NoL133/26 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 21.5.86
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No1468/86
of13May1986
fixingtheamountsofaidforfibreflaxandhempandtheamountswithheldtofinance
measurestopromotetheuseofflaxfibreforthe1986/87marketingyear
forflaxandhempfibresandhempseedontheworld
market,thepriceforothercompetingnaturalproducts
andtheguidepriceforflaxseed;
WhereasthesecondsubparagraphofArticle2(2)of
Regulation(EEC)No1423/82providesthat,formarket­
ingyearssubsequenttothe1982/83marketingyear,the
portionofaidforfinancingCommunitymeasuresto
encouragetheuseoffibreflaxistobefixedatthetime
whentheaidisfixedforthemarketingyearinquestion;
whereasitistobefixedinthelightoftrendsonthe
marketinflax,theamountoftheaidforflaxandthe
costofthemeasurestobeintroduced ;
WhereasArticles79and246oftheActofAccessionof
SpainandPortugalestablishedthecriteriaforfixingthe
amountofaidforfibreflaxandhempinthesetwo
MemberStates;THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle43
thereof,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainandPor­
tugal,andinparticularArticles89(2)and234(3)
thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1308/70of29June1970onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinflaxandhemp('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No3768/85(2),andinparticular
Article4(3)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1423/82of18May1982concerningmeasuresto
promotetheuseofflaxfibreforthemarketingyears
from1982/83to1986/87('),andinparticularthe
secondsubparagraphofArticle2(2)thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission(4),
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanPar­
liament(5),
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicand
SocialCommittee(6),
WhereasArticle4ofRegulation(EEC)No1308/70
providesthattheamountsofaidforflaxgrownmainly
forfibreandforhempgrownintheCommunityareto
befixedeachyear;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle4(2)ofthatRegu­
lation,thisamountshallbefixedperhectareofarea
sownandharvestedsoastoensureanevenbalance
betweenthevolumeofproductionrequiredinthe
Communityandtheamountthatcanbemarketed;
whereasitmustbefixed,takingintoaccountthepriceWhereasapplicationoftheabovementioned criteria
entailsfixingtheamountsofaidandtheportionsofthe
aidtobeusedforfinancingmeasurestopromotetheuse
offlaxfibreatthelevelssetoutbelow,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Forthe1986/87marketingyear,theaidprovidedforin
Article4ofRegulation(EEC)No1308/70shallbe:
(a)asregardsflax:
—50,73ECUperhectareforSpainandPortugal,
—355,09ECUperhectarefortheotherMember
States;
(')OJNoL146,4.7.1970,p.1.
OOJNoL362,31.12.1985,p.8.
OOJNoL162,12.6.1982,p.19.
(4)OJNoC85,14.4.1986,p.27.
(5)Opiniondeliveredon17April1986(notyetpublishedinthe
OfficialJournal).
(6)OJNoC118,20.5.1986,p.1.(b)asregardshemp:
—46,07ECUperhectareforSpainandPortugal,
—322,48ECUperhectarefortheotherMember
States.

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Article2
Forthe1986/87marketingyear,thefollowingportions
oftheaidforflaxshallbeusedtofinancethemeasures
topromotetheuseofflaxfibrereferredtoinArticle1
ofRegulation(EEC)No1423/82:
—4,06ECUperhectareforSpainandPortugal,—28,41ECUperhectarefortheotherMemberStates.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplyfrom1August1986.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,13May1986.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
W.F.vanEEKELEN