Council Regulation (EC) No 1038/2001 of 22 May 2001 amending Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops
Date: 2001-05-22
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: aid to agriculture, fodder-growing, leguminous vegetable, organic farming, set-aside

L 145/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

31.5.2001

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1038/2001

of 22 May 2001

amending Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 establishing a support system for producers of certain
arable crops

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Articles 36 and 37 thereof,

Article 1

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

Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 is hereby amended as follows:

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)

(3)

(4)

Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 (4) provides that produ-
cers must set aside a predetermined percentage of their
land to qualify for area payments and the areas set aside
may also be used for non-food purposes.

Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 of 24 June 1991
on organic production of agricultural products and indi-
cations referring thereto on agricultural products and
foodstuffs (5) lays down special rules for the develop-
ment of organic farming and in particular the limited
use of fertilisers.

Growing fodder legumes is an agronomic practice that
restores the soil's fertility in a natural way; the extension
for developing
of such crops is therefore important
organic production of agricultural products.

To encourage the development of organic production
methods, the use of land set aside under the support
scheme for arable crops in order to grow fodder legumes
on agricultural holdings taking part for the totality of
the production in the scheme provided for in Regulation
(EEC) No 2092/91 should be authorised,

1. the first subparagraph of Article 6(3) shall be replaced by

the following:

‘3.

The land set aside may be used for:

— producing materials for the manufacture within the
Community of products not directly intended for
human or animal consumption, provided that effective
controls are applied;

— growing legume

crops on a agricultural holding,
managed for the totality of its production, in compli-
ance with the obligations laid down in Regulation (EEC)
No 2092/91.’;

2. the ninth indent of the first paragraph of Article 9 shall be

replaced by the following:

‘— those relating to set-aside, and in particular

those
relating to Article 6(3); these conditions shall define the
fodder legumes that may be grown on land set aside
and, with regard to the first indent of the first subpara-
graph of that paragraph, may include the growing of
crops without compensation;’.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publica-
tion in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply from the 2001/02 marketing year.

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

Done at Brussels, 22 May 2001.

For the Council

The President

M. WINBERG

(1) Proposal of 6.2.2001 (not yet published in the Official Journal).
(2) Opinion delivered 5.4.2001 (not yet published in the Official

Journal).

(3) Opinion delivered 25.4.2001 (not yet published in the Official

Journal).

(4) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regula-

tion (EC) No 1672/2000 (OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 13).

(5) OJ L 198, 22.7.1991, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commis-
sion Regulation (EC) No 2020/2000 (OJ L 241, 26.9.2000, p. 39).