2007/179/EC: Commission Decision of 22 March 2007 authorising Finnish aid for seeds and cereal seed in respect of the year 2006 (notified under document number C(2007) 1280)
Date: 2007-03-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Finland, cereals, common organisation of markets, production aid, seed, support policy

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DECISIONS

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 22 March 2007

authorising Finnish aid for seeds and cereal seed in respect of the year 2006

(notified under document number C(2007) 1280)

(Only the Finnish and Swedish texts are authentic)

(2007/179/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September
2003 establishing common rules
support
the common agricultural policy and
schemes under
farmers (3),
establishing certain support
with the exception of Phleum pratense L. (Timothy), and
for certain areas under cereal seed.

for direct

schemes

for

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1947/2005 of 23
November 2005 on the common organisation of the market in
seeds and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2358/71 and (EEC)
No 1674/72 (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of
Article 8(2) thereof,

(3)

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 of 26
October 1971 on the common organisation of the market in
seeds (2), and in particular Article 8 thereof,

The proposed aid meets the requirements laid down in
Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1947/2005. It concerns
seeds and cereal seed varieties for cultivation in Finland
which are adapted to the weather conditions in that
country and are not grown in other Member States.
The Commission authorisation should be limited to the
varieties included in the list of Finnish varieties which are
cultivated only in Finland.

Whereas:

(4)

Provision should be made for the Commission to be
informed of the measures taken by Finland to comply
with the limits laid down in this Decision,

(1)

(2)

requested authorisation,

letter dated 18 December 2006,

Finnish
By
Government
from 1 January
2006 to 31 December 2006, to grant farmers aid for
certain quantities of varieties of seeds and cereal seed
produced solely in Finland because of
specific
climatic conditions.

the

its

Finland requests authorisation to grant aid per hectare for
certain areas under Gramineae (grass) and Leguminosae
to
(legumes)

listed in Annex XI

species as

seeds

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Finland is authorised, from 1 January 2006 to 31 December
2006,
to grant aid to growers established on its territory
producing certified seeds and certified cereal seed referred to
in the Annex, within the limits of the amounts laid down in
that Annex.

(1) OJ L 312, 29.11.2005, p. 3.
(2) OJ L 246, 5.11.1971, p. 1. Regulation repealed by Regulation (EC)

No 1947/2005.

(3) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 2013/2006 (OJ L 384, 29.12.2006, p. 13).

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The authorisation shall cover exclusively varieties listed in the
Finnish national catalogue and which are grown solely in
Finland.

Article 4

This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2006.

Article 2

Article 5

Finland shall ensure, by an appropriate inspection system, that
the aid is granted only in respect of the varieties referred to in
the Annex.

This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Finland.

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 22 March 2007.

Finland shall send to the Commission a list of the certified
varieties concerned and any amendment thereto and inform it
of the areas and quantities of seeds and cereal seed for which
the aid is granted.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

Seeds

Eligible:

Area under certified Gramineae (grass) and Leguminosae (legumes) seeds of species listed in
Annex XI to Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 with the exception of Phleum pratense L.
(Timothy).

Maximum aid per hectare: EUR 220

Maximum budget:

EUR 442 200

Cereal seed

Eligible:

Area under certified seed of wheat, oats, barley and rye.

Maximum aid per hectare: EUR 73

Maximum budget:

EUR 2 190 000.