Council Regulation (EEC) No 2059/84 of 16 July 1984 laying down general rules relating to the import restrictions on hemp and hemp seed and amending Regulation (EEC) No 619/71 in respect of hemp

COUNCIL  REGULATION (EEC) No 2059/84
of 16 July 1984
laying down general rules relating to the import restrictions on hemp and hemp seed and amending Regulation (EEC) No 619/71 in respect of hemp
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1308/70 of 29 June 1970 on the common organization of the market in flax and hemp (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1430/82 (2), and in particular Article 4 (4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1430/82 of 18 May 1982 providing for restrictions on the importation of hemp and hemp seed and amending Regulation (EEC) No 1308/70 in respect of hemp, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2058/84 (3), and in particular Article 2 (4) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the second subparagraph of Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1308/70 states that aid shall be granted only for hemp grown from seed of varieties providing certain safeguards to be determined in respect of the intoxicating substance content in the harvested product; whereas Article 3 (1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 619/71 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1775/76 (5), should therefore be amended to specify that aid shall be granted only for hemp grown from certified seed of varieties the average tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) content of which has been found not to exceed certain acceptable limits; whereas, for the satisfactory operation of the aid system, it should be specified that a list of varieties meeting the required conditions be drawn up;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1430/82, imports of hemp and hemp seed for which adequate health safeguards cannot be guaranteed should be prohibited; whereas arrangements should therefore be made for import controls on the products in question;
Whereas the abovementioned measures are without prejudice to the restrictions introduced by Community provisions applicable to the marketing of seeds of oleaginous and fibrous plants,