3.7.87 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 184/19 COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1967/87 of 2 July 1987 fixing the minimum price for unginned cotton for the 1987/88 marketing year THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to the 1979 Act of Accession, and in particular paragraphs 8 and 9 of Protocol 4 on cotton, as amended by the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular by Protocol 14 thereto, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2169/81 of 27 July 1981 laying down general rules for the system of aid for cotton (}), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3128/86 (), and in particular Article 9 (1) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (3), 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 objectives, this minimum price must be fixed for a well-defined quality and marketing stage. HAS ADOPTED THE REGULATION: Article 1 For the 1987/88 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 kilograms. Article 2 The price referred to in Article 1 shall apply to unginned cotton; complying with the criteria referred to in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1966/87 of 2 July 1987 fixing for the 1987/88 marketing year, the guide price for ginned cotton and the maximum guaranteed quantity of cotton (*). The said price shall relate to goods at the farm gate. Article 3 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply from 1 September 1987. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 2 July 1987. (1) OJ No L 211, 31.7. 1981, p. 2. (?) OJ No L 292, 16. 10. 1986, p. 2. (*) OJ No C 89, 3. 4. 1987, p. 42. For the Council The President K. E. TYGESEN (*) See page 18 of this Official Journal.