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►B REGULATION (EEC)No 1686/72 OF THE COMMISSION
of 2 August 1972
on certain detailed rules for aid for seed
(OJ L 177, 4.8.1972, p. 26)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Regulation (EEC) No 1382/74 of the Commission of 4 June 1974 L148 9 5.6.1974
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REGULATION (EEC)No 1686/72 OF THE COMMISSION
of 2 August 1972
on certain detailed rules for aid for seed
THE COMMISSIONOF THE EUROPEANCOMMUN ITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71(1)o f2 6
October1972onthecommonorganizationofthemarketinseeds,andin particular Articles 3 (5) and 9 thereof;
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1674/72(
2) of 2 August 1972
laiddowngeneralrulesforgrantingandfinancingaidforseed;whereasit is for the Commission to lay down the relevant detailed rules;
Whereas, to ensure the proper functioning of the aid system, growing
contracts and growing declarations should be registered sufficientlyearly for the required supervision to be carried out;
Whereas the seed establishment or breeder may require a period in
whichtotreat,packandhavecertifiedtheseedssuppliedbythegrower;whereas aid can therefore only be granted to the latter several monthsafter the harvest but whereas a time limit should nonetheless be fixed;
Whereasapplicationsforaidlodgedbyseedgrowersmustgiveatleast
the information necessary for supervisory purposes;
Whereasthenecessarymeasuresshouldbelaiddownforcaseswherea
seed establishment or a breeder from one Member State grows seed inanother Member State;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationareinaccordance
with the Opinion of the Management Committee for Seeds;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 shall be implemented in
accordance with the following detailed rules.
Article 2
Member States may fix annually the time limits for the registration of
growingcontractsanddeclarationsprovidedforinArticle5ofRegula-tion (EEC) No 1674/72.
Article 3
1. Aidshallbegrantedtotheseedgrowerinresponsetoanapplica-
tion to be submitted after the harvest and before a date fixed by theMember State in question for each species or group of varieties.
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2. The Member State shall pay the amount of aid to the growerwithin the two months following the lodging of the application and atthe latest on 31 July of the year following the year of the harvest.
(1) OJ No L 246, 5.11.1971, p. 1.
(2) OJ No L 177, 4.8.1972, p. 1.
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Article 4
The application for aid shall include at least:
— the name and address of the applicant;
— the quantities of certified seed produced, expressed in quintals to
one decimal point;
— theregistrationnumberofthegrowingcontractorgrowingdeclara-
tion.
The application shall be accompanied by a supporting document to
show that the quantities of seed referred to have been officially certi-fied.
Article 5
A seed establishment or a breeder growing seed or having seed grown
inaMemberStateotherthanthatinwhichapprovalorregistrationtookplace must supply that other Member State, on request, with all theinformation required for checking entitlement to aid.
Article 6
Each Member State shall notify the Commission of the provisions and
measures adopted for the application of the aid system introduced byArticle 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71.
Article 7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayfollowingitspublica-
tion in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
It shall apply from 1 July 1972.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicablein
all Member States.