31990R3783

28 . 12. 90 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 364/ 19

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3783/90 of 19 December 1990 on transitional measures in the seed sector after the unification of Germany

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, species corresponding to the species produced in the territory of the former German Democratic Republic ;

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Whereas in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2778/90 of Economic Community, 27 September 1990 on interim measures applicable in the seeds sector after the unification of Germany (8), the Commission adopted measures to this effect on a provi­ Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3577/90 sional basis for the period from the date of unification of 4 December 1990 on the transitional measures and until 31 December 1990 ; whereas, given that the afore­ adjustments required in the agricultural sector as a result mentioned circumstances still obtain, these arrangements of German unification ('), and in particular Article 3 should be extended beyond this date ; thereof,

Whereas the territory of the former German Democratic Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3577/90 lays down, inter Republic already belongs to the Community ; whereas the event generating the right to Community aid for seeds alia, that measures to supplement those provided for in harvested in the territory of the former German Democ­ that Regulation may be adopted to ensure the harmonious integration of farming in the territory of the former ratic Republic in 1991 will occur on 1 August 1991 , German Democratic Republic into the common agricul­ which follows the beginning of the 1991 /92 marketing tural policy ; year ; whereas the authorization given to Germany should be limited to 31 July 1991 in order to avoid any cumula­ tion of aid ; Whereas Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 of 26 October 1971 on the common organization Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are of the market in seeds (2), as last amended by Regulation in accordance with the opinion of the Management (EEC) No 1239/89 (3), stipulates that aid may be granted Committee for Seeds, for the production of seed ;

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1 546/75 (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2811 /86 (*), sets on 1 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : August following the beginning of each marketing year the event generating the right to aid for seed ; whereas on 1 August 1990 the territory of the former German Democratic Republic was not part of the Community ; Article 1 whereas, as a result, Community aid does not apply to the 1990/91 marketing year in respect of seed harvested in the territory of the former German Democratic Republic ; 1 . Germany is hereby authorized to grant, until 31 July 1991 at the latest, for seed harvested in 1990 in the terri­ tory of the former German Democratic Republic, aid Whereas it is therefore necessary to authorize Germany to from national funds corresponding to the production aid grant national aid for the production of certain seed provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 . harvested in the territory of the former German Democ­ ratic Republic for the 1990/91 marketing year ; whereas, 2. The national payment provided for in paragraph 1 however, in order to avoid any distortion of competition, for a species may not exceed the amount of aid fixed by the aid may not exceed the amounts fixed in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1240/80 for a corresponding species Regulation (EEC) No 1240/89 of 3 May 1989 fixing the harvested in the territories making up the Community amounts of aid for seeds for the 1990/91 and 1991 /92 prior to German unification. marketing years (*), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1979/90 Q, for the Community

0 OJ No L 353, 17. 12. 1990, p. 23. Article 2 0 OJ No L 246, 5. 11 . 1971 , p. 1 . (3) OJ No L 128, 11 . 5. 1989, p. 35. (4) OJ No L 157, 19 . 6. 1975, p. 14. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1991 . 0 OJ No L 260, 12. 9. 1986, p. 8 . (6) OJ No L 128, 11 . 5. 1989, p. 36. 0 OJ No L 179, 12. 7. 1990, p. 13 . (•) OJ No L 267, 29. 9. 1990, p. 34.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 December 1990 .

For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission