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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)554final.
Brussels,9November1977
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingRegulation(EEC)NO2114/71ON"thesubsidy
foroilseeds
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
COM(77)554final.

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Atthemeeting oftheCouncil ofMinisters on25and .26April 1977 "the
Council andtheCommission expressed their intention ,asregards colza
andrape seeds harvested asfrom the1978/79marketing year ,tolimit
thegranting ofthesubsidy toseeds having alowerucic acid content
andtothequantities ofother seeds used "bythechemical industry .
Thepurpose ofthis draft istoprovide forsuch alimitation ofthe
subsidy aswell astoensure that ,inregard tocolza andrape seeds
having ahigh erucio acid content thesubsidy ispaid only when these
seeds have been put toanon-food use .

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
amending Regulation (EEC)NO2114/71onthesubsidy foroilseeds
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
Having regard toCouncil Regulation No136/66/EECof22September 1966 ,on
1theestablishment ofacommon organization ofthemarket inoils andfats '
aslast amended "byRegulation (EEC)No1707/73 andinparticular Article
27(3)thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas theScientific Committee forPood recommended initsOpinion on
colza oilthat ,where this oilisused infood ,preference should begiven
tovarieties ofoilhaving alowerucic acid content ;
Whereas most Community producers have already begun using fortheir crops
seed oflowerucic acid content ;whereas ,toencourage them topursue this
conversion measure ,Council Regulation (EEC)No2114/71of28September 1971
onthesubsidy foroilseeds ^,should beamended torestrict thesubsidy ,
inthecase ofproduction intended foruseinfood ,toseed theerucic
acid content ofwhich does notexceed acertain limit ;
Whereas thesubsidy should only begranted forseed with ahigh erucic acid
content when itisintended fornon-food uses ,
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
1)OJNo172 ,30.9.1966 ,p.3025/66
2)OJNoL175 ,29.6.1973 ,p.5
3)OJNoL222 ,2.10.1971 ,P.2. •••/•••

Article 1 ï
Thefollowing paragraph ishereby added toArticle 1ofRegulation (EEC)
No2114/71:
"Inthe case ofcolza andrape seeds theoil ofwhich isintended foruse
infood ,thesubsidy shall "begranted only forseeds theoilofwhich has
anerucic acid content ,calculated onthe "basis ofitstotal content in
fatty acid intheoily phase ,notexceeding apercentage to "bedetermined
inaccordance with theprocedure laid down inArticle 38ofRegulation
Ho136/66/EEC.
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Article 2 j
Article 10ofRegulation (EEC)No2114/71ishereby amended toread as
follows :
"Article 10
1.Entitlement tothesubsidy shall "beacquired
(a)inthecase ofcolza andrape seeds theoilofwhich isintended
foruse infood and inthecase ofsunflower seeds ,when thesaid
seeds areprocessed fortheproduction ofoil ;
(b)inthecase ofcolza andrape seeds theoilofwhich isintended
fornon-food uses ,when theoilforthese seeds has "been putto
the intended use .
2.Thesubsidy shall "bepaid totheholder ofthecertificate referred to
inArticle 4in "theMember State inwhich theseeds areplaced under
control
–inthecase oftheseeds referred toinparagraph 1(a),when proof
ofprocessing isfurnished ;
–inthecase oftheseeds referred toinparagraph 1(b),when proof
isfurnished that theoilhasbeen puttotheintended use *
However ,thesubsidy maybepaid inadvance assoon astheseeds have
been placed under control ,oncondition that aguarantee fortheir
processing islodged ".
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force onthethird dayfollowing its
publication intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities .
Itshall apply with effect from 1July 1978 .
ThiB Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddireotly applicable in
allMember States .
_ ,_ , FortheCouncilDone atBrussels ,