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( 1 ) OJ NO L 332 , 24 . 12 . 1977 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) SEE PAGE 1 OF THIS OFFICIAL JOURNAL .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1609/79

OF 24 JULY 1979

FIXING THE MINIMUM PRICE FOR CASTOR SEED FOR THE 1979/80 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 2874/77 OF 19 DECEMBER 1977 LAYING DOWN SPECIAL MEASURES IN RESPECT OF CASTOR SEED ( 1 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 2 ( 4 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

WHEREAS ARTICLE 2 ( 4 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2874/77 PROVIDES THAT THE COUNCIL SHALL EACH YEAR FIX A MINIMUM PRICE FOR CASTOR SEED ; WHEREAS THAT PRICE MUST BE FIXED SO AS TO GUARANTEE SALES FOR SEED PRODUCERS AT A PRICE AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO THE GUIDE PRICE , TAKING INTO ACCOUNT MARKET FLUCTUATIONS AND THE COST OF TRANSPORTING THE SEEDS FROM THE PRODUCTION AREAS TO THE PROCESSING AREAS ;

WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THE ABOVEMENTIONED OBJECTIVE , THIS MINIMUM PRICE MUST BE FIXED FOR A STANDARD QUALITY AND A WELL-DEFINED MARKETING STAGE ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

FOR THE 1979/80 MARKETING YEAR , THE MINIMUM PRICE FOR CASTOR SEED REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2 ( 4 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2874/77 SHALL BE 49.08 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS .

ARTICLE 2

THE PRICE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 SHALL APPLY TO SEED WHICH MEET THE CRITERIA REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2 OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1608/79 OF 24 JULY 1979 FIXING THE GUIDE PRICE FOR CASTOR SEED FOR THE 1979/80 MARKETING YEAR ( 2 ).

THE SAID PRICE SHALL RELATE TO GOODS READY FOR DISPATCH FROM THE PRODUCTION AREAS .

ARTICLE 3

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

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 24 JULY 1979 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

J . GIBBONS