No C 82/20 Official Journal of the European Communities 3. 4. 89 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
For the 1989/90 marketing year, the guide price for flax 
seed shall be 55,41 ecus per 100 kilograms, except in Spain, 
where it shall be 49,68 ecus 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 — 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 1989. 
aid for cotton (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 
2261/88 (4), 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; 
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 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 
Done at... 
For the Council 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No ... 
of... 
fixing the maximum guaranteed quantity of cotton and the minimum price for unginned 
cotton for the 1989/90 marketing year 
(89/C 82/16) 
(!) 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. 
(4) OJ No L 199, 26. 7. 1988, p. 8. 
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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 1989/90 marketing year, the maximum guaranteed 
quantity of cotton provided for in Article 2(1) of 
Regulation (EEC) No 1964/87 shall be 752 000 tonnes. 
Article 2 
For the 1989/90 marketing year, the minimum price for 
unginned cotton provided for in Article 9(1) of Regulation 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof, 
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 1308/70 of 
29 June 1970 on the common organization of the market in (EEC) No 2169/81 shall be 91,23 ecus/100 kg. That price 
shall apply to goods at the farm gate. 
Article 3 
The quantity fixed in Article 1 and the price fixed in Article 
2 shall be for unginned cotton meeting the quality indicated 
in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EEC) No ... fixing the guide 
price for unginned cotton for the 1989/90 marketing 
year (!). 
Article 4 
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 1989. 
(i) OJ No L ... 
flax and hemp (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 
3995/87 (2), and in particular Articles 2(3) and 4(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 Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1308/70 
provides that the amounts of aid for flax grown mainly for 
(!) OJ No L 146, 4. 7. 1970, p. 1. 
(2) OJ No L 377, 31. 12. 1987, p. 34. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 
Done at... 
For the Council 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No ... 
of... 
fixing the amounts of aid for fibre flax and hemp and the amounts withheld to finance 
measures to promote the use of flax fibre for the 1989/90 marketing year 
(89/C 82/17)