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REGULATION (EEC)No832/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of26March1975
layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthesystemofaidfordehy­
dratedfodder
contractmustbeconcludedinwritingandindicatein
particularthedateonandtermforwhichitis
concludedandthenamesandaddressesofthe
ContractingParties;
Whereas,tosimplifytheoperationoftheaidarrange­
ments,MemberStatesshouldbeallowedtospecifya
minimumquantityinrespectofwhichanapplication
foraidmaybemade;
Whereastheproperoperationofthesystemrequires
thatuniformprovisionsforthepaymentofaidbelaid
down;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforDriedFodder,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1067/74(')of30April1974onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketindehydratedfodder,andinparti­
cularArticles3(5)and4(5)thereof;
HavingregardtotheconditionslaiddowninArticle1
ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1192/74(2)of13
May1974onaidfordehydratedfodder,asamended
byRegulation (EEC)No156/75(3),theminimum
qualityprescribedforsuchproducts,expressedin
termsofmoistureandproteincontent,shouldbethat
recordedontheCommunitymarket;whereas,taking
commercialpracticesintoaccount,themoisture
contentshouldbedifferentiated accordingtothe
dryingprocessused;
WhereasArticle5ofRegulation (EEC)No1192/74
providesthatMemberStatesshallsetupasupervisory
systeminordertoverify,foreachdryingplant,
whethertheconditionssetoutinthatRegulationhave
beencompliedwithandwhetheraplant'soutputof
dehydratedfoddermeetingtheminimumquality
requirementcorrespondstothequantityforwhichaid
hasbeenrequested;whereas,consequently ,the
accountsofdryingplants,declarationsofareaand
applicationsforaidmustincludetheminimum
detailsnecessaryforsuchverification ;whereasthe
otherdocumentaryevidencewhichmayberequired
ofdryingplantsforthepurposesofsuchverification
shouldalsobeindicated ;
Whereas,inordertoensurethatsuchverificationis
effective,provisionshouldbemadetodefinetheterm
'dryingplant'andalsothedateonwhichfodderisto
beregardedashavingleftsuchplant;
Whereas,inordertofacilitateverificationoftheenti­
tlementtoaidandsothatMemberStatesmayknow
theestimatedvolumeofproduction,provisionshould
bemadespecifyingadatebywhichcontracts
concludedbetweendryingplantsandfarmersareto
belodged;
Whereas,inordertofacilitatethemarketingoffodder
fordehydration ,itshouldbeprovidedthateachArticle1
ThisRegulationlaysdownwitheffectfromthe
marketingyear1975/76detailedrulesfortheapplica­
tionofthesystemofaidfordehydratedfodder.
Article2
1.ForthepurposesofthisRegulation,'drying­
plant'meansthefollowing:
(a)anypremisesorotherplacewithintheperiphery
ofanestablishmentwheredryingiscarriedoutby
meansofadrierwhichsatisfiesthefollowing
requirements :
—airtemperatureattheentrypointnotlessthan
93°C;
J
—residencetimeofthefodderbeingdehydrated
notexceedingthreehours;
—incaseofdryinginlayersoffodder,beddepth
ofeachlayernodeeperthanonemetre;
(b)wherethedehydratedfoddercannotbestored
withintheperipheryasaforesaid,anystorageplace
outsideitofferingadequatesafeguardsfor
purposesofverificationofthefodderstoredthere
beingaplaceapprovedinadvancebythe
authorityresponsibleforsuchverification ;(')OJNoL120,1.5.1974,p.2.
(2)OJNoL131,14.5.1974,p.1.
(3)OJNoL19,24.1.1975,p.5.

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2.Whereadryingplantalsodriesproductsother
thanfodderasspecifiedinArticle1ofRegulation
(EEC)No1067/74,itshallkeepseparateaccountsin
respectoftheseotherdryingactivities.(c)inthecaseofmobiledryingequipment :
—thetotalityofsuchdryingequipment,
providedthatthisincludesadryer,whichsatis­
fiestherequirementssetoutin(a);.
—ifthedehydratedfodderisstoredbythe
personhavingdriedit,anystorageplacewhich
satisfiestheprovisionsof(b).
2.ForthepurposesofthisRegulation,dehydrated
foddershallbeconsideredtohaveleftthedrying
plantwhere:
(a)itleavessuchplantintheunalteredstate;
(b)ithasbeenmixedwithinthatplantwithrawma­
terials,otherthanthosespecifiedinArticle1of
Regulation (EEC)No1067/74,withaviewtothe
manufacture offeed.
