Council Regulation (EC) No 1544/2006 of 5 October 2006 laying down special measures to encourage silkworm rearing (Codified version)
Date: 2006-10-05
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU aid, codification of EU law, economic support, sericulture

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1544/2006

of 5 October 2006

laying down special measures to encourage silkworm rearing

(Codified version)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

income for farmers in those regions. Measures should
therefore be adopted to help to ensure a fair income
for silkworm rearers.

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

establishing the European

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and
Social Committee (2),

Whereas:

(3)

(4)

(5)

(1)

(2)

Council Regulation (EEC) No 845/72 of 24 April 1972
laying down special measures to encourage silkworm
rearing (3) has been substantially
amended several
times (4). In the interests of clarity and rationality the
said Regulation should be codified.

Council Regulation (EEC) No 827/68 of 28 June 1968
on the common organisation of the market in certain
products listed in Annex II to the Treaty (5) lays down
the measures governing trade in silkworms and silkworm
eggs without, however, providing for support measures
within the Community. Silkworm rearing is of some
importance to the economies of certain regions of the
Community. This activity is a source of additional

(1) Not yet published in the Official Journal.
(2) Not yet published in the Official Journal.
(3) OJ L 100, 27.4.1972, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1668/2000 (OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 6).

(4) See Annex I.
(5) OJ L 151, 30.6.1968, p. 16. Regulation as last amended by Regu-
lation (EC) No 865/2004 (OJ L 161, 30.4.2004, p. 97. Corrected
Regulation published in OJ L 206, 9.6.2004, p. 37).

the
and

To that end, provision should be made for measures
to market
adjustment of
to facilitate
requirements,
national
aid
silkworm aids should be granted for silkworm rearing.
In view of the characteristic features of silkworm rearing,
this aid should take the form of a fixed sum per box of
silkworm eggs used.

replacing

supply

an

all

Expenses incurred by the Member States as a result of the
obligations resulting from this Regulation should be
financed by the Community in accordance with the
provisions relating to the financing of the common agri-
cultural policy.

The measures necessary for the implementation of this
Regulation should be
adopted in accordance with
Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying
down the procedures for the exercise of implementing
powers conferred on the Commission (6),

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.
Aid shall be granted for silkworms falling within CN code
0106 90 00 and for silkworm eggs falling within CN code
0511 99 90 reared within the Community.

The aid shall be granted to silkworm rearers for each box
2.
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

3.
EUR 133,26.

silkworm eggs used shall be

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

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Article 2

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

shall cover

the minimum
The detailed rules
quantity referred to in Article 1(2),
the information to be
forwarded to the Commission by the Member States and any
financial
inspection measures
interests from fraud or other irregularities.

the Community's

in particular

to protect

Article 3

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

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

3.

The Committee shall adopt its Rules of Procedure.

Article 5

The provisions governing the financing of
the common
agricultural policy shall apply to the products mentioned in
Article 1.

The silkworm rearing year shall begin on 1 April of each
calendar year and end on 31 March of the following calendar
year.

Article 6

Regulation (EEC) No 845/72 shall be repealed.

Article 4

1
The Commission shall be assisted by the Management
Committee for Natural Fibres established by Article 10 of
Council Regulation (EC) No 1673/2000 of 27 July 2000 on
the common organisation of the markets in flax and hemp
grown for fibre (1), hereinafter referred to as ‘the Committee’.

References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as
references to this Regulation and shall be read in accordance
with the correlation table in Annex II.

Article 7

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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

Done at Luxembourg, 5 October 2006.

For the Council
The President

K. RAJAMÄKI

(1) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 16. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 953/2006 (OJ L 175, 29.6.2006, p. 1).

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ANNEX I

Repealed Regulation with its successive amendments

Council Regulation (EEC) No 845/72

(OJ L 100, 27.4.1972, p. 1)

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 4005/87

(OJ L 377, 31.12.1987, p. 48)

Council Regulation (EEC) No 2059/92

(OJ L 215, 30.7.1992, p. 19)

Council Regulation (EC) No 1668/2000

(OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 6)

ANNEX II

Correlation table

Regulation (EEC) No 845/72

This Regulation

Article 1

Article 2

Article 3

Article 4

Article 5

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Article 6

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—

Article 1

Article 2

Article 3

Article 4

Article 5

Article 6

Article 7

Annex I

Annex II