No L 108/92 Official Journal of the European Communities 1. 5. 93 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1064/93 of 30 April 1993 introducing private storage premium for peas and field beans THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European | Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 of 30 June 1992 establishing a support system for produ- cers of certain arable crops ('), as last amended by Regula- tion (EEC) No 364/93 (%), and in particular Article 16 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 of 28 December 1992 on the unit of account and the conversion rate to be applied for the purpose of the common agricultural policy (%), and i particular Article 6 (2) thereof, Whereas the support arrangements foreseen in Regulation (EEC) No 1431/82 of 18 May 1982 laying down special measures for peas, field beans and sweet lupins (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1750/92 (), expire on 30 June 1993 ; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 introduces a compensatory payment to arable producers, including pea and field bean producers; whereas the transition between the two support arrangements could give rise to considerable disturbance of the market for peas and field beans and pose substantial difficulties to the disposal of the 1992/93 pea and field bean crop; Whereas it is necessary to establish specific measures which can facilitate the transition ; whereas introducing a ptivate storage premium for peas and field beans could facilitate the transition between the two support arrange- ments ; Whereas, contracts shall be concluded only with first buyers or approved users ; whereas, to make the scheme more effective, contracts must relate to a certain minimum quantity ; whereas in order to facilitate applica- tion of the system of contracts, a maximum quantity to be stored should be fixed per Member State, with the possibility of a redistribution of the quantities within these limits not taken up in any Member State ; Whereas the period during which contracts may be concluded should be restricted ; Whereas the amount of the security designed to ensure compliance with the contractual obligations should be fixed at an amount per 100 kilograms; () OJ No L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 12. () OJ No L 42, 19. 2. 1993, p. 3. () OJ No L 387, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1. () OJ No L 162, 12. 6. 1982, p. 28. () OJ No L 180, 1. 7. 1992, p. 17. Whereas the contract shall include the obligations to be fulfilled by the co-contracting party, in particular those enabling the competent authority to make an effective inspection of storage, must be specified ; Whereas the peas or field beans may not be removed from storage before 1 July 1993 ; whereas the removal of peas or field beans from storage should be discouraged ; whereas the entitlement to the aid and 50 % of the secu- rity shall be forfeited if the peas or field beans are removed from storage before the end of the contract period ; Whereas, pursuant to Article 6 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92, it should be specified that, in the case of a storage premium, the operative event to determine the amount of the security and the aid in national currency is the latest day for the lodging of applications ;- Whereas provision should be made for a system of checks to ensure that aid is not granted unduly ; whereas for this purpose the Member States should make checks appro- priate to the various stages of storage; Whereas the Management Committee for Dried Fodder has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 The competent authorities in the Member States shall conclude storage contracts, for peas or field beans harvested on their territory in the 1992/93 marketing year, as provided for in this Regulation. Article 2 1.  Storage contracts (hereinafter called ‘contracts’) shall be concluded only with first buyers or approved users. 2. Contracts shall be made only in respect of peas or field beans, in lots of at least 500 tonnes, for which a minimum price certificate has been issued according to Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3540/85 (%). () OJ No L 342, 19. 12. 1985, p. 1.