27. 9. 79 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 244/11 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2081/79 of 26 September 1979 laying down detailed rules for the application of the special measures for castor THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2874/77 of 19 December 1977 laying down special measures for castor seeds (!), and in particular Article 2 (5), the third paragraph of Article 3 and Article 4 thereof, Whereas, in view of the normal fluctuations of world market prices, the average world market price for castor seeds should be determined at least once a month ; Whereas provision should be made for adjusting offers and quotations to compensate for any differences in presentation, quality, conditions and place of delivery compared with the product for which the average world market price must be fixed ; Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1853/78 of 25 July 1978 adopting general rules in connection with special measures for castor sceds (2), the value of oils and oil-cake on the Commu- nity market must be determined; whereas this must be done by reference to the most favourable offers and quotations, both for products of Community origin and for imported products delivered Rotterdam and put into free circulation ; whereas, if offers and quota- tions for imported products do not satisfy this condi- tion regarding delivery, provision should be made for the necessary adjustments ; Whereas, in order to facilitate checks on entitlement to aid, a deadline should be set for the lodging of the contracts referred to in Article 1 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2874/77; : Whereas, in order to facilitate the application of the system of aid, the starting date for the marketing year should be taken as the operative date for the conver- sion rate to be applied to the minimum price referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2874/77; Whereas in accordance with Article 10 (2) of Regula- tion (EEC) No 1853/78 the producer Member States (1) OJ No L 332, 24. 12. 1977, p. 1. () OJ No L 212, 2. 8. 1978, p. 1. seeds are to make random on-farm checks to determine that the areas indicated in the contracts lodged are accurate ; whereas, in order to be effective, this check must cover a representative number of these areas; Whereas, where the seed is to be processed in a Member State other than that in which it is produced, pursuant to Article 6 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1853/78 the granting of aid is subject to submission by the processing undertaking of a document prepared in its name in accordance with Article 10 (3) of that Regulation; whereas, to ensure the correct application of the system, the minimum information which must be given on this document and the condi- tions for its submission to the authorities of the Member State of destination should be fixed ; Whereas Article 10 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1853/78 provides that Member States are to check the entry and processing of products at the oil mill; whereas, to ensure the effectiveness of such checks, the term ‘processing premises’ should be defined and the checking procedure laid down ; Whereas the stock records of the manufacturers should be used as a basis for this check; Whereas, in order to facilitate the marketing of castor seeds, the amount of aid applicable should be that in force on the day when the oil processing undertaking requests the competent agency to take over inspection of the products at the mill; Whereas, to ensure the efficient functioning of the aid system, provision should be made for the Member States to issue a certificate stating the quantity entitled to aid and the amount thereof ; whereas, for adminis- trative reasons, provision should be made for the seed to be processed within a certain period ; Whereas, to ensure the uniform application of the aid system, detailed rules for payment of the aid should be laid down; Whereas ‘it should be specified how often the aid should be fixed ; whereas it is sufficient for the aid to be put into effect at least once a month;