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ProposalforaCouncilRegulationamendingRegulation (EEC)No1765/92establishinga
supportsystemforproducersofcertainarablecrops
(93/C265/06)
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(SubmittedbytheCommissionon7September1993)
THE-COUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,Whereascombination ofrotationalandnon-rotational
set-asidemustbepermitted;whereasgiventhelower
effectiveness ofthiscombination forreductionof
productionahigherset-asideratethanthenormal
shouldbeimposed;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticles42and
43thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,Whereasthecompensation forset-asideshouldbe
increased;
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropean
Parliament,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicand
SocialCommittee,Whereasincertaincasesproducersmaywishtosetaside
moreoftheirlandthaniscompulsory ;whereasthiscan
beallowed;whereasMemberStatesshouldbeenabledto
takeappropriatemeasurestorestrictthispossibility
wherespecificcircumstances sorequire;
WhereasMemberStatesarerequired,foroperationof
thesupportsystemforproducersofcertainarablecrops
introducedbyRegulation(EEC)No1765/92('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1552/93(2),to
establishregionalization plansbasedonobjectivecriteria;
whereasthesecriteriashouldbemodifiedtogive
MemberStatesagreatermarginofmanoeuvrewithout
inanywaydepartingfromaverageyieldsinthepast;Whereastheremaybesituationswheretransferof
set-asideobligationswouldallowmorerationaluseof
landandbettertacklingofenvironmental objectives;
whereasgiventherealriskofareductionintheimpact
ofset-asidesuchtransfersmustbecarefullysupervised;
whereas,however,togivegreaterflexibilitytheyshould
befacilitatedbutrestrictedtotheimmediateneigh­
bourhood;whereastooffsetpossibledifferencesin
productivitybetweenthefarmersinvolvedahigher
set-asiderateshouldbeimposed;Whereasgiventherisksinvolvedwiththisgreatermargin
ofmanoeuvrespecificprovisionsshouldbeadopted
coveringcaseswhereaMemberStatechoosesto
establishproductionregionsseparatefromthoseofthe
baseareas,inordertoensurethatpastyieldsarein
practicerespected;
Whereasdifferentiation ofyieldsmaybepermittedfor
irrigatedandnon-irrigatedareas,providedthereisno
extensionoftotalirrigatedarea;WhereasArticle9ofRegulation(EEC)No1765/92
defineswhatlandiseligibleforthecompensatory
payment;whereastotakeaccountofcertainspecific
situationswhereitsprovisionsareundulyrestrictive
certainderogationsfromthatArticlemustbepermitted
thatshouldbemanagedbytheMemberStatesinline
withtheirindividualsituations;whereasthesedero­
gationsshouldnotinvolveanysignificantadjustmentof
theareaofeligibleland;oOJNoL181,1.7.1992,p.12.
(2)OJNoL154,25.6.1993,p.19.

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Whereas,moreover,withregardtoset-aside,the
Commissionistodefinetheconceptofrotation;whereas
rotationwhichdoesnotsatisfythedefinition,
particularlywithregardtotherateofrotation,maybe
envisagedinreturnforahigherrateofset-aside;
Whereastofacilitateindustrialdisposalofcertainagri­
culturalproductsitshouldbemadepossibleforthemto
begrownonlandsetaside,whereappropriatewithout
compensation ,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Regulation(EEC)No1765/92isherebyamendedas
follows:
1.Article3(1)isreplacedby:
'Article3
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1.Forthepurposeofsettingaverageyieldstobe
usedforcalculationofthecompensatory payment
eachMemberStateshallestablisharegionalization
plansettingouttherelevantobjectivecriteriafor
determinationoftheseparateproductionregionsin
ordertoarrive,wherepossible,atdistincthomo­2.ThethirdsubparagraphofArticle3(2)isreplaced
by:
'IfaMemberStatedecidestotreat:
—maizeseparatelyfromothercereals,theaverage
cerealsyield,whichshallnotbealtered,shallbe
brokendownbetweenmaizeandothercereals,
—irrigatedlandseparatelyfromnon-irrigatedland,
thecorresponding averageyield,whichshallnot
bealtered,shallbebrokendownbetweenthe
twotypes.'
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3.Thefollowingparagraph6isaddedtoArticle3:
'6.ShouldaMemberStateinapplicationof
paragraph 1choosetoestablishproductionregions
thedemarcationofwhichdoesnotcorrespondto
thatofregionalbaseareas,itshallsendthe
Commission,by15Septemberofeachyearatthe
latest,asummarystatementofaidapplicationsand
theyieldspertainingtothese.Ifitemergesfromthis
informationthattheaverageyieldoftheMember
State,asdeterminedinlinewithparagraph2,is
exceeded,allcompensatory paymentsinthat
MemberStateforthatmarketingyearshallbe
reducedinproportiontotheoverrun.'
4.ThesecondsubparagraphofArticle7(1)isreplaced
by:
'Theset-asiderequirementshallbe15%.Theland
setasideshallberotated.Non-rotational orset-aside
shallhoweverbepermittedatahigherset-asiderate
setbytheCouncil.Ifonasingleholdingrotational
andnon-rotational set-aside("mixed"set-aside)are
operatedsimultaneously ,therateforthetotalarea
withdrawnshallbethatforrotationalset-asideplus
fivepercentagepoints.'
