Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) No ... of ... amending Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 on the common organisation of the market in seeds and fixing the aid granted in the seeds sector for the 2000/2001 and 2001/2002 marketing years
Date: 1999-02-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural market, agricultural product, agricultural production, fixing of prices

1.3.1999

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Official  Journal  of  the  European  Communities

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Proposal  for  a

COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EC)  No  . . ./1999

of  . . .  1999

99/0035(CNS)

amending  Regulation  (EEC)  No  2358/71  on  the  common  organisation  of  the  market  in  seeds
and  fixing  the  aid  granted  in  the  seeds  sector  for  the  2000/2001  and  2001/2002  marketing
years

(1999/C  59/12)

THE  COUNCIL  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  UNION,

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European
Community,  and  in  particular  Article  43  thereof,

to  Council  Regulation 

Having  regard 
(EEC)  No
2358/71 (1),  as  last  amended  by  Regulation  (EC)  No
192/98 (2),  and 
in  particular  Article  3(3)  and  (4)
thereof,

Having  regard  to  the  proposal  from  the  Commission,

Having  regard 
Parliament,

to 

the  opinion  of 

the  European

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social
Committee,

Whereas  the  Annex  to  Regulation  (EEC)  No  2358/71
lists  the  japonica  and  indica  type  varieties  of  the  species
Oryza sativa L. among the products on which production
aid  is  payable  for  basic  and  certified  seed;  whereas  the
distinction between the two varieties is essentially genetic
and  calls  in  particular  for  food-science  analyses;  whereas
such  analyses  are  complicated  and  some  varieties  which
have  appeared  on 
the  market  cannot  easily  be
distinguished  as  being  of  the  japonica  or  indica  type  on
the  basis  of  their  genetic  characteristics;  whereas  that
Annex  should  accordingly  be  amended  to  distinguish
between  varieties  of  the  species  Oryza  sativa  L.  on  the
basis  of  morphological  criteria  only;

Whereas  the  Annex  to  Regulation  (EEC)  No  2358/71
lists Cannabis sativa L. (monoecious) among the products
on which production aid is payable for basic and certified
seed;  whereas  certain  varieties  of  dioecious  Cannabis
sativa  L.  are  now  comparable  with  the  monoecious
varieties  as  regards  their  tetrahydrocannabinol  (THC)
content;  whereas,  in  Article  3(1)  of  Council  Regulation
(EEC) No 619/71 of 22 March 1971 laying down general

(1)  OJ  L  246,  5.11.1971,  p.  1.
(2)  OJ  L  20,  27.1.1998,  p.  16.

rules  for  granting  aid  for  flax  and  hemp (3),  as  last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1420/98 (4), the Council
stipulates  that  production  aid  is  to  be  granted  solely  on
hemp  harvested  after  seed  formation  and  grown  from
certified  seed  of  varieties  on  a  list  to  be  drawn  up  in
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 12 of
Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No  1308/70  of  29  June  1970
on  the  common  organisation  of  the  market  in  flax  and
hemp (5),  as 
last  amended  by  Regulation  (EC)  No
3290/94 (6); whereas, for the purposes of granting aid for
the  production  of  hemp  for  the  1998/1999,  1999/2000
and  2000/2001  marketing  years, 
the  Council  has
specified that only varieties found to have a THC content
of  not  less  than  0,3 %  and,  for  subsequent  marketing
years,  of  not  less  than  0,2 %  are  to  appear  on  that  list;
whereas  the  Annex  to  Regulation  (EEC)  No  2358/71
should  accordingly  be  amended  to  refer  to  Cannabis
sativa  L.  of  varieties  with  a  THC  content  not  exceeding
0,3 %  for  the  2000/2001  marketing  year  and  0,2 %
thereafter  and  those  varieties  should  be  determined  in
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 11 of
Regulation  (EEC)  No  2358/71;

Whereas  the  Annex  to  Regulation  (EEC)  No  2358/71
refers  to  varieties  of  Lolium  perenne  L.  of  high
persistence,  late  or  medium  late,  new  and  other  varieties
and  varieties  of  low  persistence,  medium  late,  medium
early  or  early;  whereas  the  prices  for  those  varieties  on
the external markets no longer justify that distinction and
the  Annex  should  therefore  be  amended  to  refer  to
Lolium  perenne  L.  without  distinguishing  between
varieties;

Whereas,  given  the  situation  on  and  the  outlook  for  the
Community  market,  producers  are  not  assured  of  a  fair
return  from  seeds  listed  in  the  Annex  to  Regulation
(EEC)  No  2358/71  which  will  be  marketed  in  the

(3)  OJ  L  72,  26.3.1971,  p.  2.
(4)  OJ  L  190,  4.7.1998,  p.  7.
(5)  OJ  L  146,  4.7.1970,  p.  1.
(6)  OJ  L  349,  31.12.1994,  p.  105.

