Commission Regulation (EC) No 354/2001 of 22 February 2001 derogating, for the 2000/2001 marketing year, from Article 8(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1164/89 laying down detailed rules concerning the aid for fibre flax and hemp

Commission Regulation (EC) No 354/2001
of 22 February 2001
derogating, for the 2000/2001 marketing year, from Article 8(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1164/89 laying down detailed rules concerning the aid for fibre flax and hemp
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 1308/70 of 29 June 1970 on the common organisation of the market in flax and hemp(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000(2), and in particular Article 4(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) For the purposes of granting the aid for flax and hemp referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1308/70, Article 8(1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1164/89 of 28 April 1989 laying down detailed rules concerning the aid for fibre flax and hamp(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1313/2000(4), sets a time limit for lodging aid applications for flax and hemp. Exceptional weather conditions during the 2000/2001 marketing year have delayed the harvest in several areas. To take account of this particular situation, the time limit for submitting aid applications for the 2000/2001 marketing year harvest should be extended.
(2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Flax and Hemp,