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"B COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1577/96
of 30 July 1996
introducing a specific measure in respect of certain grain legumes
(OJ L 206, 16.8.1996, p. 4)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
"M1 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1826/97 of 22 September 1997 L 260 11 23.9.1997
"M2 Council Regulation (EC) No 811/2000 of 17 April 2000 L 100 1 20.4.2000
Corrected by:
"C1 Corrigendum, OJ L 71, 13.3.1997, p. 46 (1577/96)
NB: This consolidated version contains references to the European unit of account and/or the ecu, which from 1 January 1999 should be
understood as references to the euro — Council Regulation (EEC) No 3308/80 (OJ L 345, 20.12.1980, p. 1) and Council Regulation(EC) No 1103/97 (OJ L 162, 19.6.1997, p. 1).1996R1577 — EN — 01.07.2000 — 002.001 — 1
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1577/96
of 30 July 1996
introducing a specific measure in respect of certain grain legumes
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in
particular Articles 42 and 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 762/89 (4) introduced a specific measure for
certain grain legumes; whereas this measure expires on 30 June 1996;
Whereas maintaining the cultivation of grain legumes such as lentils, chick
peas and vetches is of economic importance to the Community;
Whereas the objective of maintaining such crops may be achieved by granting
aid per hectare; whereas the aid must be fixed at a rate enabling the
abovementioned objective to be achieved; whereas the current rate of aid ofECU 181 per hectare is satisfactory;
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 of 30 June 1992 establishing
a support system for producers of certain arable crops (
5)l a y sd o w n
constraints on areas on which the compensatory aid is payable, in particular
in respect of oilseeds; whereas the cultivation of such grain legumes providesa viable alternative and prevents imbalance on the Community market;whereas, however, too great an extension of areas under such crops should be
avoided; whereas that can be achieved by fixing a maximum guaranteed area
of 400 000 hectares;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 762/89 applies penalties to the aid paid in the
marketing year following any overrun of the maximum guaranteed area;whereas this Regulation applies the penalty, in the event of an overrun, in thecurrent marketing year; whereas transitional measures should be adopted by
the Commission to avoid the application of two penalties in the first year of
application, namely from 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Aid shall be granted for the production of the following grain legumes:
(a) lentils other than for sowing covered by CN code ex 0713 40 00;
(b) chick peas other than for sowing covered by CN code ex 0713 20 00;
(c) vetches of the species Vicia sativa L . and Vicia ervilla Willd . covered by
CN code ex 0713 90 90 (other).!B
(1) OJ No C 125, 27. 4. 1996, p. 5.
(2) OJ No C 166, 10. 6. 1996.
(3) OJ No C 204, 15. 7. 1996, p. 57.
(4) OJ No L 80, 23. 3. 1989, p. 76. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EEC) No
2064/92 (OJ No L 215, 30. 7. 1992, p. 47).
(5) OJ No L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 12. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1575/96 (see page 1 of this Official Journal).!M1
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Article 2
1. The aid shall be granted by marketing year for the production of the grain
legumes covered by Article 1. The marketing year shall run from 1 July to 30
June.
An arable plot which is the subject of an application for aid per hectare under
a system financed in accordance with Article 1 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No
729/70 (1) shall be excluded from eligibility for payment of the aid provided
for by this system.
2. Without prejudice to Article 3, the aid per hectare of area sown and
harvested shall be ECU 181 per hectare.
Article 3
1. Where the areas for which aid is requested under this Regulation exceed
the maximum guaranteed areas fixed in paragraph 2, the aid to be paid for themarketing year concerned shall be reduced proportionately.
2. The maximum guaranteed areas shall be fixed at 160 000 hectares for
lentils and chickpeas, and 240 000 hectares for the vetches referred to in point
(c) of Article 1. Where a maximum area is not reached during a marketing
year, the unused balance shall be reallocated to the other maximumguaranteed area for that marketing year before an overrun occurs.
Article 4
1. The production aid introduced by this Regulation shall be deemed
intervention intended to stabilize agricultural markets within the meaning ofArticle 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70.
2. The following indent shall be added to Article 1 (1) (a) of Regulation
(EEC) No 3508/92 (
2):
‘— the specific measure in respect of certain grain legumes established
by"C1Regulation (EC) No 1577/96 (*);3
(*) OJ No L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 4.’.
Article 5
1. Member States shall notify the Commission by no later than 15
September of each marketing year of the areas covered by aid applications.
2. Member States shall notify the Commission by no later than 1 November
of each marketing year of the areas in respect of which the aid is payable.
Article 6
1. The Commission shall lay down detailed rules of application in
accordance with the procedure defined in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC)No 1766/92 (
3). In accordance with that procedure, the Commission shall
determine the overruns in the maximum guaranteed areas and shall fix the
definitive aid by no later than 15 November of the marketing year in question.
2. If transitional measures are necessary in order to facilitate transition from
the system in force to that established by this Regulation, they shall beadopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in paragraph 1.
3. By the end of the marketing year 2002/2003 at the latest, the Commission
shall submit a report on the application of this system, accompanied, if
necessary, by appropriate proposals.!B
(1) OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 13. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1287/95 (OJ No L 125, 8. 6. 1995, p. 1).
(2) OJ No L 355, 5. 12. 1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
3235/94 (OJ No L 338, 28. 12. 1994, p. 16).
(3) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1253/1999 (OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 18).!M2
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Article 7
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
It shall apply from the 1996/97 marketing year.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all
Member States.!B1996R1577 — EN — 01.07.2000 — 002.001 — 4