COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 845/93 of 7 April 1993 laying down the regional base areas applicable under the support system for producers of certain arable crops

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 of 30 June 1992 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 364/93 (2), and in particular Article 12 thereof,

Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 provides inter alia for the application of the compensatory payment scheme within a system of regional base areas; whereas, in order to ensure the necessary transparency and harmonious administration of these areas, the number of eligible hectares under the compensatory payment scheme and their distribution should be fixed for each Member State;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the management Committee on Cereals, Oils and Fats and Dried Fodder,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The base areas referred to in Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

As a transitional measure, for the 1993/94 marketing year, areas under peas (Pisum sativum) for which a compensatory payment is made under Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3738/92 (3), and the corresponding areas set aside, shall not count towards areas in excess of the base areas.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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 Brussels, 7 April 1993.

For the Commission

René STEICHEN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 12.

(2) OJ No L 42, 19. 2. 1993, p. 3.

(3) OJ No L 380, 24. 12. 1992, p. 24.

ANNEX

Base areas

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