20.3.93 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoC80/25
Proposaifora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No...
of...
amendingRegulation (EEC)No1308/70onthecommonorganizationofthemarketinflaxand
hempandrepealingRegulation(EEC)No3698/88layingdownspecialmeasuresforhempseed
(93/C80/16
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,hempseedproducedonareasforwhichtheaidforhemp
referredtoinArticle4ofRegulation (EEC)No1308/70is
granted,shouldberepealed;
Whereas,inordertopreventtheabolitionoftheaidfor
fibreflaxseedandhempseedaffectingproducers'incomes,
provisionshouldbemadefortheamountofstandardaid
fortheseproductstobefixed,takingaccountinparticular
oftheirincomeobtainedfromthesaleofseeds;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle43
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropean
Parliament ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicandSocial
Committee ,
WhereasArticle4(2)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1308/700),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2057/92(2),laysdownthefactorstobetakeninto
accountwhentheamountperhectareforfibreflaxand
hempisfixed;whereasinparticulartheguidepricefor
linseedistakenintoaccount;Whereasatpresenttherearedifferentratesofaidforfibre
flaxseeddependingonthemethodofdeseedingtheflax
andtheareasofproduction;whereasthegrantofasingle
standardaidforfibreflaxcouldprovokeserious
disturbanceinthissectorasaresultofthemovementof
cultivationandtheprocessingindustrytoregionswitha
lowseedyield;whereas,inordertoavoidthisrisk,therate
ofstandardaidforfibreflaxshouldbevarieddependingon
theseedyield,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No000/of...
amendingRegulation (EEC)No1765/92establishinga
supportsystemforproducersofcertainarablecrops(3)
replaces,witheffectfromthe1993/94marketingyearfor
flaxotherthanfibreflax,thesupportsystemcurrentlyin
forceforlinseedintroducedbyCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No569/76of15March1976layingdownspecial
measuresforlinseed(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2048/92(5);whereasArticle4ofRegulation
(EEC)No1308/70shouldbeadaptedaccordingly ;
Whereasgiventhelinkbetweenfibreflaxandhemp,
provisionshouldbemadeforasimilaraidschemeforthese
twoproducts;whereas,accordingly ,CouncilRegulation
(EEC)No3698/88(6),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No2050/92(7),whichprovidesforthegrantofaidforArticle4(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No1308/70ishereby
replacedbythefollowing:
'2.Theamountofaidshallbesofixedperhectareof
areasownandharvestedastoensureanevenbalance
betweenthevolumeofproductionrequiredinthe
Communityandtheamountthatcanbemarketed.
Whentheamountofaidisbeingfixed,accountshall
alsobetakenofthepriceofflaxandhempfibresand
seedsontheworldmarket.
Theamountofaidforflaxshallbevariedbyapplying
coefficientsestablishedonthebasisoftheaverageseed
yieldrecordedduringthe1987/88to1991/92
marketingyearsinthehomogeneousproductionareas.
Thesecoefficientsshallbefixedontheonehandfor
retted,non-deseeded flaxand,ontheotherhand,for(MOJNoL146,4.7.1970,p.1.
(2)OJNoL215,30.7.1992,p.16.
(3)Seepage23ofthisOfficialJournal.
(4)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.29.
(5)OJNoL215,30.7.1992,p.5.
(6)OJNoL325,29.11.1988,p.2.
(7)OJNoL215.30.7.1992,p.8.

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flaxotherthanretted,nondeseededflax.These
coefficientsshallbefixedbeforethebeginningofthe
marketingyearinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaid
downinArticle12.'Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
Article2
Regulation (EEC)No3698/88isherebyrepealed. Itshallapplyfromthe1993/94marketingyear.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States. "•
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