31986R2709

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2709/86

of 28 August 1986

amending Regulation (EEC) No 2183/81 laying down rules implementing the system of 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 Greece, and in particular Article 4 on cotton, as amended by Protocol 14 of the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal,

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), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1976/85 (2), and in particular Article 11 thereof,

Whereas Article 1 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2183/81 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2428/85 (4), gives a figure for ginning costs and Article 2 (2) (e) gives the cost of unloading and forwarding ginned cotton at Piraeus and Article 4 (1) gives the crushing costs for cotton seed; whereas since these costs have decreased in the meantime the amounts given in the Regulation should be adjusted;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Flax and Hemp,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EEC) No 2183/81 is hereby amended as follows:

1. in Article 1 (2) '14,25' is replaced by '13,25';

2. in Article 2 (2) (e) '1,08' is replaced by '1';

3. in Article 4 (1) '8' is replaced by '7,45'.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 28 August 1986.

For the Commission

Frans ANDRIESSEN

Vice-President

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

(2) OJ No L 186, 14. 7. 1985, p. 1.

(3) OJ No L 211, 31. 7. 1981, p. 35.

(4) OJ No L 230, 29. 8. 1982, p. 12.