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PROPOSAL FOR ACOUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
ONACOMMON MEASURE TOIMPROVE THE CONDITIONS UNDER
WHICH AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS INTHE EGGS ,POULTRYMEAT ,
CEREALS AND CATTLEFEED SECTORS INNORTHERN IRELAND
ARE PROCESSED AND MARKETED
(presented bytheCommission totheCouncil )
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
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Theconditions prevailing atthemoment inNorthern Ireland arenotfavourable
tomajor crop products .Given thestructural constraints ,anumber of
holdings have concentrated onforms ofintensive breeding such aspigmeat
production andeggs andpoultry .However ,-this type ofoperation and ,
especially ,theproduction ofeggs andpoultry isfacing particularly serious
problems onaccount ofthefact that &5%ofitssupplies offeedingstuffs for
poultry come from outside andabout two-thirds ofits outlets are situated
overseas .Profit margins aretherefore very tight especially atthemarketing
andprocessing level where investment is,however ,vital not only toimprove
itscompetitive position butalso soastobebetter able tomeet theneeds of
producers .
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This rationalization and modernization effort therefore necessitates
substantial aid ,inview ofthe low self -financing capacity which itis
possible torequire inthecurrent economic situation inNorthern Ireland .

Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
onacommon measure toimprove the conditions under which agricultural
products intheeggs ,poul trymeat' ,cereals and cattlefeed sectors in
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Northern Ireland are processed and marketed
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .
«
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,and
inparticular Articles H2and *13thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Having regard tothe Opinion ofthe European Parliampnt ,
Having regard tothe Opinion oftheEconomic and Social Committee ,
Whereas improving theprocessing andmarketing ofagricultural products ,in
particular byimproving their quality and presentation ,makes itpossible to
find wider markets ,toimprove the return onthe products and thereby to
contribute towards increasing agricultural productivity ;
Whereas themeasures envisaged inthis field are ofaCommunity nature and are
intended toachieve theobjectives set out inArticle 3Q(1)(a )oftheTreaty ;
whereas they therefore constitute acommon measure within themeaning of
Article 6ofCouncil Regulation (EEC )No729/70of?1April 1Q70 ;
Whereas theproduction ofeggs and poultry isofvital interest for the
agricultural economy ofNorthern Ireland ;
Whereas the situation ofthis production sector iscurrently ,however ,
experiencing very serious problems onaccount ofitsdependence onexternal
supply sources incattlefeed and ,also ,outlets situated overseas ;whereas a
lasting solution can befound tothese problems only byimproving the
marketing andprocessing conditions both ofeggs and poul trymeat and ofthe
rawmaterials necessary for their production :

Whereas ,also ,inorder tobeelgible forCommunity financing ,projects must
permit theachievement ofimprovement andrationalization ofprocessing and
marketing structures inrespect oftheproducts inthesectors mentioned and
ofalasting positive effect ontheagricultural sector ;
Whereas ,inorder toensure consistency between themeasures taken bythe
Community and those taken bytheMember State concerned ,itappears necessary
that theMember State approve projects tobefinanced bytheFund andalso
contribute towards their financing ;
Whereas ,inorder toensure that beneficiaries comply with theconditions
imposed atthetime aidfrom theFund isgranted ,aprocedure should belaid
down forameffective check and forthepossibility ofsuspending ,reducing or
discontinuing aid from theFund ;
Whereas aidfrom theFund intheform ofacapital grant ofnotmore than 50^
oftheamount oftheinvestment constitutes anappropriate contribution tothe
implementation thereof ;
Whereas aid from the Fund must not affect orbeofsuch akind astoaffect
conditions ofcompetition inamanner incompatible with theprinciples ofthe
\
Treaty ;whereas ,for this purpose inparticular ,itmust neither reinforce
norcreate adominant position inthecommon market orinasubstantial part
thereof ,save where this proves necessary forattaining theaims ofthis
Regulation ; v
Whereas aid from theFund over aperiod offour years amounting toan
estimated 2*4million European units ofaccount maycontribute towards
improving theconditions under which products inthe eggs ,poultrymeat ,
cereals andcattlefeed sectors areprocessed andmarketed ;
Whereas ,for theapproval ofprojects ,aprocedure should belaid down
ensuring close cooperation between Member States and the Commission within the
Standing Committee onAgricultural Structures ,setupbyArticle 1ofthe

