Regulation (EEC) No 1674/72 of the Council of 2 August 1972 laying down general rules for granting and financing aid for seed
Modified by
  • Regulation (EEC) No 597/73 of the Council of 26 February 1973, 31973R0597, March 2, 1973
  • Regulation (EEC) No 1119/74 of the Council of 29 April 1974, 31974R1119, May 10, 1974
  • Council Regulation (EEC) No 1969/80 of 22 July 1980, 31980R1969, July 26, 1980
  • Council Regulation (EEC) No 1659/81 of 19 May 1981, 31981R1659, June 24, 1981
  • Council Regulation (EEC) No 3795/85 of 20 December 1985, 31985R3795, December 31, 1985
  • Council Regulation (EC) No 1947/2005of 23 November 2005on the common organisation of the market in seeds and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2358/71 and (EEC) No 1674/72, 32005R1947, November 29, 2005
Regulation (EEC) No 1674/72 of the Councilof 2 August 1972laying down general rules for granting and financing aid for seed THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71OJ No L 246, 5. 11. 1971, p. 1. of 26 October 1971 on the common organization of the market in seeds, and in particular Article 3 (4) thereof;Having regard to Council Regulation No 729/70OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 13. of 21 April 1970 on the financing of the common agricultural policy, and in particular Article 3 (2) thereof;Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 provides for the possibility of aid being granted for the production of certain seeds and whereas general rules should be laid down for implementing that provision;Whereas the aid may be granted only for the production of basic seed or certified seed and whereas these products should be clearly defined;Whereas, to make supervision possible, basic seed and certified seed must be produced under duly registered growing contracts and whereas seed establishments and breeders must be officially approved or registered;Whereas, for administrative reasons, aid should in each Member State, be granted only in respect of products harvested on the territory of that State;Whereas, if the system of aid is to function properly, a supervision system is needed to ensure that aid is granted only in respect of products qualifying for it;Whereas such aid involves expenditure; whereas under Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 the provisions governing the financing of the common agricultural policy apply to this aid; whereas it should therefore be specified that the financing of the aid in question is governed by Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70;HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 11.If aid is fixed pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71, it shall be granted, subject to the conditions set out in the following Articles, for production of basic and certified seeds:as defined by Council Directive 66/401/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seedOJ No 125, 11. 7. 1966, p. 2298/66., by Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seedOJ No 125, 11. 7. 1966, p. 2309/66. and by Council Directive 69/208/EEC of 30 June 1969 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plantsOJ No L 169, 10. 7. 1969, p. 3., account being taken of the amendments made to these Directives,complying with the standards and conditions laid down within those Directives, andofficially certified.2.From 1 January 1981 to 31 December 1985, aid shall also be granted for basic and certified seed produced in Greece and in respect of which a decision is taken pursuant to Article 113 (3) of the 1979 Act of Accession.3.Throughout the duration of the derogations referred to in Article 344 (1) of the Act of Accession, aid shall also be granted for basic and certified seed produced in Portugal and in respect of which a decision is taken pursuant to Article 344 (3) of that Act.
Article 2The seed must be produced:(a)either under a growing contract concluded between a seed establishment or a breeder and a seed grower;(b)or directly by the seed establishment or the breeder; such production shall be attested by a growing declaration.
Article 3The seed establishments and breeders referred to in Article 2 shall be approved or registered by Member States.Approval or registration by a Member State shall be valid throughout the Community.
Article 4Each Member State shall grant aid only in respect of seed harvested on its territory during the calendar year in which the marketing year for which the aid was fixed begins.The aid shall be granted to all seed growers under conditions which ensure equal treatment for beneficiaries irrespective of the place of their establishment within the Community.
Article 5Member States shall introduce a system of administrative supervision to ensure that the conditions required for the granting of aid are fulfilled; they shall in particular ensure that the growing contracts and declarations referred to in Article 2 are registered.
Article 61.The aid referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 falls within the definition of intervention contained in Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70.2.Expenditure resulting from the aid referred to in paragraph 1 shall be equal to the amounts paid in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 and with the provisions made pursuant to that Article.
Article 7This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 July 1972.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.