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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1835/89
of 19 June 1989
setting general rules on the production aid for high-quality flint maize
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1834/89 (2), and in particular Article 10a (5) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Article 10a of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 states that aid is to be granted for the production in certain areas of the Community of certain varieties of high-quality flint maize; whereas under these provisions the quality standards for selection of these varieties should be determined;
Whereas the specific utilization of the product requires 15 % moisture content to be obtained by pre-reaping drying; whereas such natural drying can be effected only in areas with suitable weather conditions; whereas the aid scheme should therefore be restricted to areas meeting this criterion;
Whereas, if the aid scheme is to operate satisfactorily, Member States must ensure that the terms on which aid is granted are respected; whereas to this end arrangements should be made for areas sown to be declared and for the exercise of supervision by the Member States,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The aid provided for in Article 10a of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 shall be granted by Member States for the production of high-quality flint maize. The requirements set out below must be met.
Article 2
The area sown must be tended in the normal way and, following ripening, the crop must be left standing in the field for a period long enough to allow natural drying to a moisture content not exceeding 15 %.
Article 3
1. For the purposes of this Regulation 'high-quality flint maize' shall be defined as the maize varieties entered in a national seed catalogue that display the following characteristics:
- kernel type: horny,
- kernel tip colour: orange, orange-red, red or dark red,
- flotation test: a maximum of 15 % by weight of the sample floats.
2. The list of varieties meeting the definition of high-quality flint maize set out in paragraph 1 and the suitable areas for the production shall be adopted using the procedure set out in Article 26 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75.
Article 4
1. Member States shall introduce the administrative arrangements, including physical inspection, necessary to ensure that the qualifying requirements for the aid are met. These arrangements shall include:
(a) an obligation to declare areas sown and the certified seed varieties used. The declaration shall count as an application for aid provided that it is accompanied by the crop contract;
(b) systematic field checks on the accurarcy of declarations, referred to in point (a);
(c) any other procedures determined, where appropriate, using the procedure set out in Article 26 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75.
Article 5
The aid to be paid shall be calculated on the basis of the area cultivated.
Article 6
Member States shall notify the Commission of the action taken pursuant to this Regulation and the areas in respect of which aid has been given.
Article 7
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 September 1989.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Luxembourg, 19 June 1989.