Commission Regulation (EC) No 733/2001 of 11 April 2001 amending Regulation (EC) No 180/2001 derogating from detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 with regard to set-aside as a result of the adverse weather conditions in some Community regions

Commission Regulation (EC) No 733/2001
of 11 April 2001
amending Regulation (EC) No 180/2001 derogating from detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 with regard to set-aside as a result of the adverse weather conditions in some Community regions
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 of 17 May 1999 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1672/2000(2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Eligibility for the area aid under the general scheme referred to in Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 is subject to an obligation to set land aside.
(2) The detailed rules of application fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 556/2001(4), stipulate that the set-aside period must begin no later than 15 January and that no agricultural production is authorised on the land set aside.
(3) As a result of adverse weather conditions, Commission Regulation (EC) No 180/2001(5) derogating from Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 546/2001(6), authorises producers to harvest certain crops no later 31 March 2001, without this affecting recognition of the lands in question as properly set aside, provided that they prove that the applicable conditions have been complied with.
(4) In view of the persistent rain in some Community regions, this derogation until 31 March should be extended until 30 April to all crops which should normally by harvested before the beginning of January.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,