Article 4

In order to qualify under the aid scheme referred to in this Regulation, producers of cereals other than maize or grain sorghum shall submit to the competent authority each year, by 30 April at the latest, a crop declaration showing all the areas sown with each type of cereal, and their location on the basis of cadastral data or an information source recognized as equivalent by the body responsible for checking the areas such as a map or an aerial or satellite photograph allowing the inspection authorities to identify clearly the location of the areas.

However, declarations concerning the 1991 cereals harvest shall be submitted by 31 May 1991 at the latest. In the case of maize and grain sorghum, the deadline for the submission of the crop declaration shall be 30 June.

The competent authority shall register the producer's declaration and allocate it a registration number.