31.5.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL140/55
REGULATION (EEC)No1410/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of30May1975
onthegrantingofaidfortheprivatestorageofflaxfibres
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,betweenthesupplyoffibresandtheirforeseeable
demandwillberestored;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1308/70(')of29June1970onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinflaxandhemp,aslastamended
bytheAct(2)concerningtheconditionsofaccession
andtheadjustmentstotheTreaties,andinparticular
Article5(1)thereof;Whereasanassessmentofthemarketsituation,of
whichthemainpointsaresetoutabove,thusleadsto
theconclusionthatatemporaryimbalancedoesexist
betweenthesupplyoflongflaxfibresandtheforesee­
abledemandforthesefibres;whereasinthesecircum­
stancesaidsfortheprivatestorageofthesefibres
shouldbegrantedinaccordancewiththeprovisions
ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No1524/71(4)of
16July1971layingdowndetailedrulesconcerning
privatestorageaidforflaxandhempfibres;whereas
inviewoftheforeseeabletrendofthemarketduring
thecomingmonthsprovisionshouldbemadeto
preventstoragecontractsbeingconcludedinrespect
offibresofthenewcrop;whereastothisendthe
conclusionofcontractsshouldnotbepermittedafter
theendofthecurrentmarketingyear;WhereasArticle5ofRegulation (EEC)No1308/70
providesforthegrantingofprivatestorageaidwhen
thesupplyofflaxfibresshowsatemporaryimbalance
whencomparedwiththeforeseeabledemand;
whereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1172/71(3)of3
June1971layingdowngeneralrulesconcerning
privatestorageaidforflaxandhempfibresspecifies
theprincipalitemstobetakenintoaccounttoascer­
taintheexistenceofsuchimbalance ;Whereasthemaximumquantitywhichmaybethe
subjectofacontractshouldbespecifiedtakinginto
accounttheneedontheonehandtoremovegradu­
allythesurplusfromthemarketandontheotherto
simplifytheadministration ofthesystemofstorage
aids;WhereasduringthecurrentmarketingyearCommu­
nityproductionoflongflaxfibreswillbeslightly
greaterthanthatofthelastmarketingyear;whereas,
ontheotherhand,foreseeableimportsofthesefibres
willbeslightlylessthanthoseofthelastmarketing
year;
Whereasduringrecentmonthsthedemandforfibres
onthepartofCommunityandofthirdcountryusers
hasfallensignificantlycomparedtolastyear;whereas
thissituationthreatenstocontinueduetothecurrent
crisisinthetextileindustry;Whereasthetemporaryimbalancereferredtoaboveis
likelytocontinueuntilthebeginningofthenext
marketingyear,andwhereasthestoragecontract
arrangementscouldcoverarelativelylargequantityof
fibres,amountingtouptosome20%ofCommunity
productionoflongfibres;whereasinthesecircum­
stancesafixedtermofthreeorfourmonthsshouldbe
setforsuchcontracts;
WhereasbyvirtueofArticle8(2)(b)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1172/71thetermofexistingcontractsmay
incertaincircumstances becurtailed;whereasprovi­
sionshouldthereforebemadetospecify,inaddition
totheaidtobepaidwheretheobligationsunderthe
contractarefulfilled,thedeductionstobemadewhere
thestoragetermisthusreduced;Whereasthemarketsituationhasbeencharacterized
forsomeweeksbyamarkedfallinprices;whereasin
viewoftheforeseeabledevelopment ofdemandfor
fibresthisdownwardtrendislikelytocontinue;
Whereas,becauseofareductionintheareashown,a
fallintheproductionofflaxduringthecoming
marketingyearistobeanticipated ;whereas,taking
intoaccountthedecreaseinconsumption ofthis
product,itmaybeexpectedthatduringthefirst
monthsofthesaidmarketingyearthebalanceWhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforFlaxandHemp,(')OJNoL146,4.7.1970,p.1.
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(3)OJNoL123,5.6.1971,p.7. 4)OJNoL160,17.7.1971,p.16.

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beconcludedforafixedtermwhichattheoptionof
thestorermaybeofeitherthreeorfourmonths.
2.Contractsmaynotbeconcludedafter31July
1975.
Article5
1.Theamountoftheaidshallbe1.00unitof
accountper100kgpermonth.
2.ShouldArticle8(2)(b)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1172/71beapplied,theamountoftheaidshallbe
reducedinproportionwiththereductionintheterm
ofthecontract.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Witheffectfrom1June1975interventionagenciesof
producerMemberStatesshallgrantinaccordance
withtheprovisionsofRegulation (EEC)No1524/71
andofthisRegulationprivatestorageaidforflax
fibresofCommunityorigin.
Article2
1.Privatestorageaidmaybegrantedonlyin
respectoflongflaxfibres.
2.ForthepurposesofthisRegulation ,'longflax
fibres'means:flax,scutched,hackled(combed)but
nototherwiseprocessedorspun,excludingflaxtow,
flaxwasteandpulledorgarnettedrags.
Article3
1.Themaximumquantitypercontractshallbe
50000kilogrammes .
2.Contractsmaynotbeconcludedbeforetheflax
fibreshavebeenputintostorage.
Article4
1.WithoutprejudicetotheprovisionsofArticle8
(2)(b)ofRegulation (EEC)No1172/71,contractsshallArticle6
ForthepurposesofthisRegulation,amonthshall
meanaperiodof30days.
Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30May1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission