1.6.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL143/1
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(Actswhosepublicationisobligatory)
•COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1257/76
of31May1976
onthedetailedruleswithrespecttoaidfordurumwheatduringthe1976/77
marketingyear
minimumnumberofparticularstoenableMember
Statestomakethenecessarychecks;whereasArticle
5ofRegulation(EEC)No1147/76providesforaspot
checkoftheaccuracyofstatements ;whereastobe
effectiveasufficientlyrepresentativenumberofappli­
cationsforaidshouldbechecked;whereaspursuant
toArticle4(2)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1134/68of30July1968layingdownrulesforthe
implementation ofRegulation (EEC)No653/68on
conditionsforalterationstothevalueoftheunitof
accountusedforthecommonagriculturalpolicy(4),
theamountoftheaidisconvertedintonational
currencyattherateprevailingonthedatethetransac­
tionorparttransactioniscarriedout;whereasunder
Article6thereofthetimewhenatransaction is
carriedoutisconsideredasbeingthedateoftheevent
givingentitlement ;whereastheeventgivingentitle­
menttoaidfordurumwheatoccursonharvest;
whereas,facedwiththedifficultyofdeterminingthe
exactdateofharvestineachcase,thefirstdayofthe
marketingyearforwhichthereisentitlementtoaid
shouldbeconsideredastherepresentative dateof
harvest;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1143/76(2),andinparticular
Article10(5)thereof,
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1147/76of17
May1976(3),laiddowngeneralruleswithrespectto
aidfordurumwheat;whereastheCommission
shouldlaydownthedetailedrulesfortheirapplica­
tion;
Whereas,sincethetimeofharvestfordurumwheatis
approachinginsomeMemberStatesprovisionshould
bemadeassoonaspossibleforadministrative
measuresinrespectofgrantingthisaidwhilelimiting
themtopracticalpossibilitiesduringthe1976/77
marketingyear;whereas,further,theexperiments
neededtodefinequalityandtechnicalcharacteristics
andtoestablishalistofseedvarietiesaccordingto
thesecharacteristics arestillunderway;whereas,
therefore,suchdefinitionshouldbedeferredtoalater
date;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle4ofRegulation (EEC)
No1147/76MemberStatesaretoinstituteanadminis­
trativecontrolsystemtoensurethattheproductfor
whichaidisrequestedmeetstheconditionslaiddown
forthegrantingthereof;whereasinviewofthe
specialsituationofthe1976/77marketingyearastate­
mentconcerningtheareasownmustbecoupledwith
astatementregardingtheareaharvestedand
submittedtogetherwiththeapplicationforaidbythe
producer;whereasthisapplicationmustcontainaHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Forthe1976/77marketingyeartheaidreferredtoin
Article10ofRegulation (EEC)No2727/75shallbe
grantedfordurumwheatproducedintheCommunity
inaccordance withtheconditionssetoutinthe
followingArticles.(')OJNoL281,1.1i.1975,p.1.
(-')OJNoL130,19.5.1976,p.1.
(3)OJNoL130,19.5.1976,p.11 (<)OJNoL188,1.8.1968,p.1.

1.6.76 NoL143/2 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
Article2
Inordertobeeligiblefortheaidthedurumwheat
shallbeofacertainqualityandhavecertaintechnical
characteristics orshallhavebeenproducedfromthe
seedofcertainvarieties.Thesequalitiesandcharacter­
isticsandthelistofthesevarietiesshallbefixed
before15June1976.tobefixedforeachMemberStateandby30
September1976atthelatest.
2.Theapplicationforaidshallincludeatleastthe
followingparticulars :
—thename,forenamesandaddressoftheapplicant,
—theareasharvestedinhectaresandinares,the
cadastralreferenceofsuchareasoranindication
recognizedasequivalentbytheagencyresponsible
forcheckingtheareas,Article3
Theaidshallbegrantedonlyforareas: —thevarietyofseedused.
Article5(a)within:
ThecheckprovidedforinArticle5ofRegulation
(EEC)No1147/76shallcoveratleastarepresentative
proportionoftheapplicationssubmitted,takinginto
accountthegeographicaldistributionoftheareas
concerned .—theregionslaiddownintheAnnextoRegula­
tion(EEC)No1144/76,
—less-favoured agriculturalareaswithinthe
meaningofCouncilDirective75/268/EECon
mountainandhillfarmingandfarmingin
certainless-favoured areas,consideredassuch
on1August1976;
(b)whichwerefullysownandharvestedandwhich
havebeennormallyfarmed;
(c)forwhichanapplicationhasbeensubmittedin
accordancewithArticle4.Thisapplicationshall
beequivalenttoadeclarationoftheareassown
andtheareasharvested .Article6
1.TheMemberStateshallpaytheamountofthe
aidfordurumwheatby31July1977atthelatest.
2.WithinthemeaningofArticle6ofRegulation
(EEC)No1134/68,thedateoftheeventgivingentitle­
mentshallbeconsideredtobe1August1976.
Article4 Article7
1.Allproducersofdurumwheatconcernedshall
submitanapplicationforaidaftertheharvesttothe
competentagencyineachMemberStatebeforeadateThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31May1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission