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of2August1972
layingdowngeneral rulesforgrantingandfinancingaidforseed
(OJ L 177, 4.8.1972, p. 1)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1 Regulation (EEC) No 597/73 of the Council of 26 February 1973 L 57 3 2.3.1973
►M2 Regulation (EEC) No 1119/74 of the Council of 29 April 1974 L 128 3 10.5.1974
►M3 Council Regulation (EEC) No 1969/80 of 22 July 1980 L 192 4 26.7.1980
►M4 Council Regulation (EEC) No 1659/81 of 19 May 1981 L 166 1 24.6.1981
►M5 Council Regulation (EEC) No 3795/85 of 20 December 1985 L 367 21 31.12.1985
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REGULATION(EEC)NO1674/72OFTHECOUNCIL
of2August1972
layingdowngeneral rulesforgrantingandfinancingaidforseed
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 (1)o f2 6
October 1971 on the common organization of the market in seeds,and in particular Article 3 (4) thereof;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 729/70 (
2) of 21 April 1970 on
the financing of the common agricultural policy, and in particularArticle 3 (2) thereof;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 provides for the
possibility of aid being granted for the production of certain seeds andwhereas general rules should be laid down for implementing that provi-sion;
Whereas the aid may be granted only for the production of basic seed
or certified seed and whereas these products should be clearly defined;
Whereas, to make supervision possible, basic seed and certified seed
must be produced under duly registered growing contracts and whereasseed establishments and breeders must be officially approved or regis-
tered;
Whereas, for administrative reasons, aid should in each Member State,
be granted only in respect of products harvested on the territory of that
State;
Whereas, if the system of aid is to function properly, a supervision
system is needed to ensure that aid is granted only in respect ofproducts qualifying for it;
Whereas such aid involves expenditure; whereas under Article 14 of
Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 the provisions governing the financingof the common agricultural policy apply to this aid; whereas it shouldtherefore be specified that the financing of the aid in question is
governed by Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. If aid is fixed pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2358/
71, it shall be granted, subject to the conditions set out in the followingArticles, for production of basic and certified seeds:
— as defined by Council Directive 66/401/EEC of 14 June 1966 on
the marketing of fodder plant seed (
3), by Council Directive 66/
402/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed (4) and
by Council Directive 69/208/EEC of 30 June 1969 on the marketingof seed of oil and fibre plants (
5), account being taken of the amend-
ments made to these Directives,
— complying with the standards and conditions laid down within those
Directives, and
— officially certified.1972R1674 — EN — 01.03.1986 — 001.001 — 2
(1) OJ No L 246, 5. 11. 1971, p. 1.
(2) OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 13.
(3) OJ No 125, 11. 7. 1966, p. 2298/66.
(4) OJ No 125, 11. 7. 1966, p. 2309/66.
(5) OJ No L 169, 10. 7. 1969, p. 3.▼M4
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2. From 1 January 1981 to 31 December 1985, aid shall also be
granted for basic and certified seed produced in Greece and in respectof which a decision is taken pursuant to Article 113 (3) of the 1979 Act
of Accession.
3. Throughout the duration of the derogations referred to in Article
344 (1) of the Act of Accession, aid shall also be granted for basic andcertified seed produced in Portugal and in respect of which a decisionis taken pursuant to Article 344 (3) of that Act.
Article 2
The seed mustbe produced:
(a) either under a growing contract concluded between a seed estab-
lishmentor a breeder and a seed grower;
(b) or directly by the seed establishment or the breeder; such produc-
tion shall be attested by a growing declaration.
Article 3
The seed establishments and breeders referred to in Article 2 shall be
approved or registered by Member States.
Approval or registration by a Member State shall be valid throughout
the Community.
Article 4
Each Member State shall grant aid only in respect of seed harvested on
its territory during the calendar year in which the marketing year for
which the aid was fixed begins.
The aid shall be granted to all seed growers under conditions which
ensure equal treatment for beneficiaries irrespective of the place oftheir establishment within the Community.
Article 5
Member States shall introduce a system of administrative supervision
to ensure that the conditions required for the granting of aid arefulfilled; they shall in particular ensure that the growing contracts anddeclarations referred to in Article 2 are registered.
Article 6
1. The aid referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71
falls within the definition of intervention contained in Article 3 (1) of
Regulation (EEC) No 729/70.
2. Expenditure resulting from the aid referred to in paragraph 1 shall
be equal to the amounts paid in accordance with Article 3 of Regula-tion (EEC) No 2358/71 and with the provisions made pursuant to thatArticle.
Article 7
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publica-
tion in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
Itshall apply from 1 July 1972.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
in all Member States.1972R1674 — EN — 01.03.1986 — 001.001 — 3
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