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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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I COM(78)366final
Brussels,24July197°
Proposalfor
ACOUNCILDIRECTIVE
concerningthefloodprotection
programme ->•"
intheHeraultvalley
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
C0ï.*(73)366final

Explanatory Memorandum
ThelowerandmiddleareasoftheHeraultvalleyareinanunfavourable'
situation as-regardsagricultural incomesandtheunderemployment which
existsinagriculture .Moreover,agricultural production conditions are
muchaffectedbyfrequentflooding.
Inthe-lightof.thisunfavourable situation,afundamental changeis
onlypossibleifinthisarea^whichisonlymarginallysuitablefor
winegrowing,oneprovidesfarmerswiththeopportunity toconverttheir,
vineyardstootherformsofproduction;theelimination of.floodingor
thereductionofitsfrequency ,cangreatlyenlargetherangeofpossible
conversioncropsopentothefarmersandthuspermittheprogramme
fortheconversionofvineyardsincertainFrenchMediterranean regions
tobefullyeffective.Consequently,floodprotection measuresplay
animportantrolewithintheframeworkofCommunityeffortsto-improve
theagricultural situationintheMediterranean regionsandtocreate
favourableconditionsfortheapplicationofthecommonagricultural
policy.' •#, - •*
Acommonactionaimedattherealisation offloodprotection measures
inthelowerandmiddleareasoftheHe<raultvalley(reservoirs and
dams>shouldallowFrancetoeliminatethisnaturalhandicapwithrapidand
permanenteffectsonagricultural "incomes..
T.heeffectsontheimprovementoftheproductionstructureinthis
winegrowingregionwillonlybeassuredifaprogrammeisestablished
whichcoversallnecessarymeasures.TheCommunity's~financial
contribution canonlybeusedwithintheframeworkofsuchaprogramme.

THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES -
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HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andinparticularArticle43thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParliament,(1), i
WhereasArticle39(2)(a)oftheTreatyprovidesthataccountshouldbe
takenofthesocialstructureofagriculture andthestructural andnatural
disparities betweenthevariousagricultural regionsinworkingout'thecommon
agriculturalpolicy; ' %-
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Whereas,inordertoachievetheobjectivesofthecommonagricultural policysetout
inArticle39<1)(a>and(b)oftheTreaty,specialmeasureswhichareappropriateto
theproductionconditionsoftheleast-favoured agricultural areasshouldbeadopted
atCommunityLevel;
'■ \ ' - '
WhereascertainMediterranean regionsoftheCommunityareinanunfavourable
situationasregardsagricultural incomesandsufferfromunderemployment
notonlyinagriculturebutalsogenerally,andthattheHeraultvalleyis
withintheseregions; , •
Whereasactionshouldbeconcentrated onbasicaspectsofthestructuraldevelopment
oftheseregionswhichwillhaverapidandLastingeffectsonagricultural
incomes; •'
Whereasagricultural production inthisregionisseriouslyaffected
byflooding; ' -
Whereastheprovisionofthenecessaryfloodprotectionmeasuresmustbespeeded
upbymeansofCommunityaid,therebyfacilitating in '
thisregiontheconversionofareasundervinesunderthe
programmetoacceleratetherestructuring andconversionofvin6yardsin
certainMediterranean regionsofFrance;
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Whereastheseobjectivesshouldbepursuedbywayofameasurecovering
theHeraultvalleyaspartofa programmeextendingover
severalyears;
Whereasinthepremises themeasuresreferredtoabove
constitute acommonmeasurewithinthemeaningofArticle6ofCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No-729/70of21April1970onthefinancingofthecommon
agriculturalpolicy(1),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2788/72(2);
WhereasitisthetaskoftheCommission,afterreceivingtheopinionof
theStandingCommitteeonAgricultural Structures,toapproveaprogramme
presentedbytheFrenchRepublic,
HASADOPTEDTHISDIRECTIVE :
(1)O.J.No.L94of28.4.1970,p.13
(2)O.J.No.L295of20.12.1972,p.1

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Article 1
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1-Inorder t0increase agricultural incomes inthe lower andmiddle
areas oftheHerault valley byflood protection measures thus permitting
_notonly theconversion ofvineyards toother types ofproduction but
also farm modernisation ,acommon measure shall beintroduced toprotect
this area from flooding ,bytheconstruction ofreservoirs and dams ,and
thus tofacilitate theconversion ofvineyards and the introduction of
development plans within themeaning ofArticles 2and 4ofDirective
72/159/EEC,while reorientating production tomarket requirements .
2.Themeasures provided forbythis Directive constitute acommon measure
within themeaning ofArticle 6(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No729/70. |
Article 2
,1.Thefinancial contribution oftheCommunity mayonly beused inthecontext •
ofaprogramme applying themeasures forflood protection inthe area referred
toinArticle 1.
• • »
This programme shall besubmitted totheCommission bytheFrench Republic .
2.Thefinancial aspects oftheprogramme ^shall beexamined andapproved ,-
'after consultation with the Committee ofthe European Agricultural Guidance and
Guarantee Fund ,hereinafter called 'the Fund 1,inaccordance with theprocedure i
laid down inArticle 18(2 )and (3)ofDirective 72/159 /EEC .
Theprogramme mayonly beapproved after the authorization ofthe programme to
accelerate therestructuring andconversion ofvineyards incertain Mediterranean
r
regions . - :
Arti clè3 ' .
Theprogramme referred toinArticle 2shall include thefollowing information : t
a)thedelimitation andthelocation ofth£area affected byflooding ;
b)thedelimitation ofthevineyards located inthearea referred toin
paragraph a)andthenumber ofhectares ofvines forwhich conversion to
other types ofproduction isprovided ; -

