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9.6.71 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL125/9
REGULATION (EEC)No1195/71OFTHECOMMISSION
of8June1971
layingdowndetailedrulesonaidforflaxandhemp
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COM­
MUNITIES ,
establishingthe HavingregardtotheTreaty
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;Whereas,tosimplifytheapplicationoftheaidsystem
wherethefirst.purchaserreceivespartoftheaid,
provisionshouldbemadethatthepaymentofaidto
thatpurchasershouldbesubjecttopresentationofa
productioncertificate;whereastoensuretheproper
applicationofthisarrangement,theinformationto
begiveninthiscertificateshouldbespecified;
Whereas,however,inviewofthedateofentryinto
forceoftheprovisionsofthisRegulation,application
oftheproductioncertificatesarrangementmaymeet
withdifficultiesinMemberStateswhichhave
adoptedasystemofregisteredcontracts;whereas,
consequently ,thoseMemberStatesshouldbe
authorisedtomaintainthatsystemforthegrantingof
aidtothefirstpurchaser;
WhereasthevalidityofthisRegulationshouldbe
restrictedtotheperiodnecessarytoassessits
effectiveness ;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforFlaxand
HemphasnotdeliveredanOpinionwithinthetime
limitsetbyitsChairman;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1308/701of29June1970onthecommon
organisationofthemarketinflaxandhemp,andin
particularArticle4(5)thereof;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No619/712of22
March1971laiddowngeneralrulesforgrantingaid
forflaxandhemp;whereasitisfortheCommission
tolaydowntherelevantdetailedrules;
Whereas,toensuretheproperworkingoftheaid
system,itisnecessarytodistinguishflaxgrown
mainlyforfibrefromthatgrownmainlyforseed;
whereasthisaimcanbeachievedbyindicatingthe
seedsfromwhichthesetwotypesofflaxmaybe
produced;
Whereas,topreventfraud,certainconditionsfor
grantingaidneedtobespecified;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Forthe1971/72marketingyear,theaidreferredtoin
Article4ofRegulation (EEC)No1308/70shallbe
grantedforflaxandhempproducedinthe
Communityundertheconditionsdefinedinthe
followingArticles.WhereasArticle4ofRegulation (EEC)No619/71
requiredMemberStatestoensurebyadministrative
supervisionthattheproductforwhichaidis
requestedqualifiesforthataid;whereas,
consequently ,thedeclarationsofareassownand
applicationsforaidtobesubmittedbytheproducers
shouldcontaintheminimuminformationnecessary
forsuchadministrative supervision;
WhereasArticle5ofRegulation (EEC)No619/71
providesforadministrative supervisionofthe
above-mentioned declarationsandapplicationsfor
aidbymeansofspotchecks;whereas,tobeeffective,
suchadministrative supervisionshouldcovera
sufficientlyrepresentativenumberofdeclarationsand
applications ;Article2
ForthepurposesofArticle3ofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No619/71:
(a)'flaxgrownmainlyforfibre'means:flax
producedfromseedsofthevarietieslistedinthe
Annex;1OJNoL146,4.7.1970,p.1.
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(b)'flaxgrownmainlyfor'means:flaxproduced
fromseedsofvarietiesotherthanthoselitedin
theAnnex.—theplaceofstorageoftheproductharvestedor,if
soldanddelivered,thenameandaddressofthe
firstpurchaser.
Article6Article3
1.Aidshallbegrantedtotheproducerofflaxor
hemponapplication,whichapplicationmustbe
madebyhimaftertheharvestandby31October
1971atthelatest.Theadministrative supervisionprovidedforinArticle
5ofRegulation (EEC)No619/71shallcovera
representative numberofdeclarations and
applications,takingintoaccountthedimensionsand
thegeographicaldistributionoftheareasinquestion.
2.Aidshallbegrantedonlyforareas: Article7
(a)whichhavebeenfullysownandharvestedand
onwhichnormalcultivationworkhasbeen
carriedout;
(b)inrespectofwhichadeclarationofareassown
hasbeenmadeinaccordancewiththeprovisions
ofArticle4.1.FortheflaxdefinedinArticle2(a),halfthe
amountofaidrelatingtotheareaforwhichtheright
toaidhadbeenrecognisedshallbepaidtothe
producerconcerned.
2.Asregardstheotherhalf,theMemberState
shallprovidetheproducerwithaproduction
certificateforeachhectareorpartthereofforwhich
therighttoaidhasbeenrecognised .
Theproductioncertificateshallcontain:Article4
1.Everyproducerofflaxorhempshallsubmita
declarationofareassownonthedatefixedbythe
MemberStateconcerned,andby15July1971atthe
latest.—thenameandaddressoftheproducer;
—theareainquestion;
—theamountofaidtobepaid; 2.Thedeclarationshallinclude:
—thenameandaddressofthefirstpurchaser;
—thesignatureoftheproducer.—thenameandaddressofthepersonmakingthe
declaration;
—thebotanicalspeciesand,forflax,thevariety
sownor,failingthis,itsmainuse;
—theareasowninhectaresandares;
—theland-registernumber,orequivalentindication,
oftheareassown.3.Theaidshallbepaidtothefirstpurchaseron
presentationofthedulycompletedcertificate.
Article8
Article5BywayofderogationfromArticle7(2)and(3),a
MemberStateinwhichasystemofregistered
contractsbetweenproducersandfirstpurchasersis
providedforshallbeauthorisedtopayaidtofirst
purchaseronpresentationoftheregisteredcontract.
Article9Theapplicationforaidtobemadebytheproducer
shallinclude:
—thenameandaddressoftheapplicant;
—adeclarationofareasharvested,inhectaresand
ares,andtheland-registernumber,orequivalent
indication,ofsuchareas;ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingthatofitspublicationintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,8June1971.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
FrancoM.MALFATTI

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ANNEX •
Listofvarietiesofflaxgrownmainlyforfibreproduction
—Azur —Jade
—Crista —Linda
—Emeraude —Primo
—Fibra —Reina
—Hera —Tissandre
—Hilda —Wiera