Official Journal of the European Communities No L 38237 COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3808/81 of 21 December 1981 amending Regulations (EEC) No 2358/71 on the common organization of the market in seeds, (EEC) No 2727/75 on the common organization of the market in cereals and (EEC) No 950/68 on the Common Customs Tariff THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro- pean Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commis- sion, Having regard to the opinion of the European Par- liament (1), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2), Whereas the cultivation of spelt (Triticum spelta) is of considerable economic importance in certain regions of the Community where alternatives are not easily found by reason of climatic and soil factors: Whereas the production of certified spelt seed is particularly expensive for producers, especially because of the small size of the market involved: Whereas appropriate steps should be taken to stabi- lize this market and ensure a fair return to producers of spelt seed: Whereas to this end Regulation (EEC) No 2358/ 71 (3), as last amended by the 1979 Act of Accession, includes the possibility of granting aid to producers of certain seeds: whereas the field of application of that Regulation should therefore be extended to include spelt grown for seed production, hitherto covered by Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1949/81 (%); Whereas provision should also be made, through the granting of such aid, to encourage production of basic and certified spelt seed; whereas this product should for this purpose be included in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71: (1) Opinion delivered on 17 December 1981 (not yet pub- lished in the Official Journal). (?) Opinion delivered on 25 November 1981 (not yet pub- lished in the Official Journal). (°) OJNoL?246,5.11. 1971, p. I. (*) OJNoL28I,1.11. 1975, p. L. (*) OJ No L 198,20.7.1981,p.2. Whereas, in view of the nature of the common organization of the market in seeds, the import levy on spelt for use as seed should be replaced by a cus- toms duty of 20 %: Whereas, in respect of imports, it must be possible to distinguish spelt for use as seed from other spelts: whereas this can be achieved by amending Regula- tion (EEC) No 950/68 (°), as last amended by Regu- lation (EEC) No 3300/81 ("), HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article | Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 is hereby amended as follows: 1. Article 1 shall be replaced by the following: ‘Article 1 A common organization of the market in the products set out is hereby established in the seed sector: cCcT heading Description No 07.05 A Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, for sowing 10.01 A Spelt for sowing 10.05 A Hybrid maize for sowing 10.06 A Rice for sowing 1201 A Oil seeds and oleaginous fruit, whole or broken, for sowing 12.03 Seeds, fruit and spores, of a kind used for sowing’ b2 Article 8a (1) shall be replaced by the following: ‘1. The Common Customs Tariff rates of duty shall be applied to the products named in Article 1.7; (¢)) OJNoL172,27.7. 1968, p. 1. () OJNoL335 23 11.1981,p. 1.