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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1835/89

of 19 June 1989

setting general rules on the production aid for high-quality flint maize

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1834/89 (2), and in particular Article 10a (5) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas Article 10a of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 states that aid is to be granted for the production in certain areas of the Community of certain varieties of high-quality flint maize; whereas under these provisions the quality standards for selection of these varieties should be determined;

Whereas the specific utilization of the product requires 15 % moisture content to be obtained by pre-reaping drying; whereas such natural drying can be effected only in areas with suitable weather conditions; whereas the aid scheme should therefore be restricted to areas meeting this criterion;

Whereas, if the aid scheme is to operate satisfactorily, Member States must ensure that the terms on which aid is granted are respected; whereas to this end arrangements should be made for areas sown to be declared and for the exercise of supervision by the Member States,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The aid provided for in Article 10a of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 shall be granted by Member States for the production of high-quality flint maize. The requirements set out below must be met.

Article 2

The area sown must be tended in the normal way and, following ripening, the crop must be left standing in the field for a period long enough to allow natural drying to a moisture content not exceeding 15 %.

Article 3

1. For the purposes of this Regulation 'high-quality flint maize' shall be defined as the maize varieties entered in a national seed catalogue that display the following characteristics:

- kernel type: horny,

- kernel tip colour: orange, orange-red, red or dark red,

- flotation test: a maximum of 15 % by weight of the sample floats.

2. The list of varieties meeting the definition of high-quality flint maize set out in paragraph 1 and the suitable areas for the production shall be adopted using the procedure set out in Article 26 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75.

Article 4

1. Member States shall introduce the administrative arrangements, including physical inspection, necessary to ensure that the qualifying requirements for the aid are met. These arrangements shall include:

(a) an obligation to declare areas sown and the certified seed varieties used. The declaration shall count as an application for aid provided that it is accompanied by the crop contract;

(b) systematic field checks on the accurarcy of declarations, referred to in point (a);

(c) any other procedures determined, where appropriate, using the procedure set out in Article 26 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75.

Article 5

The aid to be paid shall be calculated on the basis of the area cultivated.

Article 6

Member States shall notify the Commission of the action taken pursuant to this Regulation and the areas in respect of which aid has been given.

Article 7

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply from 1 September 1989.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Luxembourg, 19 June 1989.

For the Council

The President

C. ROMERO HERRERA

(1) OJ No L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.

(2) See page 1 of this Official Journal.