Commission Regulation (EC) No 2289/97 of 18 November 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1164/89 laying down detailed rules concerning the aid for fibre flax and hemp

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2289/97 of 18 November 1997 amending 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 organization of the market in flax and hemp (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 4 (5) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 619/71 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 154/97 (4), and in particular Articles 3 and 6a thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1164/89 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 624/97 (6), lays down certain detailed rules for the application of the aid scheme for flax and hemp;
Whereas commercial practices in the sector may lead to the conclusion of the contracts referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 619/71 after the deadline of 30 November laid down for the submission of aid applications for flax; whereas, therefore, it should be laid down that the copy of the contract and the undertaking to process may be submitted after the application, but by the day of the end of the marketing year;
Whereas some operators regularly buy flax straw in order to have it processed on their own behalf by a primary processor; whereas they may have encountered difficulties in adjusting to the new provisions introduced into Regulation (EEC) No 619/71 by Regulation (EC) No 154/97; whereas, as a transitional measure, they should be treated as primary processors for the purposes of the aid scheme for the 1997/98 marketing year;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Flax and Hemp,