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Brussels.8December1972
Proposalfora
REGULATION (EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
amendingtheAnnextoRegulation(EEC)No2358/71onthecommonorga­
nizationofthemarketinseedsandRegulation(EEC)no1674/72
layingdowngeneralrulesforgrantingandfinancingaidforseeds
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COK(72)1524final

4122/71/72-E
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Byvirtue ofArticle 3(l)ofCouncil Directive of30June 1969 onthe
marketing ofseed ofoiland .fibre plants (l),flax seeds ,intended forthe
production oftextile fibre ,maynotbemarketed unless they have been
officially certified as"basic seeds "or"certified seeds ".
These seeds arequite costly toproduce .Thebreeder 'sexpenses are
high because outlets arerelatively few innumber ,total Community require­
ments amounting only toabout 60.000 quintals ayear .Moreover .thereturn
•onseeds issmall .Onequintal sown mayyield atthemost 8to10quintals
ofseed andmarketing isonly authorized uptothesecond generation (R2).
Finally theharvesting ofthese seeds treated asaby-product ofthe
production oftextile fibre involves delicate andburdensome handling what­
ever theprocess employed (boiling orrecovering theseed during dryorwet
retting ).
Because ofthehigher cost ofcertified seeds ,growers alltoooften
usepoor quality seed grown bythemselves andthis hasunfortunate results
ontheproduction oftextile fibre ,both asregards quantity andquality .
(1)OJNoLIt9,.10July 1969 .P.3

-2- 4122/VI/72-E
OnseveraloccasionstheCommissionhasreceivedrequests,bothfrom
recognizedgrowersandfromcertaingovernmentauthorities ,foradding
flaxtothelistintheAnnextoRegulationNo2358/71onthecommon
organizationofthemarketinseeds(2)inorderthataidmayhegranted
fortheproductionofflaxseeds.
TheCommissionconsidersthatthisrequestshouldheentertained
ajidthatamoderatemeasureofaidfortheproductionoftheseseeds
would,byreducingthecostpriceproportionately ,beapowerfulincentive
towardstheirmorewidespreaduse.ThepricipalRegulationNo2358/71
shouldthereforebeamendedinaccordancewithArticle3(4).Council
Regulation(EEC)No1674/72of2August1972,layingdowngeneralrules
forgrantingandfinancingaidforseed(3)»whichtodatehasonlybean
'concernedwithfodderplantseed,shouldalsobeamendedbyaddinga
.referenoethereintothe1969Directiveonseedsofoilandfibreplants.
Theattaohedproposalprovidesaccordingly.
(2)OJNoL246,5November1971»P*1
(3)OJNoL177,4August1972,p.1.

4122/VI/72-E
Proposalfora
RECKJLATION(EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
amendingtheAnnextoRegulation(EEC)No2358/71onthecommon
organizationofthemarketinseedsandRegulation(EEC)No1674/72
layingdowngeneralrulesforgrantingandfinancingaidforseeds
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomio
Community|
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2358/71(l)of26October
1971onthecommonorganizsation ofthemarketinseedsandinparticular
Article3(4)thereof;
HavingregardtotheProposalfromtheCommission !
WhereasCouncilDirectivaof30June1969(2)onthemarketingofseed
ofoilandfibreplants,aslastamendedbytheDirectiveof20July1972(3)
laysdowninArticle3(l)thattheseedsofLinumusitatissimum L.partim–
flaxmayonlybemarketedifofficiallycertifiedas"basicseeds"or
"certifiedseeds"j
Whereastheproductionofcertifiedseedsisparticularly costlyto
thebreederbecauseofthelimitedmarket,andtotheseedgrowerbecause
ofthepoorreturnonseedsandoftheproblemsinvolvedinripplingj
whereasthereforegrowerstoooftenusepoorqualityseedsgrownbythemselra
(1)OJNoL246,5November1971,p.1
(2)OJNoL169,10July1969,p.3
(3)OJNoL171,27July1972,p.37

2 4122/VI/72-E
Whereasprovisionshouldthereforebeniadegivinganincentivebyway
ofgrantinaid,totheproductionofcertifiedflaxseeds?whereastothis
intentthisproductshouldbeincludedintheAnnextoRegulation(EEC)
No2358/71J
WhereasitisalsonecessarytoamendArticle1(l),firstindent,of
CouncilRegulation(EEC)1674/72(4)of2August1972layingdowngeneral
rulesforgrantingandfinancingaidforseed,byaddingtoitareference
totheDirectivereferredtoabove;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION s
(4)OJNoL177»4August1972,p.1.

-3- 4122/vI/72-E
Article1
TheAnnextoRegulation(EEC)No2358/71isamendedbyadditionofthe
followingheading:
CCT
heading
NoDescription ofgoods
ex12.01!
!
!Linumusitatissimum L.partim Flax
Article2
Article1(l)ofRegulation (EEC)No1674/72isamended "bydeletingthe
firstindentandsubstituting thereforthefollowingi
"-asdefinedintheCouncilDirectiveof14June1966(5)onthe
marketingoffodderplantseedandbytheCouncilDirectiveof
30June1969onthemarketingofseedofoilandfibreplants,
aslastamendedbytheCouncilDirectiveof20July1972."
Article3
ThisRegulationshallapplyfrom1July1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels. FortheCounoil
,ThePreâident
(5)OJNoL25,11July1966,p.2298/66