25. 11. 78 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 330/19 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2743/78 of 24 November 1978 on the exchange of information between Member States and the Commission concerning dried fodder THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1117/78 of 22 May 1978 on the common organization of the market in dried fodder(!), and in particular Article 10 thereof, Whereas, in order to ensure the sound management of the market in dried fodder, Member States must keep the Commission informed as to the operation of the aid arrangements provided for in the legislation governing that sector ; Whereas, to that end, certain information on the aid arrangements and on the situation with regard to production and markets in dried fodder must be communicated by the Member States to the Commis- sion at regular intervals ; Whereas, however, such communications should be kept to a bare minimum and should take account of the administrative facilities at present available in the Member States ; Whereas this Regulation is intended to replace Commission Regulation (EEC) No 831/75(%), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2558/75(); whereas Regulation (EEC) No 831/75 should therefore be repealed ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage- ment Committee for Dried Fodder, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 Member States shall inform the Commission : (a) before the 15th of each month, of the quantities of fodder in respect of which applications for the aids referred to in Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 1528/78 have been lodged during the previous month, such particulars to be broken down by the months in which the quantities concerned left the drying plant; However, on the first occasion on which they provide such information, the Member States shall (1) OJ No L 142, 30. 5. 1978, p. 1. (2) O] No L 79, 28. 3. 1975, p. 40. () O] No L 261, 9. 10. 1975, p. 16. give particulars of the quantities for which aid applications have been lodged since the beginning of the 1978/79 marketing year; — not later than 31 January each year for the Ty y products referred to in Article 1 (a) of Regula- tion (EEC) No 1117/78, ' and — not later than 31 October each year for the ‘products referred to in Article 1 (b) and (c) of that Regulation, of the quantities of the products in question having left drying plants during the previous marketing year in respect of which aid has been paid. The particulars provided shall distinguish between the products referred to respectively in Article 1 (a), (b), first and second indents, and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1117/78. Article 2 1. Member States shall inform the Commission, before the 15th of each month, of the quantities in respect of which the supplementary aid referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 1117/78 has been fixed in advance during the previous month. However, on the first occasion on which they provide such information, the Member States shall give particu- lars of the quantities for which the supplementary aid has been fixed in advance since the beginning of the 1978/79 marketing year. The particulars provided shall distinguish between the products referred to respectively in Article 1 (b), first and second indents, and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1117/78. 2. However, if a Member State considers that the quantities for which applications for the advance fixing of the supplementary aid are lodged in accor- dance with the procedure in force bear no relation to the normal disposal of fodder harvested within the Community, that Member State shall immediately inform the Commission, indicating the quantities for which applications for the advance fixing of the supplementary aid have been lodged but for which the certificates have not yet been issued and the quan- tities for which advance fixing certificates have been issued since the last such notification.