L 157/86 Official Journal of the European Communities 30. 5. 98 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1127/98 of 29 May 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 613/97 laying down rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as regards the conditions for granting compensatory payments under the aid scheme for rice producers THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice ('), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 192/98 (3, and in particular Articles 8(d), 21 and 25(5) thereof, Whereas, pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95, the compensatory payment system also applies to rice intended for sowing that qualifies for seed produc- tion aid pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 2358/71 (), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 192/98; whereas Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 613/97 (), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1305/97 (%), should accordingly be amended; Whereas Regulation (EC) No 613/97 stipulates that, to qualify for the compensatory payment, sowing must have finished before certain dates; whereas these dates have been fixed for the 1997/98 marketing year; whereas these dates should be maintained for subsequent marketing years without limiting the length of application, given that they take into account weather factors and corres- pond to the sowing calendar practised in the various production regions in the Community; Whereas the provisions on the integrated administration and control system for certain Community aid schemes as laid down by Council Regulation (EC) No 3508/92 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 820/97 (), and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3887/92 (), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2015/95(°), do not contain specific rules on the final date for submitting surface aid applications for the rice sector; whereas pending their amendment, the abovementioned date () OJ L 329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 18. () OJ L 20, 27. 1. 1998, p. 16. () OJ L 246, 5. 11. 1971, p. 1. () O L 94, 9. 4. 1997, p. 1. () OJ L 177, 5. 7. 1997, p. 11. () OJ L 355, 5. 12. 1992, p. 1. () OJ L 117, 7. 5. 1997, p. 1. () OJ L 391, 31. 12. 1992, p. 36. (¢) OJ L 197, 22. 8. 1995, p. 2. should be established on a transitory basis to manage the compensatory payment system; Whereas, pursuant to Article 6(5) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95, as amended, the producer Member States deter- mine the reduction to be applied to the compensatory payment where the base area or areas laid down for their territory is exceeded; whereas Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 613/97 should therefore be amended as a result and, to ensure uniform application of the system, the methods for calculting surface aid applications and for establishing the rates of overrun of base areas should be specified; whereas provision should lastly be made for the adminis- trative notifications needed to ensure satisfactory monit- oring of the system as applied; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation must take effect immediately to allow management of the compensatory payment system in the 1998/99 marketing year; Whereas the Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered its opinion within the time limit laid down by its chairman, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Regulation (EC) No 613/97 is hereby amended as follows: 1. the first subparagraph of Article 2 is replaced by the following: ‘Any given cultivated parcel shall not be the subject of more than one application for compensatory payment pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 3072/985, and shall not be the subject of any other aid application, with the exception, however, of seed production aid pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 2358/71 (7). () OJ L 246, 5.11.1971, p. 1.; 2. Article 4 is replaced by the following: Article 4 1. To qualify for the payment, the area must be sown by 31 May preceding the harvest in question at the latest, except in Spain and Portugal where the final date shall be 30 June.