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2000/2001 and 2001/2002 marketing years; whereas part
of  the  costs  of  production  should  be  offset  by  aid;

Whereas  Article  3(2)  of  Regulation  (EEC)  No  2358/71
provides  that  when  the  aid  is  fixed,  account  should  be
taken,  on  the  one  hand,  of  the  need  to  ensure  balance
between  production  in  the  Community  and  the  outlets
for such production and, on the other hand, of the prices
for  such  products  on  the  external  markets;

Whereas  the  application  of  these  criteria  results  in  the
fixing  of  the  aid  applicable  for  the  2000/2001  and
2001/2002 marketing years at the levels set out in Annex
II,

‘6. The  varieties  of  Cannabis  sativa  L.  on  which  the  aid
provided for in this Article is payable shall be determined
in  accordance  with  the  procedure  laid  down  in  Article
11.’

Article  2

The  Annex  to  Regulation  (EEC)  No  2358/71  is  replaced
by  Annex  I  hereto.

Article  3

For  the  2000/2001  and  2001/2002  marketing  years,  the
aid  granted  in  the  seeds  sector  as  provided  for  in  Article
3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 shall be as set out in
Annex  II  hereto.

HAS  ADOPTED  THIS  REGULATION:

Article  4

Article  1

This  Regulation  shall  enter  into  force  on  the  third  day
following  its  publication  in  the  Official  Journal  of  the
European  Communities.

The  following  paragraph  is  added  to  Article  3  of
Regulation  (EEC)  No  2358/71:

It  shall  apply  from  1  July  2000.

This  Regulation  shall  be  binding  in  its  entirety  and  directly  applicable  in  all  Member  States.

Done  at  . . .

For  the  Council

The  President

. . .

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ANNEX  I

‘ANNEX

CN  code

Description

1. CERES

1001 90 10

Triticum  spelta  L.

1006 10 10

Oryza  sativa  L. (1)

—  long-grain varieties the grains of which are of a length exceeding 6,0 mm and of a

length/width  ratio  of  more  than  or  equal  to  3

—  other varieties the grains of which are of a length not exceeding 6,0 mm and of a

length/width  ratio  of  less  than  3

2. OLEAGINEAE

ex 1204 00 10

Linum  usitatissimum  L.  (fibre  flax)

ex 1204 00 10

Linum  usitatissimum  L.  (linseed)

ex 1207 99 10

Cannabis  sativa  L. (2)  (varieties  with  a  tetrahydrocannabinol  content  not  exceeding
0,3 %  for  the  2000/2001  marketing  year  and  0,2 %  for  subsequent  marketing  years)

3. GRAMINEAE

ex 1209 29 10

Agrostis  canina  L.

ex 1209 29 10

Agrostis  gigantea  Roth.

ex 1209 29 10

Agrostis  stolonifera  L.

ex 1209 29 10

Agrostis  capillaris  L.

ex 1209 29 80

Arrhenatherum  elatius  (L.)  P.  Beauv.  ex  J.S.  and  K.B.  Presl.

ex 1209 29 10

Dactylis glomerata L.

ex 1209 23 80

Festuca  arundinacea  Schreb.

ex 1209 23 80

Festuca  ovina  L.

1209 23 11

Festuca  pratensis  Huds.

1209 23 15

Festuca  rubra  L.

ex 1209 29 80

Festulolium

1209 25 10

Lolium  multiflorum  Lam.

1209 25 90

Lolium  perenne  L.

ex 1209 29 80

Lolium  x  boucheanum  Kunth

ex 1209 29 80

Phleum  Bertolinii  (DC)

1209 26 00

Phleum  pratense  L.

ex 1209 29 80

Poa  nemoralis  L.

1209 24 00

Poa  pratensis  L.

ex 1209 29 10

Poa  palustris  and  Poa  trivialis  L.

4. LEGUMINOSAE

ex 1209 29 80

Hedysarum  coronarium  L.

ex 1209 29 80

Medicago  lupulina  L.

ex 1209 21 00

Medicago  sativa  L.  (ecotypes)

ex 1209 21 00

Medicago  sativa  L.  (varieties)

ex 1209 29 80

Onobrichis viciifolia Scop.

ex 0713 10 10

Pisum  sativum  L.  (partim)  (field  peas)

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CN  code

Description

ex 1209 22 80

Trifolium  alexandrinum  L.

ex 1209 22 80

Trifolium  hybridum  L.

ex 1209 22 80

Trifolium  incarnatum  L.

1209 22 10

Trifolium  pratense  L.

ex 1209 22 80

Trifolium  repens  L.

ex 1209 22 80

Trifolium  repens  L.  var.  giganteum

ex 1209 22 80

Trifolium  resupinatum  L.

ex 0713 50 10

Vicia  faba  L.  (partim)  (field  beans)

ex 1209 29 10

Vicia sativa L.

ex 1209 29 10

Vicia  villosa  Roth.

