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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)
Corrected by:
►C1Corrigendum, OJ L 71, 13.3.1997, p. 46 (1577/96)
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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 43thereof,
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 June1996;
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 rateenabling the abovementioned objective to be achieved; whereas thecurrent rate of aid of ECU 181 per hectare is satisfactory;
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 of 30 June 1992 estab-
lishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops(
5) lays
down constraints on areas on which the compensatory aid is payable, inparticular in respect of oilseeds; whereas the cultivation of such grainlegumes provides a viable alternative and prevents imbalance on theCommunity market; whereas, however, too great an extension of areasunder such crops should be avoided; whereas that can be achieved byfixing 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 guaran-teed area; whereas this Regulation applies the penalty, in the event of anoverrun, in the current marketing year; whereas transitional measuresshould be adopted by the Commission to avoid the application of twopenalties in the first year of application, namely from 1 July 1996 to 30June 1997,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Aid shall be granted for the production of the following grain legumes:
(a) lentils covered by CN code 071340 90 (other);
(b) chick peas covered by CN code 071320 90 (other);
(c) vetches of the species Vicia sativa L . andVicia ervilla Willd .
covered by CN code ex 071390 90 (other).
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 runfrom 1 July to 30 June.
(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 Regula-
tion (EC) No 1575/96 (see page 1 of this Official Journal).
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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
Whereas the areas sown to the grain legumes covered by Article 1
exceed a maximum guaranteed area of 400 000 hectares, the aid inrespect of the current marketing year shall be reduced proportionately.
Article 4
1. The production aid introduced by this Regulation shall be deemed
intervention intended to stabilize agricultural markets within themeaning of Article 3(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70.
2. The following indent shall be added to Article 1 (1) (a) of Regula-
tion (EEC) No 3508/92 (
2):
‘— the specific measure in respect of certain grain legumes estab-
lished by ►C1Regulation (EC) No 1577/96 (*);
(*) 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 aidapplications.
2. Member States shall notify the Commission by no later than 1
November of each marketing year of the areas in respect of whichthe aid is payable.
Article 6
1. The Commission shall lay down detailed rules of application in
accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 17 of Regula-tion (EC) No 603/95 (
3). In accordance with that procedure, the
Commission shall determine the overrun in the maximum guaranteedarea and shall fix the definitive aid by no later than 15 November ofthe marketing year in question.
2. If transitional measures are necessary in order to facilitate tran-
sition from the system in force to that established by this Regulation,they shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to inparagraph 1.
3. After three marketing years of the system provided for in this
Regulation the Commission shall make a report on its application,accompanied, where necessary, by appropriate proposals.
Article 7
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that
of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communi-
ties.
It shall apply from the 1996/97 marketing year.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applic-
able in all Member States.
(1) OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 13. Regulation as last amended by Regula-
tion (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 Regula-
tion (EC) No 3235/94 (OJ No L 338, 28. 12. 1994, p. 16).
(3) OJ No L 63, 21. 3. 1995, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 1347/95 (OJ No L 131, 15. 6. 1995, p. 1).