Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2604/90 of 7 September 1990 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1200/90 on the improvement of the Community production of apples and amending Regulation (EEC) No 3322/89 determining the operative events applicable in the fruit and vegetables sector

COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 2604/90
of 7 September 1990
laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1200/90 on the improvement of the Community production of apples and amending Regulation (EEC) No 3322/89 determining the operative events applicable in the fruit and vegetables sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1200/90 of 7 May 1990 on the improvement of the Community production of apples (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85 of 11 June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2205/90 (3), and in particular Article 5 (3) thereof,
Whereas, in order to meet the objectives of Regulation (EEC) No 1200/90, the conditions should be laid down for the granting of the premium for the grubbing-up of apple trees provided for in that Regulation, hereinafter called the 'grubbing-up premium'; whereas, to that end, the areas and the fruit trees which may be grubbed up and the level of the premium should be determined;
Whereas, in order to ensure the effectiveness of the scheme, it is essential that the particulars which are to appear in the application for the premium should be specified and that the accuracy of such information be checked;
Whereas, in order to avert the risk of the grubbed-up trees being replanted, provision should be made for them to be rendered unsuitable for such use;
Whereas, before the premium is paid, it should be established that grubbing-up has actually taken place;
Whereas all the provisions necessay to ensure compliance with the undertakings given by the recipient of the grubbing-up premium should be laid down;
Whereas in order to ensure uniformity of the measures taken in the fruit and vegetables sector, the operative event for entitlement to the grubbing-up premium should be fixed for the first day of the marketing year in which application was made for the premium and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3322/89 (4) should be amended accordingly;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,