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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(80)714final
Brussels .13November 1980
Proposal fora
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
amending Regulations (EEC)Nos.729/70and355/77asregardstheadaptation ,,
following theaccession ofGreece,ofcertain amounts whichmaybecharged
totheGuidance Section oftheEAGGF
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1)Article6cofCouncilRegulation (EEC)N°729/79of21April1970(1),
onthefinancingofthecommonagricultural policy,aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)N°929/79(2),providesthatfromthe1January1980
thatthetotalamountoffinancialassistance whichmaybechargedto
theEAGGFGuidanceSectionfor5yearperiodsshallbe3,600million
europeanunitsofaccount.
ByvirtueofArticle16paragraph 3ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)n°355/77
of15February1977(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)n°1820/80(4),
theestimatedcostofthecommonmeasureis610millionunitsofaccount
fortheyears1978to1982.
Theseamountswerefixedinkeepingwiththerequirements ofagriculture
intheCommunityasthenconstituted .Forthisreasonitwasforeseen
withintheframeworkofthenegotiations withtheHellenicRepublic
toadjusttheamountof3,600millionEUAinArticle6cofRegulation
(EEC)N°729/70,andtoincreasetheamountoftheestimatedcostof
thecommonmeasure(Regulation 355/77).
(AnnexII,chapterI,pointC1andpointE1oftheActconcerning
theconditionsofaccessionoftheHellenicRepublicandtheadjustments
totheTreaties-O.J.L291of19.11.1979,p.125,126arid127).
2)InorderthattheeffectoftheactionbytheEAGGFGuidanceSection
toimprovethecommunitiesagricultural structures,andtopermitthe
maintenance ofpresentlevelsofeffortandtoreplytothesupplemen­
taryneedsduetotheenlargement oftheCommunity,itwouldappear
necessarytheincreasetheabove-mentionned amounts.
./,.
(1)O.J.n°L94of28.4.1970,p-.13
(2)O.J.n°L117of12.5.1979,p.4
(3)O.J.n°L51of23.2.1977,p.1
(4)O.J.n°L180of14.7.198Q,p.1.
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Takingintoconsideration theperiodrequiredtoinitiatethepolicies,
thisamountof3,600millionEUAforthecurrent5yearperiodwould
become3,755millionEUA,whichrepresents anincreaseof155MEUA.
Thisincreaseisbasedontheforecastsofthecostofapplying
existingandproposedmeasures.Theappendedfinancialstatementgives
thedetaiIs.
Inviewofweaksituationforthemarketingofagricultural producein
Greeceandwiththeintentionofstimulatingitsdevelopment,theamount
of610MEUAforthecommonmeasurewithintheframeworkofRegulation
(EEC)n°355/77shouldbeincreasedby36MEUA,givingatotalof646MEUA.

Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
amending Regulations (EEC)Nos .729/70and355/77asregards the
adaptation ,following theaccession ofGreece ,ofcertain amounts
which may becharged totheGuidance Section ofthe EAGGF
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES /
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Community ,
Having regard totheActofAccession ofGreece ,and inparticular
Article 146,paragraph 2thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas Article 6cofCouncil Regulation (EEC )No729/70of21April
1
1970 onthefinancing ofthe common agricultural policy ,asLast
2amended byRegulation (EEC )No929/79,fixed the amount offinancial
assistance which maybecharged totheGuidance Section oftheEuropean
Agricultural Guidance andGuarantee Fund forfive year periods ;whereas
this amount was fixed inproportion torequirements forimproving the
agricultural structures oftheCommunity ofNine ;
Whereas theappropriations considered necessary fortheapplication
ofCouncil Regulation (EEC )No355/77of15February 1977 oncommon
measures toimprove theconditions under which agricultural products
areprocessed andmarketed 3,aslastamended byRegulation (EEC)No
41820 /80which arementioned inArticle 16 (3)ofthe said Regulation
concerning thefinancing ofthecommon measures ,will from 1January
1981 not suffice tocover thesupplementary cost ofapplying this
Regulation inGreece ,
10JNoL94,28.4.1970 ,p.13
20JNoL177,12.5.1979 ,p.4 .
30JNoL51,23.2,1977 ,p.1
40JNoL180,14,7.1980 ,p.1

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WhereastheseamountsmustbeadjustedpursuanttoAnnexII,ChapterI,
secondpartpointC.1andpointE.1oftheabovementionedActofAccession,
tomeettheincreasedrequirements ofagricultureintheCommunityas
enlargedbytheaccessionofGreeceinordernottoreducetheeffectsof
theactivitiesoftheGuidanceSectionoftheEAGGF;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
Article6cofRegulation (EEC)No729/70isherebyreplacedbythe
following :
"Pursuanttothesecondsubparagraph ofArticle6(5),thetotalamount
offinancialassistance whichmaybechargedtotheGuidanceSectionof
theFundinrespectoftheperiod1980to1984shallbe3,755million
EuropeanUnitsofAccount."
»
Article2
Article16(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No355/77isherebyreplacedbythe
following :
"3.TheestimatedcostofthecommonmeasurefinancedbytheFund
inrespectoftheperiod1January1978to31December1982shall
be646millionEuropeanUnitsofAccount,thatistosay122million
EuropeanUnitsofAccountperyearfortheperiod1978to1980and
140millionEuropeanUnitsofAccountperyearfortheperiod1981
to1982".
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingits
publication intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.dayfollowingits
Communities .
Doneat For
ThetheCouncil
Président

FINANCIAL STATEMENT
=>ate:21.10.1980
1.BUDGETHEADING :Title8andline8010 APPROBIATIONS :
2.TITLE:Proposed CouncilRegulation adapting certainamountsrelatingtothe
EuropeanAgricultural Guidance andGuarantee Fund(EAGGF)-Guidance Section .
3.LEGALBASIS:Article 146paragraph 2oftheActofAccession oftheHellenic
RenuhLie
4.AIMSOFPROJECT :
Tomaintain thecurrenteffortstoimprove community agricultural structures
andtomeetincreased needsduetotheenlargement oftheCommunity .
5.FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
5.0EXPENDITURE
-CHARGED TOTHEECBUDGET
-NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION
-OTHER
5.1RECEIPTS
-OWNRESOURCES OFTHEEC
(LEVIES/CUSTOMS DUTIES)
-NATIONALPERIOD OF12MONTHS CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR
<80 2
p.m.FOLLOWING FINANCIAL YEAR
S81!
18MEUA
5.0.1ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE Title8
5.1.1ESTIMATED EXPENDL -T>8Q1Q1981 -1982 1983 ._1984__I
18MEUA
1835,6MEUA
1847,8MEUA
1851,4MEUA
18
5.2METHOD OFCALCULATION Seeannex.
6.0CANTHEPROJECT BEFINANCED FROMAPPROBIATIONS ENTERED INTHERELEVANT CHAPTER OFTHECURRENT BUDGET ?
6.1CANTHEPROJECT BEFINANCED BYTRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS OFTHECURRENT BUDGET ?
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6.2ISASUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET BENECESSARY ?
Xl*K/NO.
6.3WILLFUTURE BUDGET APPROBIATIONS BENECESSARY ?
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OBSERVATIONS :"T
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ANNEX
MEUA
1981 1982 1983 1984
355/77 18 18 18 18
72/159 p.m.3/84,6 5/8
72/160 p.m.p.m.°'4°/9
72/161 p.m. 1/9 1/A 2/8
75/268 p•fn•8/7 11 10,2
Othermeasures
-existing p.m.3/2 3/53/8
j-tobeproposed p.m.p.m.8/9|8,9|
I»
Total,!1835,6 47,8 51/4
. –ι
153,8
Justification oftheamountforRegulation355/77
Thenumberemployedinagriculture inGreeceis12.1%ofthatofthe
Community.12.1Xof80MEUAgives9.7MEUA.Duetothelargeeffort
requiredtoimprovetheprocessingandmarketingofagricultural produces
inGreece,itisproposedtodoublethisamountto18MEUA.
Justification fortheamountsinDirectives 72/159,72/160,72/161and75/268
Thefollowingwastakenintoconsideration incalculatingtheseamounts:
-thepatternofreimbursement requestsbyMemberStatesovertheperiod
1975to1979,
-thefive-yearestimations,and
-forDir.72/159,thenumberoffarmholdingsinGreececomparedwiththat
oftheCommunity
-1-forDir.72/160and72/161,thenumberemployedinagriculture inGreece
comparedwiththoseintheCommunity
-forDir.75/268,thesurfaceoftheless-favoured areasofGreece,compa­
redwiththatoftheCommunity.