98/68/EC: Commission Decision of 16 December 1997 amending for the seventh time Decision 95/32/EC approving the Austrian programme for the implementation of Article 138 of the act concerning the conditions of accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden (Only the German text is authentic)
Date: 1997-12-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Austria, State aid, agricultural product, aid to agriculture, potato, reform of the CAP

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 16 December 1997

amending for the seventh time Decision 95/32/EC approving the Austrian
programme for the implementation of Article 138 of the act concerning the
conditions of accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and
the Kingdom of Sweden

(Only the German text is authentic)

(98/68/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland
and Sweden, and in particular Article 138(5), and Article
140 thereof,

Whereas on 8 November 1994 Austria notified the
Commission, pursuant to Article 143 of the Act of Acces-
sion, of the Austrian programme for the implementation
of its Article 138 aid for a number of products for the
period 1995 to 1999 inclusive;

Whereas this programme, as modified by letter dated 16
December 1994, was approved by Commission Decision
95/32/EC (1), whereas that Decision was amended by
Decisions
96/38/EC (4),
96/140/EC (5), 97/24/EC (6) and 97/354/EC (7);

95/209/EC (2),

95/416/EC (3),

Whereas by letter dated 16 November 1995 Austria noti-
fied the Commission of a request for Commission au-
thorisation to further amend that programme; whereas
that request was the subject of additional
information
submitted by letters dated 18 December 1995, 20
December 1996, 17 February 1997, 9 April 1997, 24 July
1997 and 3 October 1997;

Whereas this request involves aid for potatoes for food
production; whereas the request for aid is in accordance
with the provisions of the Act of Accession, and in par-
ticular Article 138 thereof; whereas potatoes are listed in
Annex II to the Treaty and are therefore subject to the
provisions of Articles 39 to 46 of the Treaty establishing
the common agricultural policy; whereas the Commission
by Decisions 96/38/EC and 97/24/EC accepted such aid
for fruit and certain vegetables which benefited before
Accession from a similar system of support as did pota-
toes; whereas the form of the aid reflects principles of the
reformed common agricultural policy and so may be
deemed to be appropriate;

(1) OJ L 43, 25. 2. 1995, p. 53.
(2) OJ L 131, 15. 6. 1995, p. 34.
(3) OJ L 242, 11. 10. 1995, p. 21.
(4) OJ L 10, 13. 1. 1996, p. 46.
(5) OJ L 32, 10. 2. 1996, p. 33.
(6) OJ L 8, 11. 1. 1997, p. 27.
(7) OJ L 151, 10. 6. 1997, p. 43.

Whereas by letter dated 11 June 1997 Austria notified the
Commission of a request for rectification of its Decision
97/354/EC; whereas this request appears to be justified
since this Decision aims to adapt the transitional aid
measures to certain provisions of Council Regulation (EC)
No 1868/94 (8); whereas this Regulation in its Article 6(2)
provides flexibility on the entire production quota of
starch potatoes, not only a residual quantity as constitutes
that under price category B;

Whereas by letter dated 10 July 1997 Austria notified the
Commission of a request for Commission authorisation to
grant aid to producers of milk used to produce ‘Bergkäse’
cheese; whereas this request corresponds to the provisions
of Annex XIV, part ‘Austria’, paragraph 4, to the Act of
Accession; whereas the Austrian authorities in that regard
confirmed the respect of
the limit enshrined therein
which is set at the production volume existing before
accession,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Decision 95/32/EC is hereby modified as follows:

1. The Annex is replaced by the Annex to the present

Decision.

2. In Article 2(2) the first indent is replaced by the fol-

lowing:

‘— starch potatoes:

— price category A1:61 951 tonnes per annum,

— price category A2:61 954 tonnes per annum,

— price category B:107 847 tonnes per annum.

However, the amount of starch potatoes is subject to
the flexibility rule provided by Article 6(2) of Council
Regulation (EC) No 1868/94. Austria shall ensure that
in the three marketing years from 1995/96 to 1997/98,
the annual average quantity of potatoes subject to aid
does not exceed 231 752 tonnes.’

(8) OJ L 197, 30. 7. 1994, p. 4.

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This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Austria.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 16 December 1997.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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Product

Arable crops (1)

Fodder grain

Durum wheat

Protein plants

Linseed for crushing

Set-aside:

— normal
— renewable resources

Cows’ milk:

Potatoes for starch (2):

— price category A1
— price category A2
— price category B

Potatoes for food processing

Hops

Fattening pigs

Sows

ANNEX

Maximum rate of aid for products
produced in each of the years shown

(in ÖS)

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

3 700/ha

2 400/ha

6 000/ha

2 400/ha

6 000/ha

1 000/ha
2 000/ha

1 070/tonne

362/tonne
362/tonne
200/tonne

0,35/kg

8 500/ha

80/animal

1 400/animal

65 %
of
rate
in
1995

40 %
of
rate
in
1995

15 %
of
rate
in
1995

0 %
of
rate
in
1995

0 %
of
rate
in
1995

Sows undergoing performance testing

2 500/animal

Milk for ‘Bergkäse’ cheese production (3)

Young bovine animals

3 000/animal

Broiler chickens

Turkeys

Chicks

Parent birds for fattening

Young laying hens

Adult laying birds

Layer chicks

Fodder seeds (4):

— purple clover, red clover
— lucerne, purple medick
— French rye-grass
— golden/yellow oat grass
— meadow foxtail
— cocksfoot
— Timothy, common cat’s-tail
— meadow fescue
— Italian rye-grass
— bastard rye-grass
— California bluebell
— poa alpina

1,10/bird

5,00/bird

0,08/bird

2,30/bird

7,50/bird

63,40/bird

2,40/bird

4 951/ha
6 144/ha
5 481/ha
8 500/ha
8 500/ha
5 195/ha
4 715/ha
4 924/ha
3 480/ha
3 192/ha
7 500/ha
8 500/ha

0,36/kg

0,32/kg

90 %
of
rate
in
1995

100 %
of
rate
in
1995

0,4/kg

80 %
of
rate
in
1995

61,5 %
of
rate
in
1995

70 %
of
rate
in
1995

23,1 %
of
rate
in
1995

80 %
of
rate
in
1995

50 %
of
rate
in
1995

0 %
of
rate
in
1995

60 %
of
rate
in
1995

0 %
of
rate
in
1995

0 %
of
rate
in
1995

0 %
of
rate
in
1995

0 %
of
rate
in
1995

0 %
of
rate
in
1995

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(in ÖS)

Product

Maximum rate of aid for products
produced in each of the years shown

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

40 %
of
rate
in
1995

15 %
of
rate
in
1995

0 %
of
rate
in
1995

0 %
of
rate
in
1995

61,5 %
of
rate
in
1996

23,1 %
of
rate
in
1996

0 %
of
rate
in
1996

0 %
of
rate
in
1996

Other seeds:

— large-grained leguminosae seed (5)
— fodder rape
— flower seeds

Herbal, medicinal
plants (6)

and other minor

Pumpkins:

— thick skinned
— thin skinned

6 000/ha
6 500/ha
6 000/ha

6 000/ha

6 000/ha
4 700/ha

Other vegetables for processing

13 200/ha (7)

Other vegetables not for processing

35 400/ha (7)

480 000/ha (7)
142 000/ha (7)

25 900/ha (7)

31 000/ha (7)

see
above

— open air
— other

— high intensity
— low intensity

Pomaceous

Other fruit

Fruit

— Strawberries FM

— Strawberries SPF

— Cherries

— Apricots

— Peaches

— Redcurrants FM

— Redcurrants VA

— Dessert apples

— Dessert pears

— Sour cherries

— Plums

Vegetables [except pumpkins]

— Horseradish FL (VA)

— Horseradish GH, FH

— Broccoli FL (GH, FH, VA)

— Chinese cabbage FL, GH, FH, VA

— Iceberg lettuce FH, GH

— Iceberg lettuce FL (VA)

— Endive FL (VA)

— Endive GH, FH

— String beans FL

— String beans GH, FH

— String beans VA

— Garden peas VA

— Garden peas FL, GH, FH

65 %
of
rate
in
1995

see
below

70 750/ha

42 450/ha

37 850/ha

28 700/ha

28 100/ha

24 300/ha

21 750/ha

33 000/ha

38 600/ha

40 800/ha

31 650/ha

54 950/ha

68 250/ha

71 050/ha

34 850/ha

199 400/ha

71 600/ha

62 850/ha

73 250/ha

51 600/ha

55 250/ha

10 150/ha

6 600/ha

25 400/ha

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(in ÖS)

Product

— Cucumber FL

— Cucumber GH, FH (9-13) (8)

— Cucumber GH, FH (14-18) (8)

— Cucumber GH, FH (19-23) (8)

— Cucumber GH, FH (24-28) (8)

— Cucumber GH, FH (;29) (8)

— Cucumber VA

— Lettuce GH, FH

— Lettuce FL (VA)

— Cauliflowers FL,

(GH, FH)

— Cauliflowers VA

— Carrots GH, FH

— Carrots FL

— Carrots VA

— Cabbage FL (GH, FH, VA)

— Kohlrabi FL (VA)

— Kohlrabi GH, FH

— Brussels sprouts FL (GH, FH, VA)

— Paprika (Capia) VA

— Paprika FL

— Paprika GH, FH (16-19) (8)

— Paprika GH, FH (20-23) (8)

— Paprika GH, FH (24-27) (8)

— Paprika GH, FH (28-31) (8)

— Paprika GH, FH (;32) (8)

— Radishes FH, GH

— Radishes FL (VA)

— Beetroot FL (GH, FH)

— Beetroot VA

— Red cabbage FL (GH, FH)

— Red cabbage VA

— Garlic FL (VA)

— Garlic GH, FH

— Celery FL (GH, FH)

— Celery VA

— Spinach FL (GH, FH)

— Spinach VA

— Tomatoes FL

— Tomatoes GH, FH (16-19) (8)

— Tomatoes GH, FH (20-23) (8)

— Tomatoes GH, FH (24-27) (8)

— Tomatoes GH, FH (28-31) (8)

— Tomatoes GH, FH (;32) (8)

— White cabbage FL (GH, FH)

— White cabbage VA

— Onions FL (GH, FH, VA)

Maximum rate of aid for products
produced in each of the years shown

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

see
above

34 100/ha

209 000/ha

326 600/ha

457 200/ha

653 200/ha

979 750/ha

66 850/ha

173 900/ha

74 000/ha

45 400/ha

36 100/ha

47 850/ha

23 000/ha

21 700/ha

45 900/ha

72 300/ha

179 250/ha

50 850/ha

42 650/ha

101 050/ha

168 400/ha

264 650/ha

360 850/ha

384 900/ha

457 100/ha

225 750/ha

85 850/ha

55 900/ha

17 100/ha

48 450/ha

26 200/ha

157 750/ha

690 100/ha

65 450/ha

38 450/ha

76 800/ha

10 150/ha

88 450/ha

210 900/ha

295 300/ha

379 650/ha

464 000/ha

548 400/ha

47 700/ha

20 150/ha

33 250/ha

61,5 %
of
rate
in
1996

23,1 %
of
rate
in
1996

0 %
of
rate
in
1996

0 %
of
rate
in
1996

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FM product for fresh market
Pick-your-own
Spf
FL
open field
GH glass-house
FH
VA

tunnel grown
for processing

(1) Excluding fodder grain, durum wheat, protein plants, linseed for crushing, potatoes for starch, and all seed crops, fruit and vegetables, herbal medicinal and other minor

plants.

(2) Starch content 18 % basis.

(3) The aid will be granted within the limit of the production volume corresponding to that existing before Accession (Annex XIV, part ‘Austria’, paragraph 4 of the Act of

Accession). Premiums are payed alternatively for the input (milk) or the product (cheese) and are converted for the product by the factor 13.

(4) Austria shall take all steps necessary to ensure that on an annual average basis the quantities of seed subject to aid for each species do not exceed that recorded in normal

years prior to Accession.

(5) Excluding leguminosae already promoted under Regulations (EEC) No 1765/92 and (EEC) No 762/85.

(6) Limited to those crops which in 1994 were eligible for a flat-rate premium of at least ÖS 6 000/ha but no aid may be granted for confectionery sunflower (gestreiftsamige

Sonnenblumen).

(7) Weighted average: the aid rate for each product will be set to respect this average. Within this constraint the Austrian authorities shall ensure that for no product the aid

exceeds the reduction in support since 1994.

(8) Duration of production in weeks.