No L 121/4 Official Journal of the European. Communities 29. 4. 89 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1164/89 of 28 April 1989 ‘ laying down detailed rules concerning the aid for fibre flax and hemp THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty. establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1308/70 of 29 June 1970 on the common organization of the market in flax and hemp ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3995/87 (), and in particular Articles 2 (6)-and-4 (5) thereof, Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 619/71 (%), as last amended by-Regulation.(EEC) No 2059/84 (%), lays. down general rules for the grant of aid for flax and hemp; whereas it is the responsibility of the Commission to lay down the relevant implementing rules ; Whereas; if the aid scheme is to operate properly, it must be- possible to distinguish flax grown mainly for fibre from that grown mainly for seed ; whereas this aim may be -achieved by specifying the seeds from which the two types of flax may be grown ; whereas to the same end the varieties of hemp the tetrahydrocannabinol content of which does not exceed the limits laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 619/71 should be indicated on the one hand and the way that content is to be recorded should be determined on the other hand; Whereas, in order to prevent fraud, certain rules for the grant of aid should be laid down; Whereas Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 619/71 requires Member States to introduce. supervisory arrangements to ensure that the product for which aid is requested satisfies the requirements for the grant of such aid ; whereas. the declarations of areas sown -and the aid applications to be sent in by the producers must therefore contain the minimum particulars necessary for such supervision ; whereas, in order to simplify the operation of the aid scheme, provision should be made, where the producer has concluded a cultivation contract for fibre flax, for his application to be accompanied by a copy of that contract; Whereas Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 619/71 provides for spot checks of the declarations and aid () OJ No L 146, 4. 7. 1970, p. 1. () OJ No L 377, 31. 12. 1987, p. 34. () O] No L 72, 26. 3. 1971, p. 2. () OJ No L 191, 19. 7. 1984, p. 6. applications referred to above; whereas, in order to be effective, such checks must be made of a significant number  of declarations and applications; whereas uniform provisions should be laid down for the grant of the aid where ‘the areas recorded during a check differ from those indicated in declarations of areas sown-and aid applications ; Whereas, having regard to the existing arrangements in Member States, the said States should be required, when granting aid for fibre flax in cases where no cultivation contract has been concluded, to apply a system of production certificates or of registered contracts ; whereas . if such a-system is to operate -effectively, the minimum amount of information which must appear in such certificates should be specified ; Whereas uniform provisions should be laid down for payment of the aid; Whereas Article 2. of Regulation (EEC) No 1308/70 provides that, in order to promote sales of flax products, Community measures to encourage the use of flax fibre and products obtained from such fibres can be adopted ; Whereas, in the interests of sound management, schemes to promote the- use of flax fibres to be approved by the Commission should be carried out as part of a detailed programme to- be drawn up following consultation of the Member States and, where appropriate, those working in this field ; whereas, with the same aim, provision should be made for the practical execution of the schemes-in accordance with procedures to. their specific technical characteristics ; Whereas the previous proposals presented under the agreed -procedures must be assessed according. to criteria that will permit the best possible selection; whereas, to that -end, open or restricted invitation to tender appears to - be the most appropriate procedure ; whereas, however, for schemes which call for an in-depth knowledge of the flax industry, direct negotiation with the trade and inter- branch organizations may be considered the most suitable procedure ; Whereas the Member States should be informed of the Commission’s choices and of the progress of the schemes selected ;