COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1055/94 of 5 May 1994 deferring the final date for sowing oil seeds in certain areas
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 of 30 June 1992 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 232/94 (2), and in particular Article 12 thereof,
Whereas Aricle 2 (1) (c) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2294/92 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 328/94 (4), appoints 15 May as the final date that may be set by Member States for the sowing and submission of applications in respect of oil seeds, pursuant to Article 11 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92;
Whereas, for climatic reasons, the aforementioned date does not allow sowings of certain types of oil seed to be made in suitable ground conditions in certain areas; whereas, in accordance with the seventh indent of the first paragraph of Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92, provision should therefore be made, in such areas, to extend the time limit for the sowing of the various oil seed crops concerned; whereas the said extension should, however, compromise neither the efficiency required of the support system for producers of arable crops nor the timetable for checks relating to this system; whereas as a result of the experience gained to date, it is appropriate to fix 31 May as the said time limit for the areas concerned;
Whereas deferring the sowing date for certain oil seed crops in certain areas does not constitute sufficient grounds for changing the date laid down for the lodgment of 'area' aid applications as referred to in Article 6 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3508/92 of 27 November 1992 establishing an integrated administration and control system for certain Community aid schemes (5), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 165/94 (6); whereas, nevertheless, the procedure for confirmation of sowings provided for in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2294/92 should be made as simple as possible;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The final date for sowing the specified oil seed crops, pursuant to Article 2 (1) (c) and (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2294/92, shall be postponed until 31 May prior to the marketing year in question in areas, to be defined by the Member State, located within the regions listed in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
Without prejudice to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3887/92 (7):
(a) the final date for confirming sowings to the competent authority pursuant to Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2294/92 shall be fixed as 31 May prior to the marketing year in question;
(b) Member States may introduce an implicit confirmation procedure whereby no notification on the part of the producer is equivalent to a confirmation of sowing. Producers who have not carried out the intended sowings must inform the competent authority of that fact.
Article 3
The Member States shall notify the Commission, by 13 May 1994 at the latest, of the areas defined by them pursuant to Article 1 and of the measures taken to apply this Regulation.
Article 4
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following 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, 5 May 1994.