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( 1 ) OJ NO C 346 , 31 . 12 . 1980 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 184 , 17 . 7 . 1980 , P . 10 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 184 , 17 . 7 . 1980 , P . 12 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2/81

OF 1 JANUARY 1981

FIXING THE INTERVENTION PRICES AND THE REFERENCE PRICE APPLICABLE IN GREECE FOR CEREALS AND RICE FOR THE 1980/81 MARKETING YEAR

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE 1979 ACT OF ACCESSION , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 60 ( A ) AND ARTICLE 72 ( 1 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 1 ),

WHEREAS ARTICLE 58 ( 2 ) OF THE SAID ACT PROVIDES THAT , BEFORE THE FIRST MOVE TO PRICE ALIGNMENT , THE PRICES TO BE APPLIED IN GREECE ARE TO BE FIXED , IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES PROVIDED FOR IN THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN QUESTION , AT A LEVEL WHICH ALLOWS PRODUCERS TO OBTAIN MARKET PRICES EQUIVALENT TO THOSE OBTAINED , FOR A REPRESENTATIVE PERIOD , UNDER THE PREVIOUS NATIONAL SYSTEM ; WHEREAS , PURSUANT TO ARTICLES 96 AND 102 OF THE ACT OF ACCESSION , THIS PROVISION APPLIES IN THE CEREALS AND RICE SECTOR TO THE INTERVENTION PRICES AND , FOR COMMON WHEAT , TO THE REFERENCE PRICE ;

WHEREAS THE GREEK GUARANTEED PRICE SYSTEM IS COMPARABLE TO THAT OF THE COMMUNITY OF NINE ; WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE JUSTIFIABLE TO USE THE 1980/81 MARKETING YEAR AS A REPRESENTATIVE PERIOD WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE SAID ARTICLE 58 ( 2 );

WHEREAS CONVERSION OF THE GREEK PRICES INTO ECU ON THE BASIS OF THE EXISTING MONETARY SITUATION RESULTS IN A DIFFERENCE WHICH , FOR FEED GRAINS , IS TO BE CONSIDERED MINIMAL WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 60 ( A ) OF THE ACT ; WHEREAS THE COMMON PRICES FOR BARLEY AND MAIZE SHOULD THEREFORE BE APPLIED FOR GREECE AS FROM 1 JANUARY 1981 ; WHEREAS , FOR WHEAT AND RYE , APPLICATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 58 ( 2 ) OF THE ACT OF ACCESSION RESULTS IN A PRICE LEVEL DIFFERENT FROM THE COMMON PRICES ;

WHEREAS , FOR COMMON FODDER WHEAT , THE INTERVENTION PRICE APPLICABLE IN GREECE MUST REFLECT , COMPARED WITH THE REFERENCE PRICE FIXED FOR COMMON WHEAT OF BREAD-MAKING QUALITY IN THAT COUNTRY , THE SAME RELATIONSHIP AS THAT EXISTING IN THE COMMUNITY OF NINE BETWEEN THOSE TWO PRICES ;

WHEREAS GREECE HAS FIXED FOUR GUARANTEED PRICES AT DIFFERENT LEVELS FOR RICE ; WHEREAS THIS ARRANGEMENT IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH COMMUNITY RULES , WHICH PROVIDE FOR ONLY ONE INTERVENTION PRICE ; WHEREAS REFERENCE TO A SINGLE AVERAGE PRICE , WEIGHTED ACCORDING TO PRODUCTION , RESULTS IN A MINIMAL PRICE DIFFERENCE ; WHEREAS THIS JUSTIFIES APPLICATION OF THE COMMON PRICE SYSTEM FOR RICE AS FROM 1 JANUARY 1981 ; WHEREAS THIS SYSTEM , WHICH ALSO PROVIDES FOR THRESHOLD PRICES HIGHER THAN THE GREEK PRICES , WILL ENABLE GREEK PRODUCERS TO OBTAIN MARKET PRICES EQUIVALENT TO THOSE OBTAINED UNDER THE NATIONAL SYSTEM ;

WHEREAS THE PRICES FIXED IN THIS REGULATION ARE TO APPLY WITH EFFECT FROM 1 JANUARY 1981 ; WHEREAS THE MONTHLY INCREASES FIXED BY REGULATIONS ( EEC ) NO 1875/80 ( 2 ) AND ( EEC ) NO 1876/80 ( 3 ) APPLICABLE FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 1981 SHOULD THEREFORE BE INCLUDED THEREIN ; WHEREAS , FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 1980/81 MARKETING YEAR , THESE PRICES ARE SUBJECT TO THE MONTHLY INCREASES PROVIDED FOR IN THE SAID REGULATIONS ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

FOR THE 1980/81 MARKETING YEAR , THE INTERVENTION PRICES AND THE REFERENCE PRICE APPLICABLE IN GREECE FOR CEREALS AND RICE ARE FIXED IN THE ANNEX HERETO .

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 JANUARY 1981 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 1 JANUARY 1981 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

D . F . VAN DER MEI

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ANNEX // //

// ECU/TONNE //

// // BASIC PRICE // MONTHLY INCREASE , JANUARY 1981 // PRICE JANUARY 1981 ( 1 ) //

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COMMON WHEAT //

INTERVENTION PRICE // 155.88 // 9.35 // 165.33 //

REFERENCE PRICE // 163.02 // 9.35 // 172.37 //

DURUM WHEAT //

INTERVENTION PRICE // 232.88 // 10.00 // 242.88 //

RYE //

INTERVENTION PRICE // 156.37 // 9.35 // 165.72 //

BARLEY/MAIZE //

INTERVENTION PRICE // 155.88 // 9.35 // 165.23 //

RICE //

INTERVENTION PRICE FOR PADDY RICE // 233.71 // 9.24 // 242.95 //

( 1 ) THESE PRICES ARE SUBJECT TO THE MONTHLY INCREASES APPLIED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE MARKETING YEAR , PURSUANT TO REGULATIONS ( EEC ) NO 1875/80 AND ( EEC ) NO 1876/80 .