1.9.89 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL255/51
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2649/89
of31August1989
fixingtheaidforcotton
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofGreece,andin
particularparagraphs3and10ofProtocol4oncotton
annexedthereto,asamendedbyProtocol14annexedto
theActofAccessionofSpainandofPortugal,andRegu­
lation(CEE)No4006/87('),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2169/81
of27July1981layingdownthegeneralrulesforthe
systemofaidforcotton(2),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No791/89(3),andinparticularArticle5(1)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
Whereas,underArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)No
2169/81,aidmustbegrantedforunginnedcotton
harvestedintheCommunitywhentheworldmarket
priceforunginnedcottonisbelowtheguideprice;
Whereastheaidisequaltothedifferencebetweenthese
twoprices;
Whereastheguidepriceforthe1989/90marketingyear
wasfixedbyCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1241/89(4);Whereastheworldmarketpriceforunginnedcottonis
equaltothesumofthevaluesforginnedcottonand
cottonseeddefinedin"Article1ofCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No1201/89of3May1989layingdownrules
implementing thesystemofaidforcotton(%minusthe
costofginning;
Whereastheabovevaluesareestablishedonthebasisof
thepricesdeterminedinaccordancewithArticles2and3
ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1201/89;whereas
theworldmarketpriceisdeterminedonthebasisofthe
mostfavourableoffersand^quotationsrecorded,excluding
offersandquotationswhichcannotberegardedasrepre­
sentativeoftherealmarkettrend;
Whereasthenecessaryadjustmentsmustbemadeincases
wheretheoffersandquotationsrecordeddonotsatisfy
therequirementsindicatedabove;
Whereas,underArticle4(4)ofRegulation(EEC)No
2169/81,iftherearenosuitableoffersorquotationsfor
determiningtheworldmarketpriceforcottonseed,that
priceshallbeestablishedonthebasispfthemost
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)No1676/85aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1636/87(g),
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindent,andtheaforesaidcoefficient;
Whereastheaidmustbefixedonceamonth,andinsuch
awaythatitcanbeappliedfromthefirstdayofthe
monthfollowingthedateoffixing;whereasitmaybe
alteredbetweenfixings;I
Whereas,underthesystemofmaximumguaranteed
quantities,theamountoftheaidissubjecttothereduc­
tionprovidedforinCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
2624/89(*)asregardscottonseed;
Whereastheworldmarketpriceforunginnedcottonis
determinedperiodicallyonthebasisoftheworldmarket
pricesrecordedforginnedcottonandcottonseed,taking
intoaccounttheestimatedyieldoftheCommunity
harvestincottonseedandinginnedcottonandalsothe
netcostofginning;
Whereastheworldmarketpriceforginnedcottonand
cottonseedisdeterminedinaccordancewithArticle4of
Regulation(EEC)No2169/81;
Whereas,iftheworldmarketpriceforunginnedcotton
cannotbedeterminedasdescribedabove,thispriceshall
beestablishedonthebasisofthemostrecentpricedeter­
mined;
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OOJNoL211,31.7.1981,p.2.
(3)OJNoL85,30.3.1989,p.7. 0OJNoL123,4.5.1989,p.23.0OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
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Article2 whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisionstothe
offersandquotationsknowntotheCommissionthatthe
aidforcottonshouldbeassetoutinthisRegulation,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheaidforunginnedcottonprovidedforinArticle5of
Regulation(EEC)No2169/81shallbe40,468ECUper
100kilograms.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
1989.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
Suites.
DoneatBrussels,31August1989.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission