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95/0024(CNS) 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) 
amending Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1766/92 
on the common organization of the market in cereals and 
Council Regulation (EC) No. 1868/94 establishing a quota 
system in relation to the production of potato starch 
(presented by the Commission) 
z. 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
This Regulation extends the quota system for the production of potato starch to the new 
Member States. 
The quotas arc determined on the basis of actual starch production during 1993, being a 
representative year for such production. 
At the same time, the present version of the Council Regulation is adapted in order to ensure 
that: 
the compensatory payment paid lo farmers is limited to the quantity of potatoes 
corresponding to the sub-quota of the starch manufacturer 
to correct an error which could lead to false interpretations of the quantity that must be 
compulsorily exported without qualifying for a refund. 
3 Proposal for a 
COUNCII. REGULATION (EC) No. 
of 
amending Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1766/92 
on the common organization of the market in cereals and 
Council Regulation (EC) No. 1868/94 establishing a quota 
system in relation to the production of potato starch 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in 
particular Articles 42 and 43 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission^1); 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2 ) ; 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee(3); 
Whereas Article 8 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on 
the common organization of the market in cereals141, as last amended by the 
Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden and by Regulation (EC) No 
3290/94<b), provides for a system of compensatory payments for producers of 
potatoes intended for the manufacture of potato starch; whereas in order to 
avoid excessive production of potato starch, such compensatory payments 
should be paid only in respect of the quantity of potatoes delivered by a 
potato producer to an undertaking producing potato starch which does not 
lead to that undertaking exceeding its quota limit; 
(1) 
(2) 
(3) 
(4) OJ No. L 181, 1. 7.1992, p. 21. 
(5) OJ No L 349, 31.12.1994, p. 105 
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Whereas council Regulation (EC) No. 1868/94 of 27 July 1994 establishing a 
quota system in relation to the production of potato starch(£) set out in 
Article 2 the quotas for Member states for the production of potato starch 
for the marketing years 1995/96, 1996/97 and 1997/98; whereas the accession 
of Austria, Finland and Sweden makes it necessary that quotas be allocated 
for those Member states, whereas the basis for the allocation of quota used 
for other Member states is inappropriate in the case of Austria, Finland and 
Sweden, as the premium referred to in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) 
No. 1543/93 (j?) was not payable; whereas the quota should therefore be 
allocated on the basis of the amount of potato starch produced in each 
Member state in the calendar year 1993, for which national aid was received; 
whereas in the case of Finland, additional quota should be allocated to 
cover production which could not be realised in 1993 as a result of the 
imposition of an obligation to set aside land; 
Whereas, as a result of an error, Article 6(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) 
No. 1868/94 appear to be contradictory; whereas for the sake of clarity 
Article 6 should be amended, 
Whereas the prices and amounts fixed in ecus by this Regulation are established in conformity 
with the agrimonetary arrangements valid from 1 February 1995 in accordance with Council 
Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92^, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 150/95#) 
and in particular Article 13(2) thereof; 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
Article 8(2) of Regulation (EEC) No. 1766/92 shall be replaced by the 
following: 
"2. (a) A system of compensatory payments is established for producers of 
potatoes intended for the manufacture of potato starch. The amount 
of the payment applies to the quantity of potatoes necessary to 
produce one tonne of starch. It shall be set at ECU 86,94 from the 
1995/96 marketing year onwards. 
(b) without prejudice to the provisions of sub-paragraph (a), the 
compensatory payment shall be paid only in respect of the quantity 
of potatoes covered by a contract between the potato producer and 
the undertaking producing potato starch within the quota limit, 
referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No. 1868/94, of such 
undertaking." 
(6) OJ No L 197, 30.07.1994, p. 4. 
(7) OJ No L 154, 25.06.1993, p. 4. 
(8) OJ No L 387, 31.12.1992, p..l. 
(9) OJ No i, 22, 31.01.1995, p. 1. 
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Article 2 
Regulation (EC) No. 1868/94 shall be amended as follows: 
1. In Article 2 : 
(a) the table in paragraph (1) shall be replaced by the following: 
"Denmark 178 460 tonnes 
Germany 591 717 tonnes 
Spain 2 000 tonnes 
France 281 516 tonnes 
Netherlands 538 307 tonnes 
Austria 46 100 tonnes 
Finland 49 750 tonnes 
Sweden 60 900 tonnes 
1 748 750 tonnes"; 
and 
(b) after the second indent in paragraph (2) there shall be inserted the 
following sub-paragraph: 
"However, in the case of Austria, Finland and Sweden, the Member 
state shall allocate the quota referred to in paragraph 1 to 
undertakings producing potato starch, for use in the marketing years 
1995/96, 1996/97 and 1997/98, on the basis of the amount of potato 
starch produced by them in the calendar year 1993 and for which they 
received national aid." 
2. In Article 6: 
(a) in paragraph (1), the words "Without prejudice to Article 5" shall 
be deleted; and 
(b) in paragraph (2), the words "Without prejudice to" shall be replaced 
by the word "Notwithstanding". 
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its 
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. 
It shall apply from 1 July 1995. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in 
all Member States. v 
Done at Brussels, Fer the Council 
FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
BUDGET HEADING: Bl-1021 APPROPRIATIONS: 
ECU 134 million 
2. TITLE: 
Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the common organization of the market 
in cereals and amending Regulation (EEC) No 1868/94 establishing a quota system in relation to the production of 
potato starch 
LEGAL BASIS: 
Articles 42 and 43 of the Treaty 
AIMS: 
Adjustment of the potato starch quota as a result of the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden 
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: PERIOD OF 12 
MONTHS 
(ECU million) CURRENT 
FINANCIAL 
YEAR 
(95) 
(ECU million) FOLLOWING 
FINANCIAL 
YEAR 
(96) 
(ECU million) 
5.0. EXPENDITURE 
- CHARGED TO THE EC BUDGET 
(REFUNDS/INTERVENTION) 
• NATIONAL AUTHORITIES 
OTHER ECU 17.1 million ECU 2.1 million ECU 17.1 million 
5.1. REVENUE 
- OWN RESOURCES Or TIIC CC 
• (LEVIES/CUSTOMS DUTIES) 
-NATIONAL— 
1997 
5.0.1. ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE 
5.1.1. ESTIMATED REVENUE ECU 17.1 m 1998 
ECU 15.0 m 1999 
p.m. 2000 
5.2. METHOD OF CALCULATION: N22,25 ^86,94 
The measure consists of paying the starch premium of ECU N/ J\ and the producer compensation of ECU v!/t for the 
quantities allocated to the three new Member States. 
The additional cost per marketing year is: 
Starch premium 156.750 T x 22,25 ECU/T » = ECU 3.5 million 
Compensatory payment 156.750 T x 86,94 ECU/T = ECU 13.6 million 
ECU 17.1 million 
Payments will begin from the 1996 financial year with the exception of 12% of the compensatory payment which will 
be made from the 1995 financial year. 
6.0. CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED FROM APPROPRIATIONS ENTERED IN THE RELEVANT 
CHAPTER OF THE CURRENT BUDGET? YES 
6.1. CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED BY TRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS OF THE CURRENT 
BUDGET? YES 
6.2. WILL A SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET BE NECESSARY? —YES/NO 
5.3. WILL FUTURE BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS BE NECESSARY? YES 
OBSERVATIONS The measure is limited to the 1995/96 to 1997/98 marketing years. 
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