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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1911/87 of 2 July 1987 fixing the amount of the production aid for certain varieties of rice sown in the 1987/88 marketing year

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the market in rice (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1907/87 (2), and in particular Article 8 (a) (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 objective of the production aid is to encourage varietal conversion of rice production to certain types of rice for which greater demand exists on the Community market; whereas the varieties for which demand exists normally have lower crop yields than those of the varieties that are traditionally grown; Whereas the production aid must be fixed at a level which enables the lower revenue resulting from the decreased yields to be offset, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The production aid for certain varieties of rice sown in 1987/88, referred to in Annex 8a of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 is 330,0 ECU per hectare.

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 with effect from 1 September 1987.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 2 July 1987. For the Council The President K. E. TYGESEN

(1) OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1.

(2) See page 51 of this Official Journal.

(3) OJ No C 89, 3. 4. 1987, p. 14.

(4) OJ No C 156, 15. 6. 1987.

(5) OJ No C 150, 9. 6. 1987, p. 8.