10. 4. 96 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 89/3 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 620/96 of 9 April 199 amending Regulation (EC) No 785/95 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 603/95 on the common organization of the market in dried fodder THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 603/95 of 21 February 1995 on the common organization of the market in dried fodder ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1347/95 (3, and in particular Articles 8, 9 and 18 thereof, Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 785/95 (%), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1362/95 (*), lays down detailed rules for application of Regulation (EC) No 603/95; whereas Regulation (EC) No 785/95 should be amended in the light of experience gained, with a view to better management of the arrangements in question; Whereas the ‘similar fodder products’ referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 603/95 on which the aid to dehydrated fodder may be paid should be defined more clearly; Whereas, with a view to preventing the multiple receipt of aid under different schemes, provision should be made that the aid for processing into dried fodder may only be paid on whole fodder plants harvested green; Whereas the concept of mixtures of dried fodder and other products should be defined more clearly so that aid for processing is granted solely on products meeting the conditions laid down in the abovementioned Regulation (EC) No 603/95; Whereas sound administration of the aid for the dehydra- ting and/or grinding of fodder demands that the aid be granted solely on agricultural products deriving from parcels, the agricultural purpose of which can be verified by the competent authorities of the Member States; Whereas rules must be laid down governing the introduc- tion into processing undertakings of products other than fodder to be dehydrated and/or ground; Whereas processing undertakings must be approved by the competent authorities in accordance with a special () OJ No L 63, 21. 3. 1995, p. 1. () O] No L 131, 15. 6. 1995, p. 1. () O No L 79, 7. 4. 1995, p. . () OJ No L 132, 16. 6. 1995, p. 6. procedure, in order to ensure equal treatment of all Community undertakings; Whereas the intervals at which aid applications for fodder processing are to be submitted, and the particulars which undertakings need to supply to the competent authorities in such applications, should be laid down; Whereas it should be made clear that the penalties laid down to cover cases of late submission to the competent authorities of contracts and declarations relating to fodder delivered for processing apply solely in respect of products covered by documents submitted outside the deadline; Whereas small undertakings located in less accessible regions should qualify for derogations in respect of parti- cularly heavy investments; Whereas undertakings should determine on a more regular basis the average moisture content of the fodder they dehydrate, and should notify this to the competent authorities; Whereas the rules for taking samples for analysis should be made clearer, in particular where the undertaking manufactures mixtures; Whereas, with a view to the effective monitoring of the activities of processing undertakings, a minimum produc- tion percentage should be fixed as being subject to syste- matic checks by the competent authorities; Whereas, in the light of experience gained, the minimum quantities making up lots of finished products subject to compulsory sampling should be defined more clearly; Whereas processing undertaking should be required to enter in their stock accounts the products they use in the manufacture of mixtures and the effect such products have on the total crude protein content of the dried fodder they produce; Whereas the competent authorities of the Member States should forward to the Commission the figures on the moisture content of fodder to be dehydrated, as reported by undertakings; Whereas the Management Committee for Dried Fodder has not delivered an opinion within the time-limit set by its chairman,