No C 49/10 Official Journal of the European Communities 28. 2. 90 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No . . . 
of . . . 
instituting aid for small producers of certain arable crops 
(90/C 49/07) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 
thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social 
Committee, 
Whereas the reduction in support granted to the markets in 
most agricultural products and in particular the introduction 
of the stabilizers have considerable effects on the income of 
small producers of arable crops; whereas, in accordance with 
the content of the Commission's communication on rural 
development, measures should be introduced to alleviate 
those effects, the scope of which is wider than simply the aid 
granted to small producers of cereals, which was introduced 
to reduce the impact of the co-responsibility levy; 
Whereas, with a view to achieving the abovementioned 
objectives, provision should be made for the granting of aid 
per hectare, intended to offset loss of income, to producers of 
the products listed in Article 1 (a) and (b) of Council 
Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the 
common organization of the market in cereals (*), as last 
amended by Regulation (EEC) No . . . (2), of the products 
listed in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1431/82 
of 18 May 1982 laying down special measures for peas, field 
beans and sweet lupins (3), as last amended by Regulation 
(EEC) No 1104/88 (4), and of certain products listed in 
Article 1 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 136/66/EEC 
of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common 
organization of the market in oils and fats (5), as last 
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1225/89 (6); 
Whereas, for the purposes of applying the abovementioned 
aid scheme and with a view to its objectives, the recipients 
should be defined in terms of the actual structures in 
;») OJNoL281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1. 
[2) See page . . of this Official Journal. 
;3) OJ No L 162, 12. 6. 1982, p. 28. 
;\) OJ No L 110, 29. 4. 1988, p. 16. 
;5) OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66. 
6) OJ No L 128, 11. 5. 1989, p. 15. the Community and taking account of the specific provisions 
laid down in Council Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 on 
improving the efficiency of agricultural structures (7), as last 
amended by Regulation (EEC) No . . . (8); 
Whereas care should be taken to ensure a smooth changeover 
from the arrangements laid down for small producers in 
Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 to the scheme 
provided for in this Regulation; whereas that changeover 
should take place within the framework of provisions 
enabling the overall amount of the aid to small producers of 
cereals provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) 
No 729/89 of 20 March 1989 laying down general rules for 
the special arrangements applicable to small producers as 
part of the co-responsibility arrangements in the cereals 
sector (9) to be adjusted in good time, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
1. Direct aid shall be granted to small producers of the 
products listed in Article 1 (a) and (b) of Regulation (EEC) 
No 2727/75 and in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) 
No 1431/82 and of the products falling within CN codes 
120100 90, 1205 00 90 and 1206 00 90 and listed in 
Article 1 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 136/66/EEC. 
2. The aid shall be fixed per hectare of area sown and 
harvested, in accordance with the procedure laid down in 
Article 43 (2) of the Treaty. The aid may vary by area of 
production. 
3. The aid to be paid to each recipient shall be calculated 
on the basis of the area cultivated. However, the aid shall be 
paid in respect of no more than 10 hectares per holding. 
Article 2 
1. Any farmer: 
— whose utilized agricultural area does not exceed 20 
hectares, including areas which are the subject of 
set-aside under Regulation (EEC) No 797/85, 
(7) OJNoL 93,30. 3. 1985, p. 1. 
(8) OJNoL . . .,p. . . 
(9) OJ No L 80, 23. 3. 1989, p. 5. 
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— whose main source of agricultural income is the 
production of the products referred to in Article 1, 
— who practises farming as his main occupation or who 
meets the conditions laid down in Article 2 (1) of 
Regulation (EEC) No 797/85, 
shall be deemed a small producer. 
2. Farmers with less than one hectare of utilized 
agricultural area shall not be eligible for the aid. However, 
the Member States where the average area of holdings is less 
than the Community average may fix the limit referred to 
above at 0,5 hectare. 
Article 3 
Detailed rules for the application of this Regulation shall be 
adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in 
This Regulation shall be binding in its 
States. Article 26 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 and the 
corresponding procedures laid down in Regulations No 
136/66/EEC and (EEC) No 1431/82. 
Article 4 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day 
following its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Communities. 
It shall apply from the 1990/91 marketing year. However, 
for the 1990/91 marketing year, it shall not apply in the 
Member States which inform the Commission by 30 April 
1990 of their decision to continue to apply the arrangements 
provided for in the first indent of the second subparagraph of 
Article 4 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75. 
and directly applicable in all Member 
Done at Brussels, . . . 
For the Council