Proposal for a Council Regulation extending for a period of up to one year the financing of certain quality and marketing improvement plans approved under Title IIa of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72
Date: 2000-10-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU financing, farm development plan, marketing, nut, producer organisation

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Proposal for a Council Regulation extending for a period of up to one year the financing of certain
quality and marketing improvement plans approved under Title IIa of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72

(2001/C 240 E/06)

COM(2000) 623 final (cid:151) 2000/0252(CNS)

(Submitted by the Commission on 5 October 2000)

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,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,

Having regard to the opinion of
Committee,

the Economic and Social

Whereas:

(1) Title IIa of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May
1972, on the common organisation of the market in fruit
and vegetables (1), provides for various specific measures to
make good the inadequacy of production and marketing
facilities
and locust beans. Aid is
provided to producer organisations which have received
specific recognition and which have submitted a plan
approved by the competent authority for improving the
quality and the marketing of their produce.

certain nuts

for

(2) Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 was repealed by Council
Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 (2). However, as specified by
Article 53 of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96, any rights
acquired by producer organisations in application of Title
IIa of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 are maintained until
exhausted.

(3) The specific aid granted towards the drawing up and
implementation of the quality and marketing improvement
plan as specified in Article 14(d)(2) of Regulation (EEC)
No 1035/72 is restricted to a period of 10 years and the
maximum level of aid degressive to allow a progressive
shift of financial responsibility on to the producers.

(4) A number of plans expired in 2000, having completed the

10th year.

(1) OJ L 118, 20.5.1972, p. 1. Regulation as

last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1363/95 (OJ L 132, 16.6.1995,
p. 8).

(2) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1257/1999 (OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 80).

(5) Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 provides that the Commission
shall send the Council a report on the operation of this
Regulation. This report shall include an assessment of the
results of the specific measures for nuts and locust beans
carried out under Title IIa of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72
and may provide for further support measures. Until such
time,
those producer organisations whose improvement
plans expire in 2000, and who continue to fulfil the recog-
nition criteria, may request continued financing of their
plans within the 2001 budget.

(6) Only aid applications in respect of work carried out until
15 June 2001 qualify for financing within the 2001 budget.

(7) In order

to simplify administrative procedures, aid is
limited to a maximum of those areas for which an aid
application was made in the 10th year of the plan.

(8) The above-mentioned period of up to one year is not
sufficient
to complete work of grubbing operations
followed by replanting and/or varietal reconversion. The
maximum aid per hectare therefore should be paid in
respect of other operations as specified in Article 2(1)
third subparagraph and paragraph 2 of Council Regulation
(EEC) No 790/89 (3),

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Recognised producer organisations engaged in the production
and marketing of nuts and/or locust beans as specified in
Article 14(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 whose quality
and marketing improvement plans were approved in 1990 may
request continued financing of their plans for a further period
of up to one year subject to the rules laid down in this regu-
lation.

Article 2

The aid shall be paid in regard to, and limited to, those areas
for which an aid application has been submitted in respect of
the 10th year of the plan and is limited to a maximum of
third
EUR 241,50 per hectare
as
subparagraph and 2(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 790/89.
It
immediately
shall apply for a period of up to one year
following the expiry of the 10th year of the plan and up to
a latest date of 15 June 2001.

in Article 2(1)

set

(3) OJ L 85, 30.3.1989, p. 6.

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Requests for extended financing of a plan in accordance with
Article 1 are equivalent to the acceptance by the producer
organisation to apply its plan as approved for the 10th year
for a further period of up to one year.

Article 3

The implementation rules applicable for the 10th year shall
apply mutatis mutandis for the additional period referred to in
Article 1.

Where necessary, measures shall be adopted in accordance with
the procedure laid down in Article 46 of Regulation (EC)
No 2200/96.

Article 4

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.