CELEX: 51989PC0137
Language: en
Date: 1989-03-28
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) laying down general rules for granting aid for hemp seed (presented by the Commission)

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                                          COM(89 ) 137 final
                                          Brussels , 28 March 1989
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                             Proposal for a
                        COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
       laying down general rules for granting aid for hemp seed
                    ( presented by the  Commission )
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 ---pagebreak---                                EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1 . Article 2(2 ) of Regulation (EEC ) No 3698/88 provides that general rules
    should be laid down governing the grant of the aid for hemp seed , together
    with rules for verifying areas sown and harvested within the Community
    with a view to establishing eligibility for the aid .
    That is the purpose of this proposal .
2.  The proposed general rules governing the grant of the aid provide ,
    firstly , that the aid is to be granted only for hemp seed grown from seed
    providing certain safeguards regarding the content of intoxicating
    substances of the product harvested . The seed which may be sown with a
    view to the grant of the aid for hemp seed is that which may be sown with
    a view to the grant of the flat-rate aid per hectare for hemp referred to
    in Article 4 of Regulation ( EEC ) No 1308 / 70 .
    Provision is made , secondly , that for the fixing of the indicative yield
    account is to be taken of the yields established by sampling in the
    various production areas .
3.  The verification provided for in the proposal concerns , firstly , the
    accuracy of the areas eligible for the aid and , secondly , compliance with
    the conditions concerning the content of intoxicating substances .
 ---pagebreak---                                          Proposal for a
                                 COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
                   Laying down general rules for granting a icKfor hemp seed
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 3698 /88 of 24 November 1988 laying
down special measures for hemp seed ( 1 ), and in particular Article 2(2 )
thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Whereas , pursuant to Article 2(2 ) of Regulation ( EEC ) No 3698 /88 , general
rules should be laid down governing the grant of a i d >' ,t,oge t he r* • with rules
for verifying areas sown and harvested within the Community with a view to
establishing eligibility for aid ;–
Whereas Article 1(2 ) of Regulation ( EEC ) No 3698 /88 provides that aid is
to be granted only for hemp seed grown from seed of varieties providing
certain safeguards to be determined in respect of the content of intoxicating
substances of the product harvested ; whereas this applies also as regards the
grant of the aid for hemp referred to in Article 4(1 ) of Council Regulation
( EEC ) No 1308 / 70 ( 2 ); a§_l.ast amended- by Regulation ( EEC ) No
3995 / 87 ( 3 ); whereas the characteristics required for the grant of aid
for hemp are laid down in Article 3(1 ) of Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 619 / 71(4)
 laying down general rules for granting a.id._for hemp__s-eed^
 as     last - amended by Regulation ( EEC ) No 2059 /84 ( 5 ); whereas those
characteristics have enabled the objective to be .. attai ned >"<-
whereas they should therefore also be adopted for ■tbft grant of aid far
hemp seed ;
(1 ) OJ  No  L  325 , 29.11.1988 , p. 2 .
(2)  OJ  No  L  146 , 4.7.1970 , p. 1 .
(3)  OJ  No  L  377 , 31.12.1987 , p. 34 .
(4)  OJ  No  L  72 , 26.3.1971 , p. 2 .
(5 ) OJ  No  L  191 , 19.7.1984 , p. 6 .
 ---pagebreak---                                           - 2 -
Whereas , in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation ( EEC ) No 619 / 71 ,
the List of varieties of hemp eligible for aid wa-S. - laici down in
Commission Regulation ( EEC ) No 771 / 74 of 29 March 1974 laying down detailed
rules for granting aid for flax and hemp ( 6 ), as last amended by Regulation
( EEC ) No 2117 / 88 ( 7 );
Whereas provision should be made for the producer Member States to adopt the
verification measures necessary to ensure the proper operation of the aid
scheme ;
Whereas , in accordance with Article 2(1 ) of Regulation ( EEC ) No 3698 / 88 ,
aid is to be granted for a production figure obtained by applying to the areas
sown and harvested an indicative yield which may be differentiated on the
basis of the yield recorded in the main production areas in the Community ;
whereas , in order to ensure that the aid scheme is properly applied , account
should be taken , when the indicative yield is being determined , of the yields
recorded by sampling in the main production areas ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                        Article 1
The aid provided for in Article 1(1 ) of Regulation ( EEC ) No 3698 /88 shall be
granted only for hemp seed having the characteristics laid down in Regulation
( EEC ) No 619 / 71 .