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c)adescription andplan ofthe measures necessary forflood protection ,
and atimetable for the programme ;
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d)theestimated cost ofeach ofthemeasures andthetotal cost ofimplementing 1"*.'
theprogramme .
-Article 4
1.Expenditure incurred bytheFrench Republic under theprogramme referred
toinArticle 2,uptoatotal of25million units ofaccount andincluding the
construction of , . .a/réservoirs ,and .
b)dams
shall beeligible foraidfrom the Guidance Section ofthe Fund . .
2.The Guidance Section ofthe Fund shall reimburse tothe French Republic 35% of
theexpenditure eligible inaccordance with paragraph .1.
• • »
Article 5
1,The period ofduration ofthemeasure shall befive years with effect from the
date ofnotification ofthis Directive .
2.Thetotal estimated cost ofthecommon measure tobeborne bythe Fund shall
be10million units ofaccount for theentire period .
Article 6
When theprogramme referred toinArticle 2(3)isapproved ,theCommission
shall ,inagreement with theFrench Republic ,fixthedetailed rules by
which itshall bekept informed oftheprogress oftheprogramme .The
French Republic shall atthesame time .designate theorganisation
responsible for thetechnical execution oftheprogramme .

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ArticLe7
1.Requestsforreimbursement shallrelateto'expenditure incurredbythe
FrenchRepublicduringasinglecalendaryearandshallbepresentedtothe
Commission before1Julyofthefollowingyear.
2.AidfromtheFundshallbedecideduponinaccordance withArticle7(1)
ofRegulation (EEC)No.729/70.
3-YheGuidanceSectionoftheFundmaymakeadvancepaymentsin.
proportion tothosegrantedbytheFrenchRepublicandaccordingtothe
progressoftheprojects. •»
4.Detailedrulesfortheapplication ofthisArticleshallbeadoptedin
accordance withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle13ofRegulation
(EEC)No729/70.
Article8
ThisdirectiveisaddressedtotheFrenchRepublic.
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Doneat FortheCouncil
ThePresident

FINANCIAL STATEMENT
DATE.A/7/1978..
:1.BUDSi-TLINSCOIIC^TL'.TCDi
F
2.ACTION«proposedCouncilDirectiverelatingtotheprogrammeforprotecting
thevalleyoftheHeraultfromflooding.-
3.LEGALBASISiArticle6ofRegulation 729/70
4.onJCTITOiTOacceleratethetakingofthemeasures "necessarytoprotectthe
valleyoftheHeraultfromfloodingandtherebyfacilitating the
reconversion ofvineyardsinthevalleyoftheHerault.
5.FINANCIAL CCNSEQ'JUICE -_
5.0KXIZI.'DLTUAS
–eilAnGKDTOTITBECBUDGET '
(fOUN1G/I1I7T.RVL.TTIC'..;)
-CHANCEDTONATIONAL AEKINI3TR.
-CHARCEDTOOTKKRNATIONAL CROUPS
5.1RECÉIPTS
-o»;IR^;CUNC^S CFT!!Î*ES
(LKVIKG/C>JUTO:^UITIE^)
-NATIONAL .FORTHEHAHUTIl.'G YEAnCUfiRE.ITPINANCIAL YEAH ITPI1 FCLLOWIUa FINANCIAL YEAR.
-(79)
1,6
5,63;
YEARICéJUl•••••••«•.
5.0.1PLURIA-'"JUALPATTiSNOFEXPENDITURE 1,6
5.1.1PLURIANNUALPATTERHOfH£CEIPT3YEAR1980
YEAR1981
1,97
5.2KtTiiODOFCALCULATION
*SeeAnnex.
6.0FINANCING POSSIBLEWITHCK2DIT3Ii.'SCHIKK'JINRKLEVAI.T CHAPTEROFCURnSN'TBUDGET? ties/MJ
6.1FIKANCÎNSPOOSIBLJ BYThJ&itSHBSTr.iHJCHAPTKHS OFCUii.lL.'iTBUSG/.T?_]
6,2SiLC&317YKC.<ASiUrPLKJ^TAHT BUDGCT?
CrCi^iT^iTOli£WHITIVa'1IJ70KtT'rtijBlV/CJTLi?ΥΕΠ/8#
C0:C-i3.'TSI

CALCULATION OFCOSTS
1.Theeligible costs arelimited to25,5 million units of
account (Green rate ). ,
2. Theprésent exchange rates are :
- Green Rate (22May 1978 ), 6,25514 FF=1UCV
-Basket Rate (3July 1978 ), 5,60086 FF=1UCE
3.The reimbursement rate is35% .
4. "The total cost tothe EAGGF Guidance Section is :
25,5 χ6,25514 ■
5,60086 X°'.9,97 MUCE
5i The annual cost should bespread evenly over the 5year
beriod : .
YEAR COMMITMENT
APPROPRIATIONPAYMENT
APPROPRIATION
1979 1,97 MUCE 1,6 MUCE
1980 2 1,97
1981 2 2
1982 2 2
1983 2 2
1984 0,4
9,97 9,97