Article 1

For the purposes of this Regulation, ‘indicative yield’ means the yield per hectare of hemp seed fixed, during a particular marketing year, in respect of one or more homogeneous production areas.

When fixing the indicative yield, account shall be taken of the yields which are representative of the general trend revealed by sampling checks carried out by the Member States in the main production areas.

Such sampling checks shall be conducted at holdings and shall relate to a representative percentage of the areas under hemp, having regard to the geographical distribution of those areas.

In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 38 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 136/66/EEC^f1 one or more homogeneous production areas shall be established each year after the harvest by reference to the factors influencing production conditions, and on the basis in particular of those regions which are representative as regards the areas harvested.