Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2202/96 introducing a Community aid scheme for producers of certain citrus fruits (COM(98)0647 C4-0710/98 98/0310(CNS))(Consultation procedure)
Date: 1999-04-14
Institutions: Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, European Parliament
Subjects: VAT, aid system, citrus fruit, marketing year, vegetable fats













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51999AP0164(01)

Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2202/96 introducing a Community aid scheme for producers of certain citrus fruits (COM(98)0647 C4-0710/98 98/0310(CNS))(Consultation procedure)  


Official Journal C 219 , 30/07/1999 P. 0207 





Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2202/96 introducing a Community aid scheme for producers of certain citrus fruits (COM(98)0647 - C4-0710/98 - 98/0310(CNS))The proposal was approved with the following amendments:(Amendment 6)Recital 1a (new)>Original text>>Text following EP vote>Whereas there is a low rate of self-sufficiency in citrus fruit, particularly in the form of processed products such as juice and concentrates etc., which is increasing the European agricultural balance of trade deficit;(Amendment 7)Recital 1b (new)>Original text>>Text following EP vote>Whereas environmental restrictions and the impact of withdrawals on the amount of operational funds are limiting recourse to withdrawals and leaving a large margin between the commitment appropriations and payments allocated to withdrawals; whereas, however, the citrus fruit processing industry is being affected by a shortage of funding which may derive from environmental problems caused by deflection from processing to withdrawals; whereas there is a margin for increasing the processing thresholds for citrus fruit while complying with budgetary neutrality for fruit and vegetables as a whole;(Amendment 8)ARTICLE 1 (-1) (new)Article 5(1) (Regulation (EC) No 2202/96)>Original text>>Text following EP vote>-1. Article 5(1) is replaced by the following:>Original text>>Text following EP vote>'1. Processing thresholds shall be laid down, firstly, for each of the following three products: lemons; grapefruit; and oranges; and secondly, for the group of products comprising mandarins, clementines and satsumas, with the following levels:>Original text>>Text following EP vote>Lemons:600 000 tonnes>Original text>>Text following EP vote>Grapefruit:6 000 tonnes>Original text>>Text following EP vote>Oranges:1 665 000 tonnes>Original text>>Text following EP vote>Mandarins, clementines and satsumas:339 000 tonnes'(Amendment 9)ARTICLE 1(1)Article 5(2), 2nd subparagraph a (new) (Regulation (EC) No 2202/96)>Original text>>Text following EP vote>The reduction in aid shall in no case exceed 20 %.'Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2202/96 introducing a Community aid scheme for producers of certain citrus fruits (COM(98)0647 - C4-0710/98 - 98/0310(CNS))(Consultation procedure)The European Parliament,- having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council, COM(98)0647 - 98/0310(CNS) ((OJ C 381, 8.12.1998, p. 9.)),- having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 43 of the EC Treaty (C4-0710/98),- 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 opinion of the Committee on Budgets (A4-0164/99),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.