEREAS THE FIXING OF A GUARANTEE THRESHOLD FOR COLZA AND RAPE SEED IS REQUIRED UNDER ARTICLE 24A OF REGULATION NO 136/66/EEC ;

WHEREAS THE GUARANTEE THRESHOLD SHOULD BE IN KEEPING WITH A MEDIUM-TERM POLICY ; WHEREAS , IN THE LIGHT OF MARKET PROSPECTS FOR COLZA AND RAPE SEED , THE GUARANTEE THRESHOLD FOR 1988/89 CAN BE PUT AT 3 300 000 TONNES ;

WHEREAS , IN THE LIGHT OF THIS MEDIUM-TERM POLICY AND THE LEVEL OF PRODUCTION IN 1980 TO 1981 , THE GUARANTEE THRESHOLD FOR THE 1982/83 MARKETING YEAR SHOULD BE FIXED AT 2 150 000 TONNES ;

WHEREAS THE CONSEQUENCES AS REGARDS THE LEVEL OF THE TARGET PRICES AND INTERVENTION PRICES IN THE EVENT OF THE GUARANTEE THRESHOLD BEING EXCEEDED SHOULD ALSO BE STATED ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

1 . FOR THE 1982/83 MARKETING YEAR , THE GUARANTEE THRESHOLD FOR COLZA AND RAPE SEED REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 24A OF REGULATION NO 136/66/EEC IS HEREBY FIXED AT 2 150 000 TONNES .

2 . IF COMMUNITY PRODUCTION RECORDED , IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 24A OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 136/66/EEC , IS GREATER THAN THE GUARANTEE THRESHOLD , THERE SHALL BE A 1 % REDUCTION IN THE 1983/84 TARGET PRICES AND INTERVENTION PRICES FOR EVERY 50 000 TONNES IN EXCESS OF THE GURANTEE THRESHOLD , UP TO A MAXIMUM OF 5 % .

ARTICLE 2

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

IT SHALL APPLY FROM 1 JULY 1982 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 18 MAY 1982 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

P . DE KEERSMAEKER

( 1 ) OJ NO 172 , 30 . 9 . 1966 , P . 3025/66 .

( 2 ) SEE PAGE 6 OF THIS OFFICIAL JOURNAL .

( 3 ) OJ NO C 104 , 26 . 4 . 1982 , P . 25 .