( 6 ) OJ No L 92 , 3.4.1974 , p. 13 .
( 7 ) OJ No L 186 , 16.3.1988 , p. 20 .
                                                                                 C
 ---pagebreak---                                         Artide 2
The producer Member States shall introduce arrangements for verifying , in
cases where aid is granted pursuant to Article 1(1 ) of Regulation ( EEC ) No
 3698 /88 , for each hemp seed producer :
-     that the area whose hemp seed production is the subject of an aid
     application corresponds to the area in which the seed has been harvested
-    compliance with the conditions laid down in Article 1 .
                                        Artide 3     w
For fixing , the indicative yield referred to in Article 2(1 ) of
Regulation ( EEC ) No 3698 / 88 account shall be taken , in particular , of the
yields per hectare recorded by sampling in the main production areas of the
Community .
                                        Artide 4
The producer Member States shall notify the Commission without delay of the
provisions adopted for the application of this Regulation .
                                        Article 5
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of 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                                      For the Council
 ---pagebreak---            FINANCIAL               STATEMENT
                                                             : Date : 26 January 1989
  1 . Budget heading : 1269 Other aid              Appropriations : 1 million ecu
  2 . Title . Council Regulation concerning the special measures for hemp seed
 3 . Legal basis : Article 2(2 ) of Council Regulation (EEC ) No 3698 /88
 A. Aims of project : The adoption of general rules governing the grant of the aid
                           for hemp seed and the rules for verifying areas sown and
                           harvested within the Community
                                                 period of       current          following
                                                 12 months    financial year    financial year
 5.     Financial implications                                    ( 1989 )          ( 1990 )
 5.0    Expenditure
        - charged to the EC budget
          ( refunds / intervention )
5.1    Receipts
       - own resources of the EC
          ( levies / cus toms duties )
       - national
5.0.1 Estimated expenditure
5.1.1 Estimated receipts
5.2 Method of calculation :
6.0   Can the project be financed from appropriations entered in the relevant chapter
      of the current budget ?                                                        yes /no
6.1 Can the project be financed by transfer between chapters of the current budget ?
                                                                                     yes / no
(>.2 Is a supplementary budget necessary ?                                           yes / no
£.3 Will future budget appropriations be necessary ?                                 yes /no
Observations :
 ---pagebreak---                         FICHE D' IMPACT SUR LA COMPETITIVITE ET L' EMPLOI
   I.      Quelle est la justi f i cat ion principale de la mesure ?
              Arrêter les règles générales d' octroi de l' aide
   II .    Caractéristiques des entreprises concernées . En particulier :
           ( a ) Y a - t - il un grand nombre de PME ?
           ( b ) Note - t -on des concentrations dans des régions             ^
                 i . éligibles aux aides régionales des Etats membres ?
  III . Quelles sont les obligations imposées directement aux entreprises ?
                  aucune nouvelle obligation
  IV .    Quelles sont les obligations susceptibles d' être imposées indirectement
          aux entreprises via les autorités locales ?
                  aucune nouvelle obligation
 V.       Y a - t - il. des mesures spéciales pour les PME ?                Lesquelles ?
                  Non
 VI .    Quel est l' effet prévisible
         a) sur la compétitivité des entreprises ?          néant
        U sur L 1 emploi ?                                  néant
VII . Les partenaires sociaux ont -ils été consultés ?                    Quels sont leurs
        avi s ?
                  néant