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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(82)168 final
Brussels,25May1982.
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingRegulation <EEC)No355/77oncommonmeasures/«v
toimprove.theconditions/underwhichagricultural
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productsareprocessedandmarketed
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(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Inaccordance with Article 16ofRegulation (EEC)No355/77onoomoon
measures toimprove theconditions under which agricultural produots
areprooessed andmarketed ,theestimated period oftime forrealising
this measure wasfixed at5years from 1January 1978 *Asaresult ,
theapplication oftheRegulation shall expire ,inprinoiple ,on
31December 1982 .
Becauae oftheimportance ofthis Regulation inincreasing thevalue
offarm produots andtheresulting salutary effeots which ithashad
onfarm incomes ,theextension ofitsapplication forafurther period
oftime after 31December 1982 istobeenvisaged .
Theprovisionsof theRegulation need tobeup-dated ,however ,particularly
soastobring them into line with theneeds oftheourrent economic
situation .Inaddition ,thepossibility ofenlarging thescope oftheRe­
gulation soastomake itamore positive instrument infurthering the '
development ofagriculture ,particularly intheMediterranean regions of
theCommunity ,isbeing examined bytheCommission .
Hhile awaiting theresults ofthis examination itisproposed inthe
interests ofcontinuity ofthemeasure toextend ,without amendment ,its
period ofvalidity upto31December 1983 -theestimated period oftins
oftheexisting Regulation .During this time more detailed proposals
onnecessary amendments totheRegulation whioh take duenote ofthe
orientations suggested above ,will beproposed totheCounoil bythe
Commission .
Thefinancing ofthis extension isassured within theframework ofthe
5-year financial allocation ,1980-84 ,oftheEAGOF ,Guidanoe Section ,
and isaooounted forintheprovisional state ofexpenditure envisaged
forthis period .

Proposal for a
£QUNCIL_RE6ULATI0N_(EEO
amending Regulation (EEC)No355/77oncommon measures
toimprove theconditions under which agricultural
products areprocessed andmarketed
THECOUNCIL CPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard ,totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Articles 42and43thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Having regard totheopinion oftheEuropean Parliament (l),
(2)Whereas Article 16ofCouncil Regulation (EEC)No355/77 ,aslast
amended byRegulation '(EEC )No3509/80^' ,states thatthe
estimated time required forcarrying outthecommon measures isfive
years from 1January 1978 ;
Whereas ,inorder toachieve theobjeotive ofthese
common measures ,pursuant toArticle 6(2)(a )
ofCouncil Regulation (EEC)No729/70of21April 1970 onthefinanoing
oftheoommon agricultural policy (4),aslast amended ,byRegulation (EEC)
No3509/80(5),atepB shoulqL.be taken toextend ,inaccordance with
Article 6(2)(c )ofRegulation (EEC)No729/7O,theestimated time for
carrying outthis'measure ,
;yr– -i;-$■••
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION 11:
(1)0JNo C
(2)OJNoL51,23.2.1977 ,P. 1
(3)OJNoL367 ,3I.12.198O ,P·87
(4)OJNoL94,28.4.I97O ,p.13
(5)OJNoL367 ,3I.12.I98O ,P·87

-2-
Article 1
Regulation (EEC )No355/77ishereby •amended asfollowst
1«Article I6(l)isreplaced bythefollowing text :
"1.The estimated time required forcarrying outtheoommon measure
issixyears from 1January 1978"*
2.Thefollowing isadded attheendofArticle 16(3 ):
"The estimated cost for 1983 is148million ECU".
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into foroe onthethird dayfollowing its
publication intheOffioial Journal oftheEuropean Communities .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable
inallMember States *
Done atBrussels ,
For theCouncil ,
The President

FINANCIAL STATEMENT
D»te !1Maroh 1982
1.BUDGET HEADING :3010 ,3011 and3012 APPROBATIONS :98,42 and8
million ECU respec tively
2.TITLE :Proposal foraCounoil Regulation (EEC)amending Council Regulation (EEC)
No355/77of15February 1977 oncommon measures toimprove theconditions under
which agricultural products areprooessed andmarketed *
3.LEGAL BASIS :Artiole 43oftheTreaty .
U.AIMS OFPROJECT :Toextend byoneyear current measures toimprove theconditions
under whioh agricultural products areprooessed andmarketed .
5.FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
5.0 EXPENDITURE
-CHARGED TOTHE ECBUDGET
(REFUNDS /INTERVENTIONS )
-NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION
-OTHER
5.1«ceiPTs
-OWN RESOURCES OFTHE EC
(LEVIES /CUSTOMS DUTIES )
-NATIONALPERIOD OF12MONTHSrFif^cCURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR
2FOLLOWING UNANCIAL YEAR
148million ECU
token entry
token entry
5.0.1 ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE
5.1.1 ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
5.2METHOD OFCALCULATION faannual amount of98million ECUhasbeen made available for
Regulation 355/771plus 42million ECUforitsapplication intheMezzogiorno and
8million ECUintheWest ofIreland ,Extending Regulation 355/77byoneyear means
that this expenditure will also continue forafurther year .Consequently theamount
needed fortheextension is98plus 42plus8«I48million ECU,
Payments areexpected tobeasfollows :1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
7,4 37,0 44.4 37.0 22.2 million ECU
xssoffi
6.3 WILL FUTURE BUDGET APPROBATIONS BENECESSARY ?
VES/M
OBSERVATIONS :iphis proposal isincluded inthe1980/84five–year amount ,asindicated
intheTable annexed totheCommission 'sproposal totheCounoil oninterest
rate subsidies (C0M(8l )770final of11December1981).