Council Regulation (EEC) No 1430/82 of 18 May 1982 providing for restrictions on the importation of hemp and hemp seed and amending Regulation (EEC) No 1308/70 in respect of hemp

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1430/82 of 18 May 1982 providing for restrictions on the importation of hemp and hemp seed and amending Regulation (EEC) No 1308/70 in respect of hemp
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 42, 43 and 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2),
Whereas the increasing abuse of narcotics in the Community is likely to endanger human health;
Whereas the stalk of true hemp may in some cases contain intoxicating substances ; whereas, however, the cultivation of hemp in the Community is of considerable significance in some regions ; whereas, to prevent the danger referred to above from being increased by the cultivation of hemp in the Community and by imports of raw hemp and hemp seed, the aid granted under Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1308/70 of 29 June 1970 on the common organization of the market in flax and hemp (3), as last amended by the 1979 Act of Accession, should be limited to varieties providing adequate safeguards in terms of human health, and imports of hemp and hemp seed which do not provide adequate safeguards should be prohibited;
Whereas the necessary time should be allowed for the introduction of these measures,