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Official Journal of the European Union
7.12.2011
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1266/2011
of 6 December 2011
apportioning, for the 2011/12 marketing year, 5 000 tonnes of short flax fibre and hemp fibre as
national guaranteed quantities between Denmark, Ireland, Greece, Italy and Luxembourg
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
(4)
On the basis of estimates of production resulting from
the information provided, total production in the five
Member States concerned will not reach the overall
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
quantity of 5 000 tonnes allocated to them, and the
Union,
national guaranteed quantities as set out below should
be set.
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of
22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agri
(5) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
cultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agri
accordance with the opinion of the Management
cultural products ( 1 ), and in particular Article 95, in conjunction
Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural
with Article 4, thereof,
Markets,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Whereas:
Article 1
(1) Article 8(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) For the 2011/12 marketing year, the apportionment in national
No 507/2008 of 6 June 2008 laying down detailed
guaranteed quantities provided for in Article 94(1a) in
rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC)
conjunction with Annex XI A.II.(b) of Regulation (EC)
No 1673/2000 on the common organisation of the
No 1234/2007 shall be as follows:
markets in flax and hemp grown for fibre ( 2 ) lays down
that the apportioning of 5 000 tonnes of short flax fibre
— Denmark
0 tonnes,
and hemp fibre as national guaranteed quantities, as
provided for in Article 94(1a) of Regulation (EC)
— Ireland
0 tonnes,
No 1234/2007 for the marketing year 2011/12, must
be effected before 16 November of the marketing year
— Greece
0 tonnes,
in progress.
— Italy
15 tonnes,
(2) To
that
end,
Italy
has
sent
the
Commission
information
relating to areas covered by sale/purchase contracts,
— Luxembourg 0 tonnes.
processing commitments and processing contracts, and
estimated flax and hemp straw and fibre yields.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following
(3) Conversely,
no
flax
or
hemp
fibre
will
be
produced
for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
the 2011/12 marketing year in Denmark, Ireland, Greece
or Luxembourg.
It shall apply from 16 November 2011.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 6 December 2011.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
( 1 ) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.
( 2 ) OJ L 149, 7.6.2008, p. 38.

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