COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
COM(95) 20 final 
Brussels, 08.02.1995 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) 
amending Regulation (EEC) No 620/71 laying down 
outline provisions for contracts for 
the sale of flax and hemp straw 
(presented by the Commission) 
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
1. Article 4a of Regulation (EEC) No 620/71 states that contracting 
parties must indicate in sales contracts for flax that the selling 
price takes account of the guide price for linseed referred to in 
Regulation (EEC) No 569/76. 
2. The aid scheme for linseed introduced by Regulation (EEC) No 569/76 has 
been discontinued. Article 4a of Regulation (EEC) No 620/71 should 
therefore be repealed to remove all references to the guide price from 
that Regulation. 
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Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 
amending Regulation (EEC) No 620/71 laying down 
outline provisions for contracts for 
the sale of flax and hemp straw 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1308/70 of 29 June 1979 on the 
common organization of the market in flax and hemp(^), as last amended by 
Regulation (EC) No 3290/94(2)t and in particular Article 6 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission^3), 
Whereas, pursuant to Article 4a of Council Regulation (EEC) No 620/71 of 
22 March 1971(4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1776/76<5>, the 
contracting parties must indicate in sales contracts for flax that the 
selling price takes account of the guide price for linseed referred to in 
Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 569/76 of 15 March 1976 laying down 
special measures for linseed*6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) 
No 2048/92<7>; 
Whereas the aid scheme for linseed introduced by Regulation (EEC) No 569/76 
was replaced by that introduced by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 of 
30 June 1992 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable 
crops(8), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 920/94<9); whereas the 
abovementioned Article 4a should therefore be repealed, 
(1) OJ No L 146, 4.7.1979, p. 1. 
(2) OJ No L 349, 31.12.1994, p. 
(3) OJ No C 
(4) OJ No L 72, 26.3.1971, p. 4. 
(5) OJ No L 199, 24.7.1976, p. 4. 
(6) OJ No L 67, 15.3.1976, p. 29. 
(7) OJ No L 215, 30.7.1992, p. 5. 
(8) OJ NO L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 12. 
(9) OJ No L 106, 27.4.1994, p. 14. 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: V 
Article 1 
Article 4a of Regulation (EEC) No 620/71 is hereby repealed. 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its 
publication in the official Journal of the European Communities. V 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in 
all Member states. 
Don* at Brussels, For the Council 
FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
BUDGET HEADING: 
B1-140 Fibre flax and hemp APPROPRIATIONS: 
ECU 85 million 
TITLE: 
Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 620/71 laying down outline provisions for contracts 
for the sale of flax and hemp straw. 
LEGAL BASIS: 
Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 1308/70 
AIMS: 
To adjust the conditions governing contracts for the sale of flax straw so as to take account of the legislative 
amendments made in relation to flax seed/linseed. 
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: PERIOD OF 12 
MONTHS 
(ECU million) CURRENT 
FINANCIAL 
YEAR 
(94) 
(ECU million) FOLLOWING 
FINANCIAL 
YEAR 
(95) 
(ECU million) 
5.0. EXPENDITURE 
- CHARGED TO THE EC BUDGET 
(REFUNDS/INTERVENTION) 
- NATIONAL AUTHORITIES 
-OTHER NIL NIL NIL 
5.1. REVENUE 
- OWN RESOURCES OF THE EC 
(LEVIES/CUSTOMS DUTIES) 
- NATIONAL 
5.0.1. ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE 
5.1.1. ESTIMATED REVENUE 1997 
NIL 1998 
NIL 1999 
NIL 2000 
NIL 
5.2. METHOD OF CALCULATION: 
6.0. 
6.1. 
6.2. CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED FROM APPROPRIATIONS ENTERED IN THE RELEVANT 
CHAPTER OF THE CURRENT BUDGET? 
CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED BY TRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS OF THE CURRENT 
BUDGET? 
WILL A SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET BE NECESSARY? 
6.3. WILL FUTURE BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS BE NECESSARY? 
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