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Council Decision of '4December 1Q62 onthecoordination ofagriculture
structural policies ;whereas provisi on 'sboul dalso barsade for *tne b'un >
Comml tccereferred toinArticle 11ofRegulation (H'iiC ; -'.:o721/70tobe
cons.il ted ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS PECULATION :

COUNCILREGULATION
onacommonmeasuretoimproveprocessing andmarketingconditions
intheeggs,poultrymeat ,cerealsand.cattlefeed sectors
inNorthernIreland
Article 1
1.Inordertoimprovethestructureofmarketsintheeggsandpoultry,
cerealsandcattlefeedsectorsinNorthernIreland,acommonmeasureshall
beintroducedtopermitthedevelopment orrationalization ofundertakings
engagedinthetreatment ,processingormarketingofproductsinthose
sectors.
2.AllthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationshallconstitute acommon
measurewithinthemeaningofArticle6(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No729/70.
3.TheCommission maygrant,inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofTitlesII
andIII,aidforthecommonmeasurebyfinancing ,throughtheGuidance
SectionoftheEuropeanAgricultural GuidanceandGuaranteeFund,
hereinafterreferredtoasthe"Fund",projectswhichsatisfythe
conditions ofTitleI.
TitleI
Projects
Article2
1.WithinthemeaningofthisRegulation,"project"meansanyproject
involvingpublic,semi-publicorprivatematerialinvestmentrelating
whollyorinparttobuildingsand/orequipmentintendedinparticularfor:
a)rationalizing ordevelopingstorage,marketpreparation ,preservation ,
treatmentorprocessingoftheproductsofthesectorsmentionedin
Article1(1);

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b)improvingmarketingchannels ;
c)betterknowledgeofthefactsrelatingtopricesandtotheirformation
onthemarketsforproductsofthesectorsmentionedinArticle1(1).
2.ThisRegulationshallnotapplytoinvestmentattheretaillevel.
Article3
1.ProjectsshallrelatetothemarketingoftheproductssetoutinAnnexII
totheTreatyoftotheproductionoftheprocessedproductssetoutinthat
Annex.Theymustcontributetoapermanentimprovement ofthesituationof
thesectorsreferredtoinArticlel(l).
2.AidfromtheFundmaybegrantedonlyifthebeneficiary provides
sufficientevidencethattheconditionsspecifiedinparagraph 1ofthis
Articlearefulfilled .Accountmaybetaken,interalia,oflong-term
supplycontractsconcludedwiththeproducersofthebasicagricultural
product,onreasonabletermsforsuchproducers .
Article 'I
Projectsmust:
a)offeradequateguaranteesastotheirprofitability ;
b)contributetothelastingeconomiceffectofthestructural improvement of
thesectorsreferredtoinArticle1(1).
TitleII
Procedureforexaminingprojects
Article5
1.Applications foraidfromtheFundmustbesubmittedthroughtheMember
Stateconcernedpriorto1May.

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2.TheCommissionshalldecidetwiceyearlyonapplications foraid
submitted .Itsdecisionsshallbetakennotlaterthan30Juneand
31December. .
Decisionswhicharetakenduringthefirstsixmonthsofayearshallbe
limitedtoapplications foraidsubmittednotlaterthan31Decemberofthe
precedingyear.Applications foraidsubmittedbetween 1Januaryand
30Aprilcannotbeconsidereduntilthesecondhalfofthesameyear.
3.InordertobeeligibleforaidfromtheFund,projectsmusthavebeen
approvedbytheMemberStateonwhoseterritorytheyaretobe.carriedout.
Applications foraidmustbeaccompanied byinformation makingitpossible
toestablishthattheprojectsatisfiestherequirements laiddownin
TitleI. \ ._
'i.ThaprtrUoulnrci whlohmustbegivenintheapplications andtheformin
whichtheymustbepresentedshallbethoselaiddownbyRegulation (EEC)
No219/78.'
Article6
/ .
1.TheCommissionshalldecideonthegrantingofaidfromtheFundin
accordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle11,afterconsultingthe
FundCommitteeonthefinancialaspects.
2.TheMemberStateconcernedandthebeneficiaryshallbenotifiedofthe
Commission'sdecision.
Article7
1.IntakingitsdecisiontheCommissionshalltakeaccountinparticularof-
theallocationtotheprojectconcernedofanydirectorindirect
investmentaidotherthanthatprovidedforinthisRegulation.Tothat
end,theMemberStateconcernedshallinformtheCommissionofanvsuchaid.