5.Article7(5)isreplacedby:
'5.Thecompensationfortheset-asideobligation
shallbeECU57multipliedbytheaveragecereal
yieldworkedoutintheregionalization plan.
Compensation shallbepaidonthenumberof
hectaresneededtomeettherequirementsetin
paragraph 1.InthecaseofPortugalcompensation
shalltakeaccountoftheaidgrantedunderRegu­
lation(EEC)No3653/90.'
6.InArticle7paragraph6isdeletedandthefollowing
paragraphs6and7areadded:geneousareas.
Withthisinmind,MemberStatesshalltakedue
accountofspecificsituationsindrawinguptheir
regionalization plans.Theymayinparticularadjust
averageyieldsinlinewithstructuraldifferences
betweenproductionregions.
Theymayalsointheirregionalization plans:
—applyadifferentyieldfigureformaizethanfor
othercereals,
—setdifferentyieldsfornon-irrigatedandirrigated
land.
Intheabovecasestheregionalorindividualbase
areas,asmentionedinArticle2(2)and(3),which
musthavethesameboundariesastheproduction
regions,shallbeestablishedseparatelyformaizeand
separatelyforirrigatedcropsrespectively .Should
thesebaseareasbeexceededtheprovisionsof
Article2(6)shallapply.
Theregionalization planmustinallcasesensurethat
theaverageyieldoftheMemberStatedetermined
fortheperiodindicatedinandobservingthe
requirementsofArticle2isrespected.'

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'6.Tohelpreduceproductionproducersmaybe
grantedcompensationonlandsetasideinexcessof
theirobligation.MemberStatesmayrestrictthis
possibilityforaspecificreasonsuchasprotectionof
theenvironmentortheriskofexcessivereductionof
farmingincertainareas.MemberStatesmayontermstobedetermined
departfromtheseprovisionsundercertainspecific
circumstances ,inparticularreparcellingprogrammes
andstandardrotationsofmultiannualarablecrops
withthoselistedinAnnexI.Insuchcasestheyshall
takeactiontopreventanysignificantincreaseinthe
totaleligibleagriculturalarea.Thismayinparticular
involvedeemingpreviouslyeligibleareasineligibleas
anoffsettingmeasure.'
8.InArticle12thefirstindentisreplacedbythe
following :
'—thoserelatingtotheestablishment and
managementofbaseareasandthoseconcerning
applicationofArticle2(4).'.
9.InArticle12thefollowingisaddedtotheeighth
indent:
'Therulesmayalsoprovideforrotationrestrictedto
threeyearsonlyinreturnfortheapplicationofthe
higherrateofset-asideasreferredtoinRegulation
(EEC)No1541/93.'
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10.InArticle12,theninthindentisreplacedbythe
following:
'—thoserelatingtotheconditionsforapplying:
—Article7(4);theseconditionsmayinclude
thegrowingofproductswithoutcompen­
sation,
—Article9;theseconditionsshallspecifyunder
whatcircumstancestheprovisionsofArticle
9maybewaivedandMemberStates'obli­
gationtoreferenvisagedactiontothe
Commissionforapproval.'7.Aproducermaytransferaset-aside
requirementtoanotherproducerinthesame
MemberState:
—ifundernationalenvironmental rulesaproducer
settingasidesomeofhisarablelandisrequired
toreducehislivestock.TheMemberStatemay
prohibittransfersacrosstheboundariesof
regionsasindicatedinArticle2(2),
—underaplanpresentedinadvancetothe
Commission,whichshallverifythatitdoesnot
affecttheeffectiveness oftheset-asidescheme.
Transfersundersuchplansshallberestrictedtoa
maximumdistanceof10kmorbemadewithina
particularareaforwhichspecificenvironmental
objectivesaresought.Theset-asiderate
applicableshallbeincreasedbyfivepercentage
points.TheCommission mayrejectplans
submittedtoit.
Ifthetransferismadetoanotheryieldregionor,
withinaregioninwhichirrigatedandnon-irrigated
landisseparated,toanotherlandtypetheareatobe
setasideshallbeadjustedaccordingly .
Theentitlementtocompensation ofaproducer
transferringhisset-asideobligationshallbecon­
ditionalonfullexecutionofthatobligationbythe
producertowhomitistransferred .
Transferofobligationsshallbesubjecttotherules
appliedtotheholdingonwhichthelandisactually
setaside.'
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7.Article9isreplacedby:
'Article9
Applicationsforthecompensatory paymentand
set-asidedeclarationsmaynotbemadeinrespectof
landthaton31December 1991wasunder
permanentpasture,permanentcropsortreesorwas
usedfornon-agricultural purposes.Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterinto
followingitspublicationinthe
EuropeanCommunities .forceonthethirdday
OfficialJournalofthe
Itshallapplyfromthe1994/95marketingyear.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyand
directlyapplicableinallMemberStates.