COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1313/93 of 28 May 1993 fixing the aid for cotton

THE COMMISSION 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,

Having regard to the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular paragraphs 3 and 10 of Protocol 4 on cotton annexed thereto, as amended by Protocol 14 annexed to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 4006/87 (1),

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 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2053/92 (3), and in particular Article 5 (1) thereof,

Whereas, pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2169/81, aid must be granted for unginned cotton harvested in the Community when the world market price for unginned cotton is below the guide price;

Whereas the aid is equal to the difference between these two prices;

Whereas the second sentence of Article 7 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1201/89 of 3 May 1989 laying down rules implementing the system of aid for cotton (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2328/92 (5), stipulates that aid applications may be lodged during May and July 1993 for both the 1992/93 and 1993/94 marketing years; whereas the aid valid for the two marketing years in question should therefore be fixed during those months;

Whereas in the absence of a guide price for cotton valid for the 1993/94 marketing year, the amount of aid to be granted where it is fixed in advance for that marketing year can be fixed only provisionally on the basis of the Commission's most recent price proposals to the Council for the 1993/94 marketing year, taking account of the reduction provided for in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3824/92 of 28 December 1992 amending the prices and amounts fixed in ecus as a result of the monetary realignment of September and November 1992 (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 784/93 (7); whereas this amount must therefore be applied provisionally only, and must be confirmed or replaced as soon as the price for the 1992/94 marketing year is known;

Whereas, pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 2 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1964/87 of 2 July 1987 adjusting the system of aid for cotton (8), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2052/92 (9), the aid for cotton for the 1993/94 marketing year is reduced by ECU 5,140/100 kilograms as fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2511/92 (10) and by the reduction fixed to take account of the expected overrun of the maximum guaranteed quantity fixed by the second subparagraph of

Article 2

(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1964/87; whereas, in these circumstances, the amount of the aid has been provisionally calculated on the basis of an overall reduction of ECU 20,359/100 kilograms;

Whereas the world market price for unginned cotton is determined periodically on the basis of the world prices recorded for ginned cotton and cotton seed, talking into account the estimated yield of the Community harvest in cotton seed and in ginned cotton and also the net cost of ginning;

Whereas the world market price for ginned cotton and cotton seed is determined in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2169/81;

Whereas, if the world market price for unginned cotton cannot be determined as described above, this price shall be established on the basis of the most recent price determined;

Whereas the world market price for unginned cotton is equal to the sum of the values for ginned cotton seed defined in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1201/89, minus the cost of beginning;

Whereas the above values are established on the basis of the prices determined in accordance with Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1201/89; whereas the world market price is detrmined on the basis of the most favourable offers and quotations recorded, excluding offers and quotations which cannot be regarded as representative of the real market trend;

Whereas the necessary adjustments must be made in cases where the offers and quotations recorded do not satisfy the requirements indicated above;

Whereas, pursuant to Article 4 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2169/81, if there are no suitable offers or quotations for determing the world market price for cotton seed, that price shall be established on the basis of the most favourable offers and quotations for cotton seed recorded on the Community market or, if those offers and quotations cannot be established, on the basis of the value of the products obtained from processing the seed in the Community, less the processing cost; whereas this value is determined in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1201/89;

Whereas the representative market rates defined in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 (11) are used to convert amounts expressed in third country currencies and are used as the basis for determining the agricultural conversion rates of the Member States' currencies; whereas detailed rules on the application and determination of these conversions are laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1068/93 (12);

Whereas the aid must be fixed once a month, and in such a way that it can be applied for the first day of the month following the date of fixing; whereas it may be altered between fixings;

Whereas it follows from applying these provisions to the offers and quotations known to the Commission that the aid for cotton should be as set out in this Regulation,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. The aid for unginned cotton provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2169/81 shall be:

- ECU 70,297 per 100 kilograms for the 1992/93 marketing year,

- ECU 64,488 per 100 kilograms for the 1993/94 marketing year.

2. However, the amount of the aid for 1993/94 shall be confirmed or replaced with effect from 1 June 1993 to take account of the guide price for cotton for that marketing year and the consequences of the system of maximum guaranteed quantities.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force 1 June 1993.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 28 May 1993.

For the Commission

René STEICHEN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 377, 31. 12. 1987, p. 49.

(2) OJ No L 211, 31. 7. 1981, p. 2.

(3) OJ No L 215, 30. 7. 1992, p. 12.

(4) OJ No L 123, 4. 5. 1989, p. 23.

(5) OJ No L 223, 8. 8. 1992, p. 15.

(6) OJ No L 387, 31. 12. 1992, p. 39.

(7) OJ No L 79, 1. 4. 1993, p. 54.

(8) OJ No L 184, 3. 7. 1987, p. 14.

(9) OJ No L 215, 30. 7. 1992, p. 10.

(10) OJ No L 250, 29. 8. 1992, p. 14.

(11) OJ No L 387, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1.

(12) OJ No L 108, 1. 5. 1993, p. 106.