the allocation fixed in the administrative budget for the implementation of programmes of technical cooperation in olive cultivation, olive-oil extraction and table-oil processing;

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 845/72 of 24 April 1972 laying down special measures to encourage silkworm rearing, and in particular Article 2 (4) thereof;

Member States shall authorise the importation into their territory live fish of aquaculture origin, their eggs and gametes intended for direct restocking of put-and take fisheries only if:

"put and take fisheries" means ponds, lakes or unenclosed waters that are sustained by the introduction of fish primarily for recreational fishing rather than for conservation or improvement of natural population;

Council Regulation (EC) No 1673/2000 of 27 July 2000 on the common organisation of the markets in flax and hemp grown for fibre(3), provides for a processing aid for flax and hemp straw.

Conditions for importation of live fish, their eggs and gametes intended for farming, and of live fish of aquaculture origin for restocking of put-and take fisheries, within the European Community

Regulation (EC) No 1672/2000 included flax and hemp grown for fibre in the support system for producers of certain arable crops established by Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999.

In order to solve the problems facing the market in flax and hemp grown for fibre, the amount of aid granted to the growers concerned should be comparable to that for competitor crops.

Whereas Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 845/72 (4) stipulates, inter alia, that the aid for silkworms is to be fixed each year by 1 August in respect of the rearing year beginning in the following calendar year;

The Council shall encourage the transfer of technologies to developing members from members highly advanced in olive cultivation, olive-oil extraction and table-olive processing techniques.

information about the test organism (scientific name, strain, supplier or source, any pretreatment, breeding method - including source, kind and amount of food, feeding frequency);

However, where maize is treated separately, the 'maize' yield shall be used for maize and the 'cereals other than maize' yield shall be used for cereals, oilseeds, linseed and flax and hemp grown for fibre."

The Council shall, in support of the programmes of technical cooperation in olive cultivation, olive-oil extraction and table-olive processing, create a separate chapter within the administrative budget.

In the case of the 1972/73 rearing year, the general rules laid down in the following Articles shall apply to the granting, in respect of silkworms reared within the Community, of the aid provided for in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 845/72.

To maintain fair working conditions throughout the olive-growing and olive-products industry or activities deriving therefrom in order to raise the standard of living of the populations engaged therein;

Whereas the Council in Regulation (EEC) No 922/72 as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 884/73 laid down general rules for granting aid in respect of silkworms for the 1972/73 and 1973/74 rearing years;

If such monitoring reveals that the requirements of this Directive are no longer being met, the competent authority shall close the production or relaying area concerned until the situation has been restored to normal.

To avert the danger that the aims of Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 might be circumvented, the granting of the per-hectare aid for flax and hemp grown for fibre should be made subject to certain conditions as regards cultivation.

The Council shall, at its autumn session, adopt the programme of technical cooperation in olive cultivation, olive-oil extraction and table-olive processing that is to be implemented and/or continued in the following calendar year.

For the purposes of this Regulation, "recognized producer groups" means any group of silkworm rearers formed by the rearers themselves for either of the following purposes: (a) to encourage the centralization of supplies;

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1401/2003 of 6 August 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 245/2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1673/2000 on the common organisation of the markets in flax and hemp grown for fibre

The expenses necessary for the administration of this Agreement and for the implementation of the programmes of technical cooperation in olive cultivation, olive-oil extraction and table-olive processing, provided for in this Agreement shall be charged against the administrative budget.

promote the coordination of activities relating to technical cooperation among members in olive cultivation, olive-oil extraction and table-olive processing, including action within the framework of interregional or regional planning;

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1673/2000 of 27 July 2000 on the common organisation of the markets in flax and hemp grown for fibre(1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 651/2002(2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,

since 50 % of the hybrid seeds are tolerant to the herbicide, the label should mention that the product may be tolerant to the herbicide glufosinate-ammonium, so that breeders become aware that it may not be possible to control volunteers by glufosinate ammonium;

Until such time as the official measures laid down in paragraph 2 are enforced, the owner or keeper of any fish in which disease is suspected shall take every appropriate measure to ensure compliance with paragraph 2, except for (h) and (i) thereof.

Moreover, where there is a need to ensure continued production, Council Regulation (EC) No 1673/2000 of 27 July 2000 on the common organisation of the market in flax and hemp grown for fibre(7) provides for aid for processing flax and hemp straw.

