51994PC0010(26)

Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No . . .

of . . .

amending Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 on the common organization of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat (94/C 83/26)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee,

Whereas Article 7 (2) and (3) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 363/93 (2), stipulates certain conditions to be fulfilled prior to the opening of private storage within the framework of a tendering procedure; whereas experience has shown that the price condition established in Article 7 (2) is inappropriate; whereas it is therefore necessary to reduce the price ratio at which the condition for the opening of a private storage tendering procedure is full filled; whereas the activation of private storage measures provided for in Article 7 (3) should be deleted,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 is hereby amended as follows:

- in paragraph 2 '85 %` is replaced by '70 %`,

- paragraphe 3 is deleted.

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 the 1995 marketing year.

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

Done at . . .

For the Council

. . .

(1) OJ No L 289, 7. 10. 1989, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 42, 19. 2. 1993, p. 1.