Commission Regulation (EC) No 1589/98 of 23 July 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 658/96 on certain conditions for granting compensatory payments under the support system for producers of certain arable crops

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1589/98 of 23 July 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 658/96 on certain conditions for granting compensatory payments under the support system for producers of certain arable crops
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 of 30 June 1992 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2309/97 (2), and in particular Article 11(1) and 12 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 658/96 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1282/98 (4), lays down the rules of application where there are changes in the eligibility status of land; whereas those rules should be simplified and made more flexible;
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 658/96 lays down the eligibility conditions for areas sown with a mixture of cereals, oilseeds and protein crops;
Whereas in Finland, field peas are traditionally sown in a mixture with cereals for agronomical reasons; whereas the resulting crop principally consists of field peas; whereas the areas thus sown should therefore be considered as areas of protein crops;
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 658/96 limits eligibility for compensatory payments for rape and colza to producers using seeds of specified qualities and varieties;
Whereas new varieties of colza and rape which fulfil the eligibility criteria laid down are now available to producers; whereas those varieties should be added to the list;
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 658/96 should therefore be amended;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Joint Management Committee for Cereals, Oils and Fats and Dried Fodder,