For the purposes of monitoring compliance with the conditions laid down in the first paragraph of Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 619/71, applications for aid for hemp shall be accompanied by a copy of the official label drawn up pursuant to Council Directive 69/208/EEC (3), or provisions adopted on the basis of that Directive, for the seed used, or by any other document recognized as being equivalent by the Member State concerned.