Commission Regulation (EC) No 1929/2000 of 12 September 2000 amending Regulation (EC) No 2603/1999 laying down rules for the transition to the rural development support provided for by Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 as regards transformation of agri-environmental commitments entered into under Council Regulation (EEC) No 2078/92
Date: 2000-09-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, cultivation techniques, environmental protection, management of resources, means of agricultural production, rural development

13.9.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 231/5

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1929/2000

of 12 September 2000

amending Regulation (EC) No 2603/1999 laying down rules for the transition to the rural develop-
ment support provided for by Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 as regards transformation of
agri-environmental commitments entered into under Council Regulation (EEC) No 2078/92

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

(3)

(EC) No 1257/1999 provided that the new commitment
is definitely beneficial to the environment.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Agri-
cultural Structures and Rural Development,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 of 17
May 1999 on support for rural development from the Euro-
pean Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) and
amending and repealing certain regulations (1), and in particular
Article 53(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Current rules do not permit the transformation of an
agri-environment
entered into under
commitment
Council Regulation (EEC) No 2078/92 (2), as
last
amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2772/
95 (3), into a new commitment under new Regulation
(EC) No 1257/1999. Article 13 of Commission Regula-
tion (EC) No 746/96 (4), as amended by Regulation (EC)
No 435/97 (5),
the
application of Regulation (EEC) No 2078/92 states that a
commitment may be transformed into another commit-
ment only within the same five-year period.

laying down detailed rules

for

implementation of

the new
To guarantee better
programming period as
agri-environmental
measures, Member States should be allowed to authorise
the transformation of an agri-environmental commit-
ment contracted on the basis of the old rules into a new
commitment of five years or more under Regulation

regards

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

At the end of Article 3, the following paragraph is added to
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2603/1999 (6):

Before the end of

‘4.
the period for performing a
commitment entered into under Regulation (EEC) No
2078/92, Member States may authorise the transformation
of that commitment into a new commitment for five years
or more under Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 provided
that:

(a) any such a transfer is of unequestionable benefit to the

environment, and

(b) the existing commitment

is significantly reinforced.’

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter
into force on the 20th day
following its publication in the Official Journal of the European
Communities.

It shall apply from 1 January 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 12 September 2000.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 80.
(2) OJ L 215, 30.7.1992, p. 91.
(3) OJ L 288, 1.12.1995, p. 35.
(4) OJ L 102, 25.4.1996, p. 19.
(5) OJ L 67, 7.3.1997, p. 2.

(6) OJ L 316, 10.12.1999, p. 26.