CELEX: 51988PC0120(34)
Language: en
Date: 1988-04-05
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) FIXING THE MAXIMUM GUARANTEED QUANTITY OF COTTON AND THE MINIMUM PRICE FOR UNGINNED COTTON FOR THE 1988/89 MARKETING YEAR

30. 5. 88                              Official Journal of the European Communities                                 No C 139/39
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:                                      — with an impurity content of 2 % a n d , for seeds as such,
                                                                      humidity a n d oil contents of 9 % a n d 38 % respectively.
                          Article 1
For the 1988/1989 marketing year, the guide price for flax                                     Article  3
seed shall be 55,41 ECU per 100 kilograms, except in Spain,
where it shall be 48,73 ECU per 100 kilograms.                    This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
                                                                  following its publication in the Official Journal of the
                          Article 2                               European Communities.
The price referred to in Article 1 shall relate to seed:          It shall apply with effect from 1 August 1988.
— in bulk, of sound, genuine and merchantable quality,            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly
    and                                                           applicable in all Member States.
              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)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          Whereas, pursuant to Article 9(2) of Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                  2169/81, the Council is to fix a minimum price for
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             unginned cotton each year at a level enabling producers to
Economic Community,                                               sell at a price as close as possible to the guide price; whereas
                                                                  that price must take account of market fluctuations and the
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Greece, and in           cost of transporting the unginned cotton from the
particular Protocol 4 on cotton, as last amended by               production areas to the ginning areas; whereas that price
Regulation (EEC) No 4006/87 (*),                                  must be fixed for the quality to which the guide price relates
                                                                  and must apply at the farm gate;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1964/87 of
2 July 1987 adjusting the system of aid for cotton                Whereas the application of the abovementioned criteria
introduced by Protocol No 4 annexed to the Act of                 results in fixing of the maximum guaranteed quantity and
Accession of Greece (2), and in particular Article 2(1)           the minimum price at the levels given below,
thereof,
                                                                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
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)                                        Article 1
No ..., and in particular Article 9(1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                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.
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
                                                                                               Article 2
reference period and the foreseeable trend of demand;
                                                                  For the 1988/1989 marketing year, the minimum price for
(!) OJ No L 377, 31. 12. 1987, p. 49.                             unginned cotton provided for in Article 9(1) of Regulation
(2) OJ No L 184, 3. 7. 1987, p. 14.                                (EEC) No 2169/81 shall be 91,23 ECU/100 kg. That price
(3) OJ No L 211, 31.7. 1981, p. 2.                                shall apply to goods at the farm gate.
 ---pagebreak--- 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.