Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2426/86 of 29 July 1986 amending Regulation (EEC) No 771/74 laying down detailed rules for granting aid for flax and hemp

COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 2426/86
of 29 July 1986
amending Regulation (EEC) No 771/74 laying down detailed rules for granting aid for flax and hemp
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1308/70 of 29 June 1980 on the common organization of the market in flax and hemp (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85 (2), and in particular Article 4 (5) thereof,
Whereas Article 2 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 619/71 of 22 March 1971 laying down general rules for granting aid for flax and hemp (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2059/84 (4), stipulated that aid for textile flax and hemp as provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1308/70 is granted on application by the parties concerned by a time limit under conditions ensuring equal treatment between recipients; whereas, pursuant to Article 5 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 771/74 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1479/86 (6), the said time limit is fixed by the Member State concerned and at all events by 31 October for flax and by 15 December for hemp;
Whereas the provision whereby interested parties who fail to submit applications in time forgo all entitlement to aid constitutes an excessively severe penalty; whereas the said penalty should therefore be replaced by a penalty proportional to the delay recorded; whereas in order to ensure equal treatment between the recipients of aid, regardless of their place of establishment in the Community, a time limit should be introduced which is applicable in all Member States; whereas in order to ensure the proper operation of the system of aid, the time limit for the submission of applications for aid should be fixed at 30 November for flax and 31 December for hemp;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Flax and Hemp,