31985R1501

No L 151 / 26 10 . 6 . 85 Official Journal of the European Communities

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC) No 1501 / 85 of 23 May 1985 fixing the minimum price for unginned cotton for the 1985 / 86 marketing year

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Article 1 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community , For the 1985 / 86 marketing year , the minimum price for unginned cotton referred to in Article 9 ( 1 ) of Regulation ( EEC ) No 2169 / 81 shall be 91,23 ECU per 100 Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 2169 / 81 of kilograms . 27 July 1981 laying down general rules for the system of aid for cotton (*), as last amended by Regulation ( EEC ) No 1462 / 84 ( 2 ), and in particular Article 9 ( 1 ) thereof, Article 2

The price referred to in Article 1 shall apply to unginned cotton which meets the criteria referred to in Article 1 of Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ( 3 ), Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 1500 / 85 of 23 May 1985 fixing, for the 1985 / 86 marketing year , the guide price for Whereas Article 9 ( 1 ) of Regulation ( EEC ) No 2169 / 81 unginned cotton and the quantity of cotton for which the aid provides that the Council shall each year fix a minimum price is to be granted in full ( 4 ). for unginned cotton ; whereas that price must be fixed so as to The said price shall relate to goods at the farm gate . 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 Article 3 areas to the ginning areas ; This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official journal of the Whereas , in order to achieve the abovementioned objective, European Communities . this minimum price must be fixed for a well-defined standard quality and marketing stage , It shall apply from 1 September 1985 .

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

Done at Brussels , 23 May 1985 .

For the Council The President C. SIGNORILE

0 ) OJ No L 211 , 31 . 7 . 1981 , p. 2 . ( 2 ) OJ No L 142 , 29 . 5 . 1984 , p. 1 . ( 3 ) OJ No C 67 , 14 . 3 . 1985 , p. 28 . ( 4 ) See page 25 of this Official Journal .