3.2.93 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoC30/7
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(PreparatoryActs)
COMMISSION
ProposalforaCouncilRegulation(EEC)amendingRegulation(EEC)No1765/92establishing
asupportsystemforproducersofcertainarablecrops
(93/C30/06)
COM(93)4final
(SubmittedbytheCommissionon11January1993)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,possibilityofchoiceitwouldbereasonabletoallow
themtouse1989/90also;whereasintheabsenceofdata
forthatyearforCommunitydurumwheatproduction
aidreferenceshouldbemadetotheareassownto
durumwheatasindicatedbytheGeneralAgricultural
SurveycarriedoutinPortugalin1989;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticles42and
43thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,Whereas,however,anexcessiveincreaseintheareas
eligibleforthedurumwheatsupplementinSpainand
Portugalshouldbeavoided; HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropean
Parliament,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicand
SocialCommittee,Whereasaccountshouldbetakenofthesituationof
durumwheatproducerslocatedincertaindepartments
ofthesouthofFrancewhicharenotregardedastra­
ditionalproductionzonesbutwheredurumwheatculti­
vationisofparticularimportanceowingtothelackofa
viablealternative ;whereasthissituationshouldbe
correctedbyclassifyingthedepartmentsinquestionas
traditionalproductionzones;whereas,however,inorder
toavoidanunjustififedincreaseintheproductionof
durumwheat,thelandeligibleforthesupplementtothe
compensatorypaymentshouldbelimited,byanalogyto
thetreatmentappliedtoproducersintraditionalzones;
whereas,inviewoftheabsenceofhistoricaldataonthe
areaofdurumwheatcultivatedbyeachproducerinthe
departmentsinquestion,theeligibleareasinthese
departmentsshouldberestrictedtotheaverageofthe
areasunderdurumwheatduringthesamereference
periodasthatusedfordurumwheatproducersintra­
ditionalproductionzones,WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1765/92of30
June1992establishingasupportsystemforproducersof
certainarablecrops('),providesforthepaymentto
producersofdurumwheatintraditionalproduction
zonesofasupplementtothecompensatory payment
referredtoinTitleIofthatRegulationinorderto
compensatefortheadditionallossofincometothe
producersinquestionbycomparisonwithproducersof
othercerealsasaresultofthesettingofasingleprice
forallcereals;whereasitsamountwillbebasedonarea
sowntodurumwheatinthetraditionalzonesthatwas
eligiblefortheproductionaidforthe1988/89,1989/90,
1990/91or1991/92marketingyearattheproducer's
choice;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :WhereasundertheActofAccessionthedurumwheat
productionaidhasbeenintroducedgraduallyinSpain
andthefullamountpaidfromthe1992/93marketing
yearonly;whereasinconsequencetheaidhashadits
fulleconomicimpactonlyfrom1992/93;whereasfor
thesakeofequitySpanishproducersshouldbeableto
use1992/93asareferenceyear;Article1
Regulation(EEC)No1765/92isherebyamendedas
follows:
1.thefollowingisaddedtothefirstsubparagraphof
Article4(3):
'Thefollowingmayalsobeusedasreferenceperiods:WhereasinPortugaltheaidwasintroducedfrom
1991/92only;whereasaccordinglyreferenceshouldbe
madeonlytoareaseligiblefortheaidforthatmarketing
year;whereas,however,togivePortugueseproducersa
inSpain,inadditiontotheabovementioned
marketingyears1992/93, OOJNoL181,1.7.1992,p.12.

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4.thefollowingAnnextothisRegulationisadded
'ANNEXIII
ZonesreferredtoinArticle4(4)
FRANCE
—DepartmentofArdeche: 600,
—DepartmentofDrome: 2300,
—DepartmentofMidi-Pyrenees region:60455.'—inPortugal,aswellasthe1991/92marketing
year,the1989/90marketingyearforareassown
todurumwheatasindicatedbytheGeneralAgri­
culturalSurveycarriedoutin1989.
ThetotaleligibleareasinSpainandPortugalmaynot
exceed550000and30000hectaresrespectively.';
2.thefollowingparagraphisaddedtoArticle4:
'4.InFrancethesupplementtothecompensatory
paymenttointhelastsubparagraphofparagraph3
shallbepaidtodurumwheatproducersfortheareas
locatedinthedepartmentsindicatedinAnnexIII
hereto,withinthelimitofthenumberofhectares
allocatedtoeachdepartment.';
3.inArticle10(4),'inArticle4(3)'isreplacedby'in
Article4(31)and(4).';Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheseventhday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyand
directlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
ProposalforaCouncilDecisiononamultiannualprogramme(1993to1996)ofCommunity
measurestointensifythepriorityareasofpolicyforenterprise,inparticularsmalland
medium-sizedenterprises(SMEs),intheCommunity
(93/C30/07)
COM(92)470final
(SubmittedbytheCommissionon13January1993)
includingcraftindustryenterprises(3),theCouncil
confirmeditsundertakingtosupporttheconsoli­
dationoftheactiontakentohelpenterprises;
3.Whereastheevolutionoftheeconomicsituationcalls
foraninitiativetorelaunchgrowth,towhosesuccess
SMEshaveanessentialcontributiontomake;THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle235
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropean
Parliament,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicand
SocialCommittee,
1.Whereason28July1989theCounciladopted
Decision89/490/EEContheimprovementofthe
businessenvironmentandthepromotionofthe
developmentofenterprises,andinparticularsmall
and*medium-sized enterprises,intheCommunity('),
asrevisedbyCouncilDecision91/319/EECof18
June1991O;4.Whereasthissituationinvolvesproposingthe
adoptionofaprogrammeofCommunitymeasuresto
assistSMEswhichtakesfullaccountofthisnew
priority;
5.WhereastheCommissionhasputbeforetheCouncil
acommunication onenterprisepolicyforthe
Community,entitledTheEnterpriseDimension
essentialtoCommunityGrowth,
2.Whereasinitsresolutionof17June1992on
Communityactiontosupportenterprises,in
particularsmallandmedium-sized enterprises,6.WhereasthisDecisionappliestoallformsof
enterprise,inparticularsmallandmedium-sized
enterprises,includingthoseincommerceandthe
0)OJNoL239,16.8.1989,p.33.
OOJNoL175,4.7.1991,p.32. (3)OJNoC178,15.7.1992,p.8.