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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM (79)350 final
Brussels .3July 1979
REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TOTHE COUNCIL
ONTHE IMPLEMENTATION OFCOUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)No794/76 .
OF6APRIL 1976 LAYING DOWN FURTHER MEASURES
FOR REORGANIZING COMMUNITY FRUIT PRODUCTION
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1.
I.Introduction
This report isrequired byArticle 10ofCouncil Regulation (EEC)No794/76
Oj.6April 1976laying downfurther measures forreorganizing Community fruit
production .
II.Background
On6April 1976 "theCouncil ,acting onaproposal from "theCommission ,approved
Regulation (SEC)Ko794/76,which provided forthegrant ofapremium ofupto
1100units ofaccount perhectare forthegrubbing ofapple trees andpear trees .
Thegrant ofthis premium wasonthis occasion –contrary to1969 –confined to
thegrubbing oftrees ofcertain surplus varieties :Golden Delicious ,Starlcing
Delicious andImperatore apples andPasse Crassane pears andother varieties
planted onthesame plot astheabove ,alternating with them toensure' their
fecundation ,provided that atleast twothirds oftrees onthesaid plot were
2ofthe varieties listed .
Thepremium wastobegranted oniy ifgrubbing wascarried outover anarea of
atleast :
25ares ofstandard trees ,
15ares ofhalf-standard trees ,
215ares ofbush trees ^ •
Applications forthepremium were tobesubmitted before 1November 1976 and
grubbing wastobecompleted before 1April 1977 »i.e. producers hadabout
seven months inwhich tosubmit applications andasingle winter inwhich to
grub fruit trees ,whereas under theprevious rules thecorresponding time-
limits werefourteen months andthree winters ^.
(1)0JNoL93,8.4.1976 ,p.3
(2)Commission Regulation (EEC)NoIO90/76of11May1976 fixing theamount ofthe
premium forgrubbing apple trees andpear trees ofcertain varieties andthe
conditions forgrant ingsuch premium (OJNoL124 ,12.5*1976 ,p.8)
(3)InNovember 1972 andfollowing theaccession ofthethree newMember States on
1January 1973 thedeadlines were extended ,tonopurpose asithappened ,from
1March 1971 to1February 1973 forthesubmission ofapplications andfrom
1March 1973 to1April 1973 forthecompletion ofgrubbing .

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III.Results
AccordingtodatasuppliedbytheMemberStatesthesituationisasfollows:
Number01
producers
havingunder-
takengrubbing
operationsmimberorhectaresgrubbed
MemberStateAppletrees Peartrees Total
Belg./België 215 376,75 376,751
Danmark 32 42,32 42,321
Deutschland 533 431,27 431,271
Prance 2225 5148,68 501,79 5650,47(1
Ireland
Italia 3231 1956,55 2678,15 4634,70
Luxembourg 15 10,96 10,96(1)
Nederland|498 886,20 886,201
UnitedKingdom
j
t•1–
Total 6.749 8.852,53 3.179,9412.032,47
Onthebasisofanaverageyieldof21tonnesofapplesand15tonnesofpears
perhectare,theoperationshouldcutproductionbyabout186000tand48000t
respectively .
Thecostoftheoperationtotals13238962unitsofaccount,6619481chargeable
totheEAGGP.
ThesefiguresfallshortoftheestimatesdrawnupwhentheRegulation was
presentedtotheCouncil:8550000unitsofaccountchargeabletotheEAGGP
forthegrubbingtargetof15500ha.
IV.Analysisoftheresults
Breakdownbyvariety
Thefollowingtableshowstheareasgrubbedofeachvarietyasapercentageofthe
totalgrubbedineachMemberStatewhichhassuppliedfigures:
(l)Onthebasisofapplicationsforreimbursement

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Apples1Poars
MemberState Golden
DeliciousStarkirigImperatore OthersPasse
CrassaneOthers
Belgique/België ,84,1 15,9
Danmark 68,4 31,6
Italia 36,021,341,6 1,186,813,2
Luxembourg 1 100,0
Nederland . 82,60,1 17,3
Total
(forthe5MemberStates)I54,8
i
t12,8|24,8
i7,686.813,2
Breakdownbyregion
TheprovincesofLimbourg,BrabantandAntwerptogetherrepresentover90%of
grubbingcompletedinBelgium:36.235»4%and21.5f°respectively.
InDenmarkonecountyoutofseven,5ynCounty,accountsforalmost67foofthe
areagrubbed,followedbyStortstr/mCountywith13«7%andWestJutlandCounty
with6.3%•
InGermanymostgrubbinghastakenplaceinthelenderBaden–Wiirttemberg (41.4l/°),
LowerSaxony(26.8%)andRhineland-Palatinate (10.8%).FortheotherLSnderthe
percentagesrangebetween0.9and6.8%•
AsregardsPrance,datahavebeensuppliedformanymoreadministrative unitsand
thepercentagesarethereforelower.Onedepartment,Herault,accountsforover
10%ofgrubbinginthatMemberState(15*4%")r3departments,BouchesduRhone,
GardandTarnetGarorinebetween7*5and10^eachj2departments ,IndreetLoire
andVauclusebetween5and7*5$each;43departmentseachaccountforlessthan1°jo
ofgrubbingundertakeninFrance.
NodataareavailableforItaly.
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IntheNetherlands mostgrubbingoperationshave"beenintheprovincesofNoord-
Brabant(21.2%),Gelderland (20.8%)andLimburg(l9»51°)•Overijssel,with
14.4f0fandZeeland,with11.7f°tarestillagoodwayaheadoftheotherprovinces,
noneofwhichaccountsformorethan5%ofgrubbingundertakenintheNetherlands .
V.Comparisonwithtotalgrubbingoperationsin1976/77
Thesecondannualreportonestimatesofgrubbingandnewplantingofcertain
typesoffruittrees,'presentedtotheCouncilbytheCommissionon28February
1971^"^pursuanttoArticle8ofCouncilDirective76/625/EEC^indicatesthat
duringthewinterof1976/77,i.e.duringtheperiodofapplicationofCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No794/76,12744hectaresofappletreesand6428hectaresof
peartreesweregrubbed.
Thecomparisonofthesefigureswiththoseforgrubbingoperationsinrespectof
whichthepremiumwaspaidshowsthatabout4000hectaresofappletreesand
3000hectaresofpeartreesweregrubbedwithoutreceiptofthepremium,either
becausethevarietieswerenotamongthoselistedinRegularion (EEC)No794/76
orbecausetheplotsgrubbedwerebelowtheminimumareaslaiddowninthe
implementingRegulationorpossiblybecausetheproducersdidnotwishtocommit
themselvestonotreplantingappletrees,peartreesorpeachtreesontheplots
grubbed.
Thesituationintheindividual MemberStatesisshowninthefollowingtableand
comparedwithgrubbingoperationsin1975/76(seetheCommission'sfirstannual
reportonestimatesof,grubbingandnewplantingofcertaintypesoffruittrees).
Itshouldbestressedthatthefiguresforthetotalareasgrubbedinboth1975/76
and1976/77werebasedonestimatesmadeintheMemberStateandthatthereis
thereforeacertainmarginoferrorwhichisnotreflectedinthefollowing
comments.ThecaseofLuxembourgistypical:anestimated11hagrubbedwith
premiumsin1976/77,"bu"tn°mentionofgrubbingoperationsintheresultsofthe
statisticalsurveyunderDirective76/625/EEC.
(1)COM(79)71finalof26February1979
(2)CouncilDirectiveof20July1976concerningthestatisticalsurveystobecarried
outbytheMemberStatesinordertodeterminetheproductionpotentialofplantationsofcertainspeciesoffruittrees(0JNoL218,11.8ol976,p»10;.
»Iβ

5.
Comparisonofareasgrubbedin1975/76and1976/77
Member
StateAppletrees Peartrees
1975/761976/77• 1975/76 1976/77
TotalWith
uremiumWithout
premiumTotal
■With
premiuraWithout
oremium
Belgique/Belgi'é6542537748 10
i226
Danmark 222 42 42 25
Deutschland 362592431161 4843 43
France 237351775149 287151285 502783
Ireland 14 9 9
Italia 19743238195712813327445326781775
Luxembourg11
Nederland 10232159 8861273469428 428
UnitedKingdom 5061102 1102 76193 193
TOTAL 6539127448853
(1)3902467064283180
(1)3248
(l)Roundedfigures
Assumingthatgrubbingoperationsin1975/76couldberegardedasaboutnormal,and
subjecttotheabovereservation,thefollowingconclusionsmaybedrawnfromthe
table1

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1*Appletrees
-Theareasgrubbedin1976/77werealmostdoublethe1975/76figureoverall,
althoughthesizeoftheincreasevariedfromoneMemberStatetoanother
andthereweresomeexceptionstothetrend*
-IntheUnitedKingdomgrubbingoperationsmorethandoubled,althoughno
farmersreceivedthepremium.
-InDenmarkandinIrelandtheareasgrubbedwerelessthanin1975/76,i.e.
thepremiumdidnotactasanincentivetoproducers.
-IntheNetherlands grubbingmorethandoubledandtheareagrubbedwithout
thepremiumwas24$morethanthetotalin1975/76.Itwouldtherefore
appearthatthepremiumwasfullyeffective.
-IneachMemberStatethetotalareasgrubbedweregreaterthanin1975/76,
buttheareasgrubbedwithoutthepremiumwerelessthanthe1975/76totals.
Itmaythereforebeconcludedthatthepremiumwasanincentivetoproducers
butthatitfinanoedgrubbingoperationswhiohwouldhavebeenundertaken
anyway.
2.Peartrees
-Theareasgrubbedin1976/77wereroughly40$uponthe1975/76figure.
-TheareasgrubbedinalltheMemberStateswhichdonotgrantthepremium
were10$greater,althoughtrendsvariedfromoneMemberStatetoanother.
-InPrancethetotalareasgrubbedwereup80$;thepercentageincrease
inareasgrubbedwithoutthepremiumbeinggrantedwasthesameasinall
theMemberStateswhiohdidnotgrantthepremium.Itmaythusbe
concludedthatthepremiumactedasanincentiveforagoodnumberof
producers.
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7.
-InItalyalthoughthetotalareagrubbedincreased "by34grubbing
withoutthepremiumwasdown47$;itmaythus"beconcluded,asinthe
caseofappletreesinsomeMemberStates,thatthepremium,although
offeringanincentive,financedgrubbingoperationswhichproducerswould
haveundertaken anyway#