19.5.89 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL135/13
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1353/89
of18May1989
fixingtheaidforcotton
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
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);
Whereastheabatementofthesubsidywhicharises,where
appropriate,fromthesystemofmaximumguaranteed
quantitiesforthe1989/90year,hasnot,todate,been
fixed;whereastheamountofthesubsidyforthe1989/90
yearhasbeenprovisionallycalculatedonthebasisofan
abatementof24,005ECUper100kilograms;
Whereastheworldmarketpriceforunginnedcottonis
determinedperiodicallyonthebasisoftheworldmarket
pricesrecordedforginnedcottonandcottonseed,taking
intoaccounttheestimatedyieldoftheCommunity
harvestincottonseedandinginnedcottonandalsothe
netcostofginning;
Whereastheworldmarketpriceforginnedcottonand
cottonseedisdeterminedinaccordancewithArticle4of
Regulation(EEC)No2169/81;
Whereas,iftheworldmarketpriceforunginnedcotton
cannotbedeterminedasdescribedabove,thispriceshall
beestablishedonthebasisofthemostrecentpricedeter­
mined;Whereastheworldmarketpriceforunginnedcottonis
equaltothesumofthevaluesforginnedcottonand
cottonseeddefinedinArticle1ofCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No1201/89of3May1989layingdownrules
implementing thesystemofaidforcotton(*),minusthe
costofginning;
Whereastheabovevaluesareestablishedonthebasisof
thepricesdeterminedinaccordancewithArticles2and3
ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1201/89;whereas
theworldmarketpriceisdeterminedonthebasisofthe
mostfavourableoffersandquotationsrecorded,excluding
offersandquotationswhichcannotberegardedasrepre­
sentativeoftherealmarkettrend;
Whereasthenecessaryadjustmentsmustbemadeincases
wheretheoffersandquotationsrecordeddonotsatisfy
therequirementsindicatedabove;
Whereas,underArticle4(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)No1636/870,
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe.
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindent,andtheaforesaidcoefficient;
Whereastheaidmustbefixedonceamonth,andinsuch
awaythatitcanbeappliedfromthefirstdayofthe
monthfollowingthedateoffixing;whereasitmaybe
alteredbetweenfixings;
(')OJNoL377,31.12.1987,p.48.0OJNoL211,31.7.1981,p.2.
(3)OJNoL85,30.3.1989,p.7.
(<)OJNoL129,11.5.1989,p.1.0OJNoL123,4.5.1989,p.23.
(6)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
OOJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.

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2.However,theamountsoftheaidwillbeconfirmed
orreplacedwitheffectfrom19May1989totakeaccount
ofthe1989/90marketingyear,asthecasemaybe,which
appeartohavebeenofferedinthelargestquantities.Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisionstothe
offersandquotationsknowntotheCommissionthatthe
aidforcottonshouldbeassetoutinthisRegulation,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.TheaidforunginnedcottonprovidedforinArticle
5ofRegulation(EEC)No2169/81shallbe38,743ECU
per100kilograms.Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon19May1989.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18May1989.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission