Council Regulation (EC) No 1667/2000 of 17 July 2000 amending Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 on the common organisation of the market in rice
Date: 2000-07-17
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: common agricultural policy, common organisation of markets, rice

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1667/2000

of 17 July 2000

amending Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 on the common organisation of the market in rice

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 37 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Article 3(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 (4) provides for the intervention price to be
subject to monthly increases. This mechanism seeks to take account, to some extent, of storage costs
and financing charges for storing cereals in the Community and of the need to ensure that stocks are
disposed of in line with market requirements. In accordance with the approach followed for the
reform of the common organisation of the markets in connection with Agenda 2000 and in order to
enable producers to organise their production over several years, the monthly increases should be
fixed without any limit in time, without prejudice to any revisions that may be called for in the
future. In particular given the stability of prices and interest rates, the increases currently applicable
should be maintained.

In the context of providing support for producers of rice, Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95
lays down a national base area for each producer Member State with the exception of France and
Greece, for which two base areas are laid down. Greece has requested that the departments of Kavala
and Aitolia and Akarnania be included in the same base area as Thessaloniki, Serres and Fthiotida, as
rice constitutes a traditional crop in all of these departments. The total area of the base areas and the
amount of the compensatory payment remain unchanged.

(3) With an eye to simplification and legislative clarity, the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 3072/95

that are not relevant should be deleted at the same time.

(4)

The measures necessary for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 should be adopted
in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for
the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (5),

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 is amended as follows:

1. Article 3(2) shall be replaced by the following:

The intervention price shall be subject to monthly increases during each of the four months
‘2.
specified in Article 4(1). The price thus obtained for the month of July shall remain valid until 31
August.

From the 2000/2001 marketing year, each monthly increase shall be equal to EUR 2/t.’

(1) OJ C 86 E, 24.3.2000, p. 3.
(2) Opinion delivered on 16 May 2000 (not yet published in the Official Journal).
(3) OJ C 168, 16.6.2000, p. 17.
(4) OJ

18. Regulation

30.12.1995,

amended

329,

last

as

p.

L

(OJ L 265, 30.9.1998, p. 4).
(5) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.

by Regulation

(EC) No

2072/1998

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2. In Article 6, paragraphs 3 and 4 shall be replaced by the following:

‘3.

The amounts of the compensatory payment shall be as follows:

Spain

France

— metropolitan territory

— French Guyana

Greece

— departments of Thessaloniki,
Serres, Kavala, Aitolia, Akar-
nania and Fthiotida

— other departments

Italy

Portugal

1997/98

111,44

96,35

131,80

131,27

131,27

106,00

106,18

1998/99

222,89

192,70

263,60

262,55

262,55

212,00

212,36

(EUR/ha)

1999/2000
and after

334,33

289,05

395,40

393,82

393,82

318,01

318,53

In order to pursue a better orientation of production, the amounts of the compensatory payment may
be varied by applying price increases or reductions depending on the variety.

The compensatory payments shall be made between 16 October and 31 December following the start of
the marketing year in question.

A national base area for each producer Member State is hereby established. However, for France

4.
and Greece two base areas are established. The base areas shall be as follows:

Spain:

France:

— metropolitan territory

— French Guyana

Greece:

— departments of Thessaloniki, Serres, Kavala, Aitolia, Akarnania and Fthiotida

— other departments

Italy:

Portugal:

3. Article 20 is deleted.

4. Article 22 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 22

104 973 ha

24 500 ha

5 500 ha

22 330 ha

2 561 ha

239 259 ha

34 000 ha’

1.
The Commission shall be assisted by the Management Committee for Cereals established by Article
23 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the
market in cereals (*) hereinafter referred to as “the Committee”.

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2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.

The period provided for in Articles 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at one month.

3.

The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.

(*) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.’

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of
the European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.

Done at Brussels, 17 July 2000.

For the Council

The President

J. GLAVANY