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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2455/97 of 10 December 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3061/84 laying down detailed rules for the application of the system of production aid for olive oil
Date: 1997-12-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aid system, olive oil, production aid













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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2455/97 of 10 December 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3061/84 laying down detailed rules for the application of the system of production aid for olive oil  


Official Journal L 340 , 11/12/1997 P. 0026 - 0026 





COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2455/97 of 10 December 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3061/84 laying down detailed rules for the application of the system of production aid for olive oilTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1581/96 (2), and in particular Article 5 (5) thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3061/84 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1110/97 (4), provides for the lodging of crop declarations by 30 November of each marketing year at the latest;Whereas, in the aftermath of the earthquake of October 1997 in the Italian Regions of Marche and Umbria, olive growers in those Regions should be allowed, by way of an exception, to lodge their crop declarations for the 1997/98 marketing year up to 31 January 1998; whereas the deadline for the submission of crop declarations by producer organizations should also be extended;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:Article 1 Regulation (EEC) No 3061/84 is hereby amended as follows:1. the second and third subparagraphs of Article 1 (1) are replaced by the following:'However, in the case of olive growers whose areas fall totally or partially within the Italian Regions of Marche and Umbria, the crop declarations referred to in the first subparagraph and relating to the 1997/98 marketing year shall be lodged by 31 January 1998 at the latest.`;2. the second and third paragraphs of Article 4 are replaced by the following:'However, in the case of the crop declarations of members whose areas fall totally or partially within the Italian Regions of Marche and Umbria, that deadline shall be extended to 28 February 1998 for the 1997/98 marketing year.`Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply with effect from 1 December 1997.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 10 December 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.(2) OJ L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 11.(3) OJ L 288, 1. 11. 1984, p. 52.(4) OJ L 162, 19. 6. 1997, p. 14.
Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88 on the granting, for the 1988/1989 to 1997/1998 wine years, of permanent abandonment premiums in respect of wine-growing areas'
Date: 1997-12-10
Institutions: European Economic and Social Committee
Subjects: Germany, Spain, aid per hectare, grubbing premium, viticulture

C 73/48

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

9.3.98

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Council Regulation
(EC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88 on the granting, for the 1988/1989 to 1997/1998
wine years, of permanent abandonment premiums in respect of wine-growing areas’

(98/C 73/13)

On 30 September 1997 the Council, acting in pursuance of Articles 43 and 198 of the Treaty
establishing the European Community, consulted the Economic and Social Committee on the
above-mentioned proposal.

The Section for Agriculture and Fisheries, which was instructed to prepare the Committee’s
work on the matter, adopted its opinion on 7 November 1997. The rapporteur was Mr Kienle.

At its 350th plenary session held on 10 and 11 December 1997 (meeting of 10 December) the
Economic and Social Committee adopted the opinion set out below by 114 votes to one, with
three abstentions.

1.

Introduction

2. Observations

Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88 on the granting of
1.1.
premiums for the permanent abandonment of wine-
growing areas was amended under the 1996/97 farm
price round in such a way as to introduce a maximum
EU quota of 25 000 ha per year over a two-year period
in respect of the wine-growing area eligible for a
grubbing premium. The area allocated to Germany
under this scheme (50 ha per year) proved to be too
small to enable it to be distributed amongst the various
wine-growing areas, with the result that no use whatso-
ever was made of this scheme in Germany.

1.2.
The proposed amendment under consideration
provides for an increase of 950 ha in the area allocated
to Germany and a reduction by the same amount of the
13 000 ha originally allocated to Spain.

2.1.
The Committee welcomes the proposed amend-
ment to Regulation (EEC) No 1442/88. This measure
will make it possible for meaningful use to be made,
in Germany too, of the programme for regulating
wine-growing areas.

The Committee points out that the simultaneous
2.2.
reduction of the area allocated to Spain by the same
figure of 950 ha will have no effect in that country as it
has so far used only a small part of its allocation. It is
assumed that the 12 050 ha allocated to Spain will be
sufficient fully to meet all applications for the grubbing
of vines.

2.3.
The Committee welcomes the fact that the
proposed amendment to Regulation (EEC) No 1442 will
not require additional funds from the EU budget.

Brussels, 10 December 1997.

The President

of the Economic and Social Committee

Tom JENKINS
Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 on the common organization of the market in rice and Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 on the common organization of the market in seeds'
Date: 1997-12-10
Institutions: European Economic and Social Committee
Subjects: agro-industry, common organisation of markets, monetary compensatory amount, rice, seed

9.3.98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 73/47

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Council Regulation
(EC) amending Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 on the common organization of the market in
rice and Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 on the common organization of the market in seeds’

(98/C 73/12)

On 30 September 1997 the Council decided to consult the Economic and Social Committee,
under Articles 43 and 198 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, on the
above-mentioned proposal.

The Section for Agriculture and Fisheries, which was responsible for preparing the Committee’s
work on the subject, adopted its opinion on 7 November 1997. The rapporteur was Mrs
Santiago.

At its 350th plenary session (meeting of 10 December 1997), the Economic and Social
Committee adopted the following opinion by 113 votes with five abstentions.

1.

Introduction

1.1.
Implementing the decision of the Council of
Ministers, the Commission proposes the inclusion of
rice seeds among products coming under the income aid
arrangements of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95.

1.2.
The amendment is all the more crucial in that
the fall in market prices for Community rice has been
greater than was expected in the COM review, and has
not been offset by the income aid calculated at that time.

1.3.
The lack of adequate compensation for the
production of rice for sowing inevitably entails less use
of certified seeds and a fall in the quality of the rice
demanded by consumers.

compensatory aid, and in the light of the quantity of
seeds used per hectare.

2.1.2.
to meet at least its own requirements.

In this way, each country will have the capacity

2.2. Article 3

2.2.1.
The second paragraph of Article 3 stipulates
that Article 1(1) and Article 2 shall apply from 1 July
1998. Consequently, 1998 sowing will not benefit, since
the deadline for applications for income aid is set at
31 March.

2.2.2.
so that the new rules apply to the 1998 sowing period.

The proposed text must therefore be amended

2. Comments

2.1. Article 1(2) (In Article 6)

3. Conclusions

2.1.1.
The area of land given over to seed production
must be established in proportion to the area receiving

The Committee supports the Commission pro-

3.1.
posal provided the suggested modifications are made.

Brussels, 10 December 1997.

The President

of the Economic and Social Committee

Tom JENKINS
Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Proposal for a Council Directive amending Council Directives 66/400/EEC, 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 66/403/EEC, 69/208/EEC and 70/458/EEC on the marketing of beet seed, fodder plant seed, cereal seed, seed potatoes, seed of oil and fibre plants and vegetable seed and the common catalogue of varieties of vegetable species'
Date: 1997-12-10
Institutions: European Economic and Social Committee
Subjects: labelling, marketing standard, plant life, plant propagation, seed

9.3.98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 73/45

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Council Directive
amending Council Directives
66/403/EEC,
69/208/EEC and 70/458/EEC on the marketing of beet seed, fodder plant seed, cereal seed,
seed potatoes, seed of oil and fibre plants and vegetable seed and the common catalogue of
varieties of vegetable species’

66/402/EEC,

66/400/EEC,

66/401/EEC,

(98/C 73/10)

On 11 September 1997 the Council decided, under Articles 43 and 198 of the Treaty
establishing the European Community, to consult the Economic and Social Committee on the
above-mentioned proposal.

The Section for Agriculture and Fisheries, which was responsible for preparing the work on
this matter, adopted its opinion on 7 November 1997. The rapporteur was Mr Nilsson.

At its 350th plenary session on 10 and 11 December 1997 (meeting of 10 December) the
Economic and Social Committee adopted the following opinion by 106 votes in favour, with
two dissenting votes and five abstentions.

1. Gist of the Commission proposal

The Commission proposes that the trial schemes
1.1.
authorized since 1989 (Decision 89/540/EEC,
last
amended by Decision 96/336/EEC) in order to streamline
procedures and find better alternatives for official seed
certification be placed on a permanent footing. The
Commission is therefore proposing that the relevant
directives be amended.

1.2.
The Commission also proposes to facilitate the
addition of new species in the catalogue of varieties, and
to simplify changes, since developments in the crossing
of species are producing new names and hybrids.

2.2.
The proposal is consistent with the provisions
applied on a trial basis for several years, from which
positive lessons have been learned.

2.3.
Inspection in the field is one of the key monitoring
procedures in the certification system. Such inspection
on both an official and unofficial basis must therefore
operate under objective, independent conditions that
ensure consistently reliable results.

The findings of inspections carried out by
2.3.1.
unofficial
inspectors must be confirmed by the au-
thorities responsible for certifying that seed requirements
have been respected.

2. Comments on the Commission proposal

The Committee supports the Commission pro-

2.1.
posal.

2.4.
The Commission proposal can be considered to
satisfy this criterion by prescribing detailed rules so that
procedures can now be simplified on a permanent basis.

Brussels, 10 December 1997.

The President

of the Economic and Social Committee

Tom JENKINS
Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 on the common organization of the market in raw tobacco'
Date: 1997-12-10
Institutions: European Economic and Social Committee
Subjects: agricultural guidance, common organisation of markets, marketing year, production quota, tobacco

C 73/70

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

9.3.98

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Council Regulation
(EC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 on the common organization of the market in
raw tobacco’

(98/C 73/20)

On 3 November 1997 the Council decided to consult the Economic and Social Committee,
under Articles 43 and 198 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, on the
above-mentioned proposal.

The Economic and Social Committee decided to appoint Mr Kallio as rapporteur-general for
its opinion.

At its 350th plenary session (meeting of 10 December 1997), the Economic and Social
Committee adopted the following opinion with 73 votes in favour, 35 votes against and eight
abstentions.

1.

Introduction

2. ESC comments

The purpose of this proposed regulation is to extend the
present market organization arrangements by a year in
order to allow the lead-in time needed for the reform of
the common organization of the market in tobacco
announced by the Commission. Reform would therefore
be implemented from the 1999 harvest.

Brussels, 10 December 1997.

The ESC can accept temporary extension of the present
organization of the tobacco market as proposed by the
Commission. However, it hopes that changes to EU
agricultural policy will apply to all products. The
Committee feels that the Commission should submit a
proposal for reform of the tobacco sector as soon as
possible. Changes in tobacco production and in society’s
expectations must also be taken into consideration.

The President

of the Economic and Social Committee

Tom JENKINS

APPENDIX

to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee

The following text from the section opinion was rejected in favour of an amendment in the course of
the debate:

‘The ESC feels that extending the present organization of the tobacco market as proposed by the
Commission is justified. However, it hopes that changes to EU agricultural policy are to have an equal
effect on all products. Changes in tobacco production must also be taken into consideration when
working out market arrangements. The Committee feels that the Commission should submit a proposal
for reform of the tobacco sector as soon as possible.’

Result of the vote

For: 51, against: 49, abstentions: 15.