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( 1 ) OJ NO L 160 , 17 . 7 . 1971 , P . 1 .

REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1334/72 OF THE COUNCIL OF 27 JUNE 1972 LAYING DOWN GENERAL RULES FOR GRANTING THE SUBSIDY FOR COTTON SEEDS

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ;

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1516/71 ( 1 ) OF 12 JULY 1971 INTRODUCING A SYSTEM OF SUBSIDIES FOR COTTON SEEDS , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 1 ( 4 ) THEREOF ;

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ;

WHEREAS ARTICLE 1 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1516/71 PROVIDES FOR THE GRANTING OF A SUBSIDY FOR COTTON SEEDS PRODUCED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY , AND WHEREAS THE GENERAL RULES OF APPLICATION PROVIDED FOR IN THAT ARTICLE SHOULD BE LAID DOWN ;

WHEREAS , TO SIMPLIFY THE APPLICATION OF THE SUBSIDY SYSTEM , THE GRANTING OF THE SUBSIDY SHOULD BE LIMITED , IN EACH MEMBER STATE , TO PRODUCTS HARVESTED IN THE TERRITORY OF THAT STATE ;

WHEREAS , TO ENSURE THE PROPER FUNCTIONING OF THE SYSTEM , THE RECIPIENT OF THE SUBSIDY SHOULD BE SPECIFIED AND PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE FOR A CONTROL SYSTEM GUARANTEEING THAT THE SUBSIDY IS ONLY GRANTED IN RESPECT OF ELIGIBLE PRODUCTS ;

WHEREAS THE CONTROL SHOULD BE BASED ON A SYSTEM OF DECLARATION OF THE AREAS SOWN AND HARVESTED ;

WHEREAS , SO AS TO ENSURE THAT THE SYSTEM IS UNIFORMLY APPLIED , DETAILED RULES FOR CALCULATING THE SUBSIDY TO BE PAID SHOULD BE LAID DOWN ;

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

FROM THE 1972/73 MARKETING YEAR , THE GENERAL RULES SET OUT IN THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES SHALL APPLY TO THE GRANTING OF THE SUBSIDY FOR COTTON SEEDS PRODUCED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY , REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1516/71 .

ARTICLE 2

1 . EACH MEMBER STATE SHALL ONLY GRANT THE SUBSIDY FOR COTTON SEEDS PRODUCED IN ITS OWN TERRITORY .

2 . THE SUBSIDY SHALL BE GRANTED TO ALL SEED PRODUCERS WHO APPLY FOR IT AFTER THE HARVEST , UNDER CONDITIONS WHICH ENSURE EQUAL TREATMENT FOR ALL ELIGIBLE PERSONS , IRRESPECTIVE OF THE PLACE OF THEIR ESTABLISHMENT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY .

ARTICLE 3

1 . PRODUCING MEMBER STATES SHALL SET UP AN ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL SYSTEM TO ENSURE THAT THE PRODUCT FOR WHICH A SUBSIDY IS REQUESTED COMPLIES WITH THE CONDITIONS FOR GRANTING THE SUBSIDY .

2 . FOR CONTROL PURPOSES , THOSE MEMBER STATES SHALL APPLY A SYSTEM OF DECLARATION OF AREAS SOWN AND HARVESTED .

ARTICLE 4

PRODUCING MEMBER STATES SHALL UNDERTAKE RANDOM CHECKS , IN SITU , OF THE ACCURACY OF THE DECLARATIONS OF THE AREAS SOWN AND HARVESTED AND THE APPLICATIONS FOR SUBSIDIES SUBMITTED BY PRODUCERS .

ARTICLE 5

THE AMOUNT OF THE SUBSIDY SHALL BE CALCULATED ON THE BASIS OF THE AREA SOWN AND HARVESTED .

ARTICLE 6

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE THIRD DAY FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT LUXEMBOURG , 27 JUNE 1972 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

G . THORN