Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) 3508/92 establishing an integrated administrative and control system for certain Community aid schemes ('integrated system') (COM(96)0174 C4-0313/96 96/0122(CNS))
Date: 1996-12-13
Institutions: Committee on Budgetary Control, European Parliament
Subjects: EU aid, common agricultural policy, financial control













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51996AP0286(01)

Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) 3508/92 establishing an integrated administrative and control system for certain Community aid schemes ('integrated system') (COM(96)0174 C4-0313/96 96/0122(CNS))  


Official Journal C 020 , 20/01/1997 P. 0402 





A4-0286/96Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) 3508/92 establishing an integrated administrative and control system for certain Community aid schemes ('integrated system') (COM(96)0174 - C4-0313/96 - 96/0122(CNS))The proposal was approved with the following amendments:(Amendment 1)Recital 3a (new)>Text following EP vote>Whereas this contribution should be targeted not only at the new Member States but also at those Member States in which the introduction of the integrated system has been delayed and which consequently have not hitherto been able to take up the full amount of the contributions available;(Amendment 2)Recital 3b (new)>Text following EP vote>Whereas, in order to limit the financial impact on the EAGGF Guarantee Section, flat-rate reductions in monthly advance payments to the Member States should be implemented for those areas in which the integrated system does not operate or operates only in part; whereas these flat-rate reductions should reflect the criteria for flat-rate corrections under the clearance of accounts procedure and be available for implementation from 1 January 1997;(Amendment 3)ARTICLE 1(-1)Article 5 (Regulation (EEC) 3508/92)>Text following EP vote>-1. Article 5 is replaced by the following:'Article 5The system for the identification and registration of animals to be taken into account for the granting of aid governed by this Regulation shall be set up in accordance with Articles 4, 5, 6 and 8 of Directive 92/102/EEC. In addition, the Member States shall, not later than 1 January 1998, establish central databases in which, together with the registration number, the animal's sex, breed and date of birth, and details of animals arriving at or leaving the farm, shall be recorded.¨(Amendment 4)ARTICLE 1(2)(b)Article 10(2), third subparagraph, heading '1996' (Regulation (EEC) 3508/92)>Original text>for 1996:Belgium 1.8Denmark 1.9Germany 7.7Greece 6.7Spain 13.7France 11.1Ireland 3.5Italy 15.1Luxembourg 0.5Netherlands 2.3Austria 9.3Portugal 4.4Finland 7.6Sweden 6.8United Kingdom 7.6>Text following EP vote>for 1996:Austria 9.3Finland 7.6Sweden 6.8The remaining appropriations shall be available to the other Member States that have not yet completed the introduction of the integrated system. Their respective shares shall be fixed in accordance with the amount of the co- financing earmarked but not claimed by them for the years 1993 to 1995.(Amendment 5)ARTICLE 1(3a) (new)Article 13(3a)(new) (Regulation (EEC) 3508/92)>Text following EP vote>3a. The following paragraph is added to Article 13:"3a. From 1 January 1997 (1 January 1998 in the case of Austria, Finland and Sweden) the Commission shall apply flat-rate reductions in monthly advance payments from the EAGGF Guarantee Section to the Member States for those areas of expenditure in which the integrated system does not operate or operates only in part. If this results in a significantly increased risk of loss to the EAGGF Guarantee Section, the flat-rate reduction shall be not less than 10%.¨(Amendment 6)ARTICLE 1(3b) (new)Article 13(3b)(new) (Regulation (EEC) 3508/92)>Text following EP vote>3b. The following paragraph is added to Article 13:"3b. The Commission shall report to Parliament and the Council before the end of the first half of 1997 and thereafter annually as to whether the integrated system is operating effectively in all Member States and whether a comparable level of protection of the Community's financial interests is consequently being achieved in all Member States. The monitoring statistics of the Member States shall be published as an annex to the report."Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) 3508/92 establishing an integrated administrative and control system for certain Community aid schemes ('integrated system') (COM(96)0174 - C4-0313/96 - 96/0122(CNS))(Consultation procedure)The European Parliament,- having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council, COM(96)0174 - 96/0122(CNS) ((OJ C 176, 19.6.1996, p. 13.)),- having being consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 43 of the EC Treaty (C4-0313/96),- having regard to Rule 58 of its Rules of Procedure,- having regard to the report by the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinions of the Committee on Budgets and the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A4-0286/96),1. Approves the Commission proposal subject to Parliament's amendments;2. Calls on the Council to notify Parliament should it intend to depart from the text approved by Parliament;3. Asks to be consulted again should the Council intend to make substantial modifications to the Commission proposal;4. Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council and the Commission.