3.Bywayofderogationfromparagraph2,wherea
dryingplantusesfodderdriedbyitforthepurposes
ofafarmingenterprisebelongingtoit,thedehydrated
fodderproducedduringaperiodtobefixed,atleast
twiceduringeachmarketingyear,byeachMember
Stateshallbeconsideredtohaveleftthedryingplant
onthelastdayofsuchperiod.Article5
1.Theotherdocumentaryevidencetobesupplied
bydryingplantsshallbeasfollows:
(a)inthecaseofalldryingplants:
—particularswherebytheproductioncapacityof
theplantmaybedetermined,
—detailsofthefuelstocksheldintheplantat
thebeginningoftheproductionperiod,
—invoicesforthepurchaseoffuelandthemeter
readingsofconsumption ofelectricityduring
theproductionperiod,
—detailsoffuelstocksheldattheendofthat
period,
—detailsofthenumberofhoursworkedbythe
staffoftheplant;
(b)inthecaseofdryingplantswhichselltheirown
output,theinvoicesinrespectoftheirsalesof
dehydratedfodder,withdetailsinparticularof:
—thequantityandthequalityofthefoddersold,
—thenameandaddressofthepurchaser;
(c)inthecaseofplantsprocessingfortheirmembers
fodderproducedbythosemembers,thedelivery
ordersoranyotheraccountingdocumentaccep­
tabletothebodyresponsibleforverification,with
detailsinparticularof:
—thequantityandqualityoftheprocessed
fodderdelivered,
—thenamesofthepersonstowhomsuchfodder
wasdelivered;
(d)inthecaseofplantsprocessingforfarmersfodder
suppliedbythosefarmers,invoicesinrespectof
theirprocessingcharges,withdetailsinparticular
of:
—thequantityandthequalityofdehydrated
fodderproduced,
—thenamesofthefarmersconcerned ;
(e)inthecaseofdryingplantsusing,onfarmswhich
belongtothem,fodderdriedbythem:
—detailsofthenumberoflivestockonsuch
farmsatthebeginningofthemarketingyear,
—detailsofanychangesinsuchlivestock
numbersduringthemarketingyear.Article3
1.Themaximummoisturecontentasreferredtoin
subparagraph (a)ofArticle1ofRegulation(EEC)No
1192/74shallbe:
—12%fordehydratedfodderswhichhaveunder­
goneamillingprocess;
—14%forotherdehydratedfodders.
2.Theminimumcrudeproteincontentasreferred
toinsubparagraph (b)ofArticle1oftheaforemen­
tionedRegulationshallbe14%.
Article4
1.InadditiontothedetailsreferredtoinArticle2
(a)ofRegulation (EEC)No1192/74,thestock
accountsofdryingplantsmustincludeatleastdetails
of:
—thequantitiesandthequalityofdehydratedfodder
enteringtheplant,
—thestockofdehydratedfodderattheendofeach
marketingyear,
—thedatesonwhichthedehydratedfodderleftthe
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2.Thedocumentaryevidencereferredtoinpara­
graph1shallbesuppliedbytheplantattherequest
ofthebodyresponsibleforverificationofentitlement
toaid.
Article6
ThedeclarationofareasreferredtoinArticle3of
Regulation(EEC)No1192/74shallbesubmittedeach
yearatlateston31Octoberfollowingthebeginning
ofthemarketingyearconcerned .
Eachdeclarationshallincludeatleastthefollowing :
—particularsoftheareainhectaresandaresand
brokendownbycrop;
—thecadastralregisternumberoftheareasorarefer­
encerecognizedasequivalentbythebodyrespon­
siblefortheverificationoftheareas.
Article7
Dryingplantsshalllodgewiththebodyresponsible
forverificationoftheentitlementtoaid,notlaterthan
onemonthafterthedateonwhichtheyare
concluded,contractsasreferredtoinArticle4(1)of
Regulation (EEC)No1192/74.
Article8
1.Contractsshallbeinwriting.Theyshallbemade
inrespectofaspecifiedcropareaorofanestimated
quantityoffodder.
2.InadditiontotheprovisionsspecifiedinArticle
4(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No1192/74,eachcontract
shallincludeinteraliathefollowing:
(a)thenames,forenamesandaddressesofthe
contractingparties;
(b)thedateonwhichitisconcluded ;
(c)thetermforwhichitisconcluded ;
(d)thetypeortypesofcropconcerned ;
(e)wherethecontractisinrespectofaspecifiedarea,
theparticularsnecessaryfortheidentification of
theareaconcerned .
Article9
1.SamplingpursuanttoArticle5(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1192/74shallbecarriedoutforeachlotof
dehydratedfodderinaccordancewithastandard
Communitymethod.However,untilCommunity
provisionsareadoptedinthismatter,MemberStates
shalluseamethodoftheirchoice.
2.A'lot'meansaspecificquantityoffodder
leavingadryingplantatthesametime.
3.However,wherefodderleavesinquantitiesof
lessthan100metrictons,thefodderleavingduringa
periodtobefixedbytheMemberStatesshallberegardedasasinglelotinsofarastheoverallquantity
ofsuchfodderdoesnotexceed100metrictons.Each
samplemustberepresentative ofthequantities
concerned .
4.Thedetermination ofmoistureandcrude
proteincontentshallbecarriedoutforeachlotin
accordancewiththemethodlaiddownintheCommu­
nityprovisionsestablishingCommunitymethodsof
analysisfortheofficialcontroloffeedingstuffs .
Article10
Aidshallbegrantedtodryingplantsonapplications
tobesubmittednotlaterthan31Mayfollowingthe
endofthemarketingyear.MemberStatesmaypres­
cribeaminimumquantityperapplication .
Article11
Everyapplicationforaidshallcontainatleastthe
following;
—thename,forename,addressandsignatureofthe
applicant;
—particularsofthequantityinrespectofwhich
applicationforaidismade;
—thedateordatesonwhicheachquantityleftthe
plant.
Article12
TheMemberStateconcernedshallpaytheamountof
theaidwithin180daysfollowingreceiptoftheappli­
cation.
Article13
EachMemberStateshallinformtheotherMember
StatesandtheCommission ,notlaterthanonemonth
afterthedateonwhichtheyareputintoeffect,ofthe
provisionsadoptedbyitforthepurposesoftheverifi­
cationprovidedforinArticle5(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1192/74.Where'suchprovisionsarenot
adequateforthepurposesofthatparagraph,the
amendments whichtheMemberStateconcerned
mustmaketothemshallbedecidedundertheproce­
durelaiddowninArticle12ofRegulation (EEC)No
1067/74.
Article14
MemberStatesshallassisteachotherintheapplica­
tionoftheprovisionsofthisRegulation ,particularly
asregardstheverificationofentitlementtoaid.
Article15
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1April
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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26March1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission