COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 610/1999 of 19 March 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 658/96 on certain conditions for granting compensatory payments under the support system for producers of certain arable crops

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 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 last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1624/98 (2), and in particular Article 11(1) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 658/96 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2308/98 (4), restricts the producers of rapeseed eligible for the compensatory payments to those producers sowing seed of specified qualities and varieties;

Whereas additional varieties of rapeseed which meet the eligibility criteria are now also available to producers; whereas these varieties should also be added to the list;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The following varieties shall be added to the list in Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 658/96:

'Alamo, Alexandra, Arawak, Banjo, Boomerang, Boris, Caddy, Cando, Caprice, Carolus, Caruso, Caviar, Colay, Comodor, Concorde, Consort, Constant, Contiki, Corrus, Credit, CSH 23, Cymbal, Decathlon, Deister (PHP 13096), Dexter (PHP 17096), Dorado (PHP-SH 96013), Eire, Elpaso, Escort, Estrade, Fakir, Filius, Flamingo, Fleche, Geronimo, Gringo, Harmoni, Hektor, Hilda, Homer, Hyola 330, Jesper, Karibe, Kastan, Korea, Krimea, Lenzo (PHP 96096), Libelle, Libranca, Liceo, Licontra, Magnet, Manix, Merlin, Nepal, Niagara, Oberon, Okapi, Olbel, Olympia, Pako, Pollen, Rembrandt, Senator, Smart, Susanna, Triangle, Valle de Oro, Volcano VA 75`.

Article 2

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, 19 March 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 12.

(2) OJ L 210, 28. 7. 1998, p. 3.

(3) OJ L 91, 12. 4. 1996, p. 46.

(4) OJ L 288, 27. 10. 1998, p. 10.