No L 197/6 Official Journal of the European Communities 27. 7. 84 COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2154/84 of 24 July 1984 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1724/80 adopting general rules concerning special measures for soya beans ' THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1614/79 of 24 July 1979 laying down special measures in respect of soya beans ('), as last amended by Regula- tion (EEC) No 1037/84 (3, and in particular Article 2 (2) and (5) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1037/84 removed from Regulation (EEC) No 1614/79 the reference to the most representative period for the disposal of Commu- nity beans, during which the world market price of soya beans was determined; whereas the provisions relating to the determination of the world market price should therefore be amended; Whereas, for the 1984/85 marketing year, pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1614/79 Member States may grant aid to oil mills which fulfil certain conditions to be determined ; whereas those conditions should therefore be deter- mined ; Whereas, to meet the requirements of the trade, it should be made possible to apply for aid before the beans are delivered to the first purchaser or before they enter the oil mill ; whereas in such cases, in order to prevent speculation, it is necessary to ask for a security guaranteeing that delivery or entry to the oil mill will be effected within a certain period ; Whereas it is necessary to determine the time when the aid will finally be paid to the first purchaser or to the oil mill ; Whereas it is therefore necessary to amend Regulation' (EEC) No 1724/80 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2251/83 (%, () OJ No L 190, 28. 7. 1979, p. 8. () OJ No L 107, 19. 4. 1984, p. 46. () OJ No L 170, 3. 7. 1980, p. 1. () OJ No L 216, 6. 8. 1983, p. 1. HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 Regulation (EEC) No 1724/80 is hereby amended as follows : . : 1. Article 1 (3) is replaced by the following : ‘3. For the purpose of determining the world market price, account shall be taken of offers made on the world market and of the prices quoted on exchanges which are important in terms of interna- tional trade. 2. In Article 2 the introductory words are replaced by the following : ‘The aid provided for in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1614/79 shall be paid upon application, after verification that the producer has actually made delivery, and for the quantity delivered, to any first purchaser of soya beans harvested in the Community who 3. The followiﬁg Article 2a is added : Article 2a 1. If a Member State decides to make use of the possibility referred to in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1614/79, the aid shall be paid upon application, after verification that the producer has actually made delivery, and for the quantity deli- vered, to any oil mill situated in that Member State which : (a) meets at least the following conditions : — keeps stock records which meet require- ments to be determined, — undertakes to furnish any other supporting documents that may prove necessary for the purpose of checking entitlement to the aid ; (b) submits, before a date to be determined, to the competent agency of the Member State in which the beans will be processed, proof that a contract has been concluded, either between the soya bean producer and the oil mill or between the producer and another purchaser, which provides for a price at least equal to the minimum price to be paid to the producer;