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REGULATION (EEC)No1192/74OFTHECOUNCIL
of13May1974
onaidfordehydratedfodder
authorizedtotake,foralimitedperiod,measuresdero­
gatingfromthoseprovidedforinthisRegulation,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theaidshallbegrantedonlyfordehydratedfoddet
fromdryingplantsfulfillingthefollowingconditions :
(a)maximummoisturecontentofbetween 11and
14%whichmaybevariedaccordingtotheform
ofpresentationoftheproduct;
(b)minimumcrudeproteincontentindrymatterof
between14and16%.
\THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1067/74(^of30April1974onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketfordehydratedfodder,andinparti­
cularArticle3(4)andArticle4(4)thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
Whereascriteriarelativetotheminimumqualityof
dehydratedfodderentitledtoaid,basedessentiallyon
commercialusage,shouldbedetermined ;
Whereasdryingplantsshouldfulfilthenecessary
conditionstoestablishentitlementtoaid;whereasit
istherefore ,laiddownthattheseplantsshouldkeep
accountincludingthedetailsnecessaryforverification
ofentitlementtoaidandshouldfurnishanyother
necessaryproof;
Whereas,wheretherearenocontractsbetweenthe
producersandthedryingplants,otherinformation
shouldbefurnishedbythelatterforthepurposeof
verificationofentitlementtoaid;
Whereasthecontractsshould,ontheonehand,
promoteregularsuppliesforthedryingplantsand,on
theotherlikewisepermittheproducerstobenefit
fromtheaid;whereas,tothisend,itshouldbelaid
downthatthecontractsincludecertaininformation
andinparticulartheprice;
Whereastheefficientmanagementofthe^aidsystem
requiresverificationtoensurethattheaidisgranted
onlyforthoSeproductswhichareentitledtoit;
Whereas,inviewofthedelaytothestartingdateof
the1974/75marketingyear,theimplementation at
thatdateofthesystemprovidedforinthisRegulation
couldmeetwithcertaindifficulties ;whereas,toover­
comethoseproblems,theMemberStatesshouldbeHowever,additionalconditions,inparticularas
regardscrudefibreandcarotenecontentmaybe
adoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedureprovided
forinArticle12ofRegulation (EEC)No1067/74.
Article2
Theaidshallbegrantedonlytothosedryingplants
which:
(a)keepaccountswhichincludeatleastdetails:
—ofthequantitiesoffoddertobedehydrated,or
failingthis,estimatedonthebasisoftheareas,
—ofthequantitiesofdehydratedfodder
producedaswellasoftheamountandquality
"ofthedehydratedfodderleavingthedrying
plant;
(b)supply,whereappropriate,otherdocumentary
evidencerequiredtoverifyentitlementtoaid.
Article3
WithoutprejudicetoArticle2,plantsprocessingtheir
ownproductionorthatoftheirmembersshallsubmit
eachyear,totheauthoritydesignatedbytheMember
State,byadatetobedetermined ,adeclarationofthe 0)OJNoL120,1.5.1974,p.2.

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areasthefodderharvestofwhichisdestinedfordehy­
dration.
Article4
1.ThecontractsreferredtoinArticle3(2),third
indent,ofRegulation(EEC)No,1067/74shallcover:
(a)purchasebydryingplantsoffoddertobedehy­
dratedwhichhasbeenproducedinthecourseof
oneormoremarketingyears;or
(b)supplyoftheaboveproductstotheseplantswitha
viewtotheproductionofdehydratedfodderon
behalfoffarmers.
2.Thecontractsshallstateatleast:
(a)thepriceagreed,takingintoaccounttheamount
oftheaid:
—inthecasereferredtoinparagraph 1(a),with
thefarmerconcerned,
—inthecasereferredtoinparagraph 1(b),with
thedryingplantconcerned ;
(b)theestimatedquantitiesoffoddertobesupplied,
ortheareastheharvestofwhich,destinedfor
dehydration ,iscoveredbythecontractinques­
tion;
(c)conditionsofsupplyandpayment.
Article5
1.TheMemberStatesshallsetup'asupervisory
systeminordertoverify,foreachplant,whether:—theconditionssetoutintheaboveArticleshave
beencompliedwith,
—theoutputfromtheplantofdehydratedfodder
meetingtheminimumqualityrequirementcorres­
pondstothequantityforwhichaidhasbeen
requested.
2.Theweightofthedehydratedfoddershallbe
determinedandsamplesoftheproducttakenasit
leavesthedryingplant.
Article6
1.Ifatthestartofthe1974/75marketingyearthe
implementation ofthesystemprovidedforinthe
aboveArticlesmeetswithseriousdifficulties ,Member
Statesmay,fortheperiodfrom15Mayto30June
1974,derogatefromthemeasuresprovidedforinArti­
cles2to5ofthisRegulation,withtheobjectof
ensuringthatonlythoseproductsthatqualifyforaid
benefitfromit.
2.Whenparagraph 1is"applied,theMemberStates
inquestionshallforthwithinformtheCommissionof
themeasurestakenbythem.
Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon15May
1974.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,13May1974.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
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