NoL110/35 1.5.91 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1100/91
of30April1991
fixingtheaidforcotton
Whereas,iftheworldmarketpriceforunginnedcotton
cannotbedeterminedasdescribedabove,thispriceshall
beestablishedonthebasisofthemostrecentpricedeter­
mined;
Whereastheworldmarketpriceforunginnedcottonis
equaltothesumofthevaluesforginnedcottonand
cottonseeddefinedinArticle1ofCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No1201/89of3May1989layingdownrules
implementing thesystemofaidforcotton(4),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2432/90(%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)No791/89(J),andinparticularArticle5(1)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)No
2169/81,aidmustbegrantedforunginnedcotton
harvestedintheCommunitywhentheworldmarket
priceforunginnedcottonisbelowtheguideprice;
Whereastheaidisequaltothedifferencebetweenthese
twoprices;
Whereasintheabsenceoftheguidepriceforcotton
applicableduringthe1991/92marketingyear,theaid
amounthasbeenfixedconformingtotheCommission's
latestproposalstotheCouncil;whereasthisamount
mustbeprovisionallyappliedandconfirmedoraltered
whenthe1991/92marketingyearpricesareknown;
Whereastheabatementofthesubsidywhicharises,where
appropriate,fromthesystemofmaximumguaranteed
quantitiesforthe1991/92marketingyear,hasnot,to
date,beenfixed;whereastheamountofthesubsidyfor
the1991/92marketingyearhasbeenprovisionallycalcu­
latedonthebasisofanabatementofECU14,379per100
kilograms;
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;
Whereas,ifthesubsidysystemistooperatenormally,
subsidiesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(6),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2205/90(7),
(4)OJNoL123,4.5.1989,p.23.
OOJNoL228,22.8.1990,p.23.
(6)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
OOJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.(')OJNoL377,31.12.1987,p.49.
(2)OJNoL211,31.7.1981,p.2.
(■')OJNoL85,30.3.1989,p.7.

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—fortheothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonan
averageoftheecuratespublishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities ,Cseries,over
aperiodtobedetermined,multipliedbythecoeffi­
cientreferredtointheprecedingindent;
Whereastheaidmustbefixedonceamonth,andinsuch
awaythatitcanbeappliedfromthefirstdayofthe
monthfollowingthedateoffixing;whereasitmaybe
alteredbetweenfixings;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisionstothe
offersandquotationsknowntotheCommissionthatthe
aidforcottonshouldbeassetoutinthisRegulation,HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.TheaidforunginnedcottonprovidedforinArticle
5ofRegulation(EEC)No2169/81shallbe51,436ECU
per100kilograms.
2.However,theamountoftheaidwillbeconfirmedor
replacedwitheffectfrom1May1991totakeaccountof
theguidepriceofcottonadoptedinrespectofthe
1991/92marketingyearandwhichappeartohavebeen
offeredinthelargestquantities.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1May1991.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30April1991.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission