Regulation (EEC) No 771/74 of the Commission of 29 March 1974 laying down detailed rules for granting aid for flax and hemp
Official Journal L 092 , 03/04/1974 P. 0013 - 0015
Greek special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 10 P. 0160
Spanish special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 7 P. 0172
Portuguese special edition Chapter 03 Volume 7 P. 0172
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REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 771/74 OF THE COMMISSION
OF 29 MARCH 1974
LAYING DOWN DETAILED RULES FOR GRANTING AID FOR FLAX AND HEMP
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ;
HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1308/70 ( 1 ) OF 29 JUNE 1970 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN FLAX AND HEMP , AS AMENDED BY THE ACT ( 2 ) CONCERNING THE CONDITIONS OF ACCESSION AND THE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TREATIES , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 4 ( 5 ) THEREOF ;
WHEREAS COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 619/71 ( 3 ) OF 22 MARCH 1971 , AS AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2878/73 ( 4 ) , LAID DOWN GENERAL RULES FOR GRANTING AID FOR FLAX AND HEMP ; WHEREAS THE COMMISSION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ADOPTING DETAILED RULES OF APPLICATION IN THIS MATTER ;
WHEREAS IF THE SYSTEM OF AID IS TO OPERATE PROPERLY IT IS ESSENTIAL TO BE ABLE TO DISTINGUISH FLAX GROWN MAINLY FOR FIBRE FROM THAT GROWN MAINLY FOR SEED ; WHEREAS THIS OBJECT MAY BE ACHIEVED BY SPECIFYING THE SEEDS FROM WHICH THESE TWO TYPES OF FLAX MAY BE GROWN ;
WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO PREVENT FRAUD , CERTAIN RULES FOR THE GRANTING OF AID SHOULD BE LAID DOWN IN DETAIL ;
WHEREAS ARTICLE 4 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 619/71 REQUIRES MEMBER STATES TO MAKE PROVISION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SUPERVISION DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT THE PRODUCTS FOR WHICH AID HAS BEEN REQUESTED QUALIFY FOR SUCH AID ; WHEREAS , CONSEQUENTLY , THE DECLARATIONS OF AREAS SOWN AND APPLICATIONS FOR AID TO BE SUBMITTED BY GROWERS MUST CONTAIN THE MINIMUM PARTICULARS NECESSARY FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUCH SUPERVISION ; WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO SIMPLIFY THE OPERATION OF THE SYSTEM OF AID , IT SHOULD BE PROVIDED THAT WHERE THE APPLICANT IS A GROWER WHO HAS CONCLUDED A CULTIVATION CONTRACT FOR FIBRE FLAX HIS APPLICATION FOR AID SHOULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY A COPY OF THAT CONTRACT ;
WHEREAS ARTICLE 5 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 619/71 PROVIDES FOR SPOT CHECKS OF THE DECLARATIONS AND AID APPLICATIONS MENTIONED ABOVE ; WHEREAS IN ORDER TO BE EFFECTIVE SUCH CHECKS MUST BE MADE ON A SUFFICIENTLY REPRESENTATIVE NUMBER OF DECLARATIONS AND APPLICATIONS ;
WHEREAS , HAVING REGARD TO THE EXISTING ARRANGEMENTS IN MEMBER STATES , THE SAID STATES SHOULD BE REQUIRED WHEN GRANTING AID FOR FIBRE FLAX IN CASES WHERE NO CULTIVATION CONTRACT HAS BEEN CONCLUDED TO APPLY A SYSTEM EITHER OF PRODUCTION CERTIFICATES OR OF REGISTERED CONTRACTS ; WHEREAS IF SUCH A SYSTEM