Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2511/88 of 8 August 1988 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1686/72 on certain detailed rules on aid for seed

COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 2511/88
of 8 August 1988
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1686/72 on certain detailed rules on aid for seed
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 on the common organization of the market in seeds (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3997/87 (2), and in particular Article 3 (5) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1674/72 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3795/85 (4), lays down general rules for granting and financing aid for seed; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1686/72 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1382/74 (6), sets out detailed rules relating to the aid;
Whereas aid can be granted only for seed for sowing; whereas, if there are other possible uses for the seed and a risk that the aid will be improperly granted on a proportion of production, provision should be made for recipients of the aid to provide evidence that the seed covered by their aid applications was correctly used; whereas, in view of the splintering of seed marketing, it may be difficult to provide evidence for all seed marketed and the requirements relating to evidence should be relaxed;
Whereas Community rice seed production has risen substantially over the last three marketing years; whereas there thus appears to be a risk that a proportion of this seed could be used for purposes other than sowing; whereas control measures for the use of such seed should therefore be introduced; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1686/72 should therefore be amended accordingly;
Whereas the Management Committee for Seeds has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,