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COMMISSION OFTHEE1ROPEÂN COMMUMTIBS
COM(75)185 final
Brussels ,23April1975
PROPOSAL FORA
REGULATION (EEC)OPTHECOUNCIL
layingdownmeasuresfortherationalization of
horticultural production underglass
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission )
CGM(75)185final

EXPLANATORY MEMORAinm
Asaresultofincreased fuelpricestherehas"beena-considerable
riseinproduction costsforproductscultivated underglass.
Furthermore ,producers arenotinapositiontopasstheincrease
incostpriceontotheirsellingprices.
Producers shouldtherefore "beenablodtoceasehorticultural
production underglass,towhichendpremiumsshould "begrantedforthe
dismantling ofglasshouses .
Theamountofthepremiumfixedforthatpurposeshouldbesuchas
willoffsetthecostofdismantling .
Itshould "benotedthatonlyheated,commercirlly exploited glass­
housesqualifyforthedismantling premium.
Allproducers whoseglasshouses correspond tothatdefinition are
eligible toreceivethepremiumonrequest.Suchproducers mustalsoundertake
nottobuildanyfurtherglasshouses forproduction purposes.
Expenditure incurred bytheMemberStatesinrespectofpremiums
forthedismantling ofglasshouses willbeeligibleforassistance fromthe
EAGGF.whichwillrefund25/Jofsuchexpenditure . ,

PROPOSAL FORA
REGULATION (EEC)OPTHECOUNCIL
layingdownmeasuresfortherationalization ofhorticultural production
underglass
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardoftheTreatyestablishing
theEuropean Economic Community ,andin
'" particular Articles^and43thereof ;.
Havingregardtotheproposal fromthe
, Commission ;-
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropean
.i■' Parliament;' ^ r
Whereastheenergycrisishashadaseriouseffectonhorticulture ;
whereasasaresultofincreased fuelpricestherehasbeenaconsideralbe rise
inproduction costsforproductscultivated underglass;
J
Whereastheincreaseinproduction costsissuchthatproducers areunable,to
passtheentireincrease ,ontothesellingprices -ofhorticultural products ;-
' *
Whereas,inthesecircumstances ,producers whosodesireshouldboenabled
totallyorpartially toceasehorticultural production underglass,thus
permitting -'thistypeofproduction toberationalized ; "
Whereas,itisdesirable toconcentrate production inthemostmodernglass­
housesinwhichthecostsofproduction arelower. ,...
Whereas,thisgoalcanbeachievedonlyinsofarasaids,theeffectofwhich
istoincreasethesurfaceareaunderglassarenot,moreover jgrant-edv

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Whereas,toencourage suchaction,incentives should "beofferedtoproducers
whoundertake ,toceasehorticultural production underglass;whereastothis
endprovision should "bemadeforMemberStatestograntpremiumsto
producers whoagreetodismantle theirglasshouses andwhoalsoundertake
notto"buildanynewglasshouses forproduction purposesforaspeoified
period;<
Whereasthelevelofthepremiumshould "besuchastocompensate forthecost
ofdismantling ;
Whereastheproposed measuresareofCommunity interestfortheachievement
oftheobjectives laiddowninArticle39(l)(a)oftheTreatywhereas,conse-
i' "• ' 'quently,they'constitute commonmeasureswithinthemeaningofArticle6of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No729/7^of21April1970onthefinancingofthe
commonagricultural policy,aslastamendedlayRegulation (EEC)No2788/72;
Whereasquarteroftheexpenditure incurredingranting dismantling premiums
should "befinanced "bytheCommunity ;
;-'•'•• ' .••' , S
..HâSADOFTED THISREGULATION ï ...
Article 1
...Community farmerscultivating edibleorinediblehorticultural
produotsunderglassshall,uponapplication andsubjecttotheconditions
laiddownhereafter ,receiveapremiumfordismantling theirglasshouses .
..Theconditions forgrantingthepremiumshallbeadoptedinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddownin.Article33ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No1035/72^onthecommonorganization ofthemarketinfruitandvegetables.
1OJNoI94,27.4.1970,p.13
.-•?OJNoL295»3O.i2.i972 ,p.1
3OJNòb118,20.5.1972,p.1

Article 2
ForthepurposesofthisRegulation ,"glasshouse "meansanybuilding
madeofglassconstructed "before1stJanuary1969usedforhorticultural
production whichisnotlessthan2metreshighatitspointofmaximum
elevation andisartificially heatedfromapermanent unit.
Article 3
Applications forapremiumshall "besubmitted notlaterthan
1January197^«Thegrantofapremiumshallbesubjectinparticular tothe
condition thatthebeneficiary giveawrittenundertaking :
a)todismantleorhavedismantled before1January1977theglasshouses in
respectofwhichthepremiumhasbeenrequested ;
b)nottoincreaseforproduction purposes,theareacultivated underglass;
■remaining afterdismantling foraperiodofsixyearsreckoned fromthe
dateonwhichtheapplication issubmitted#
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Article 4 "- •>••••
■ • -i-»?"«-•
1. Theamountofthepremiumshallbe3?5unitsofaccountpersquare
metreofglasshouses dismantled . .•
2.Thepremiumshallbepaid,inasingleinstalment ,whentheappli–•.
cantfurnishes proofthatdismantling hastakenplace, .
Article 5
,. .JXiringthelastthreemonthsoftheperiodspecified inArticle
3(2)(b)theMemberStatesshallcheckwhetherthebenefioiary hasabided
byhisundertaking nottoincreaseforproduction purposestheareacultivated
underglass.
Article 5bis
SubjecttoArt.92Par.2oftheTreaty,allaidtheeffectofwhich
istoincreasetheareaunderglassshallbeprohibited until31December 1976.

Article 6
1.Themeasures providedforinthisRegulation constitute common
measureswithinthemeaningofArticle6(l)ofRegulation (EEC)No729/70*
2.Thetotalcontribution bytheGuidanceSectionoftheEAGGPtothe
costofthecommonmeasuresisestimated at8,8millionunitsofaccount.
3.Thecommonmeasuresshall "becarriedoutby31December 1975*
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Article 7■
1.Expenditure incurred bytheMemberStatesinrespect -ofactiontaken
underthisRegulation shallbeeligibleforassistance fromtheGuidance
SectionoftheEAGGP.• ......
2. ,TheGuidanceSectionoftheEuropeanAgricultural Guidance and
Guarantee Fundshallrefundto'MemberStates23%oftheexpenditure eligible
forassistance .
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3.Detailedrulesfortheapplication ofparagraph 2shallbeadopted
inaccordance withtheprocedurelaiddowninArtiole13ofRegulation .(EEC)
No729/70.
Article8.
Applications forreimbursement shallrelatetoexpenditure incurred
byMemberStatesduringonecalendaryearandshallbesubmitted totheCommission
before1Juneofthefollowing year.
1
TheCommission shalltakeadeoision onsuchapplications ,eitherall
togetherorotherwise ,inaccordance withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle7(1)
ofRegulation (EEC)No729/70.
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Article 9
1.WithoutprejudicetoArticle8ofRegulation (EEC)No729/70,where
theundertaking providedforinArticle 3hasnot"beenabided "bytheMember
Statesshall,actinginaccordance withthenational provisions laiddown
"bylaw,regulation oradministrative action,takewhatever measures are
necessary torecover sumspaidout»
TheyshallinformtheCommission ofthemeasures takenandshallin
particular notifyitatregularintervals ofthestateoftheadmj.nistrr.tive
orjudicial proceedings relatingthereto.
2. Dionsrecovered shallbemadeovertothepayingauthorities or
bodiesandsetoffbythemagainstthatpartofexpenditure whichiseligible
forCommunity financing fromtheFund.
Thefinancial consequences offailuretorecover sumspaidoutshall
bebornebytheCommunity andbytheMemberStatesinproportion totheir
respective financial contributions .
Interest maybechargedonsumstoberecovered .
3.Detailedrulesfortheapplication cfthisarticleshallbeadopted
inaccordance withtheprocedure laiddowninArticle 13ofRegulation
(EEC)No729/70.
»
Article 10
TheCommission shallsubmittotheCouncilbefore1July197°a
reportbasedontheparticulars furnished bytheMemberStatesontheoperation
ofthesystemofpremiums introduced bythisRegulation .
AnydecisiontoalterthesystemshallbetakenbytheCouncil,in
accordance withthevotingprocedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)oftheTreaty,
onaproposal fromtheCommission .
Generalimplementing shallboadoptedinthesaiaemanner.
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Article 11
ThisRegulation shall "bewithoutprejudice tothegrantingofaids
providedforintherulesofMemberStates,providedthecorresponding ■
applications aresubmitted beforethedateonwhichitentersintoforce,"
wherethepurposeofsuchaidsissimilartothatofthisRegulation .
Artide 12
ThisRegulation shallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowing
itspublication intheOfficial JournaloftheEuropean Communities .
ThisRegulation shallbebindinginitsentirety anddirectly
applicable inallMemberStates..
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
ThePrésident

FINANCIAL ÂNNEX.'
Estimated costofapplyingthedraftRegulation layingdownmeasuresforthe
rationalization ofhorticultural production underglass.
1.Theamountofthepremiumis3,5unitsofaccountpersquaremetreof
glasshouse dismantled .
2.Itisestimated thatthereareintheCommunity about10,000hectares
ofglasshouses withinthemeaningofArticle 2oftheRegulation .
Onthe"basisoftheresultsofsimilarmeasures appliedpreviously in
someMemberStatesitisestimatedthatglasshouses accounting for10$of
theareaunderglasswill "bedismantled .
Thisrepresents atotalexpenditure eligibleforassistance of:
3,5u.a.x10«0009000m2=35o00Oo000u.a.
3.TheGuidanceSectionoftheEAGGFwillrefundtoMemberStates25$of
eligible expenditure incurred duringtheprevious calenderyear,i.e.a
totalof:
35,000,000 x0,25=8,750,000 u<a.
roundedto8,8millionu.a.
4*Assistance fromtheEAGGFcouldbepaidininstalments asfollows :
40$in1976,i.e. ,3>5millionu.a«
50$in1977» 4»4niillionu.a.
10$in1978,i.e.0.9millionu.a.
8.8millionu.a.

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Declaration oftheCommission concerning theutilisation ofenergyinheated
glasshouses
TheCommission instructsitsservicestodrawupaninventory ofresearch,
recently,completely orstillinprogress,concerning production methods *nd
techniques whichcouldallowenergyeconomies inthefieldofhorticulture
underglass.