Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No . . .

of . . .

fixing the aid in respect of silkworms for the 1996/97 rearing year

(96/C 125/13)

96/0065(CNS)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 845/72 of 24 April 1972 laying down special measures to encourage silkworm rearing (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2059/92 (2), and in particular Article 2 (3) 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 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 845/72 provides that the aid for silkworms reared within the Community must be fixed each year in such a way as to help ensure a fair income for silkworm rearers, taking into account the state of the market in cocoons and raw silk, of foreseeable trends on that market and of import policy;

Whereas application of the abovementioned criteria entails fixing the aid at the level indicated below,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 1996/97 rearing year, the aid in respect of silkworms as referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 845/72 shall be fixed per box of silkworm eggs used at ECU 133,32.

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 1 April 1996.

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

Done at . . .

For the Council

. . .

(1) OJ No L 100 , 27. 4. 1972, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 215 , 30. 7. 1992, p. 19.