NoL 182/56 Official Journal of the European Communities 3.7.87 COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1911/87 ' of 2 July 1987 fixing the amount of the production aid for certain varieties of rice sown in the 1987/88 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 (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1907/87 (%), and in particular Article 8 (a) (2) thereof, , Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (%), Having regard to the opinion of the European Par- liament (*), : “Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (), 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, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 The production aid for certain varieties of rice sown in 1987/88, referred to in Annex 8a of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 is 330,0 ECU per hectare. . Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into -force on-the third day following its publication in the :Official Journal of the European Communities. Tt shall apply with efféct from 1 September 1987. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in-all Member States. Done at Brussels, 2 July 1987." For the Council The President K. E. TYGESEN (") OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1. (?) See page 51 of this Official Journal. () OJ No C 89, 3. 4. 1987, p. 14. (*) OJ No C 156, 15. 6. 1987. (¢*) O] No C 150, 9. 6. 1987, p. 8.