Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation fixing the aid for fibre flax and hemp and the amount withheld to finance measures to promote the use of flax fibre for the 1997/98 marketing year (COM(97)0089 C4-0119/97 97/0092(CNS))
Date: 1997-06-12
Institutions: Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, European Parliament
Subjects: aid per hectare, aid to agriculture, flax, hemp, marketing year













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51997AP0173(05)

Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation fixing the aid for fibre flax and hemp and the amount withheld to finance measures to promote the use of flax fibre for the 1997/98 marketing year (COM(97)0089 C4-0119/97 97/0092(CNS))  


Official Journal C 200 , 30/06/1997 P. 0115 





Proposal for a Council Regulation fixing the aid for fibre flax and hemp and the amount withheld to finance measures to promote the use of flax fibre for the 1997/98 marketing year (COM(97)0089 - C4- 0119/97 - 97/0092(CNS))The proposal was approved with the following amendments:(Amendment 18)Recital 3a (new)>Text following EP vote>Whereas the use of agricultural products for non-food purposes should be encouraged; whereas fibre crops in particular are ideally suited for this purpose; whereas, therefore, the proposed reduction of the proportion of aid intended for the financing of Community measures to promote the use of flax fibre should not lead to a lessening of the Community's efforts in this area;(Amendment 19)Recital 4>Original text>Whereas there is an upward trend in the area planted to hemp; whereas, in order to alleviate the impact on budget expenditure, the amount of aid should be adjusted accordingly;>Text following EP vote>Whereas there is an upward trend in the area planted to hemp; whereas aid for hemp is to be maintained at the same level so that the competitiveness of this renewable raw material is not affected; whereas the aid, pursuant to the provisions on flax fibre, should be granted, from the 1998/99 marketing year, only when there is a sales contract with a recognized processor;(Amendment 20)Article 1(b)>Original text>(b) as regards hemp: ECU 716,63/ha.>Text following EP vote>(b) as regards hemp: ECU 774,74/ha.Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation fixing the aid for fibre flax and hemp and the amount withheld to finance measures to promote the use of flax fibre for the 1997/98 marketing year (COM(97)0089 - C4-0119/97 - 97/0092(CNS))(Consultation procedure)The European Parliament,- having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council, COM(97)0089 - 97/0092(CNS) ((OJ C 101, 27.3.1997, p. 10.)),- having been consulted by the Council (C4-0119/97),- having regard to Rule 58 of its Rules of Procedure,- having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and the opinions of the Committee on Budgets, the Committee on External Economic Relations, the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection and the Committee on Development and Cooperation (A4- 0173/97),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 Commission.