Commission Regulation (EC) No 1437/96 of 23 July 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1201/89 laying down rules implementing the system of aid for cotton

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1437/96 of 23 July 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1201/89 laying down rules implementing the system of aid for cotton
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Protocol 4 on cotton, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1553/95 (1),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1554/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down the general rules for the system of aid for cotton and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2169/81 (2), and in particular Article 11 (1) thereof,
Whereas Article 8 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1201/89 of 3 May 1989 laying down rules implementing the system of aid for cotton (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 905/96 (4), provides that all cotton growers must send an annual declaration of areas sown before a date set by the Member State concerned and, except in cases of force majeure, not later than 1 July; whereas strikes by the public services in Greece have severely disrupted the submission of those declarations for the year 1996;
Whereas, as a result, a deadline after 1 July should be set for the year 1996 in the case of Greece;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Flax and Hemp,