5.7.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL167/9
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1497/77
of4July1977
ondetailedrulesforsupplementary aidtocertainsilkwormrearers
whereasArticle6ofRegulation(EEC)No1134/68
providesthatthetimewhenatransactioniscarried
outistobeconsideredtobethedateonwhichoccurs
theevent,asdefinedbyCommunityrulesor,inthe
absenceofandpendingadoptionofsuchrules,bythe
rulesoftheMemberStateconcerned,inwhichthe
amountinvolvedinthetransactionbecomesdueand
payable;
Whereastheeventinwhichthesupplementary aidfor
certainsilkwormrearersbecomesdueandpayableis
whenthesilkwormcocoonsaredeliveredtothe
producergroup;whereasthedateofdeliveryisvery
closetothedateonwhichtheapplicationforaid
referredtoinArticle2ofRegulation (EEC)No
845/72islodged;whereasthislatterdateistobe
consideredtobethedateonwhichaidbecomesdue
andpayable;whereas,inordertoensuretheuniform
operationofthetwosystemsofaidsforsilkworms,the
conversionratetobeusedtocalculatetheamountof
thesupplementary aidinnationalcurrencyshouldbe
therateapplicableonthedateonwhichtheapplica­
tionforaidislodged;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforFlaxandHemp,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
867/77of26April1977onthegrantingofsupple­
mentaryaidinthesilkwormsectorforthe1977/78
marketingyear(1),andinparticularArticle5thereof,
Whereas,underArticle3(2)thereof,supplementary
aidshallbegrantedsolelyforboxesthatsatisfycertain
conditions ;whereasthesameconditionsshouldbe
fixedasthosefixedforgrantingtheaidreferredtoin
Article2ofRegulation(EEC)No845/72of24April
1972layingdownspecialmeasurestoencouragesilk­
wormrearing(2);
WhereasArticle4ofRegulation (EEC)No867/77
statesthatMemberStatesshallintroduceadministra­
tioncheckstoensurethattheproductinrespectof
whichaidhasbeenappliedforsatisfiesthenecessary
conditionsforthegrantingthereof;whereasapplica­
tionsforaidsubmittedmustthereforeincludea
minimumofinformationnecessaryforthischeck;
Whereas,forthesamepurpose,producergroupsmust
keepaccountscontainingthenecessaryinformation
forcheckingtheaccuracyoftheapplicationforaid;
Whereasuniformconditionsforthepaymentofthe
amountoftheaidshouldbelaiddown;
WhereasArticle4(2)ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1134/68of30July1968layingdownrulesforthe
implementation ofRegulation (EEC)No653/68on
conditionsforalterationstothevalueoftheunitof
accountusedforthecommonagriculturalpolicy(3),
providesthatfortransactionscarriedoutpursuantto
provisionsonthecommonagriculturalpolicythe
sumsowedbyaMemberStateoradulyauthorized
body,expressedinnationalcurrencyandrepresenting
amountsfixedinunitsofaccount,aretobepaidon
thebasisoftherelationshipbetweentheunitof
accountandthenationalcurrencywhichobtainedat
thetimewhenthetransactionorparttransactionwas
carriedout;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Thesupplementary aidreferredtoinArticle1of
Regulation (EEC)No867/77shallbegrantedunder
theconditionslaiddowninthefollowingArticles.
Article2
Thesupplementary aidshallbegrantedonly:
—iftheboxessatisfytheconditionsreferredtoin
Article,2ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
1054/73of18April1973ondetailedrulesforaid
inrespectofsilkworms(4),asamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No683/74(»),and
(!)OJNoL106,29.4.1977,p.3.
(2)OJNoL100,27.4.1972,p.1.
(J)OJNoL188,1.8.1968,p.1.(«)OJNoL105,20.4.1973,p.4.
(5)OJNoL83,28.3.1974,p.13.

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—thecocoonsproducedfromtheseboxeshavebeen
deliveredtotheproducergroupduringtheperiod
inwhichitisrecognized .
Article3
1.Applications forsupplementary aidshallbe
submittednotlaterthan30November1977by
groups:
—whicharerecognized,
—orwhoseapplicationforrecognitionispendingin
theMemberStatesconcerned .
2.Aproducergroupmaysubmitonlyoneapplica­
tiononbehalfofallitsmembers.
3.TheMemberStateshallpaytheamountofthe
aidtotheproducergroupwithinthefourmonths
followingthemonthinwhichtheapplicationwas
lodgedprovidedthatthegrouphasobtainedrecogni­
tion.
Article4
1.Theapplicationforsupplementary aidshall
includeat-least:
—thenameandaddressoftheproducergroup,
—thesignatureoftheauthorizedpersonorpersons,
—thenames,forenamesandaddressesofthe
membersofthegrouponbehalfofwhomtheaid
isappliedfor,
—thequantityofcocoonsproducedduringthe
1977/78marketingyearanddeliveredtothe
producergrouptogetherwiththedateordatesof
delivery,
—whereapplicable,theauthorizationgrantedunder
thefirstindentofArticle1(b)ofRegulation(EEC)
No707/76(>).2.Theapplicationforsupplementary aidshallbe
accompanied bycopiesoftheapplicationforaid
referredtoinArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)No
845/72andoftheotherdocumentssubmittedbyeach
ofthemembersreferredtoinparagraph 1inorderto
obtainsuchaid.
Article5
1.Producergroupsshallkeepaccountsthatspecify
atleast:
—thequantityofcocoonsreceived,withthenameof
therearersupplyingthemandthedateofreceipt,
—thequantityofcocoonssold,withthenameofthe
purchaserandthedateofdispatch,
—whereapplicable,thequantityofcocoonsinstock,
—whereapplicable,thequantityofcocoons
processed,indicatingthequantityofproducts
processed,deliveredorstocked.
2.MemberStatesshallcauseproducergroupsto
undergoanadministrative checktoensurethatentries
intherelevantaccountagreewiththoseintheapplica­
tionforsupplementary aid.
Article6
Theevent,withinthemeaningofArticle6ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1134/68,inwhichthesupplementary
aidforcertainsilkwormrearersbecomesdueand
payableshallbeconsideredtohaveoccurredonthe
dateonwhichtheapplicationforaidislodged.
Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,4July1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
(')OJNoL84,31.3.1976,p.1.