2010/100/: Commission Decision of 19 February 2010 authorising Finnish aid for seeds and cereal seed in respect of the harvest year 2010 (notified under document C(2010) 946)

20.2.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 45/12
COMMISSION DECISION
of 19 February 2010
authorising Finnish aid for seeds and cereal seed in respect of the harvest year 2010
(notified under document C(2010) 946)
(Only the Finnish and Swedish texts are authentic)
(2010/100/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO regulation) (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 182(2), in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) By letter dated 6 October 2009, the Finnish Government requested authorisation, for the year 2010, to grant farmers aid for certain quantities of varieties of seeds and cereal seed produced solely in Finland because of its specific climatic conditions.
(2) Finland requests authorisation to grant aid per hectare for certain areas under Gramineae (grass) and Leguminosae (legumes) seeds species as listed in Annex XIII to Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 of 19 January 2009 establishing common rules for direct support schemes for farmers under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1290/2005, (EC) No 247/2006, (EC) No 378/2007 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 (2), with the exception of Phleum pratense L. (Timothy), and for certain areas under cereal seed.
(3) The proposed aid has to meet the requirements laid down in Article 182(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007. It concerns seeds and cereal seed varieties for cultivation in Finland which are adapted to the weather conditions in that country and are not grown in other Member States. The Commission authorisation should be limited to the varieties included in the list of Finnish varieties which are produced solely in Finland.
(4) Provision should be made for the Commission to be informed of the measures taken by Finland to comply with the limits laid down in this Decision.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,