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( 1 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 19 SEPTEMBER 1980 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ).

( 2 ) OJ NO C 230 , 8 . 9 . 1980 , P . 8 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 146 , 4 . 7 . 1970 , P . 1 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 94 , 9 . 4 . 1976 , P . 4 .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 94 , 28 . 4 . 1970 , P . 13 .

( 6 ) OJ NO L 117 , 12 . 5 . 1979 , P . 4 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2511/80

OF 30 SEPTEMBER 1980

ON MEASURES TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF FLAX FIBRES FOR THE 1980/81 AND 1981/82 MARKETING YEARS

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 42 AND 43 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 1 ),

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ( 2 ),

WHEREAS , BY REASON OF THE TECHNICAL ADVANCES MADE IN THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY AND OF THE INCREASED COMPETITIVENESS OF OTHER FIBRES , THE DISPOSAL OF FLAX PRODUCTS IS THREATENED WITH SERIOUS DIFFICULTIES ; WHEREAS FOR THIS REASON A SEVERE IMBALANCE BETWEEN FLAX FIBRE AVAILABILITY AND FORSEEABLE DEMAND IS TO BE FEARED FOR THE 1980/81 AND 1981/82 MARKETING YEARS ; WHEREAS IN ORDER TO PREVENT SUCH AN IMBALANCE , INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS SHOULD BE ORGANIZED FOR THESE YEARS TO PROMOTE THE USE OF FLAX IN THE COMMUNITY AND MEASURES SHOULD BE TAKEN PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 2 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1308/70 ( 3 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 814/76 ( 4 ), TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE PRODUCTS CONCERNED AND ENCOURAGE NEW USES FOR THEM ;

WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY TO LAY DOWN THE METHOD OF FINANCING SUCH MEASURES ; WHEREAS RECIPIENTS OF THE AID FOR FLAX SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO CONTRIBUTE TO FINANCING THE MEASURES BY DIVERTING PART OF THE AID , IN VIEW OF THE BENEFITS SUCH MEASURES WOULD BRING THEM ; WHEREAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 729/70 OF 21 APRIL 1970 ON THE FINANCING OF THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY ( 5 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 929/79 ( 6 ), THE EXPENDITURE ARISING FROM IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS REGULATION IS A MATTER FOR THE COMMUNITY ;

WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY TO FIX FOR THE 1980/81 MARKETING YEAR THE ESTIMATED COST AND THE PORTION OF THE AID TO BE DIVERTED TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE FINANCING ; WHEREAS , FOR THE 1981/82 MARKETING YEAR , WHILE MAINTAINING THE LEVEL OF THE CONTRIBUTION OF RECIPIENTS OF FLAX AID AT LEAST AT THAT OF THE PREVIOUS MARKETING YEAR , PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE FOR POSSIBLE ADJUSTMENT WHILST TAKING INTO ACCOUNT TRENDS IN THE AMOUNT OF THE AID FOR FLAX AND THE ESTIMATED COST TO BE DETERMINED ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

1 . IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE THE DISPOSAL OF THE FLAX PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1308/70 , COMMUNITY MEASURES TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF FLAX FIBRES AND PRODUCTS OBTAINED THEREFROM SHALL BE TAKEN FOR THE 1980/81 AND 1981/82 MARKETING YEARS .

2 . THE MEASURES REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 1 SHALL COVER :

- INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS IN THE MEMBER STATES TO PROMOTE THE USE OF FLAX FIBRES AND OF PRODUCTS OBTAINED FROM SUCH FIBRES ,

- RESEARCH INTO NEW OUTLETS AND IMPROVED PRODUCTS .

3 . THE MEASURES REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 1 SHALL BE ADOPTED BY THE COMMISSION .

THE COMMISSION SHALL FORWARD TO THE COUNCIL THE PROGRAMME OF MEASURES WHICH IT PROPOSES TO TAKE .

4 . DETAILED RULES FOR THE APPLICATION OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE ADOPTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 12 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1308/70 .

ARTICLE 2

1 . FOR EACH OF THE MARKETING YEARS CONCERNED , A PORTION OF THE AID REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1308/70 SHALL BE DIVERTED TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE FINANCING OF THE MEASURES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 .

2 . THE PORTION OF THE AID REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 1 SHALL BE FIXED AT 7.94 ECU PER HECTARE .

HOWEVER , FOR THE 1981/82 MARKETING YEAR , THE COUNCIL ACTING BY A QUALIFIED MAJORITY ON A PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION , MAY INCREASE THIS AMOUNT WHEN FIXING THE AID FOR THIS MARKETING YEAR .

3 . THE ESTIMATED COST OF THE MEASURES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 IS 600 000 ECU FOR THE 1980/81 MARKETING YEAR .

THE COUNCIL SHALL FIX THE COST ESTIMATE FOR THE 1981/82 MARKETING YEAR IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 2 .

ARTICLE 3

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY OF ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 30 SEPTEMBER 1980 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

C . NEY