No L 91/46 Official Journal of the European Communities 12. 4. 96 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 658/96 of 9 April 1996 on certain conditions for granting compensatory payments under the support system for producers of certain arable crops THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 of 30 June 1992 establishing a support system for produ- cers of certain arable crops ('), as last amended by Regula- tion (EC) No 2989/95(?), and in particular Article 12 thereof, Whereas the rules governing the grant of compensatory payments to producers of cereals, oilseeds, protein crops and linseed should be harmonized and where possible simplified; whereas the separate regulations governing those sectors should be brought into a single text and should then be repealed; Whereas the compensatory payments referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 must be restricted to certain specified areas; whereas only one application for a compensatory payment should be permitted in respect of any plot of land in any one marketing year; whereas any plot of land which is the subject of an application for an area-based support under any other common market organization in the same marketing year should not be eligible to receive a compensatory payment; whereas compensatory payments may be granted on land that is aided under a scheme falling within the Community’s structural or environ- mental policies; Whereas Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 defines the land eligible for compensatory payments; whereas that Article allows certain derogations which must be administered by the Member States and which must not undermine the effectiveness of the arrangements laid down in that Regulation; whereas to avoid that risk, suitable measures should be laid down in order that the total area of eligible land be kept at the existing level or so as to avoid any appreciable increase; whereas, to that end, certain multi-annual crops should be considered as being included in crop rotations; whereas areas covered by () OJ No L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 12. () OJ No L 312, 23. 12. 1995, p. 5. restructuring programmes may also be considered for the grant of compensatory payments; whereas the concepts of restructuring, of an appreciable increase in agricultural area and of an obligation to exchange eligible and ineligible land should be defined; Whereas the planting of land for the sole purpose of receiving a compensatory payment should be prevented; whereas certain conditions relating to the sowing and maintenance of crops should be specified, in particular in respect of oilseeds, protein crops, linseed and durum wheat; whereas, to reflect the diversity of agricultural prac- tices within the Community, local standards must be respected; Whereas the conditions established for applications for support under the simplified scheme should be simpler than those established for the general scheme; Whereas, to continue the Community’s policy of quality improvement, the eligibility of applicants to receive the compensatory payments in respect of rapeseed and colza- seed should be restricted to those applicants who have sown certain varieties and qualities of seed; whereas it is necessary to clarify the Community’s glucosinolate and erucic acid standards for rapeseed and colzaseed and to specify the tests required to measure the glucosinolate and erucic acid content of seed samples; whereas it is necessary to update the list of rapeseed and colzaseed varieties that are eligible for the support system and in particular to clarify the position regarding mixtures of rapeseed and colzaseed varieties; whereas it is necessary to specify those varieties of sunflower seed that are intended as confectionery sunflower seed; Whereas it is appropriate to set the standard for sweet lupins and the test to determine whether a sample of lupins is sweet or not; Whereas, in view of the special treatment afforded to durum wheat under Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 specific rules are required for this cereal; whereas, in order not to destabilize durum wheat production in the tradi- tional production regions, the conditions to be met when entitlement to the supplement to the compensatory payment referred to in Article 4 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 is transferred should be specified; whereas in