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II 
(Preparatory Acts) 
COMMISSION 
Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) introducing a common measure for the re-estab­
lishment of olive groves damaged by frost in certain regions of Greece in 1987 
COM(88) 284 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 7 June 1988) 
(88/C 182/06) 
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, 
Whereas, in order to attain the objectives of the common 
agricultural policy set out in Article 39 (1) (a) and (b) of 
the Treaty, assistance must be provided for the structural 
improvement of agriculture in regions which are facing 
serious problems; 
Whereas, in certain regions of Greece, olive trees have 
been destroyed or seriously damaged by exceptionally 
severe and protracted frost and whereas such damage 
has been even greater in certain exposed areas; 
Whereas, in those areas in particular, olive-growing 
represents the only economic way of using the soil and 
accordingly steps should be taken to encourage the re-
establishment of olive groves under certain conditions, in 
order to ensure the survival of farming while preventing 
any threat of soil erosion or disturbance of the water 
balance, to protect the environment and to preserve the 
landscape; 
Whereas such encouragement should take the form of a 
system of investment aids together with additional aid to 
compensate olive growers for their loss of income, taking 
into consideration special conditions which must be met 
by beneficiaries; 
Whereas, at the same time, the re-establishment of olive 
groves should help improve competitiveness by reducing 
production costs; whereas, therefore, with due regard for 
the existing structures in Greece, more advantageous 
conditions should be laid down where the re-estab­
lishment is carried out under a collective scheme 
involving several holdings; Whereas the re-establishment of olive groves must 
guarantee the maintenance of a high level of quality or 
an improvement in quality by the use of better varieties 
where the level of quality is not yet satisfactory; 
Whereas, in order to ensure that these measures achieve 
maximum effectiveness, it is essential that they form part 
of a programme for the re-establishment of olive groves 
drawn up by Greece; 
Whereas it should be laid down that this package of 
measures constitutes a common measure within the 
meaning of Article 6 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 
729/70 of 21 April 1970 on the financing of the common 
agricultural policy ('), as last amended by Regulation 
(EEC) No 3183/87 (2); whereas the expenditure incurred 
by Greece should be financed by the Community at the 
rate of 40 % in view of the limited financial resources of 
that Member State, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
1. In order to make good the damage caused to olive-
growing by frost in Greece during the winter of 
1986/87, a common measure within the meaning of 
Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 is hereby 
introduced which shall be of an exceptional nature. 
2. The common measure shall be implemented in 
areas where: 
— olive-growing accounts for a major share of agri­
cultural production, and 
— at least 50 % of the olive trees were seriously 
damaged by frost during the winter of 1986/87. 
However, to qualify for the measures for the re-
establishment of olive groves, holdings must have 
suffered considerable damage corresponding to at 
least 20 % of the number of their olive trees. 
(') OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 13. 
(2) OJ No L 304, 27. 10. 1987, p. 1. 
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A list of the regions with areas that may satisfy the 
criteria set out in the first subparagraph, without 
prejudice to the provisions laid down in the third 
subparagraph, is given in the Annex. 
In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 
2 (5), the Commission may decide not to apply the level 
of 50 °/o referred to in the second indent of the first 
subparagraph in exceptional cases where the need for 
such an exception is clearly shown by the great diversity 
of the landscape making it difficult to demarcate the 
areas. 
3. In accordance with Article 4 the Community shall 
make a contribution towards the common measure by 
financing out of the Guidance Section of the European 
Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, hereinafter 
called 'the Fund', measures involving: 
(a) collective or individual schemes for re-establishing 
olive groves affected by frost; 
(b) aid granted to farmers whose income, including any 
earned away from the holding, does not exceed a 
certain threshold which shall be defined in the 
programme referred to in Article 2, for attaining the 
objectives which are linked with the schemes referred 
to in point (a), in compliance with the conditions 
laid down in Articles 3 and 4 (2). 
Article 2 
1. The Greek Government shall draw up before 1 
October 1988 a programme containing the most appro­
priate ways of carrying out the measures referred to in 
Article 1. 
The.programme shall provide in particular the following 
information: 
— a description of the existing situation, the importance 
of olive-growing in the various regions in terms of 
gross agricultural product, the nature of the damage 
caused by the frost and particularly of its regional 
distribution, 
— a definition of the supervisory measures to ensure 
that the aids for the re-establishment of olive groves 
granted to olive growers who have suffered the 
damage referred to in Article 1 (1) meet the 
requirements laid down in paragraph 2 of that 
Article, 
— in the case of collective re-establishment schemes: the 
area to be re-established and the varieties recom­
mended for each region, the mandatory overall plan 
to be followed by all olive growers involved; and 
back-up measures concerned in particular with soil 
improvement and drainage work connected with the 
collective scheme, — in the case of individual re-establishment schemes: 
the priority areas for re-establishment and the 
varieties recommended for each region, and the 
minimum rules to be applied in order to ensure an 
improvement in olive-growing conditions, 
— the amount of aid to be granted to the olive grower 
depending on the method of re-establishment, 
whether collective or individual, and the production 
aptitude of the olive trees to be re-established, and 
on the economic situation of the olive grower in the 
case of the aid referred to in Article 1 (3) (b), 
— the estimated cost broken down by type of measure, 
the economic reasons justifying the schemes and the 
financial resources required, with details of the 
proposed schedule of payments, 
— the measures taken to ensure that the programme is 
financed and that the aid is granted to olive growers 
within an appropriate period. 
2. The programme and any updating amendments 
shall be forwarded to the Commission by the Greek 
Government. 
3. At the request of the Commission, Greece shall 
provide additional information concerning the particulars 
required under paragraph 1. 
4. The duration of the programme shall be at least the 
same as that of the common measure. 
5. The Commission shall approve the programme and 
any updating amendments to it in accordance with the 
procedure laid down in Article 25 of Council Regulation 
(EEC) No 797/85 (') after consulting the Fund 
Committee on the financial aspects. 
Article 3 
1. For the purposes of this Regulation, 'collective 
schemes for the re-establishment of olive groves' means 
any re-establishment operation carried out by farmers 
under a binding agreement between the farmers partici­
pating in the operation and the authority responsible for 
implementing it. 
Collective re-establishment schemes shall concern at least 
5 000 olive trees and 25 farmers who are members of an 
olive-growers' cooperative or producer group or a 
recognized association with a similar purpose, which 
shall specify the measures necessary for re-establishment. 
These bodies shall be authorized to lay down additional 
rules in order to achieve more readily the objectives set 
out in paragraph 3. 
0) OJ No L 93, 30. 3. 1985, p. 1. 
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In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 
2 (5) the Commission may, in exceptional circumstances, 
determine a smaller minimum number of trees to be 
replanted or a smaller minimum number of participants 
in a collective scheme than those provided for in the 
second subparagraph where the need for such a 
reduction is duly substantiated on the basis of the 
programme. 
2. For the purposes of this Regulation, 'individual 
schemes for the re-establishment of olive groves' means 
any re-establishment operation carried out by farmers in 
respect of not less than 50 olive trees or 0,3 ha per 
holding. 
Greece shall lay down rules with a view to achieving 
more readily the objectives set out in paragraph 3. 
3. Schemes for the re-establishment of olive groves 
shall be eligible only if: 
(a) they help restore the landscape in typical olive-
growing areas, safeguard the environment, 
consolidate the soil and regulate the water regime; 
(b) they contribute to a lasting improvement of working 
conditions on the holdings concerned and thus allow 
earned incomes to increase; 
(c) they provide guarantees as to their economic effec­
tiveness; 
(d) they guarantee the maintenance of a high level of 
quality or, where the level reached is not yet satis­
factory, an improvement in the quality of olive 
products; 
(e) they provide assurances that the average volume of 
olive oil produced will not exceed that produced 
prior to the period in which the frost damage 
occurred. 
Article 4 
1. Expenditure incurred in respect of the measures 
provided for in Article 1 (3) (a) shall be eligible for aid 
from the Fund up to a maximum of: 
—- 4 300 ECU per ha in the case of total re-estab­
lishment, 
or 
— 13 ECU per tree where re-establishment is carried 
out on a major part only of the area in question, as 
determined by taking into consideration the 
conditions laid down in the second indent of the first 
subparagraph of Article 1 (2) together with those in 
Article 3 (1) and (2), 
and 
— 11 ECU per tree where the re-establishment scheme 
involves sawing the tree off at the base of the trunk, 
or 
— 8 ECU where the re-establishment scheme involves 
sawing off the main and secondary branches. 
