31988R2232

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2232/88 of 19 July 1988 fixing the amount of the production aid for certain varieties of rice sown in the 1988/89 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 2229/88 (2), and in particular Article 8a (3) 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 Council Regulation (EEC) No 1423/88 of 24 May 1988 on the granting of aid for certain varieties of rice of the Indica type of profile in Portugal (6) has extended the application of Article 8a of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 to Portugal;

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,

Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3878/87 of 18 December 1987 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 on the common organization of the market in rice (7), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1424/88 (8), determines in particular the areas of the Community which may benefit from the aid,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1 The production aid for certain varieties of rice sown in 1988/89 referred to in Article 8a of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 shall be 330,0 ECU per hectare for the countries referred to in Annex A to Regulation (EEC) No 3878/87.

Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply with effect from 1 September 1988.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 July 1988.

For the Council The President Y. POTTAKIS (9) OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1.

(10) See page 30 of this Official Journal.

(11) OJ No C 139, 30. 5. 1988, p. 15.

(12) OJ No C 167, 27. 6. 1988.

(13) OJ No C 175, 4. 7. 1988, p. 33.

(14) OJ No L 131, 27. 5. 1988, p. 1.

(15) OJ No L 365, 24. 12. 1987, p. 3.

(16) OJ No L 131, 27. 5. 1988, p. 2.