Article 1 
1. Aid shall be granted for silkworms falling within CN code 0106 90 00 and for silkworm eggs falling within CN code 0511 99 90 reared within the Community. 2. The aid shall be granted to silkworm rearers for each box of silkworm eggs used, on conditions that the boxes contain a minimum quantity of eggs, to be determined, and that the worms have been successfully reared. 3. The aid per box of silkworm eggs used shall be EUR 133,26.
Article 2 
Detailed rules shall be adopted for the application of this Regulation in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 4(2). The detailed rules shall cover in particular the minimum quantity referred to in Article 1(2), the information to be forwarded to the Commission by the Member States and any inspection measures to protect the Community's financial interests from fraud or other irregularities.
Article 3 
The silkworm rearing year shall begin on 1 April of each calendar year and end on 31 March of the following calendar year.
Article 4 
1 The Commission shall be assisted by the Management Committee for Natural Fibres established by Article 10 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1673/2000 of 27 July 2000 on the common organisation of the markets in flax and hemp grown for fibre ( 7 ) , hereinafter referred to as ‘the Committee’. 2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply. The period laid down in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at one month. 3. The Committee shall adopt its Rules of Procedure.
Article 5 
The provisions governing the financing of the common agricultural policy shall apply to the products mentioned in Article 1.
Article 6 
Regulation (EEC) No 845/72 shall be repealed. References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex II.
Article 7 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .