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. 
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Article 2 Article 3 
For the 1988/1989 marketing year, the amounts of the aid 
for flax to be used to finance the measures to promote the 
use of flax fibre referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) 
No 1308/70 shall be: 
— 15,22 ECU per hectare for Spain and Portugal, 
— 35,51 ECU per hectare for the other Member States. 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 August 1988. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly 
applicable in all Member States. 
Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) fixing the amount of aid in respect of silkworms 
for the 1988/1989 rearing year 
(88/C 139/36) 
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 the Council Regulation (EEC) No 845/72 
of 24 April 1972 laying down special measures to 
encourage silkworm rearing (*), as last amended by 
Regulation (EEC) No 4005/87 (2), and in particular Article 
2(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 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 845/72 provides 
that the amount of aid for silkworms reared within the 
Community must be fixed each year in such a way as to 
help ensure a fair income for silkworm rearers, taking into 
account the state of the market in cocoons and raw silk, of 
foreseeable trends on that market and of import policy; 
(!) OJ No L 100, 27. 4. 1972, p. 1. 
(2) OJ No L 377, 31. 12. 1987, p. 48. Whereas Articles 79 and 246 of the Act of Accession 
establish the criteria for fixing the amount of aid in respect 
of silkworms in Spain and Portugal; 
Whereas application of the abovementioned criteria entails 
fixing the amount of aid at the level mentioned below, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
For the 1988/1989 rearing year, the amount of aid in 
respect of silkworms as referred to in Article 2 of 
Regulation (EEC) No 845/72 shall be fixed per box of 
silkworm eggs used at: 
— 47,68 ECU for Spain and Portugal, 
— 112,00 ECU for the other Member States. 
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 with effect from 1 April 1988. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly 
applicable in all Member States.