Commission Regulation (EC) No 1035/2003 of 17 June 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1035/2003
of 17 June 2003
amending Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 of 17 May 1999 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1038/2001(2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 335/2003(4), lays down detailed rules for applying Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 with respect to the conditions for granting area payments for certain arable crops and lays down the conditions for set-aside.
(2) Under Community policy to improve quality, the eligibility of claimants of area payments for rape and colza seed is limited to those who have used quality seed of the specified varieties. To determine the eligible varieties, reference is made to the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species established by Council Directive 2002/53/EC(5). The time limit for continued eligibility of varieties removed from the common catalogue should be specified.
(3) New varieties of flax grown for fibre may be considered eligible. These should be included in the list of varieties eligible for the support system in Annex XII to Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999.
(4) Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,