27. 6. 89 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 180/3 COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1835/89 of 19 June 1989 setting general rules on the production aid for high-quality flint maize THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1834/89 (9, and in particular Article 10a (5) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas “Article 10a of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 states that aid.is to be granted for the production in certain areas of the Community of -certain varieties of high-quality flint maize ; whereas under these provisions the quality standards for selection of these varieties should be determined ; Whereas the specific utilization of the product requires 15 % - moisture content to be obtained by pre-reaping drying ; whereas such natural drying can be effected only in areas with suitable weather conditions; whereas the aid scheme should therefore be restricted- to areas meeting this criterion ;. Whereas, if the aid scheme is to operate satisfactorily, Member States must ensure that the terms on which aid is granted are respected ; whereas to this end arrangements should be made for areas sown.to be declared and for the exercise of supervision by the Member States, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 The aid provided for in Article 10a of Regulation (EEC) v No 2727/75 shall be granted by -Member States for the production of high-quality flint maize. The requirements set out below must be-met. Article 2 The area sown must be tended in the normal way and,” following ripening, the crop must be left standing in the field for a period long enough to allow natural drying to a. moisture- content not exceeding 15 %. () OJ No L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1. () See page 1 of this Official Journal. Article 3 1. For the purposes of this Regulation ‘high-quality flint maize’ shall be defined as the maize varieties entered in a-national seed catalogue that display the following characteristics : — kernel type : horny, — kernel tip colour : orange, orange-red, red or dark red, — flotation test: a maximum of 15 % by weight of the sample floats. 2. The list of varieties meeting the definition: of high-quality flint maize set out in-paragraph 1 and the suitable: areas for the production shall be adopted using the procedure set out in Article 26 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75. Article 4 1.  Member States shall introduce the administrative arrangements, including physical inspection, necessary to ensure that-the qualifying requirements for the aid are met. These arrangements shall include™: (a) an obligation to declare areas sown and the certified seed varieties used. The declaration shall count as an application for aid provided that it is accompanied by the crop contract; (b) systematic field checks. on the accurarcy of declarations, referred to in point (a); (c) any other procedures determined, where appropriate; using the procedure set out in Article 26" of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75. Article 5 The aid to be paid shall be calculated on the basis of the area cultivated. Article 6 . Member States shall notify the Commission of the action taken pursuant to this Regulation and the areas in respect of which aid has been given. Article 7 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply from 1 September 1989.