CELEX: 51993PC0036(16)
Language: en
Date: 1993-02-09
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 1308/70 on the common organization of the market in flax and hemp and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 3698/88 laying down special measures for hemp seed

20 . 3 . 93                               Official Journal of the European Communities                                    No C 80 / 25
                                                              Proposai for a
                                              COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC) No . . .
                                                                   of . . .
                  amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 1308 / 70 on the common organization of the market in flax and
                   hemp and repealing Regulation ( EEC) No 3698 / 88 laying down special measures for hemp seed
                                                              ( 93 / C 80 / 16
  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                                 hemp seed produced on areas for which the aid for hemp
                                                                            referred to in Article 4 of Regulation ( EEC ) No 1308 / 70 is
                                                                           granted , should be repealed ;
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
   Economic Community , and in particular Article 43
  thereof,                                                                 Whereas , in order to prevent the abolition of the aid for
                                                                           fibre flax seed and hemp seed affecting producers' incomes ,
                                                                           provision should be made for the amount of standard aid
  Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,                      for these products to be fixed , taking account in particular
                                                                           of their income obtained from the sale of seeds ;
  Having       regard  to    the     opinion of the     European
  Parliament ,
                                                                           Whereas at present there are different rates of aid for fibre
                                                                           flax seed depending on the method of deseeding the flax
  Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social                  and the areas of production ; whereas the grant of a single
  Committee ,                                                              standard aid for fibre flax could provoke serious
                                                                           disturbance in this sector as a result of the movement of
                                                                          cultivation and the processing industry to regions with a
  Whereas Article 4 ( 2 ) of Council Regulation (EEC ) No                  low seed yield; whereas , in order to avoid this risk , the rate
  1308 / 70 0 ), as last amended by Regulation ( EEC ) No                  of standard aid for fibre flax should be varied depending on
  2057 / 92 ( 2 ), lays down the factors to be taken into                 the seed yield ,
  account when the amount per hectare for fibre flax and
  hemp is fixed ; whereas in particular the guide price for
  linseed is taken into account ;
 Whereas Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 000 / of . . .                     HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
  amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 1765 / 92 establishing a
  support system for producers of certain arable crops ( 3 )
 replaces , with effect from the 1993 / 94 marketing year for
  flax other than fibre flax , the support system currently in
                                                                                                       Article 1
 force for linseed introduced by Council Regulation ( EEC )
 No 569 / 76 of 15 March 1976 laying down special
 measures for linseed ( 4 ), as last amended by Regulation
 ( EEC ) No 2048 / 92 ( 5 ); whereas Article 4 of Regulation              Article 4 ( 2 ) of Regulation ( EEC ) No 1308 / 70 is hereby
 ( EEC ) No 1308 / 70 should be adapted accordingly ;                     replaced by the following:
                                                                               '2 . The amount of aid shall be so fixed per hectare of
 Whereas given the link between fibre flax and hemp ,                          area sown and harvested as to ensure an even balance
 provision should be made for a similar aid scheme for these                   between the volume of production required in the
 two products ; whereas , accordingly , Council Regulation                     Community and the amount that can be marketed .
 ( EEC ) No 3698 / 88 ( 6 ), as amended by Regulation ( EEC )
 No 2050 / 92 ( 7 ), which provides for the grant of aid for                   When the amount of aid is being fixed , account shall
                                                                               also be taken of the price of flax and hemp fibres and
                                                                               seeds on the world market .
(M   OJ No L 146 , 4 . 7 . 1970 , p . 1 .                                      The amount of aid for flax shall be varied by applying
(2)  OJ No L 215 , 30 . 7 . 1992 , p . 16 .
(3 ) See page 23 of this Official Journal .                                    coefficients established on the basis of the average seed
(4)  OJ No L 67 , 15 . 3 . 1976 , p . 29 .                                     yield recorded during the 1987 / 88 to 1991 / 92
(5)  OJ No L 215 , 30 . 7 . 1992 , p . 5 .                                     marketing years in the homogeneous production areas .
( 6) OJ No L 325 , 29 . 11 . 1988 , p . 2 .                                    These coefficients shall be fixed on the one hand for
(7)  OJ No L 215 . 30 . 7 . 1992 , p . 8 .                                     retted , non-deseeded flax and , on the other hand , for
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   flax other than retted , non deseeded flax . These                                       Article 3
   coefficients shall be fixed before the beginning of the
   marketing year in accordance with the procedure laid           This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
   down in Article 12 .'                                          following its publication in the Official Journal of the
                                                                  European Communities.
                          Article 2
Regulation ( EEC ) No 3698 / 88 is hereby repealed .              It shall apply from the 1993 / 94 marketing year.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States .                                                           "•
                 Done at . . .
                                                                                       For the Council