PART IIU.K.INTERNAL MARKET

TITLE IU.K.MARKET INTERVENTION

CHAPTER IVU.K.Aid schemes

Section I U.K. Aid for processing

[F1Subsection II U.K. Flax and hemp grown for fibre]
Article 92U.K.Aid rate

[F11. The amount of processing aid provided for in Article 91 shall be fixed:

(a) for long flax fibre:

[F2(b) at EUR 90 per tonne for the 2009/2010, 2010/2011 and 2011/2012 marketing years for short flax and hemp fibre containing not more than 7,5 % impurities and shives.]

However, the Member State may, with reference to traditional outlets, also decide to grant aid:

(a) for short flax fibre containing a percentage of impurities and shives of between 7,5 % and 15 %;

(b) for hemp fibre containing a percentage of impurities and shives of between 7,5 % and 25 %.

In the cases provided for in the second subparagraph, the Member State shall grant the aid in respect of a quantity which amounts to not more than the quantity produced, on the basis of 7,5 % of impurities and shives.]

2.The quantities of fibre eligible for aid shall be limited on the basis of the areas which were the subject of one of the contracts or commitments referred to in Article 91.

The limits referred to in the first subparagraph shall be fixed by the Member States so as to comply with the national guaranteed quantities referred to in Article 94.