DURUM WHICH HAVE THE SAME NUMBER OF CHROMOSOMES AS THAT SPECIES .
ARTICLE 3
THE QUALITATIVE AND TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS WHICH DURUM WHEAT MUST HAVE IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR AID MUST GUARANTEE THAT THE PRODUCT IS SUITABLE FOR USE BY THE DURUM MEAL INDUSTRY AND FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF PASTA PRODUCTS AND THAT THE PRODUCTS PROCESSED THEREFROM SATISFY CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS AS REGARDS SUITABILITY FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION .
ARTICLE 4
1 . MEMBER STATES SHALL INTRODUCE A SYSTEM OF ADMINISTRATIVE SUPERVISION TO ENSURE THAT A PRODUCT FOR WHICH AID IS REQUESTED MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANTING SUCH AID .
2 . FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUCH SUPERVISION , MEMBER STATES SHALL INTRODUCE A SYSTEM OF DECLARATIONS RELATING TO THE AREAS CULTIVATED AND THE SEED VARIETIES USED . SUCH A DECLARATION SHALL BE EQUIVALENT TO AN APPLICATION FOR AID .
ARTICLE 5
MEMBER STATES SHALL CARRY OUT RANDOM ON-THE-SPOT CHECKS TO ASCERTAIN THE ACCURACY OF THE DECLARATIONS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4 ( 2 ) .
ARTICLE 6
THE AMOUNT OF AID TO BE PAID SHALL BE CALCULATED ON THE BASIS OF THE AREA CULTIVATED .
ARTICLE 7
PRODUCER MEMBER STATES SHALL INFORM THE COMMISSION OF THE MEASURES TAKEN PURSUANT TO THIS REGULATION AND PROVIDE IT WITH INFORMATION RELATING , IN PARTICULAR , TO THE AREAS FOR WHICH AID HAS BEEN GRANTED .
ARTICLE 8
COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1147/76 OF 17 MAY 1976 ON AID FOR DURUM WHEAT ( 3 ) IS HEREBY REPEALED . HOWEVER , IT SHALL REMAIN APPLICABLE TO DURUM WHEAT QUALIFYING FOR AID IN THE 1976/77 MARKETING YEAR .
ARTICLE 9
THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE THIRD DAY FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .
THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .
DONE AT BRUSSELS , 16 DECEMBER 1976 .
FOR THE COUNCIL
THE PRESIDENT
W . F . DUISENBERG
( 1 ) OJ NO L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975 , P . 1 .
( 2 ) OJ NO L 130 , 19 . 5 . 1976 , P . 1 .
( 3 ) OJ NO L 130 , 19 . 5 . 1976 , P . 11 .