COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2054/92 of 30 June 1992 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1152/90 instituting a system of aid in favour of small cotton producers

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/92 of 30 June 1992 adjusting, for the second time, the system of aid for cotton introduced by Protocol 4 annexed to the Act of Accession of Greece (1), and in particular Article 3 (2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (2),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (3),

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (4),

Whereas, in order to alleviate the effects of falls in the income of producers growing cotton in a small area, Regulation (EEC) No 1152/90 (5) instituted in favour of those producers a system of aid restricted to the 1989/90, 1990/91 and 1991/92 marketing years, pending any adjustments to the system of aid for cotton introduced by Protocol 4;

Whereas, in accordance with the second paragraph of Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/92, the Council is to decide on any adjustments to the system of aid instituted by Protocol 4 before the 1996/97 marketing year; whereas, pending that decision, the duration of the system of aid provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 1152/90 should be extended to that marketing year,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EEC) No 1152/90 is hereby amended as follows:

1. in Article 2, '1989/90, 1990/91 and 1991/92' shall be replaced by 'from 1989/90 to 1995/96';

2. in Article 3 (1), 'in each of the three marketing years' shall be replaced by 'in the 1992/93 to 1995/96 marketing years';

3. in Article 3 (2), 'three' shall be replaced by 'seven';

4. in Article 4, '1989, 1990 and 1991' shall be replaced by '1989 to 1995'.

Article 2

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

It shall apply as from the 1992/93 marketing year.

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

Done at Luxembourg, 30 June 1992.

For the Council

The President

Arlindo MARQUES CUNHA

(1) See page 10 of this Official Journal.(2) OJ No C 119, 11. 5. 1992, p. 27.(3) OJ No C 150, 15. 6. 1992.(4) OJ No C 169, 6. 7. 1992.(5) OJ No L 116, 8. 5. 1990, p. 1.

Amendments and corrections
September 1, 1995	See 390R1152
September 1, 1992	Application - Start of season See Art 2
July 30, 1992	Entry into force - Date pub. See Art 2

Council Regulation (EEC) No 2054/92 of 30 June 1992 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1152/90 instituting a system of aid in favour of small cotton producers