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2.ProjectswhichareeligibleforaidunderRegulation (EEC)No355/77or
whichmaybeeligibleforCommunityaidunderothercommonmeasureswithin
themeaningofArticle6(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No7?9/70shallnotfall
withinthescopeofthisRegulation .
TitleIII
Financialandgénéralprovisions
Article8
1.Theestimatedtimerequiredforcarryingoutthecommonmeasureis/'J/
yearsasfrom/1January1981/.
2.TheestimatedcostofthecommonmeasurefinancedbytheFundforthe
period1January1981to31December1981shallbe12millionEUA.
3.Article6(5)ofRegulation (EEC)No729/70shallapplytothisRegulation .
Article9
1.AidfromtheFundshallconsistofcapitalgrantsmadeintheformofone
ormorepayments.
2.Foreachproject,inrelationtotheinvestment made:
a)thefinancialcontribution ofthebeneficiary mustbenotlessthan
/25*/;
b)thefinancialcontribution oftheMemberStateonwhoseterritorythe
projectistobecarriedoutmustbenotlessthan10?;
c)theaidgrantedbytheFundshallbenotmorethan50t.
Article10
ThegrantingofaidfromtheFundmustnotaffecttheconditionsof
competition inamannerincompatible withtheprinciplescontainedinthe
Treaty.

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Article11
1.AidfromtheFundshallbegrantedtonaturalorlegalpersons,or
groupsthereof,whoshallbeultimatelyresponsibleforthecostof
carryingouttheproject#
AidfromtheFundshallbepaidthroughagenciesappointedforthat
purposebytheMemberStateconcerned.
2.ThroughouttheperiodduringwhichaidisgrantedfromtheFund,the
authorityoragencyappointedforthatpurposebytheMemberState
concernedshall,attherequestoftheCommission,forwardtoitall
supportingdocumentsandalldocumentsofsuchakindastoestablish
thatthefinancialorotherconditionslaiddowninrespectofeach
projecthavebeenfulfilled.TheCommission may,ifnecessary,carry
outanon-the-spotcheck.
/
AfterithasconsultedtheFundCommitteeonthefinancialaspects,
theCommission maydecidetoBuspend,reduoeordiscontinueaidfrom
theFundinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle14J
-iftheprojecthasnotbeencarriedoutasplannedor
-ifsomeoftheconditionslaiddownhavenotbeenfulfilledor
-ifthebeneficiary ,contrarytothedetailscontainedinhis
application andsetoutinthedecisiontograntaidhasneither
beguntheworkwithintwoyearsofthedateofnotification of
thatdecisionnorfurnishedadequateassurances,beforetheend
ofthesaidperiod,thattheprojectwillbecarriedout.
TheMemberStateconcernedandthebeneficiaryshallbenotifiedof
thedecision.
TheCommissionshallrecoveranysumswhosepaymentwasnotorisno
longerjustified.
3.ThedetailedrulesfortheapplioationofthisArticleshallbethose
laiddowninRegulation(EEC)Ko1685/78.

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Article 12
1.ForeachprojectwhichhasreceivedaidfromtheFund,thebeneficiary
BhallforwardtotheCommission ,throughtheMemberState,areporton
thefinancialresultsoftheproject.Thisreportshall "besubmitted
withintheperiodlaiddownbytheCommissioninitsdecisiontogrant
aid.
2.Ifthebeneficiary doesnotfulfiltheobligationlaiddownin
paragraph 1,theCommission ,aftergivingthebeneficiary duenotice,
maydecidetoreverse,inwholeorinpart,itsdecisiontograntaid,
actinginaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle14and
afterconsultingtheFundCommitteeonthefinancialaspects.The
decisionshallbecommunicated totheMemberStateconcerned andto
thebeneficiary .TheCommissionshallrecover,inwholeorinpart,
thesumspaid.
3.DetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisArticle,particularly as
regardsthecontentswhichthereportreferredtoinparagraph 1
mustcontain,shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaid
downinArticle14|afterconsultation oftheFundCommitteeonthe
financialaspects.
Article13
Applications foraidfromtheFundsubmittedtotheCommissioninrespect
ofprojectswhichwerenoteligibleforaidowingtotheinsufficiency of
availableresourcesmay,withtheagreementoftheapplicants ,becarried
forwardtothefollowingfinancialyearbytheMemberStateconcerned.
Requeststhatsuchapplications becarriedforwardmustbesubmittedtothe
Commissionwithinaperiodof30daysfromthedateonwhichtheMember
Statereceivesnotification oftheoutcomeoftheprocedurelaiddownin
Article14®Anapplicationforaidmay,however,becarriedforwardonce
only.
/•

