# Commission Regulation (EC) No 1124/2008 of 12 November 2008 amending Regulations (EC) No 795/2004, (EC) No 796/2004 and (EC) No 1973/2004, as regards the hemp varieties eligible for direct payments under Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, Article 3

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

Regulation (EC) No 1973/2004 is amended as follows:
1.. Article 50 is replaced by the following:
‘ Cannabis sativa L. varieties
Article 50 The varieties of Cannabis sativa L. eligible for aid under Article 99(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 shall be those listed in “Common Catalogue of Varieties of Agricultural Plant Species” on 15 March of the year in respect of which the payment is granted and published in accordance with Article 17 of Council Directive 2002/53/EC, with exception of the varieties Finola and Tiborszallasi.’
2.. In Article 56(1), point (b) is replaced by the following:
(b) ‘for hemp grown for fibre, the use of the seed of the varieties listed in “Common Catalogue of Varieties of Agricultural Plant Species” on 15 March of the year in respect of which the payment is granted and published in accordance with Article 17 of Council Directive 2002/53/EC, with exception of the varieties Finola and Tiborszallasi, and certified in accordance with Council Directive 2002/57/EC.’

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/1124/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-1124/article-3
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