Translation of "fibre flax " (English → French) :

It should also be ensured that the varieties of flax and hemp grown for fibre are those listed in the Common Catalogue of Varieties of Agricultural Plant Species as fibre plants and, in the case of flax in particular, as ‘fibre flax’ Moreover, in the case of hemp, the tetrahydrocannabinol content of the authorised varieties may not exceed 0.2 %.

EUROPA - EU law and publications - EUR-Lex - EUR-Lex - 32006R0953 - EN - Council Regulation (EC) No 953/2006 of 19 June 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 1673/2000, as regards the processing aid for flax and hemp grown for fibre, and Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, as regards hemp eligible for the single payment scheme - COUNCIL REGULATION - (EC) No 953/2006 // amending Regulation (EC) No 1673/2000, as regards the processing aid for flax and hemp grown for fibre ...[+++], and Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, as regards hemp eligible for the single payment scheme

(5) To ensure a smooth transition to the level of support granted for cereals and to solve the current problems caused by the existence of different aid schemes for fibre flax and seed flax, the payments for flax and hemp grown for fibre should be the same as those granted for linseed, which must themselves be aligned with those for cereals by the 2002/2003 marketing year.

In addition to the traditional production of long flax fibre for textiles and the traditional uses of hemp fibres, flax and hemp are now also being grown for a new market in short fibres.

The national guaranteed quantities should be fixed taking account in particular of the most recent average areas under fibre flax and hemp, adjusted where necessary to reflect the areas actually in production, multiplied by average fibre yields.

Whereas total loss of the aid is too severe a penalty to impose on applicants who do not submit a crop declaration within the period stipulated; whereas, therefore, this sanction should be attenuated by making the penalty proportional to the delay involved; whereas, in order to ensure equal treatment among the recipients of the aid, whatever their place of establishment within the Community, a time limit should be set which is applicable in all Member States; whereas, for the purposes of the smooth operation of the aid scheme, the date by which the crop declarations must be submitted should be set at 30 November in the case of fibre flax and at 31 December ...[+++]in the case of seed flax;