Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 2997/87 laying down, in respect of hops, the amount of aid to producers for the 1986 harvest and providing for special measures for certain regions of production
Date: 1994-12-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural region, hops, production aid, redirection of production, reparcelling

COMMISSION  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  COMVIUNITIES 

COM(94) 535 final 
Brussels, 07.12.1994 

94/0275  (CNS) 

Proposal  for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION  (EC) 

amending Regulation  (EEC) No 2997/87 laying down, 
in respect of hops, the amount of aid to producers 
for the  1986 harvest and providing  for special measures 
for certain regions of production 

(presented  by the Commission) 

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

It  is  proposed  that  the  Council  adopt  this  Regulation,  which  amends 
Regulation  (EEC) No 2997/87 laying down, in respect of hops, the amount of 
aid  to producers  for the  1986 harvest  and providing  for  special measures 
for certain regions of production. 

Some  Member  States  -  Spain,  Portugal,  Belgium  and  the  United  Kingdom  -
have encountered practical problems which those concerned have been unable 
to overcome  in  implementing  their  programmes  for the  varietal  conversion 
of hops. It is therefore proposed that: 

the  time  limit  for  implementing  the conversion  plans  be  extended  from 
1994 to 1996 for the first three Member States, 

the time  limit  for  implementing  the conversion  plans  be  extended  from 
1994 to 1995 for the United Kingdom. 

This  proposal  would  spread  the  expenditure  earmarked  for  varietal 
conversion over the period up to the 1997 budget year. 

This measure has no implications for SMEs. 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION  (EC) No 

/.. 

Of 

amending Regulation  (EEC) No 2997/87 laying down, 
in respect of hops, the amount of aid to producers 
for the 19 86 harvest and providing for special measures 
for certain regions of production 

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(*), 

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2)f 

Whereas,  having  regard  to  the  imbalance  on  the market  in  bitter  varieties 

Regulation  (EEC)  No 2997/87<3),  as  last  amended  by  Regulation  (EEC) 

No 3338/92(4) lays down special varietal conversion measures; 

Whereas  varietal  conversion  for  hops  would  be  more  effective  if  it  were 

accompanied  by  land consolidation measures; whereas  such  land  consolidation 

measures  are  currently  being  implemented  in  the  hop-growing  regions  of 

Spain; whereas the entire area under hops scheduled  for varietal conversion 

should  be  subject  to  land  consolidation  prior  to  conversion;  whereas  the 

time  required  for the  land consolidation  operation would  not  allow  for the 

implementation  of  subsequent  varietal  conversion  for  a  large  part  of  the 

area in question within the time limits set by Regulation  (EEC) No 2997/87; 

Whereas  the  Republic  of  Portugal,  the  Kingdom  of  Belgium  and  the  United 

Kingdom  have  encountered  unforeseeable  delays  in the  implementation  of  the 

conversion plans  initially  approved; whereas the duration of the conversion 

programmes for the four said Member States should therefore be extended with 

effect from 1 January 1995; 

(1) 0J No C 
(2) Opinion delivered on 
(3) 0J No L 284,  7.10.1987, p. 19. 
(4) 0J No L 336, 20.11.1992, p.  3. 

"2-

- 2 -

Whereas Regulation  (EEC) No 2997/87 should therefore be amended accordingly, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

Article 1 

The  second  subparagraph  of  Article 2(1)  of  Regulation  (EEC) No 2997/87  is 

replaced by the following: 

"In  the  case  of  the  Kingdom  of  Spain,  the  Republic  of  Portugal  and  the 

Kingdom  of  Belgium,  the  members  of  the  producers'  groups  concerned  shall 

undertake to implement the conversion plans before 31 December  1996. In the 

case of the United Kingdom, this date shall be 31 December  1995." 

Article 2 

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 January 1995. 

This Regulation  shall be binding  in its entirety  and directly  applicable in 

all Member states. 

Done at Brussels, 

For the Council 

The President 

1. BUDGET HEADING: Expenditure Bl - 181 

APPROPRIATIONS: ECU 16 million 

2. TITLE: Council Regulation amending Regulation  (EEC) No 2997/87 laying down in respect of hops, the amount 
of aid to producers for the 1986 harvest and providing for special measures for certain regions of 
production 

3. LEGAL BASIS: Articles 42 and 43 of the Treaty 

4. AIMS OF PROJECT: To extend, from 1 January 1995, the duration of the conversion programme for Portugal, 

Belgium, Spain and the United Kingdom 

5. FINANCIAL  IMPLICATIONS 

PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS 

(ECU million) 

CURRENT FINANCIAL 
YEAR  (1995) 
(ECU million) 

FOLLOWING FINANCIAL 
YEAR  (1996) 
(ECU million) 

5.0. EXPENDITURE 

- CHARGED TO THE EC BUDGET 

(REFUNDS) 

- NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION 
- OTHER 

5.1. REVENUE 

- OWN RESOURCES OF THE EC 
(LEVIES/CUSTOMS DUTIES) 

- NATIONAL 

5.0.1. ESTIMATED  EXPENDITURE 
5.1.1. ESTIMATED REVENUE 

0.7 

1.2 

1997 

1998 

1999 

2000 

5.2. METHOD OF CALCULATION: Spain 
96 ha 
To be converted in 1995 
340 ha 
To be converted in 1996 
436 ha 
Total 

Portugal 
30 ha 
20 ha 
50 ha 

Belgium 
40 ha 
37 ha 
77 ha 

U.K. 
60 ha 
-

60 ha 

Total 
226 ha 
397 ha 
623 ha 

Ecu/ha 
2 500 
2 500 

DR 
1.207 
1.207 

Ecu million  (B) 

0.68 
1.19 
1.87 

6.0. CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED FROM APPROPRIATIONS ENTERED IN THE RELEVANT CHAPTER OF THE CURRENT BUDGET? 

6.1. CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED BY TRANSFER  BETWEEN CHAPTERS OF THE CURRENT BUDGET? 

6.2. IS A SUPPLEMENTARY  BUDGET NECESSARY? 

6.3. WILL FUTURE BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS BE NECESSARY? 

COMMENTS : 

YES 

NO 

YES 

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