12. 3. 92 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 67/11 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 615/92 of 10 March 1992 _ laying down detaled rules for a support system for producers of soya beans, rape seed, colza seed and sunflower seed THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3766/91 - of 12 December 1991 establishing a support system for producers of soya beans, rape seed and colza seed and sunflower seed ('), and in particular Article 4 (8), Article 7 (2), Article 8 and Article 9 (2) thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation {EEC) No 1676/85 " of 11 June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and the exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of the Common Agricultural Policy (3), as last amended by Regu- lation (EEC) No 2205/90 (°), and in particular Article 5 (3) thereof, Whereas in accordance with the new regime of direct payments for producers of soya beans, rape seed and colza seed and sunflower seed established by Council Regula- tion (EEC) No 3766/91, it is advisable to define by their Linnaean classifications the species of plants which must be sown by producers to be eligible for the direct payments ; Whereas producers of main-crop soya beans, rape seed and colza seed and sunflower seed shall be entitled to apply for and receive direct payments consisting of an advance payment and a final payment ; whereas producers of catch-crop soya beans shall be entitled to apply for and receive a single direct payment, whereas it is necessary to determine the method of making the applications, the different declarations that shall be made by the producers and the method of making the direct payments; Whereas to prevent the risk of increasing the area sown with these oil seeds the eligibility of producers to receive the direct payments shall be restricted to those producers sowing at least a minimum area to recognized local stan- dards and in climatically and agronomically suited regions ; Whereas as part of the Community’s continuing policy of quality improvment the eligibility of producers of rape seed and colza seed to receive the direct payments shall () OJ No L 356, 24. 12. 1991, p. 17. () OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1. () OJ No L 201, 31. 7. 1990, p. 9. be restricted to those producers who cultivate certain vari- eties and qualities of seed ; Whereas to prevent the speculative cultivation of catch crop soya beans and for the purposes of control, the eligi- bility of producers of such soya beans to receive the direct payments shall be restricted to those producers registering their intention to sow the crop in accordance with Atticle 4 (7) of Regulation (EEC) No 3766/91 and subse- quently confirming the area sown with the crop by them ; Whereas to prevent the risk of fraud against the Commu- nity budget a strict system of administrative and physical controls targeted by plausibility checks shall be intro- duced ; Whereas such a system of payments made directly to producers shall need specific measures to dispose of those applications that are undue or unjustified and which could otherwise benefit illegitimately from the Commu- nity budget ; whereas it is appropriate to adopt a system of sanctions capable of discouraging producers from making unjustified or fraudulent applications and capable of ensu- ring correct and uniform application of the new system, and throughout the Community ; Whereas Member States shall be required to make timely reports to the Commission on the implementation of this scheme ; Whereas it is necessary to take account of the interests of producers who have sown oilseeds before the date of the entry into force of the implementation of the new scheme ; Whereas the Management Committee for Oils and Fats has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by the Chairman, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : CHAPTER 1 Generalities Article 1 1. This Regulation provides detailed implementing rules for Council Regulation (EEC) No 3766/91 from the 1992/93 marketing year.