The aids for re-establishment referred to in the first 
subparagraph may not, however, exceed the costs 
actually incurred. 2. Expenditure incurred in respect of the aid referred 
to in Article 1 (3) (b) shall be eligible under the Fund for 
an amount of 3 ECU on average per year and per tree 
within a limit of 5 ha or 1 500 trees per individual 
holding, such aid being granted for a maximum period 
of: 
— five years in the case of replanting or sawing off at 
the base of the trunk, 
— three years in the case of the sawing off of the main 
branches. 
The aid may be granted in degressive instalments. 
In the case of re-establishment by sawing off the 
secondary branches only, expenditure incurred in respect 
of the aid referred to in Article 1 (3) (b) shall be eligible 
under the Fund for a maximum total amount of 5 ECU 
per tree within a limit of 5 ha or 1 500 trees per indi­
vidual holding. 
However, in the case of collective schemes for the re-
establishment of olive groves, the amount referred to in 
the first and third subparagraphs may be increased by 
20 %. 
3. The Fund shall reimburse Greece 40 % of the 
eligible expenditure referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2. 
However, the eligibility of the re-establishment schemes 
referred to in paragraph 1 implies a minimum contri­
bution of 20 % by the beneficiary towards the total cost. 
4. The total estimated cost to the Fund of the 
common measure is 73 million ECU. 
5. The duration of the common measure shall be two 
years with effect from the date of approval of the 
programme referred to in Article 2 and shall expire in all 
cases on 31 December 1990. 
Article 5 
When approving the programme referred to in Article 2, 
the Commission shall, in agreement with Greece, 
determine the procedure by which it is to be informed at 
regular intervals of the implementation of the 
programme. 
Article 6 
1. Applications for reimbursement shall concern 
expenditure incurred by Greece during a calendar year 
and shall be presented to the Commission before 1 May 
of the following year. 
2. Decisions on the grant of aid from the Fund shall 
be taken in accordance with Article 7 (1) of Regulation 
(EEC) No 729/70. 
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3. Advances in respect of work done may be made in 
accordance with the financing procedure adopted by 
Greece and by reference to the state of progress of the 
work referred to in Article 1 (3) (a). 
4. Detailed rules for the application of this Article 
shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid 
down in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70. 
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, 
Whereas, pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 
2511/69 (l), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 
3130/86 (2), Greece has implemented its plan laying 
down special measures for improving the production and 
marketing of citrus fruit in accordance with the 
0) OJ No L 318, 18. 12. 1969, p. 1. 
(2) OJ No L 292, 16. 10. 1986, p. 5. Article 7 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day 
following its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Communities. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and 
directly applicable in all Member States. 
programme approved by the Commission on 21 
November 1983; 
Whereas citrus plantations in certain regions of Greece 
were destroyed or seriously damaged by particularly 
severe and protracted frosts during the winter of 
1986/87 which, to a large extent, have jeopardized the 
results obtained and the progress of the plan being 
implemented; whereas, accordingly, the re-establishment 
of the plantations concerned should, subject to certain 
conditions, be encouraged in order to ensure the survival 
of farming in the affected regions; 
Whereas such re-establishment should maintain quality 
at a high level or improve it by using the best varieties 
available where the level of quality does not yet meet 
consumer requirements; whereas damaged plantations 
should therefore be re-established by means of 
conversion schemes where the varieties grown prior to 
the frosts did not meet consumer requirements; ANNEX 
Geographical scope 
Prefectures of: 
— Akhaia 
— Magnisia 
— Ewia 
— Lakonia 
— Arkadia 
— Korinthia 
— Messinia 
— Fthiotida 
— Lesvos 
— Argolida 
Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 2511/69 laying down 
special measures for improving the production and marketing of Community citrus fruit 
COM(88) 284 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 7 June 1988) 
(88/C 182/07)