29. 6. 93 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 157/5 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1639/93 of 28 June 1993 laying down.detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 as regards the cessation of banana cultivation THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 of 13 February 1993 on the common organization of the market in bananas (') and in particular Article 13 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 of 28 December 1992 on the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (?), and in particular Article 6 (2) thereof, Whereas, given the particulrly unfavourable conditions for the production of bananas prevailing in certain producing regions in the Community, Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 provides for a premium for the cessation of such produc- tion ; Whereas it is necessary to define the detailed rules for applying the premium scheme, and in particular to deter- mine what information must be given in applications for the grubbing-up premium and to provide for verification of the accuracy of that information ; Whereas, in order to ensure the effectiveness of the scheme, it is essential to obtain from farmers applying for the premium, and from any subsequent owners and farmers, an undertaking to refrain from replanting bananas for an appropriate period of time on the areas covered by applications; whereas applicants must also undertake not to increase the areas planted with bananas beyond the plots for which the premium is applied; Whereas, in order to avoid the risk of grubbed-up plants being replanted, it should be made obligatory that they be made unsuitable for this purpose ; Whereas the competent national authorities must adopt all the appropriate inspection measures to ensure that applicants comply with their obligations, and in particular measures to establish, prior to payment of the premium, that grubbing-up has actually taken place in accordance with Community provisions ; whereas inspections should also be carried out periodically after grubbing up, so as to ensure compliance with the undertaking not to replant ; Whereas the agricultural rate to be used for converting the amount of the premium into national currency should () OJ No L 47, 25. 2. 1993, p. 1 () OJ No L 387, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1. be the rate in force on the first day of the year in which. the grubbing-up takes place; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Bananas, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 1.  Applications for the premium for the cessation of banana production provided for in Article 13 of Regula- tion (EEC) No 404/93 shall be submitted to the compe- tent authorities of the Member States before commence- ment of the grubbing-up operations : — for 1993, during the petiod from 1 July to the end of August, — for 1994, during January. 2. Applications shall include at least the following information : (a) name and address of the applicant; (b) name, where applicable, and address of the holding concerned ; (c) total surface area of the banana plantation cultivated by the producer; (d) for each parcel on which grubbing-up is to take place and for which the grubbing-up premium is applied for, the information required to identify such parcels, the total surface area planted, the number of banana trees per hectare, and the varieties ; (e) the period over which the applicant undertakes to carry out the grubbing-up operations for each banana plantation or parcel of banana plantation concerned. This period may not extend beyond the end of the fifth month following the month in which acceptance of the premium application is notified in accordance with Article 2 (2). 3. Applications shall be accompanied by: — a written undertaking by the applicant, for a period of 20 years from the end of the grubbing-up operation, not to plant banana trees on the parcels on which grubbing-up took place and not to extend the.area under bananas on the holding beyond the existing banana plantation ; — where applicable, under conditions provided for in national legislation, a written agreement to the grub- bing-up operation by the owner(s) of the parcels under bananas, as well as an undertaking by the owner(s) to