Council Regulation (EC) No 1668/2000 of 17 July 2000 amending Regulation (EEC) No 845/72 laying down special measures to encourage silkworm rearing
Date: 2000-07-17
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU aid, executive competence, management committee (EU), sericulture, terms for aid

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Official Journal of the European Communities

29.7.2000

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1668/2000

of 17 July 2000

amending Regulation (EEC) No 845/72 laying down special measures to encourage silkworm
rearing

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 37 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),

Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament (2),

Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social
Committee (3),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Council Regulation (EEC) No 845/72 (4) provides for the
Community aid for
reared within the
silkworms
Community to be fixed annually. In accordance with the
approach followed for
the common
organisation of the markets in connection with Agenda
2000 and in order to enable producers to work out
longer-term production plans, the aid should be fixed
without any limit in time, without prejudice to any
revisions that may be called for in the future.

the reform of

The aid should be set at a level
standard of living for silkworm rearers.

that ensure a fair

The measures necessary for the implementation of Regu-
lation (EEC) No 845/72 should be adopted in accord-
ance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June
1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of
implementing powers conferred on the Commission (5),

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

for

and
falling within
0511 99 80 reared within the Community.

silkworm eggs

subheading

2.
The aid shall be granted to silkworm rearers for each
box of silkworm eggs used, on conditions that the boxes
contain a minimum quantity of eggs, to be determined, and
that the worms have been successfully reared.

The aid per box of silkworm eggs used shall be

3.
EUR 133,26.’

2. Article 2 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 2

Detailed rules shall be adopted for the application of this
Regulation in accordance with the procedure laid down in
Article 4(2).

The detailed rules shall cover in particular the minimum
quantity referred to in Article 1(2), the information to be
forwarded to the Commission by the Member States and
any inspection measures to protect the Community's finan-
cial

interests from fraud or other irregularities.’

3. Article 4 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 4

1.
The Commission shall be assisted by the Management
Committee for Flax and Hemp established by Article 11 of
Council Regulation (EEC) No 1308/70 of 29 June 1970 on
the common organisation of
in flax and
hemp (*), hereinafter referred to as “the Committee”.

the market

2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4
and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.

The period referred to in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/
468/EC shall be set at one month.

Regulation (EEC) No 845/72 is amended as follows:

3.

The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.

1. Article 1 shall be replaced by the following:

(*) OJ L 146, 4.7.1970, p. 1.’

‘Article 1

1.
subheading 0106 00 90 of

Aid shall be granted for silkworms falling within
the Combined Nomenclature

Article 2

(1) OJ C 86 E, 24.3.2000, p. 9.
(2) Opinion delivered on 16 May 2000 (not yet published in the Offi-

cial Journal).

(3) OJ C 168, 16.6.2000, p. 17.
(4) OJ L 100, 27.4.1972, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regula-

tion (EEC) No 2059/92 (OJ L 215, 30.7.1992, p. 19).

(5) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.

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

It shall apply from 1 April 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 July 2000.

For the Council

The President

J. GLAVANY