CELEX: 51989PC0040(15)
Language: en
Date: 1989-01-31
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) FIXING THE GUIDE PRICE FOR FLAX SEED FOR THE 1989/90 MARKETING YEAR

3. 4. 89                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                                No C 82/19
— containing 14 % moisture and 3 % inorganic extra-                                            Article 2
    neous matter,
                                                                     This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
                                                                     following its publication in the Official Journal of the
— with the characteristics required to yield, after ginning,         European Communities.
    54 % seed and 32 % fibres of grade No 5 (white
    middling) with a length of 28 mm (1-3/32").                      It shall apply from 1 September 1989.
                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 guide price for flax seed for the 1989/90 marketing year
                                                           (89/C 82/15)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                             fair standard of living for the agricultural community and
                                                                     to ensure that supplies are available and reach consumers at
                                                                     reasonable prices;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
                                                                     Whereas the first subparagraph of Article 1(1) of
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and                   Regulation (EEC) No 569/76 provides more specifically
Portugal, and in particular Articles 89(1) and 234(2)                that this price shall be fixed at a level which is fair to
thereof,                                                             producers, account being taken of the supply requirements
                                                                     of the Community; whereas to this end, a balanced
                                                                     relationship should be maintained between this price and
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 569/76 of               the price of other oil seeds;
15 March 1976 laying down special measures for flax
seed ( ! ), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 4003/
87 (2), and in particular Article 1(1) and (3) thereof,
                                                                     Whereas in accordance with these criteria the guide price
                                                                     should be fixed at the same level as that adopted for the last
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                   marketing year;
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,
                                                                     Whereas under Article 68 of the Act of Accession of Spain
                                                                     and Portugal a price level differing from that of the
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social              common prices has been applied in Spain; whereas
Committee,                                                           pursuant to Article 70(1) of the Act of Accession the
                                                                     Spanish prices should be aligned with the common ones in
                                                                     steps occurring each year at the beginning of the marketing
Whereas, when the guide price for flax seed is fixed every           year; whereas the rules on this alignment give Spanish
year, account has to be taken both of the objectives of the          prices at the level set below;
common agricultural policy and of the contribution which
the Community desires to make to the harmonious
development of world trade; whereas the objectives of the            Whereas the guide price must be fixed for a standard
common agricultural policy are, in particular, to ensure a           quality to be determined by reference to the average quality
                                                                     of seeds harvested in the Community; whereas the quality
                                                                     laid down for the 1988/89 marketing year meets this
(!) OJ No L 67, 15. 3. 1976, p. 29.                                  requirement and can accordingly be used for the following
(2) OJ No L 377, 31. 12. 1987, p. 46.                                marketing year,
 ---pagebreak---  No C 82/20                             Official Journal of the European Communities                                         3. 4. 89
 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:                                        — with an impurity content of 2 % and, for seeds as such,
                                                                         humidity and oil contents of 9 % and 38 % respectively.
                            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,                                     Article 3
 where it shall be 49,68 ecus per 100 kilograms.
                           Article 2                                 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
                                                                     following its publication in the Official Journal of the
 The price referred to in Article 1 shall relate to seed:            European Communities.
 — in bulk, of sound, genuine and merchantable quality,
    and                                                              It shall apply with effect from 1 August 1989.
               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)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                            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 Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,                                                 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Greece, and in             Whereas, pursuant to Article 2(1) of Regulation (EEC) No
particular Protocol 4 on cotton, as last amended by                 1964/87, a maximum guaranteed quantity of cotton is to be
Regulation (EEC) No 4006/87 (*),                                    determined annually in the light of production during a
                                                                    reference period and the foreseeable trend of demand;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1964/87 of
2 July 1987 adjusting the system of aid for cotton
                                                                    Whereas, pursuant to Article 9(2) of Regulation (EEC) No
introduced by Protocol No 4 annexed to the Act of
                                                                    2169/81, the Council is to fix a minimum price for
Accession of Greece (2), and in particular Article 2(1)
                                                                    unginned cotton each year at a level enabling producers to
thereof,                                                            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 Council Regulation (EEC) No 2169/81 of             cost of transporting the unginned cotton from the
27 July 1981 laying down the general rules for the system of        production areas to the ginning areas; whereas that price
(!) OJ No L 377, 31. 12. 1987, p. 49.                               (3) OJ No L 211, 31. 7. 1981, p. 2.
(2) OJ No L 184, 3. 7. 1987, p. 14.                                 (4) OJ No L 199, 26. 7. 1988, p. 8.