WheretheprocedurelaiddowninthisArticleiato"befollowed,t
mattershallbereferredtotheStandingCommitteeonAgricultural
StructuresontheChairmaneitheronhisowninitiativeoratthe,
requestoftherepresentative ofaMemberState.
.TherepresentativeoftheCommissionshallsubmitadraftofthe
measurestobetaken,TheStandingCommitteeonAgriculturalStruc­
turesshalldeliveranOpiniononthemeasuresbyamajorityof
41votes,withinatimelimitsetbytheChairmanaccordingtothe
urgencyofthemattersunderconsideration }thevotesoftheMember
StatesshallbeweightedasprovidedforinArticle148(2)ofthe
Treaty#TheChairmanshallnotvote.
3.TheCommissionshalladoptthemeasures,whichshallbeimmediately
applicable.However,ifsuchmeasuresarenotinaccordancewiththe
OpinionoftheStandingCommitteeonAgriculturalStructures,the
CommissionshallcommunicatethemforthinktotheCouncil}insuch
acasetn©Commissionmaydeferfornotmorethanonemonthfromthe
dateofsuchcommunication ,applicationofthemeasureswhichithas(
adopted.
TheCouncil,actingbyaqualifiedmajority,mayadoptadifferent
decisionwithinonemonth.
Article15
Articles92,93and94oftheTreatyshallremainapplicableinrespectof
matterscoveredbythisRegulation.
Article16
ThefirstdecisionstograntaidunderthisRegulationshallfcetakenunder
the1981finanoialyear.

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FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Date:2•6.1980
i.BUDGETHEADING:8262(tobecreatedAPPROBATIONS
2.TITLE:ProposalforaCouncilRegulation on-acommonmeasuretoimprovethe
conditionsofprocessing andmarketingintheeggs,poultrymeat,cereals
andcattlefeedsectorsinNorhternIreland.
J.LEGALBASIS:Article6ofReg.n°729/70
«.AIMSOFPROJECTi
Toimprovethemarketstructures andtheprocessing andmarketingstructures
intheeggs,poultrymeat,cerealsandcattlefeedsectorsinNorthernIreland.
5.FINANCIALIMPLICATIONS
5.0EXPENDITURE-CHARGEDTOWEICBUDGET
(REFUNDS/INTERVENTIONS )
-NATIONALADMINISTRATION
-OTHER(beneficiaries )
5.1RECEIPTS-OWNRESOURCES OFTHEEC
(LEVIES/CUSTOMSDUTIES)
-NATIONAL
5.0.1ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE
5.1.1ESTIMATED RECEIPTS1981I1982 1983 1984 I
3MEUA 3MEUA 3MEUA 3MEUA
5.2METHODOFCALCULATION
ItisestimatedthattheCommunity'syearlyshareinthismeasurewillhave
tobe3MEUA.Thiswillmeanatotalcostof12MEUAforthedurationof
theregulation .PERIOPOF12MONTHSCURRENTFI^WJALTEARFOLLOWING FINANCIAL YEAR
t19R1)
3MEUA
0*I6à1,5MEUA
1,5à2,4MEUA
6.0CANTHEPROJECTBEFINANCED FROMAPPROBATIONS ENTEREDINTHERELEVANT CHAPTEROFTHECURRENTBUDGET?
Concernsthebudgetonlyasfrom1981 3K&Xi&
I6.1CANTHEPROJECT BEFINANCED BYTRANSFER BETWEEN
ConcernsthebudgetonlyasCHAPTERS OFTHECURRENT BUDGET ?
from1981 XWXH»
IΟ*£ISASUPPLEMENTARY BUOGETBENECESSARY ?
/
WILLFUTUREBUDGETAPPROBATIONS BENECESSARY ?
YES
OBSERVATIONS :Timetableofpayment:
Créditsd'engagement i''Créditsdepaiement I
TWI19821983198419851986I
1981:3MEUA 1 '1n
1982:3MEUA 1 1 1
1983:3MEUA 1 1 1
1984:3MEUA . 1 1 1
Total:1
12MEUA !12332 1