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) 
No C 139/40 Official Journal of the European Communities 30. 5. 88 
Article 3 Article 4 
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 1988/1989 marketing 
year. 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. 
Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) 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 
1988/1989 marketing year 
(88/C 139/35) 
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 1308/70 of 
29 June 1970 on the common organization of the market in 
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, Whereas Article 2(3) or Regulation (EEC) No 1308/70 
provides that the portion of aid for financing Community 
measures to encourage the use of flax fibre is to be fixed at 
the time when the aid is fixed for the marketing year in 
question in accordance with the criteria referred to in that 
paragraph; whereas it is to be fixed in the light of trends on 
the market in flax, the amount of the aid for flax and the 
cost of the measures to be introduced; 
Whereas Articles 79 and 246 of the Act of Accession 
establish the criteria for fixing the amount of aid for fibre 
flax and hemp in Spain and Portugal; 
Whereas application of the abovementioned criteria entails 
fixing the amount of aid and the portion of the aid to be 
used for financing measures to promote the use of flax fibre 
at the levels set out below, 
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 
fibre and for hemp grown in the Community are to be fixed 
each year; 
Whereas Article 4(2) of the said Regulation provides that 
the amount is to be so fixed per hectare of area sown and 
harvested as to ensure an even balance between the volume 
of production required in the Community and the amount 
that can be marketed; whereas it is to be fixed taking into 
account the price for flax and hemp fibres and hemp seed 
on the world market, the price for other competing natural 
products and the guide price for flax seed; 
(!) OJ No L 146, 4. 7. 1970, p. 1. 
(2) OJ No L 377, 31. 12. 1987, p. 34. HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
For the 1988/1989 marketing year, the aid provided for in 
Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1308/70 shall be: 
(a) as regards flax: 
— 152,19 ECU per hectare for Spain and Portugal, 
— 355,09 ECU per hectare for the other Member 
States; 
(b) as regards hemp: 
— 138,21 ECU per hectare for Spain and Portugal, 
— 322,48 ECU per hectare for the other Member States.