31.3.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL84/3
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No708/76
of25March1976
onthegrantingofsupplementary aidinthesilkwormsectorforthe1976/77
marketingyear
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,shallgrantsupplementary aidforthesilkwormsreared
onitsterritory.
2.Theaidshallonlybegranted:
(a)forboxescontainingatleast20000silkwormeggs
suitableforhatchingandwhichhaveproduceda
minimumnumberofcocoonswhichsatisfycondi­
tionstobelaiddown,and
(b)iftherearer,havingsuccessfullyrearedthesilk­
worms,deliverstohisgroupallorsomeofthe
cocoonsproduced.
Wheretheproducerhasdeliveredtohisgroupa
partonlyofthecocoonsproduced,theaidshallbe
calculatedonaproratabasis.
3.TheMemberStatesshallbeauthorizedtogrant
supplementary aidonlytothoserearerswhohave
beensuppliedwithboxesofeggsbyanapproved
body.HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle43
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment('),
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicand
SocialCommittee (2),
Whereasinrecentmonthsimportsofsilkfromnon­
membercountriesatlowpriceshavehadunfavourable
effectsonthesalesoftheproductsofsilkworm
rearingintheCommunity ;whereasthesedifficulties
havebeenaggravatedbyaninadequatesupplyorgani­
zationontheCommunitymarket;
Whereas,tostabilizethismarket,abetterorganization
ofsuppliesshouldbeencouragedbygranting,during
the1976/77marketingyear,supplementary aidto
rearerswhoaremembersofasilkwormproducer
grouprecognizedinaccordancewithRegulation
(EEC)No707/76(3);whereas,tothatend,theamount
ofsuchaidshouldberelatedtothevolumeofproduc­
tionmarketedbythegroupsinquestion;
WhereasexpenditureincurredbytheMemberStates
asaresultoftheobligationsarisingfromtheimple­
mentationofthisRegulationshouldbefinancedby
theCommunityinaccordancewiththeprovisions
relatingtothefinancingofthecommonagricultural
policy,Article4
TheproducerMemberStatesshallintroduceadminis­
trativecheckstoensurethattheproductinrespectof
whichaidhasbeenappliedforsatisfiesthenecessary
conditions .
Article5
DetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisRegulation
shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle12ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No1308/70of29June1970onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketinflaxandhemp(4),asamended
bytheActconcerningtheconditionsofaccessionand
theadjustmentstotheTreaties(5).HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Forthe1976/77marketingyear,supplementary aid
shallbegrantedtosilkwormrearerswhoaremembers
ofaCommunitysilkwormproducergroupwhichis
recognizedinaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No
707/76.Article6
Article2Thesupplementary aidreferredtoinArticle1shall
beconsidered,forthepurposesofthefinancingofthe
commonagriculturalpolicy,aspartoftheinterven­
tionmeasuresdesignedtostabilizeagricultural
markets.Theamountoftheaidshallbe15unitsofaccountfor
eachboxofsilkwormeggsused.
Article3Article7
1.Onapplicationbyeachproducergroupon
behalfofallitsmembers,eachproducerMemberStateThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1April
1976.
(0OJNoC53,8.3.1976,p.24.
(2)OJNoC50,4.3.1976,p.19. (4)OJNoL146,4.7.1970,p.1.
(5OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14. (3)Seepage1ofthisOfficialJournal.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,25March1976.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
M.MART