Council Regulation (EEC) No 1429/82 of 18 May 1982 fixing the minimum price for unginned cotton for the 1982/83 marketing year

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Council Regulation (EEC) No 1429/82 of 18 May 1982 fixing the minimum price for unginned cotton for the 1982/83 marketing year Official Journal L 162 , 12/06/1982 P. 0026 - 0026

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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1429/82

OF 18 MAY 1982

FIXING THE MINIMUM PRICE FOR UNGINNED COTTON FOR THE 1982/83 MARKETING YEAR

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

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 ( 1 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 9 ( 1 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

WHEREAS ARTICLE 9 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2169/81 PROVIDES THAT THE COUNCIL SHALL EACH YEAR FIX A MINIMUM PRICE FOR UNGINNED COTTON ; WHEREAS THAT PRICE MUST BE FIXED SO AS TO GUARANTEE SALES FOR PRODUCERS AT A PRICE AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO THE GUIDE PRICE , TAKING INTO ACCOUNT MARKET FLUCTUATIONS AND THE COST OF TRANSPORTING UNGINNED COTTON FROM THE PRODUCTION AREAS TO THE GINNING AREAS ;

WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THE ABOVEMENTIONED OBJECTIVE , THIS MINIMUM PRICE MUST BE FIXED FOR A WELL-DEFINED STANDARD QUALITY AND MARKETING STAGE ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Article1¶

FOR THE 1982/83 MARKETING YEAR , THE MINIMUM PRICE FOR UNGINNED COTTON REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 9 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2169/81 SHALL BE 81,59 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS .

Article2¶

THE PRICE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 SHALL APPLY TO UNGINNED COTTON WHICH MEETS THE CRITERIA REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1428/82 OF 18 MAY 1982 FIXING FOR THE 1982/83 MARKETING YEAR THE GUIDE PRICE FOR UNGINNED COTTON AND THE QUANTITY OF COTTON FOR WHICH AID MAY BE GRANTED IN FULL ( 2 ) .

THE SAID PRICE SHALL RELATE TO GOODS AT THE FARM GATE .

Article3¶

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY OF ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

IT SHALL APPLY FROM 1 AUGUST 1982 .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 18 MAY 1982 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

P . DE KEERSMAEKER

( 1 ) OJ NO L 211 , 31 . 7 . 1981 , P . 2 .

( 2 ) SEE PAGE 25 OF THIS OFFICIAL JOURNAL .