(1)  Grain  measurements  are  taken  on  wholly  milled  rice  by  the  following  method:

(i)  take  a  sample  representative  of  the  batch;
(ii)  sieve  the  sample  so  as  to  retain  only  whole  grains,  including  immature  grains;
(iii) carry  out  two  measurements  of  100  grains  each  and  work  out  the  average;
(iv) express  the  result  in  mm,  rounded  off  to  one  decimal  place.

(2)  The  tetrahydrocannabinol  (THC)  content  of  a  variety  is  determined  by  analysing  a  sample  maintained  at  constant
weight. The weight of THC must be determined in relation to the weight of the sample. The sample is to consist of the
upper third of a representative number of plants selected at random at the end of their flowering period and with stalks
and  seeds  removed.’

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ANNEX  II

2000/2001  AND  2001/2002  MARKETING  YEARS

Aid  applicable  in  the  Community

CN  code

Description

1. CERES

1001 90 10

Triticum  spelta  L

1006 10 10

Oryza  sativa  L.

(EUR/100  kg)

Aid

2000/2001

2001/2002

14,37

17,27

14,37

17,27

—  long-grain  varieties  the  grains  of  which  are  of  a  length  exceeding

6,0  mm  and  of  a  length/width  ratio  of  more  than  or  equal  to  3

—  other  varieties  the  grains  of  which  are  of  a  length  not  exceeding

14,85

14,85

6,0  mm  and  of  a  length/width  ratio  of  less  than  3

2. OLEAGINEAE

ex 1204 00 10

Linum  usitatissimum  L.  (fibre  flax)

ex 1204 00 10

Linum  usitatissimum  L.  (linseed)

ex 1207 99 10

Cannabis  sativa  L.  (varieties  with  a  tetrahydrocannabinol  content  not
exceeding  0,3 %  for  the  2000/2001  marketing  year  and  0,2 %  for  the
2001/2002  marketing  year)

3. GRAMINEAE

ex 1209 29 10

Agrostis  canina  L.

ex 1209 29 10

Agrostis  gigantea  Roth.

ex 1209 29 10

Agrostis  stolonifera  L.

ex 1209 29 10

Agrostis  capillaris  L.

ex 1209 29 80

Arrhenatherum  elatius  (L.)  P.  Beauv.  ex  J.S.  and  K.B.  Presl.

ex 1209 29 10

Dactylis glomerata L.

ex 1209 23 80

Festuca  arundinacea  Schreb.

ex 1209 23 80

Festuca  ovina  L.

1209 23 11

Festuca  pratensis  Huds.

1209 23 15

Festuca  rubra  L.

ex 1209 29 80

Festulolium

1209 25 10

Lolium  multiflorum  Lam.

1209 25 90

Lolium  perenne  L.

ex 1209 29 80

Lolium  x  boucheanum  Kunth

ex 1209 29 80

Phleum  Bertolinii  (DC)

1209 26 00

Phleum  pratense  L.

ex 1209 29 80

Poa  nemoralis  L.

1209 24 00

Poa  pratensis  L.

ex 1209 29 10

Poa  palustris  and  Poa  trivialis  L.

28,38

22,46

20,53

75,95

75,95

75,95

75,95

67,14

52,77

58,93

43,59

43,59

36,83

32,36

21,13

30,99

21,13

50,96

83,56

38,88

38,52

38,88

28,38

22,46

20,53

75,95

75,95

75,95

75,95

67,14

52,77

58,93

43,59

43,59

36,83

32,36

21,13

30,99

21,13

50,96

83,56

38,88

38,52

38,88

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CN  code

Description

4. LEGUMINOSAE

ex 1209 29 80

Hedysarum  coronarium  L.

ex 1209 29 80

Medicago  lupulina  L.

ex 1209 21 00

Medicago  sativa  L.  (ecotypes)

ex 1209 21 00

Medicago  sativa  L.  (varieties)

ex 1209 29 80

Onobrichis viciifolia Scop.

ex 0713 10 10

Pisum  sativum  L.  (partim)  (field  peas)

ex 1209 22 80

Trifolium  alexandrinum  L.

ex 1209 22 80

Trifolium  hybridum  L.

ex 1209 22 80

Trifolium  incarnatum  L.

1209 22 10

Trifolium  pratense  L.

ex 1209 22 80

Trifolium  repens  L.

ex 1209 22 80

Trifolium  repens  L.  var.  giganteum

ex 1209 22 80

Trifolium  resupinatum  L.

ex 0713 50 10

Vicia  faba  L.  (partim)  (field  beans)

ex 1209 29 10

Vicia sativa L.

ex 1209 29 10

Vicia  villosa  Roth.

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(EUR/100  kg)

Aid

2000/2001

2001/2002

36,47

31,88

22,10

36,59

20,04

0

45,76

45,89

45,76

53,49

75,11

70,76

45,76

0

30,67

24,03

36,47

31,88

22,10

36,59

20,04

0

45,76

45,89

45,76

53,49

75,11

70,76

45,76

0

30,67

24,03