CELEX: 51988PC0120(35)
Language: en
Date: 1988-04-05
Title: PROPOSAL 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 1988/89 MARKETING YEAR

No C 139/40                             Official Journal of the European Communities                                   30. 5. 88
                           Article 3                                                          Article 4
                                                                   This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
                                                                   following its publication in the Official Journal of the
The quantity fixed in Article 1 and the price fixed in Article     European Communities.
2 shall be for unginned cotton meeting the quality indicated       It shall apply from 1 September 1988.
in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EEC) No ..., fixing the guide
price for unginned cotton for the 1988/1989 marketing              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly
year.                                                              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,                           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
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
                                                                   the time when the aid is fixed for the marketing year in
Economic Community,
                                                                   question in accordance with the criteria referred to in that
                                                                   paragraph; whereas it is to be fixed in the light of trends on
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and                 the market in flax, the amount of the aid for flax and the
Portugal, and in particular Articles 89(1) and 234(2)              cost of the measures to be introduced;
thereof,
                                                                   Whereas Articles 79 and 246 of the Act of Accession
                                                                   establish the criteria for fixing the amount of aid for fibre
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1308/70 of
                                                                   flax and hemp in Spain and Portugal;
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,     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
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                 at the levels set out below,
 Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,
                                                                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
 Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social
 Committee,
                                                                                              Article 1
Whereas Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1308/70
 provides that the amounts of aid for flax grown mainly for        For the 1988/1989 marketing year, the aid provided for in
 fibre and for hemp grown in the Community are to be fixed          Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1308/70 shall be:
 each year;
                                                                    (a) as regards flax:
 Whereas Article 4(2) of the said Regulation provides that
 the amount is to be so fixed per hectare of area sown and              — 152,19 ECU per hectare for Spain and Portugal,
 harvested as to ensure an even balance between the volume
 of production required in the Community and the amount                 — 355,09 ECU per hectare for the other Member
 that can be marketed; whereas it is to be fixed taking into                States;
 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;                        (b) as regards hemp:
                                                                        — 138,21 ECU per hectare for Spain and Portugal,
 (!) OJ No L 146, 4. 7. 1970, p. 1.
 (2) OJ No L 377, 31. 12. 1987, p. 34.                                  — 322,48 ECU per hectare for the other Member States.
 ---pagebreak--- 30. 5. 88                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                              No C 139/41
                            Article 2                                                            Article 3
For the 1988/1989 marketing year, the amounts of the aid             This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
for flax to be used to finance the measures to promote the           following its publication in the Official Journal of the
use of flax fibre referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC)       European Communities.
No 1308/70 shall be:
                                                                     It shall apply from 1 August 1988.
— 15,22 ECU per hectare for Spain and Portugal,
                                                                     This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly
— 35,51 ECU per hectare for the other Member States.                 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,                             Whereas Articles 79 and 246 of the Act of Accession
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                establish the criteria for fixing the amount of aid in respect
                                                                     of silkworms in Spain and Portugal;
Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and                   Whereas application of the abovementioned criteria entails
Portugal, and in particular Articles 89(1) and 234(2)                fixing the amount of aid at the level mentioned below,
thereof,
                                                                     HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Having regard to the Council Regulation (EEC) No 845/72
of 24 April 1972 laying down special measures to                                                 Article 1
encourage silkworm rearing (*), as last amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 4005/87 (2), and in particular Article           For the 1988/1989 rearing year, the amount of aid in
2(3) thereof,                                                        respect of silkworms as referred to in Article 2 of
                                                                     Regulation (EEC) No 845/72 shall be fixed per box of
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                                     silkworm eggs used at:
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,
                                                                     — 47,68 ECU for Spain and Portugal,
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social
Committee,                                                           — 112,00 ECU for the other Member States.
Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 845/72 provides                                         Article 2
that the amount of aid for silkworms reared within the
Community must be fixed each year in such a way as to                This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
help ensure a fair income for silkworm rearers, taking into          following its publication in the Official Journal of the
account the state of the market in cocoons and raw silk, of          European Communities.
foreseeable trends on that market and of import policy;
                                                                     It shall apply with effect from 1 April 1988.
(!) OJ No L 100, 27. 4. 1972, p. 1.                                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly
(2) OJ No L 377, 31. 12. 1987, p. 48.                                applicable in all Member States.