Commission Regulation (EC) No 2721/2000 of 13 December 2000 amending and correcting Regulation (EEC) No 3887/92 laying down detailed rules for applying the integrated administration and control system for certain Community aid schemes
Date: 2000-12-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, EU control, aid system, management, management information system

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2721/2000

of 13 December 2000

amending and correcting Regulation (EEC) No 3887/92 laying down detailed rules for applying the
integrated administration and control system for certain Community aid schemes

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3508/92 of 27
November 1992 establishing an integrated administration and
control system for certain Community aid schemes (1), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1593/2000 (2), and in partic-
ular Article 12 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

In relation to the determination of the area of agricul-
tural parcels eligible for area payments, experience has
shown that it is necessary to define the acceptable width
of certain features of the fields,
in particular hedges,
ditches and walls.
In view of specific environmental
needs, it is appropriate to provide some flexibility within
the limits taken into account when the regional yields
were fixed in accordance with Council Regulation (EC)
No 1251/1999 of 17 May 1999 establishing a support
system for producers of certain arable crops (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1672/2000 (4).

The use of the computersed database in accordance with
Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parlia-
ment and of the Council of 17 July 2000 establishing a
system for the identification and registration of bovine
animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef
products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 820/
97 (5),
is aimed at allowing in the framework of the
integrated system in the sector of animal premia an
extensively automated processing of
the
administrative control and the reduction of the rate of
controls on the spot. In order to ensure the correctness
of the data in the database, false notifications due to
reasons attributable to the applicant should be sanc-
tioned immediately after being established.

steps of

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3887/92 (6), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2801/1999 (7), should
therefore be amended accordingly.

It is appropriate at the same time to correct errors in the
German and French versions of Article 6(5) and in the
English version of Article 9(2) of Regulation (EEC) No
3887/92.

The Committee of the European Agricultural Guidance
and Guarantee Fund has not delivered an opinion within
the time limit set by the chairman,

(1) OJ L 355, 5.12.1992, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 182, 21.7.2000, p. 4.
(3) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 13.
(5) OJ L 204, 11.8.2000, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 391, 31.12.1992, p. 36.
(7) OJ L 340, 31.12.1999, p. 29.

Article 1

Regulation (EEC) No 3887/92 is amended as follows:

1. Article 6(7) is amended as follows:

(a) in the first subparagraph,

‘following subparagraph’

is

replaced by ‘following subparagraphs’;

(b) the following subparagraphs are added:

‘In respect of those regions where certain features, in
particular hedges, ditches and walls, are traditionally
part of good agricultural cropping or utilisation prac-
tices, Member States may decide that the corresponding
area is considered to be part of the fully utilised area on
condition that it does not exceed a total width to be
determined by the Member States. This width must
correspond to a traditional width in the region in ques-
tion and shall not exceed 2 metres.

A Member State may, after prior notification to the
Commission, allow a width greater than 2 metres if
those areas were taken into account for the fixation of
the yields of the regions concerned.’

2. In the second paragraph of Article 10d, the second sentence

is replaced by the following:

‘Furthermore, in cases where bovine animals are incorrectly
entered, with regard to the date of birth, sex, movements
and death, in the farmer's register or the respective pass-
ports, Community aid shall be reduced in accordance with
Article 10b only if such errors are due to reasons attribut-
able to the applicant and established on at least two checks
within a period of 24 months.’

Article 2

Regulation (EEC) No 3887/92 is corrected as follows:

1. The fourth subparagraph of Article 6(5) is replaced by the

following:

Concerns only the German and French versions.

2. The first subparagraph of Article 9(2) is replaced by the

following:

‘2.
If the area actually determined is found to be less than
that declared in an “area” aid application, the area actually
determined as a result of checks carried out shall be used for
calculation of the aid. However, except in cases of force
majeure, the area actually determined shall be reduced by
twice the difference found if this is more than 3 % or two
hectares but not more than 20 % of the determined area.’

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Article 3

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

Article 1(1) shall apply to aid applications lodged on or after 1 January 2001.

Article 1(2) shall apply to aid applications in respect of premium periods starting from 1 January 2001.

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

Done at Brussels, 13 December 2000.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission