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Article 291

1 . Article 236 shall apply to the target price for sunflower seeds .

For colza and rape seeds , for soya beans and linseed , the target or guide price applicable in Portugal on 1 March 1986 shall be fixed on the basis of the variation existing between the prices of competitive products in rotation cropping in Portugal and in the Community as at present constituted , over a reference period to be determined . However , the target or guide price to be applied to Portugal may not be higher than the common price .

2 . For the period during which the transitional measures are applied , the prices thus fixed for Portugal shall be aligned on the level of the common prices each year at the beginning of the marketing year . The move towards alignment shall take place in 10 stages , Article 238 being applied mutatis mutandis .

3 . The intervention prices of colza , rape and sunflower seeds and the minimum price of soya beans , applicable in Portugal , shall be derived respectively from the target price and the guide price , as referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 , in accordance with the provisions of the common organization of the market concerned .

4 . Until 31 December 1990 , in trade in processed vegetable oil products intended for human consumption , with the exception of olive oil products , appropriate measures shall be adopted to take account of the differences in the prices of these oils in Portugal and in the Community as at present constituted .