-30.5.78 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 142/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1117/78 of 22 May 1978 on the common organization of the market in dried fodder THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 42 and 43 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Parlia- ment (1), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2), Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1067/74 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1420/75 (#), set up a common organization of the market in dehydrated fodder; whereas experience has shown that the production aid system introduced by that Regulation is not suitable for the market and should be replaced by another system; Whereas certain other products processed from green fodder can be used to broaden the range of the Com- munity’s protein supplies and should therefore be in- cluded in the common organization of the market in. dried fodder; Whereas for reasons of clarity Regulation (EEC) No 1067/74 should be replaced by a new Regulation; Whereas the processing of green fodder plants is par- ticularly important for animal nutrition; whereas much less green fodder is grown than could be used in the (1) OJ No C 85, 10. 4. 1978, p. 31. (2) O] No C 101, 26. 4. 1978, p. 10. (3) O] No L 120, 1. 5. 1974, p. 2. (4 O] No L 141, 3. 6. 1975, p. 1. Community; whereas appropriate measures should therefore be taken to increase the Community’s protein supplies; whereas aid should therefore be granted to encourage the growing of green fodder; Whereas dried fodder is in direct competition with simi- lar products imported free of duty from outside the Community, the prices of which are subject to consider- able fluctuation; whereas in order therefore to guaran- tee dried fodder producers a fair return on the sale of their products a guide price should be set for dehy- drated fodder; whereas, owing to conditions of produc- tion, Community products are generally more highly priced than imported products; whereas aid equal to a certain percentage of the difference between the guide price and the world market price should therefore be granted; whereas aid of this kind will also enable pro- duction to be better adapted to market requirements; Whereas, because of the limitid production of dehy- drated potatoes in the Community and the special hydrated fodder; whereas sun-dried fodder is also sub- ject to competition from imports from outside the Community; whereas producers of sun-dried fodder should therefore be granted only part of the aid fixed for dehydrated fodder; Whereas, because of the limited production of dehy- drated potatoes in the Community and the special characteristics of the market therein, the flat-rate aid only should be granted for such products; Whereas, in order to encourage a regular supply of green fodder to processors and to enable farmers to