9.4.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL94/21
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No823/76
of7April1976
ondetailedrulesforsupplementary aidtocertainsilkwormrearers
outistobeconsideredtobethedateonwhichoccurs
theevent,asdefinedbyCommunityrulesor,inthe
absenceofandpendingadoptionofsuchrules,bythe
rulesoftheMemberStateconcerned,inwhichthe
amountinvolvedinthetransactionbecomesdueand
payable;
Whereastheeventinwhichthesupplementary aidfor
certainsilkwormrearersbecomesdueandpayableis
whenthesilkwormcocoonsaredeliveredtoarecog­
nizedgroup;whereasthedateofdeliveryisveryclose
tothedateonwhichtheapplicationforaidreferred
toinArticle2ofRegulation (EEC)No845/72is
submitted;whereasthisdateistobeconsideredtobe
thedateonwhichaidbecomesdueandpayable;
whereas,inordertoensureuniformoperationofthe
twosystemsofaidsforsilkworms,theconversionrate
tobeusedtocalculatetheamountofthesupplemen­
taryaidinnationalcurrencyshouldbetherateappli­
cableonthedateonwhichtheapplicationforaidis
submitted ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforFlaxandHemp,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
708/76of25March1976onthegrantingofsupple­
mentaryaidinthesilkwormsectorforthe1976/77
marketingyear(1),andinparticularArticle5thereof,
Whereas,underArticle3(2)thereof,supplementary
aidisgrantedsolelyforboxesthatsatisfycertain
conditions ;whereasthesameconditionsshouldbe
fixedasthosefixedforthegrantingoftheaidreferred
toinArticle2ofRegulation(EEC)No845/72of24
April1972layingdownspecialmeasurestoencourage
silkwormrearing(2);
WhereasArticle4ofRegulation (EEC)No708/76
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
conditionsforalterationsforthevalueoftheunitof
accountusedforthecommonagriculturalpolicy(3),
providesthatfortransactionscarriedoutpursuantto
provisionsonthecommonagriculturalpolicythe
sumsowedbyaMemberStateoradulyauthorized
body,expressedinnationalcurrencyandrepresenting
amountsfixedinunitsofaccount,aretobepaidon
thebasisoftherelationshipbetweentheunitof
accountandthenationalcurrencywhichobtainedat
thetimewhenthetransactionorparttransactionwas
carriedout;
WhereasArticle6ofRegulation(EEC)No1134/68
providesthatthetimewhenatransactioniscarriedHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Thesupplementary aidreferredtoinArticle1of
Regulation (EEC)No708/76shallbegrantedunder
theconditionslaiddowninthefollowingArticles.
Article2
Thesupplementary aidshallbegrantedonly
—iftheboxessatisfytheconditionsreferredtoin
Article2ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
1054/73of18April1973ondetailedrulesforaid
inrespectofsilkworms(4),asamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No683/74(*),and,
—thecocoonscomingfromtheseboxeshavebeen
deliveredtotheproducergroupduringtheperiod
inwhichitisrecognized .
(!)OJNoL84,31.3.1976,p.3.
(2)OJNoL100,27.4.1972,p.1
3)OJNoL188,1.8.1968,p.1.(4)OJNoL105,20.4.1973,p.4.
(5)OJNoL83,28.3.1974,p.13.

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Article3
1.Applications forsupplementary aidshallbe
submittednotlaterthan30November 1976by:
—recognizedgroups,
—orgroupswhoseapplicationforrecognitionis
pendingintheMemberStatesconcerned.
2.Aproducergroupmaysubmitonlyoneapplica­
tiononbehalfofallitsmembers.
3.TheMemberStateshallpaytheamountofthe
aidtotheproducergroupwithinthefourmonths
followingthemonthinwhichtheapplicationwas
submitted,providedthatthegrouphasobtainedrecog­
nition.
Article4
1.Theapplicationforsupplementary aidshall
includeatleast:
—thenameandaddressoftheproducergroup,
—thesignatureofauthorizedpersonorpersons,
—thenames,forenamesandaddressesofthe
membersofthegrouponbehalfofwhomtheaid
isappliedfor,
—thequantityofcocoonsproducedduringthe
1976/77marketingyearanddeliveredtothe
producergroupandthedateordatesonwhich
theyweredelivered,
—whereapplicable,theauthorizationgrantedunder
thefirstindentofArticle1(b)ofRegulation(EEC)
No707/76(!).
2.Theapplicationforsupplementary aidmustbe
accompanied bycopiesoftheapplicationforaidreferredtoinArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)No
845/71andoftheotherdocumentssubmittedbyeach
ofthemembersreferredtointheprecedingpara­
graphinordertoobtainsuchaid.
Article5
1.Producergroupsshallkeepaccountsthatspecify
atleast:
—thequantityofcocoonsreceived,withthenameof
therearersupplyingthemandthedateofreceipt,
—thequantityofcocoonssold,withthenameofthe
purchaserandthedateofdispatch,whereappli­
cable,thequantityofcocoonsinstock,
—whereapplicable,thequantityofcocoons
processedindicatingthequantityofproducts
processed,deliveredorstocked.
2.MemberStatesshallcauseproducergroupsto
undergoanadministrative checktoensurethatentries
intherelevantaccountagreewiththoseintheapplica­
tionforsupplementary aid.
Article6
Theevent,withinthemeaningofArticle6ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1134/68,inwhichthesupplementary
aidforcertainsilkwormrearersbecomesdueand
payableshallbeconsideredtohaveoccurredonthe
dateonwhichtheapplicationforaidissubmitted.
Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,7April1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
(!)OJNoL84,31.3.1976,p.1.