COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
Brussels, 03.06.1997 
COM(97) 270 final 
REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL 
on the cost of thé aid measures for the transport 
of certain fruit and vegetables in 1995 provided for in Council 
Regulation (EEC) No 3438/92 

Article 2(4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3438/921, as last amended by Regulation 
(EC) No 1600/962, requires the Commission to present a report to the Council on the cost 
of the aid measures for the transport of certain fruit and vegetables. 
The present report concerns the cost of the measures in 1995. 
1. Background 
The conflict in Yugoslavia, which erupted in 1991, hampered the transport of certain 
Greek agricultural products destined for other Community Member States, in particular 
fruit and vegetables, which are highly perishable. 
As a result of this exceptional situation, unprecedented since the introduction of the 
common agricultural policy, the Council took a decision, in respect of fruit and vegetables 
covered by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/723 (which was subsequently repealed and 
replaced by Regulation (EEC) No 2200/964), on account of their perishability, to 
compensate for the costs arising as a result of the need to avoid the territory of the 
former Yugoslavia. 
2. Regulatory framework 
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3438/92 provides for the grant of a special temporary 
allowance for the years 1992-96 on consignments made by wagon, lorry or vessel to 
Member States other than Italy, Spain and Portugal. 
The Commission subsequently adopted a number of implementing regulations, including 
Regulation (EC) No 811/955 concerning consignments in 1995. 
The aid amount that year was ECU 4.83 per 100 kg net weight. 
The competent Greek authorities were instructed to examine aid applications and their 
admissibility and to proceed with payments. They were instructed also to carry out the 
OJNoL350, 1.12.1992, p. 1. 
OJ No L 206, 16.8.1996, p. 45. 
OJNoL 118, 20. 5.1972, p. 1. 
OJNoL297, 21.11.1996, p. 1. 
OJNoL82, 12.4.1995, p. 5. 
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necessary checks on these operations. Financing is provided by the European Agricultural 
Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), Guarantee Section. 
The Greek authorities are required to notify the Commission of the quantities qualifying 
for the transport aid. 
3. Cost of the aid 
The figures below have been prepared on the basis of information sent by Greece on .... 
concerning consignments in 1995 which qualified for transport aid. The data supplied to 
the Commission are broken down by product, means of transport and Member State of 
destination. 
In 1995, aid was granted in respect of 275 386 674 kg of fruit and vegetables, which was 
27% more than in 1994. The cost of the measure can be put therefore at 
ECU 13 301 176. 
4. Summary 
Table 1 gives a breakdown by product of the quantities dispatched. Grapes are the main 
product that benefited from the measures, accounting for 30% of the consignments on 
which the allowance was granted. Next come peaches and nectarines (16%), followed 
by water melons (13%). 
Germany was by far the principal consignee Member State, receiving 63% of the 
quantities dispatched, followed by the Netherlands (17%) and the United Kingdom (10%) 
(see Table 2). 
Consignments by lorry represented 96% of the quantities dispatched, while those by 
wagon and vessel represented only 3% and 1% respectively. 
Table 1 
Consignments of Greek fruit and vegetables which qualified for transport aid in 1995 
Product 
Grapes 
Peaches 
Water melons 
Oranges 
Asparagus 
Cucumbers 
Kiwifruit 
Apricots 
Cherries 
Mandarins 
Peppers 
Lemons 
Tomatoes 
Aubergines 
Plums 
Courgettes 
Apples 
Raspberries 
Melons 
Mirabelles 
Quinces 
Beans 
Total Quantity (kg) 
81 743 627 
44 840 401 
34 912 219 
27 801 419 
22 426 820 
17 624 033 
12 162 296 
10 056 777 
9 166 389 
7 473 141 
2 655 981 
2 477 035 
1 609 897 
186 323 
78 129 
52 041 
51 149 
23 250 
17 794 
13 187 
11 070 
3 696 
275 386 674 Percentage (%) 
29.7 
16.3 
12.7 
10.1 
8.1 
6.4 
4.4 
3.7 
3.3 
2.7 
1.0 
0.9 
0.6 
0.1 
0.0 
0.0 
0.0 
0.0 
0.0 
0.0 
0.0 
0.0 
100 Expenditure (ecu) 
3 948 217 
2 165 791 
1 686 260 
1 342 809 
1 083 215 
851 241 
587 439 
485 742 
442 737 
360 953 
128 284 
119 641 
77 758 
8 999 
3 774 
2 514 
2 470 
1 123 
859 
637 
535 
179 
13 301 176 
Table 2 
Consignments of Greek fruit and vegetables which qualified for transport aid in 1995 
by Member State of destination 
Member State of Quantity (kg) Percentage (%) 
destination 
D 174 250 621 63.3 
NL 46 827 219 17.0 
UK 26 080 185 9.5 
AT 19 288 768 7.0 
F 3 415 728 1.2 
DK 2 537 636 0.9 
S 2 123 068 0.8 
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