1.9.94 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL228/11
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No2141/94
of31August1994
fixingtheaidforcotton
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,Whereastheworldmarketpriceforunginnedcottonis
determinedperiodicallyonthebasisoftheworldprices
recordedforginnedcottonandcottonseed,talkinginto
accounttheestimatedyieldoftheCommunityharvestin
cottonseedandinginnedcottonandalsothenetcostof
ginning;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofGreece,andin
particularparagraphs3and10ofProtocol4oncotton
annexedthereto,asamendedbyProtocol14annexedto
theActofAccessionofSpainandPortugal,andCommis­
sionRegulation(EEC)No4006/87('),Whereastheworldmarketpriceforginnedcottonand
cottonseedisdeterminedinaccordancewithArticle4of
Regulation(EEC)No2169/81;
Whereas,iftheworldmarketpriceforunginnedcotton
cannotbedeterminedasdescribedabove,thispriceshall
beestablishedonthebasisofthemostrecentpricedeter­
mined;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2169/81
of27July1981layingdownthegeneralrulesforthe
systemofaidforcotton(2),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1554/93(3),andinparticularArticle5(1)
thereof,
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)No
2169/81,aidmustbegrantedforunginnedcotton
harvestedintheCommunitywhentheworldmarket
priceforunginnedcottonisbelowtheguideprice;Whereastheworldmarketpriceforunginnedcottonis
equaltothesumofthevaluesforginnedcottonseed
definedinArticle1ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
1201/89of3May1989,layingdownrulesimplementing
thesystemofaidcottonQ,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2046/93(8),minusthecostofginning;
Whereastheaidisequaltothedifferencebetweenthese
twoprices;Whereastheabovevaluesareestablishedonthebasisof
thepricesdeterminedinaccordancewithArticles2and3
ofRegulation (EEC)No1201/89;whereastheworld
marketpriceisdeterminedonthebasisofthemost
favourableoffersandquotationsrecorded,excludingoffers
andquotationswhichcannotberegardedasrepresenta­
tiveoftherealmarkettrend:Whereastheguidepriceforunginnedcottonhasbeen
fixedforthe1994/95marketingyearbyCouncilRegula­
tion(EC)No1876/94(4);
Whereasthenecessaryadjustmentsmustbemadeincases
wheretheoffersandquotationsrecordeddonotsatisfy
therequirementsindicatedabove;Whereasthereductionintheamountoftheaidresulting
fromthemaximumguaranteedquantitysystemforthe
1994/1995marketingyearhasbeenfixedprovisionallyat
ECU25,365per100kilograms,pursuanttothesecond
subparagraphofArticle2(2)ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No1964/87of2July1987adjustingthesystemofaidfor
cotton(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1553/93(^;whereastheCouncilhasrecentlyundertaken
toreducethemaximumpercentageaidreductionlaid
downinRegulation(EEC)No1964/87;whereas,pending
formalamendmentofthemaximumpercentageaid
reduction,thereductionfor1994/1995shouldbefixed
provisionallyonthebasisoftheexistingmaximum
percentagereduction;Whereas,pursuanttoArticle4(4)ofRegulation(EEC)No
2169/81,iftherearenosuitableoffersorquotationsfor
determingtheworldmarketpriceforcottonseed,that
priceshallbeestablishedonthebasisofthemostfavou­
rableoffersandquotationsforcottonseedrecordedon
theCommunitymarketor,ifthoseoffersandquotations
cannotbeestablished ,onthebasisofthevalueofthe
productsobtainedfromprocessingtheseedinthe
Community ,lesstheprocessingcost;whereasthisvalue
isdeterminedinaccordancewithArticle4ofRegulation
(EEC)No1201/89;(»)OJNoL377,31.12.1987,p.49.0OJNoL211,31.7.1981,p.2.
(3)OJNoL154,25.6.1993,p.23.
(4)OJNoL197,30.7.1994,p.17.0OJNoL184,3.7.1987,p.14.4OJNoL154,25.6.1993,p.21.0OJNoL123,4.5.1989,p.23.
(8)OJNoL185,28.7.1993,p.19.

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HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION : Whereastherepresentativemarketratesdefined,inArticle
1ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3813/92('),as
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No3528/93(2),areusedto
convertamountsexpressedinthirdcountrycurrencies
andareusedasthebasisfordeterminingtheagricultural
conversionratesoftheMemberStates'currencies;
whereasdetailedrulesontheapplicationanddetermina­
tionoftheseconversions arelaiddowninCommission
Regulation(EEC)No1068/93(3),asamendedbyRegula­
tion(EC)No547/94(4);
Whereastheaidmustbefixedonceamonth,andinsuch
awaythatitcanbeappliedforthefirstdayofthemonth
followingthedateoffixing;whereasitmaybealtered
betweenfixings;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisionstothe
offersandquotationsknowntotheCommissionthatthe
aidforcottonshouldbeassetoutinthisRegulation,Article1
1.TheaidforunginnedcottonprovidedforinArticle
5ofRegulation(EEC)No2169/81shallbeECU50,274
per100kilograms.
2.However,theamountoftheaidwillbereplaced
witheffectfrom1September1994totakeaccountofthe
amendments tobemadetothemaximumguaranteed
quantitysystem.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
1994.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31August1994.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.1.
(2)OJNoL320,22.12.1993,p.32.0OJNoL108,1.5.1993,p.106.0OJNoL69,12.3.1994,p.1.