31977R0867

29 . 4 . 77 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 106/3

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 867/77

of 26 April 1977

on the granting of supplementary aid in the silkworm sector for the 1977/78 marketing year

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN shall grant supplementary aid for the silkworms reared COMMUNITIES, on its territory.

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 2. The aid shall only be granted : Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof, (a) for boxes containing at least 20 000 silkworm eggs suitable for hatching and which have produced a Having regard to the proposal from the Commission , minimum number of cocoons which satisfy condi­ Having regard to the opinion of the European Parlia­ tions to be laid down ; and ment ('), (b) if the rearer, having successfully reared the silk­ Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and worms, delivers to his group all or some of the Social Committee (2), cocoons produced .

Whereas, under Regulation (EEC) No 708/76 (3), Where the producer has delivered to his group a supplementary aid was granted in the silkworm sector part only of the cocoons produced, the aid shall be for the 1976/77 marketing year ; calculated on a pro rata basis.

Whereas the system of aid has resulted in some 3 . The Member States shall be authorized to grant improvement in the organization of the supply of silk­ supplementary aid only to those rearers who have worm cocoons on the Community market ; whereas, been supplied with boxes of eggs by an approved however, in view of its limited period of validity, the body. system has not fully achieved its purpose ; whereas, therefore, this supplementary aid should continue to be granted in the 1977/78 marketing year, although Article 4 its amount should be reduced ; The producer Member States shall introduce adminis­ Whereas expenditure incurred by the Member States as a result of the obligations arising from the imple­ trative checks to ensure that the product in respect of which aid has been applied for satisfies the necessary mentation of this Regulation should be financed by conditions . the Community in accordance with the provisions relating to the financing of the common agricultural policy, A rtic/e 5

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Detailed rules for the application of this Regulation shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure Article / laid down in Article 12 of Council Regulation ( EEC) No 1308 /70 of 29 June 1970 on the common organi­ For the 1977/78 marketing year, supplementary aid zation of the market in flax and hemp (5 ), as last shall be granted to silkworm rearers who are members amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 81 4/76 (6). of a Community silkworm producer group which is recognized in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 707/ 76 (4 ). Article 6

Article 2 The supplementary aid referred to in Article 1 shall be considered, for the purposes of the financing of the The amount of the aid shall be 14 07 units of account common agricultural policy, as part of the interven­ for each box of silkworm eggs used . tion measures designed to stabilize agricultural markets . Article 3

1 . On application by each producer group on Article 7 behalf of all its members, each producer Member State

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 1977 . (') O ) No C 93 , 18 . 4 . 1977 , p. II . (-') OÌ No C 77, 30 . 3 . 1 977, p . 1 5. (>) OÌ No L 84, 31 . 3. 1976, p. 3 . (5 ) OJ No L 146, 4 . 7 . 1970 , p . 1 . b ) OJ No L 84, 31 . 3 . 1976, p. I. ( b) OJ No L 94 , 9 . 4 . 1976, p . 4 .

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

Done at Luxembourg, 26 April 1977.

For the Council

The President

J. SILKIN