Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) authorizing an enchanced aid system for the formation of producers' organizations in the French overseas departments, in the Canary Islands, in Madeira and in the Azores
Date: 1992-03-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Azores, Canary Islands, French overseas department and region, Madeira, fishery product, producer organisation

d ^ M M ^ Wi  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 

COM(92) 103 final 

Brussels, 30 March 1992 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION  (EEQ 

authorizing an Enhanced aid system for the formation of 

producers' orgahilations in the French overseas departments, 

in the 6ariary Islands, in Madeira and in the Azores 

(presented by the Commission) 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

regions 

The  Council 
remoter 
the 
policies 
to 

Azores 

their 

French 

has 

adopted 
(the 
and  Madeira) 
of 
each 
and 

those 
insular 

as  part 

of 
overseas 
appropriate 
regions 

- 

nature 

an  overall 

policy 

departments, 
programmes 

programmes 

the 
(POSEI). 

the 

for 
of 

covering 
Canary 
applying 
options 

all 

the 
Islands, 
common 
specific 

in 
remote 

On  22  December 
Poseidom 
1991, 
Islands) 

programme 
by  Decisions 

and  Poseima 

1989 

the 

(for 

Council 
the  French 

adopted, 

overseas 

91/314/EEC 
(Azores 

and 
and  Madeira) 

91/315/EEC, 

by  Decision 
departments) 
the 

89/687/EEC, 

and 
Poseican 

on  26 

the 
June 
(Canary 

programmes 

respectively. 

special 

The 
accession 
Regulation 
therefore, 
under 

the 

status 

to 

the 
(EEC) 

the  Canary 

of 
Community, 
No 

1911/91 

Islands, 
was  modified 
26 
of 
of  Community 
that 
in 
down 

June 
law 

agreed 

at 
the 
simultaneously 
1991. 

From 

time 

1 

of 
by 
July 

apply 
Regulation. 

to 

the  Canary 

the 

provisions 

conditions 

laid 

The  Council 
measures 
producers' 

Decisions 

for 

fisheries, 

setting 
in 

organizations. 

up  Poseican 

and  Poseima 

contain 

particular 

a  reinforced 

system 

of 

aid 

Spain's 
Council 
1991, 
Islands 

specific 
for 

In 
the 
contained 
requested 
overseas 

context 
in 

of 

the 

officially 

the 
Poseidom 
that 

implementation 

programme, 
same 

type 

the 

departments. 

view 

In 
handled 
arrangements 
of 
organization 

such 

of 

the 

of 

fact 
necessity 
the 

for 
organizations 
in 

those 

that 

all 
by 

grant 

of 

would 

regions. 

transactions 
producers' 
enhanced 
facilitate 

of 
the 
of  aid 

the 

agricultural 

French 

authorities 

be  granted 

to 

the 

measures 
have 
French 

the 
on 
organizations, 

fisheries 

aid 

to 

the 

encourage 
operation 

the 
of 

the 

market 

are 
exceptional 
formation 
maket 

exceptional 

These 
(EEC)  No  3687/91 
products, 
Treaty 
German 

have 
of  Accession 

unification. 

arrangements, 
on 
the 
already 

common 

introduced 
organization 

by  Article 

6  of 

of 

the  market 

in 

been 
Spain 

applied, 

notably 

and  Portugal 

to 

in 
the 

the 

context 
Community, 

of 

Regulation 
fishery 
the 
of 

of 
and 

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Proposal  for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION  (EEC) 

authorizing  an enhanced  aid  system  for the  formation  of 

producers' organizations  in the French  overseas  departments, 

in the Canary  Islands,  in Madeira  and  in the  Azores 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European  Economic 

Community,  and  in particular  Articles  42 and  43 thereof. 

Having  regard  to the proposal  from the  Commission, 

Having  regard  to the opinion  of the European  Parliament, 

Having  regard  to the opinion  of the Economic  and  Social  Committee, 

Whereas  the  programmes  of  options  specific  to  the  remote  and  insular 

nature  of  the  French  overseas  departments  (POSEIDOM),  of  the  Canary 

Islands  (Poseican) and  of Madeira  and the Azores  (Poseima),  established 

by  Council  Decisions  89/687/EEC(1),  91/314/EEc(2>  and  91/315/EEC<3> 

respectively,  aim  to  create  an  appropriate  framework  for  the 

application  of common  policies  for each of the ultra-peripheral  regions 

concerned;  whereas,  in  order  to  promote  the  economic  and  social 

development  of  the  regions  in  question,  these  specific  programmes 

introduce  measures  to  improve  conditions  for  the  production  and 

marketing  of  fishery  products; 

Whereas Article  6 of Council  Regulation  (EEC) No  3687/91  of  28  November 

1991  on  the  common  organization  of  the  market  in  fishery  products(4) 

provides  that  the Member  States may make  available  aid to encourage  the 

formation  and  facilitate the operation  of producers'  organizations; 

(1)  OJ No L  399,  30.12-1989, p. 39. 
(2)  OJ  No L  171, 29.6.1991, p. 5. 
(3)  OJ  No L  171, 29.6.1991, p. 10. 
(4)  OJ No L  354, 23.12.1991, p. 1. 

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Whereas,  in  view  of  the  above,  France,  Spain  and  Portugal  should  be 

permitted  to  make  available,  for  a  transitory  period  in  the  French 

overseas  departments  in  the  Canary  Islands,  in  Madeira  and  in  the 

Azores  respectively,  enhanced  aid  for  the  formation  and  operation  of 

producers' organizations, 

HAS ADOPTED  THIS  REGULATION: 

Article  1 

1.  Notwithstanding 

Article  6(2) 

of 

Regulation  (EEC) No 3687/91, 

France,  Spain  and  Portugal  are hereby  authorized  to make  available 

the  aid  provided  for  in Article  6(1) of  that  Regulation  during  the 

five  years  following  the  date  of  their  recognition,  to  producers' 

organizations  which  are  formed  in the  French  overseas  departments, 

in  the  Canary  Islands,  in  Madeira  and  in  the  Azores  respectively, 

for  a  period  of  five  years  from  the  entry  into  force  of  this 

Regulation. 

2.  The  aid  shall be granted  according  to the  following  conditions: 

- 

The  aid  shall  amount  for  the  first,  second,  third,  fourth  and 

fifth years to not more than  5%,  4%,  3%,  2% and  1%  respectively 

of  the  value  of  production  marketed  under  the  auspices  of  the 

producers'  organization. 

It  may  not,  however,  exceed  80%,  70%,  60%,  40%  and  20%  of  the 

organizations'  administrative  expenses  for  the  first,  second, 

third,  fourth  and  fifth years  respectively. 

- 

Payment  of the  aid  shall be made within  seven years  of the  date 

of  recognition. 

Article  2 

This Regulation  shall enter  into  force on the day  of  its publication  in 

the Official  Journal  of the European  Communities. 

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This  Regulation  shall  be  binding  in  its  entirety  and  directly 

applicable in all Member States. 

Done at Brussels, 

For the Council 

The President 

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F I N A N C I AL 

f i T A T E M E NT 

JMTK 

1.  BUDCLT  LINS  COMCUWED  t 

B?- 9 33 

2* ACTION i Draft Council Regulation (EEC) n° 

of 
?/91 for the formation of producers' organizations in 
established in Regulation (EEC) n° 3687/91 
the French overseas departsments, in the Canary Islands , in  Madeira  and in the  Azores 

1992 authorizing an enhanced aid system as  I 

3. LECAL BASIS ,  Articles 42 and 43 od Treaty ; Regulation (CEE) n° 3687/91 

4. OBJECTIVES i To promote the establishment and operation of the POs in these extremely peripheral regional 

5.  FINANCIAL  CONSEQULJJCE 

FOR THE MARKETING TEAR 

CURRENT  FINANCIAL  YEAR 
L 

1 

FOLLOWING  FINANCIAL  TEAR 

I 

) 

5 .0  Exrjn.'DiTuan: 

-CHARGED  TO  THE  EC  BUDCET 
( RQUNU6/IHTERVENTI OUS ) 

-CHARCEB  TO  NATIONAL  ADMIHISTR. 

-CHARCED  TO  OTHER  NATIONAL  CROUPS 

5 .1  RECEIPTS 

-OVN  RESOUnC'JS  OF  TfE  EC 
(LEVIEG/CUSTOM  DUTIES) 

-UATIOMAL 

5 . 0 .1  PLURIA.'.'NUAL  PATTERN  OF  EXPENDITURE 

5 . 1 .1  PLURIAMNUAL  PATTERN  OP  RECEIPTS 

220.000  Ecus 

TEAR 

93 

TEAR 

TEAR 

5»2 KETUO© OF CALCULATION  : Method of calculation estimate in line with the following consideration : 

value of the product sold management costs, aid granted to a PO of the same 
size, set up in Spain and Portugal 

6 .0  FINANCING  POSSIBLE  WITH  CREDITS  INSCRIBED  IN  RELEVANT  CHAPTER  OF  CURRENT  BUDGET  T 

6 .1  FINANCING  POSSIBLE  3Y  TRANSFER  BST/2EH  CHAPTERS  OF  CURRENT  BUDCET  ? 

6 .2  NECESSITY  FOR  A  SUPPLEMENTARY  BUDCET  7 

6 .3  CREDITS  TO  BE  WRITTEN  INTO  FUTURE  BUDGETS  ? 

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