"Live fish of aquaculture origin certified for restocking of put-and take fisheries in European Community zones and farms except those with a Community approved programme or status, additional guarantees or protective measures with regard to:

The allocation for the implementation of the programmes of technical cooperation in olive cultivation, olive-oil extraction and table-olive processing techniques, which should be entered as a separate chapter in the administrative budget, shall be fixed annually at 300 000 United States dollars.

Whereas experiments by an experimental station have shown that under present production techniques good quality anemone coronaria can be obtained from tubers of a size smaller than that provided for by the common quality standards;

"Live fish of aquaculture origin certified for restocking of put-and take fisheries in European Community zones and farms including those with a Community approved programme or status, additional guarantees or protective measures with regard to:

Whereas Article 3 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1054/73 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 683/74 (4), provides in particular that silkworm rearers are to submit aid applications each year by 30 November at the latest, or forfeit the aid totally;

Statements to be added to the document referred to in the Annex of Decision 92/527/EEC as regards live fish, their eggs and gametes intended for farming, and live fish of aquaculture origin for restocking of put-and take fisheries, in the European Community

With the help of representatives of the sector from the European Association of Mushroom Growers, the Working Party on Standardisation of Perishable Produce and Quality Development of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE) has just unanimously adopted a new standard for cultivated mushrooms of the genus Agaricus.

In the case of aid for processing the straw of flax grown for fibre provided for in Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1673/2000 of 27 July 2000 on the common organisation of the markets in flax and hemp grown for fibre(3), this declaration should replace the yearly "area" aid application provided for in Article 7(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 245/2001 of 5 February 2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1673/2000 on the common organisation of the markets in flax and hemp grown for fibre(4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1093/2001(5).

Article 5a subjects the area payment for flax and hemp grown for fibre to the conclusion of a contract or to a commitment as referred to in Article 2(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1673/2000 of 27 July 2000 on the common organisation of the markets in flax and hemp grown for fibre(5).

Second, because of the low prices offered by the Community producers to growers for satsumas, which are principally used as raw material for canning, growers are reorientating their production from satsumas towards clementines in an effort to increase the profitability of their production.

However, only hemp intended for fibre production will qualify for the area aid provided for in that Regulation and the processing aid provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 1673/2000 of 27 July 2000 on the common organisation of the markets in flax and hemp grown for fibre(11).

Member States shall ensure that imported fish of aquaculture origin, their eggs and gametes intended for farming or restocking of put-and take fisheries in Community waters, only are introduced into farms or put-and take fisheries representing ponds, and not introduced into unenclosed waters.

"patents" means patents, patent applications, utility models, applications for registration of utility models, designs, topographies of semiconductor products, supplementary protection certificates for medicinal products or other products for which such supplementary protection certificates may be obtained and plant breeder's certificates;

The Council is authorized to undertake or arrange for the undertaking of studies or other work, including the collection of detailed information on special assistance in different forms to the olive-growing and olive-products industries, so as to enable it to formulate any recommendations and suggestions it may consider appropriate for achieving the general objectives set forth in Article 1.

to make available to the associate rearers adequate technical resources for the preparation, storage, and marketing of the products of their silkworm rearing, on condition: - that all their production is marketed, i.e. sold to the wholesale trade or to the user industries, by the producer group though the group may exempt rearers from this obligation in respect of certain quantities,

To ensure a smooth transition to the level of support granted for cereals and to solve the current problems caused by the existence of different aid schemes for fibre flax and seed flax, the payments for flax and hemp grown for fibre should be the same as those granted for linseed, which must themselves be aligned with those for cereals by the 2002/2003 marketing year.

In Finland, and in Sweden north of the 62nd Parallel and some adjacent areas affected by comparable climatic conditions rendering agricultural activity particularly difficult, a supplementary amount to the area payment of EUR 19 per tonne, multiplied by the yield utilised for the area payments, shall be applied for cereals, oilseeds, linseed and flax and hemp grown for fibre."

Whereas Council Directive 79/409/EEC of 2 April 1979 on the conservation of wild birds(4), and Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora(5), prohibit the capture and keeping of and trade in a great number of species, whilst providing for exemptions for specific reasons, such as research and education, repopulation, reintroduction and breeding;

1.In the case where an application for aid for arable crops area payments in accordance with Chapter 10 of Title IV of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 contains a declaration of the cultivation of flax and hemp grown for fibre pursuant to Article 106 of that Regulation, the official labels used on the packaging of the seeds in accordance with Council Directive 2002/57/EC(16), and in particular Article 12 thereof, shall be submitted or, in the case of flax grown for fibre, any other documents recognised as equivalent by the Member State concerned, including the certification provided for in Article 19 of that Directive.