Commission Regulation (EC) No 1352/1999 of 23 June 1999 deferring the final date for sowing certain arable crops in certain regions in the 1999/2000 marketing year
Date: 1999-06-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural region, cereals, leguminous vegetable, oleaginous plant, seed, seed flax

26. 6. 1999

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1352/1999

of 23 June 1999

deferring the final date for sowing certain arable crops in certain regions in the
1999/2000 marketing year

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92
of 30 June 1992 establishing a support system for produ-
cers of certain arable crops (1), as last amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 1251/1999 (2), and in particular Article 12
thereof,

(1) Whereas Article 10(2) of Regulation (EEC) No
1765/92 stipulates that, to qualify for the compens-
atory payments
for cereals, protein crops and
linseed under the support system for certain arable
crops, producers must have sown the seed at the
latest by 15 May preceding the relevant harvest;

(2) Whereas Article 9 of Commission Regulation (EC)
No 658/96 of 9 April 1996 on certain conditions
for granting compensatory payments under the
support system for producers of certain arable
crops (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
610/1999 (4), fixes the final date for sowing oilseeds;

(3) Whereas, because of the particular weather condi-
tions this year, the final dates for sowing seeds
fixed in several Member States cannot be complied
with in all cases; whereas, in consequence, the time
limit
for sowing cereals and/or oilseeds, and/or
protein crops and/or linseed for the 1999/2000
marketing
should, where necessary, be
deferred for certain specific regions; whereas to do

year

so Regulations (EEC) No 1765/92 and (EC) No
658/96 should be waived as permitted by the
seventh indent of Article 12 of Regulation (EEC)
No 1765/92;

(4) Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1098/
1999 (5) has fixed the final date for sowing certain
arable crops in certain regions in the 1999/2000
marketing year;

(5) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regula-
tion are in accordance with the opinion of the
Joint Management Committee for Cereals, Oils
and Fats and Dried Fodder,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The final dates for crop sowings for the 1999/2000
marketing year are fixed in the Annex hereto for the
crops, Member States and regions indicated therein.

Article 2

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

It shall apply from 15 May 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 23 June 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 12.
(2) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 91, 12.4.1996, p. 46.
(4) OJ L 75, 20.3.1999, p. 24.

(5) OJ L 133, 28.5.1999, p. 25.

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ANNEX

Final date for sowing crops for the 1999/2000 marketing year

Crops

Member State

Region

Final date

Cereals, oilseeds, protein crops and
linseed

Ireland

The entire country

31 May 1999

Cereals and linseed

United Kingdom

England

15 June 1999

Maize, sunflower, soya, sorghum,
buckwheat

France

The entire country

15 June 1999

Maize, sunflower, sorghum

Portugal

Beira Litoral

15 June 1999

Maize, sorghum

Portugal

Cereals, oilseeds, protein crops and Germany
linseed

Maize, soya

Maize, soya

Austria

Italy

Maize, sunflower

Greece

Cereals, oilseeds, protein crops and
linseed

Sweden

Cereals, protein crops and linseed

Sweden

Entre-Douro e Min-
ho

15 June 1999

Bayern

15 June 1999

Baden-Württemberg

Hessen

Rheinland-Pfalz

The entire country

15 June 1999

Piemonte

15 June 1999

Friuli-Venezia-Giulia

15 June 1999

15 June 1999

25 June 1999

Macedonia

Thrace

Stockholm

Uppsala

Södermanland

Östergötland

Jönköping

Kronoberg

Kalmar

Gotland

Blekinge

Skåne

Halland

Västra götaland

Örebvo

Västmanland

Värmland

Dalarna

Gävleborg

Västernorrland

Jämtland

Västerbotten

Norrbotten

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Crops

Member State

Region

Final date

Rape or colza seeds

Sweden

Cereals, protein crops, linseed, rape
or colza seeds

Finland

Värmland

Dalarna

Gävleborg

C3

C4

25 June 1999

25 June 1999