No C 139/38 Official Journal of the European Communities 30. 5. 88 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social 
Committee, 
Whereas paragraph 8 of Protocol 4 states that the guide 
price for unginned cotton is to be fixed annually by 
reference to the criteria laid down in paragraph 2 of that 
Protocol; 
Whereas reference to the abovementioned criteria gives the 
guide price indicated below, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
1. For the 1988/1989 marketing year the guide price for 
unginned cotton shall be 96,02 ECU/100 kg. 
2. The price referred to in paragraph 1 shall be for 
cotton: 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, 
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and 
Portugal, and in particular Articles 89(1) and 234(2) 
thereof, 
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 569/76 of 
15 March 1976 laying down special measures for flax 
seed (!), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 4003/ 
87 (2), and in particular Article 1(1) and (3) thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social 
Committee, 
Whereas, when the guide price for flax seed is fixed every 
year, account has to be taken both of the objectives of the 
common agricultural policy and of the contribution which 
the Community desires to make to the harmonious 
development of world trade; whereas the objectives of the 
common agricultural policy are, in particular, to ensure a 
fair standard of living for the agricultural community and 
(!) OJ No L 67, 15. 3. 1976, p. 29. 
(2) OJ No L 377, 31. 12. 1987, p. 46. — of sound, fair and merchantable quality, 
— containing 14 % moisture and 3 % inorganic extra­
neous matter, 
— with the characteristics required to yield, after ginning, 
54 % seed and 32 % fibres of grade No 5 (white 
middling) with a length of 28 mm (1-3/32 inches). 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day 
following its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Communities. 
It shall apply from 1 September 1988. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly 
applicable in all Member States. 
to ensure that supplies are available and reach consumers at 
reasonable prices; 
Whereas the first subparagraph of Article 1(1) of 
Regulation (EEC) No 569/76 provides more specifically 
that this price shall be fixed at a level which is fair to 
producers, account being taken of the supply requirements 
of the Community; whereas to this end, a balanced 
relationship should be maintained between this price and 
the price of other oil seeds; 
Whereas in accordance with these criteria the guide price 
should be fixed at the same level as that adopted for the last 
marketing year; 
Whereas under Artucle 68 of the Act of Accession of Spain 
and Portugal a price level differing from that of the 
common prices has been applied in Spain; whereas 
pursuant to Article 70(1) of the Act of Accession the 
Spanish prices should be aligned with the common ones in 
steps occurring each year at the beginning of the marketing 
year; whereas the rules on this alignment give Spanish 
prices at the level set below; 
Whereas the guide price must be fixed for a standard 
quality to be determined by reference to the average quality 
of seeds harvested in the Community; whereas the quality 
laid down for the 1987/1988 marketing year meets this 
requirement and can accordingly be used for the following 
marketing year, Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) fixing the guide price for flax seed for the 1988/1989 
marketing year 
(88/C 139/33) 
30. 5. 88 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 139/39 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
For the 1988/1989 marketing year, the guide price for flax 
seed shall be 55,41 ECU per 100 kilograms, except in Spain, 
where it shall be 48,73 ECU per 100 kilograms. 
Article 2 
The price referred to in Article 1 shall relate to seed: 
— in bulk, of sound, genuine and merchantable quality, 
and 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, 
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Greece, and in 
particular Protocol 4 on cotton, as last amended by 
Regulation (EEC) No 4006/87 (*), 
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1964/87 of 
2 July 1987 adjusting the system of aid for cotton 
introduced by Protocol No 4 annexed to the Act of 
Accession of Greece (2), and in particular Article 2(1) 
thereof, 
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2169/81 of 
27 July 1981 laying down the general rules for the system of 
aid for cotton (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) 
No ..., and in particular Article 9(1) thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas, pursuant to Article 2(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 
1964/87, a maximum guaranteed quantity of cotton is to be 
determined annually in the light of production during a 
reference period and the foreseeable trend of demand; 
(!) OJ No L 377, 31. 12. 1987, p. 49. 
(2) OJ No L 184, 3. 7. 1987, p. 14. 
(3) OJ No L 211, 31.7. 1981, p. 2. — with an impurity content of 2 % and, for seeds as such, 
humidity and oil contents of 9 % and 38 % respectively. 
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day 
following its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Communities. 
It shall apply with effect from 1 August 1988. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly 
applicable in all Member States. 
Whereas, pursuant to Article 9(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 
2169/81, the Council is to fix a minimum price for 
unginned cotton each year at a level enabling producers to 
sell at a price as close as possible to the guide price; whereas 
that price must take account of market fluctuations and the 
cost of transporting the unginned cotton from the 
production areas to the ginning areas; whereas that price 
must be fixed for the quality to which the guide price relates 
and must apply at the farm gate; 
Whereas the application of the abovementioned criteria 
results in fixing of the maximum guaranteed quantity and 
the minimum price at the levels given below, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
For the 1988/1989 marketing year, the maximum guaran­
teed quantity of cotton provided in Article 2(1) of 
Regulation (EEC) No 1964/87 shall be 752 000 tonnes. 
Article 2 
For the 1988/1989 marketing year, the minimum price for 
unginned cotton provided for in Article 9(1) of Regulation 
(EEC) No 2169/81 shall be 91,23 ECU/100 kg. That price 
shall apply to goods at the farm gate. Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) fixing the maximum guaranteed quantity of cotton and 
the minimum price for unginned cotton for the 1988/1989 marketing year 
(88/C 139/34)