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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3868/92
of30December 1992
fixingtheaidforcotton
Whereas,iftheworldmarketpriceforunginnedcotton
cannotbedeterminedasdescribedabove,thispriceshall
beestablishedonthebasisofthemostrecentpricedeter­
mined:
Whereastheworldmarketpriceforunginnedcottonis
equaltothesumofthevaluesforginnedcottonand
cottonseeddefinedinArticle1ofCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No1201/89of3May1989layingdownrules
implementing thesystemofaidforcotton(*),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2328/92(6),minusthe
costofginning;
Whereastheabovevaluesareestablishedonthebasisof
thepricesdeterminedinaccordancewithArticles2and3
ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1201/89;whereas
theworldmarketpriceisdeterminedonthebasisofthe
mostfavourableoffersandquotationsrecorded,excluding
offersandquotationswhichcannotberegardedasrepre­
sentativeoftherealmarkettrend;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofGreece,andin
particularparagraphs3and10ofProtocol4oncotton
annexedthereto,asamendedbyProtocol14annexedto
theActofAccessionofSpainandofPortugal,andRegu­
lation(EEC)No4006/87('),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2169/81
of27July1981layingdownthegeneralrulesforthe
systemofaidforcotton(2),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2053/92f),andinparticularArticle5(1)
thereof,
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)No
2169/81,aidmustbegrantedforunginnedcotton
harvestedintheCommunitywhentheworldmarket
priceforunginnedcottonisbelowtheguideprice;
Whereastheaidisequaltothedifferencebetweenthese
twoprices;
Whereastheguidepriceforcottonhasbeenfixedby
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No2055/92forthe1992/93
marketingyear(4);
Whereastheabatementofthesubsidywhicharisesfrom
thesystemofmaximumguaranteedquantitiesforthe
1992/1993marketingyear,hasbeenfixedandsetatECU
15,419per100kg;
Whereastheworldmarketpriceforunginnedcottonis
determinedperiodicallyonthebasisoftheworldmarket
pricesrecordedforginnedcottonandcottonseed,taking
intoaccounttheestimatedyieldoftheCommunity
harvestincottonseedandinginnedcottonandalsothe
netcostofginning;
Whereastheworldmarketpriceforginnedcottonand
cottonseedisdeterminedinaccordancewithArticle4of
Regulation(EEC)No2169/81;Whereasthenecessaryadjustmentsmustbemadeincases
wheretheoffersandquotationsrecordeddonotsatisfy
therequirementsindicatedabove;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle4(4)ofRegulation(EEC)No
2169/81,iftherearenosuitableoffersorquotationsfor
determiningtheworldmarketpriceforcottonseed,that
priceshallbeestablishedonthebasisofthemost
favourableoffersandquotationsforcottonseedrecorded
ontheCommunitymarketor,ifthoseoffersandquota­
tionscannotbeestablishedonthebasisofthevalueof
theproductsobtainedfromprocessingtheseedinthe
Community ,lesstheprocessingcost;whereasthisvalue
isdeterminedinaccordancewithArticle4ofRegulation
(EEC)No1201/89;
WhereastherepresentativemarketratesdefinedinArticle
1ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3813/92(7)areusedto
convertamountsexpressedinthirdcountrycurrencies
andareusedasthebasisfordeterminingtheagricultural
conversionratesoftheMemberStates'currencies ;
whereasdetailedrulesontheapplicationanddetermina­
tionoftheseconversionsweresetbyCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No3819/92(");
(')OJNoL377,31.12.1987,p.49.0OJNoL211,31.7.1981,p.2.0OJNoL123,4.5.1989,p.23.
(<)OJNoL223,8.8.1992,p.15.0OJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.1. (3)OJNoL215,30.7.1992,p.12.
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Whereastheaidmustbefixedonceamonth,andinsuch
awaythatitcanbeappliedfromthefirstdayofthe
monthfollowingthedateoffixing;whereasitmaybe
alteredbetweenfixings;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheaidforunginnedcottonprovidedforinArticle5of
Regulation(EEC)No2169/81shallbeECU72,877per
100kilograms.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1993.Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisionstothe
offersandquotationsknowntotheCommissionthatthe
aidforcottonshouldbeassetoutinthisRegulation,
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30December1992.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission