# Council Regulation (EC) No 953/2006 of 19 June 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 1673/2000, as regards the processing aid for flax and hemp grown for fibre, and Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, as regards hemp eligible for the single payment scheme, Article 2

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Article 52 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 shall be replaced by the following:
‘Production of hemp
Article 52 1. In case of production of hemp, the varieties used shall have a tetrahydrocannabinol content not exceeding 0,2 %. Member States shall establish a system for verifying the tetrahydrocannabinol content of the crops grown on at least 30 % of the areas on hemp. However, if a Member State introduces a system of prior approval for such cultivation, the minimum shall be 20 %.
2. In accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 144(2), the granting of payments shall be made subject to the use of certified seeds of certain varieties.’

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2006/953/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-953/article-2
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