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of18December 1987
ontheproductionaidforcertainvarietiesofrice
Regulationandundertheconditionssetoutinthefollo­
wingArticle.
2.Areasofpaddyriceshallbeconsideredassownand
harvestedwithinthemeaningofArticle8aofRegulation
(EEC)No1418/75wheresuchareasarethesubjectof
normalcultivationworkforthepurposesofproduction
andwherethericereachestheripeningstage.THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
of21June1976onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No3877/87(2),andinparticularArticle8a(4)thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission (3),
WhereasArticle8(a)ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76lays
downthatanaidistobegrantedfortheproductionin
theCommunityofcertainvarietiesofrice;whereas,in
ordertopromotetheguidancetowardsandvarietal
conversionofriceproductiontocertaintypesofricefor
whichgreaterdemandexists,inparticularinthenon-pro­
ducerMemberStates,provisionshouldbemadeforthe
morphological andqualitativecharacteristics tobedeter­
minedonthebasisoftheseobjectives;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle8(aX2)oftheabovemen­
tionedRegulation,theaidistobegrantedbytheMember
Statesperhectareoftheareasownandharvested;
whereas,inthisrespect,itisreasonabletoacceptthatall
areasthathavebeensoonandinrespectofwhichnormal
cultivationworkiscarriedoutwillbeharvested;
Whereastheproperfunctioningoftheaidarrangements
requirescontrolbytheMemberStatestoensurethatthe
aidisonlygrantedfortheareasconcernedandforsuch
productsasmaybethesubjectoftheaid;whereassuch
controlcanonlybecarriedouteffectivelyduringthe
periodofripening;whereasforthispurpose,provision
shouldbemadeforeachMemberStateconcernedto
introduceasystemofdeclarationsinrespectofsuchareas,Article2
1.TheaidreferredtoinArticle1shallbegrantedfor
thosevarietiesofpaddyriceoftheIndicatypeorprofile
listedinAnnexB,thegrainsofwhichhavethefollowing
morphological characteristics afterthehuskhasbeen
removed :
(a)grainlengthof6,6mm;
(b)length/withratioofnotlessthan3;
(c)totalabsenceofpearlorstriationinthecaseofatleast
60%ofthegrainsofmilledricesampled.
Thisaidshallbegrantedforthefirsttimeinrespectof
ricesownduringthe1987/88marketingyear.
2.Asfromthe1988/89marketingyear,thevarietiesin
questionmustalsodisplayglutinosity,consistencyand
amylosecontentcharactisticstobedefinedinaccordance
withtheprocedurereferredtoinparagraph3,aswellas
thecharacteristics definedinparagraph 1.
3.TherulesforapplicationofthisArticleandfor
amendingthelistofvarietiessetoutinAnnexBshallbe
decidedoninaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddown
inArticle27ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76.
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :Article3
1.TheMemberStatesshallintroduceasystemof
administrative andphysicalcontroltoensurethatthe
productinrespectofwhichtheaidhasbeenappliedfor
meetstheconditionsrequiredforthegrantingoftheaid.
2.TheMemberStatesshallintroduceasystemof
declarationsinrespectoftheareasundercultivationand
ofthevarietiesofcertifiedseedsused.Thesedeclarations
shallbedeemedtobetheapplicationforaid.Article1
1.TheaidprovidedinArticle8aofRegulation(EEC)
No1418/76shallbegrantedbytheMemberStateforthe
productionofcertainvarietiesofriceoftheindicatypeor
profilegrownintheareasreferredtoinAnnexAtothisArticle4
MemberStatesshallcarryoutsystematicon-the-spot
checksoftheexactitudeofthedeclarationsreferredtoin
Article3(2)inthqmonthprecedingtheharvest.(')OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(2)Seepage1ofthisOfficialJournal.
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Article5
Theamountoftheaidtobepaidshallbecalculatedon
thebasisoftheareaundercultivation .
Article6
ProducerMemberStatesshallcommunicate tothe
Commission ,themeasurestakenpursuanttothisRegula­tionandinformationon,inparticular,thewhichhave
benefittedfromtheaid.
Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingthatofitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplywitheffectfrom1January1988.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18December1987.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
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ANNEXA
ListprovidedforinArticle1(1)
AREAS
Spain
MetropolitanFrance
Italy
Greece
ANNEXB
ListprovdedforinArticle2(1)
BluebelleE.
Bond
Indio
Lebonnet
Newbonnet
Rea
Tebonnet
Thaibonnet
Miara.