Council Regulation (EC) No 154/2002 of 21 January 2002 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 on the common organisation of the market in seeds and fixing the aid granted in the seeds sector for the 2002/2003 and 2003/2004 marketing years
Date: 2002-01-21
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU aid, aid system, common organisation of markets, seed

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 154/2002

of 21 January 2002

amending Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 on the common organisation of the market in seeds and
fixing the aid granted in the seeds sector for the 2002/2003 and 2003/2004 marketing years

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

(4)

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)

(3)

Article 3(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 (4) provides
that the amount of aid must be fixed taking into account
inter alia the need to ensure a balance between the
volume of production required in the Community and
the amount that can be marketed. Since the 1994/1995
seeds has
harvest,
increased constantly; moreover, stocks of seeds in the
Community have reached a level
likely to affect the
balance of the market in seeds.

the production and export of

It is therefore justified to introduce a mechanism to
stabilise the production of seeds other than rice seeds,
for which such a mechanism is already in place. The
stabiliser mechanism for seeds other than rice seeds
should set a maximum quantity eligible for aid deter-
mined on the basis of a representative average quantity
harvested during a recent reference period and also a
margin to take account of the cyclic fluctuations that are
characteristic of seed production. It is also necessary to
create the conditions that will allow the development or
preservation of viable small production sectors by guar-
anteeing a minimum quantity for Member States where
there is little or no seed production.

The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 refers to
the varieties of Lolium perenne L. of high persistence, late
or medium late, new and other varieties and varieties of
low persistence, medium late, medium early or early.
Since the prices for those varieties on the external
markets no longer justify that distinction, the distinction
between three different groups of varieties of Lolium

(1) OJ C 213 E, 31.7.2001, p. 249.
(2) Opinion delivered on 11 December 2001 (not yet published in the

Official Journal).

(3) OJ C 311, 7.11.2001, p. 30.
(4) OJ L 246, 5.11.1971, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regula-

tion (EC) No 2371/2000 (OJ L 275, 23.10.2000, p. 1).

perenne L. should therefore be abolished and a single rate
of aid fixed.

Given the situation on and the outlook for
the
Community market, producers are not assured of a fair
return from seeds listed in the Annex to Regulation
(EEC) No 2358/71 which will be marketed in the 2002/
2003 and 2003/2004 marketing years. Production aid
should be granted for those seeds.

Article 3(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 provides
that when the aid is fixed, account should be taken, on
the one hand, of the need to ensure balance between
production in the Community and the outlets for such
production and, on the other hand, of the prices for
such products on the external markets.

The application of these criteria results in fixing the aid
2003/2004
applicable
marketing years at the levels set out in the Annex.

2002/2003

and

the

for

The measures necessary for the implementation of this
Regulation 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),

(5)

(6)

(7)

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 is hereby amended as follows:

1. Article 3(4a) shall be replaced by the following:

‘4a.
The maximum quantity of seed on which the aid is
payable in the Community shall be fixed in accordance with
the procedure referred to in paragraph 5. That quantity shall
be apportioned among the producer Member States.

The maximum quantity of seed other than rice seed on
which the aid is payable shall be equal to the sum of the
quantities relating to each Member State which are estab-
lished on the basis of the capped average of the harvested
quantities taken into account for the 1996/1997 to 2000/
2001 marketing years, plus 5 %.

(5) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.

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Where the quantity established for a Member State pursuant
to the second subparagraph does not exceed 800 tonnes, an
additional quantity of 300 tonnes shall be granted to that
Member State.

exceeds

the sum total of

for seed other than rice seed,

the
If,
quantities for which aid is applied for in producer Member
States
the
the maximum quantity
Community, the aid shall be reduced for the following
marketing year in each Member State concerned in propor-
tion to the overrun of its national quantity taking into
account the quantities not used by Member States. In this
case the Commission shall set the reduction percentages
applicable for each producer Member State.’

for

set

2. Article 10 shall be deleted.

3. Article 11 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 11

The Commission shall be assisted by a Management
“the

referred to as

(hereinafter

1.
Committee for Seeds
Committee”).

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

The period laid down in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/
468/EC shall be set at one month.

3.

The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.’

Article 2

For the 2002/2003 and 2003/2004 marketing years, the aid
granted in the seeds sector as provided for in Article 3 of
Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 shall be as set out in the Annex
hereto.

Article 3

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

It shall apply from 1 July 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 21 January 2002.

For the Council

The President

M. ARIAS CAÑETE

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ANNEX

2002/2003 AND 2003/2004 MARKETING YEARS

Aid applicable in the Community

CN code

Description

1. CERES

1001 90 10

Triticum spelta L.

1006 10 10

Oryza sativa L.

— Long-grain varieties the grains of which are of a length
exceeding 6,0 millimetres and of a length/width ratio of
greater than or equal to 3

— Other varieties the grains of which are of a length
exceeding, not exceeding or equal to 6,0 millimetres and
of a length/width ratio of less than 3

2. OLEAGINEAE

ex 1204 00 10

Linum usitatissimum L. (fibre flax)

ex 1204 00 10

Linum usitatissimum L. (linseed)

ex 1207 99 10

Cannabis sativa L. (varieties with a THC content not exceeding
0,2 %)

3. GRAMINEAE

ex 1209 29 10

Agrostis canina L.

ex 1209 29 10

Agrostis gigantea Roth.

ex 1209 29 10

Agrostis stolonifera L.

ex 1209 29 10

Agrostis capillaris L.

ex 1209 29 80

Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) P. Beauv. ex J.S. and K.B. Presl.

ex 1209 29 10

Dactylis glomerata L.

ex 1209 23 80

Festuca arundinacea Schreb.

ex 1209 23 80

Festuca ovina L.

1209 23 11

Festuca pratensis Huds.

1209 23 15

Festuca rubra L.

ex 1209 29 80

Festulolium

1209 25 10

Lolium multiflorum Lam.

1209 25 90

Lolium perenne L.

ex 1209 29 80

Lolium x boucheanum Kunth

ex 1209 29 80

Phleum Bertolinii (DC)

1209 26 00

Phleum pratense L.

ex 1209 29 80

Poa nemoralis L.

1209 24 00

Poa pratensis L.

ex 1209 29 10

Poa palustris and Poa trivialis L.

4. LEGUMINOSAE

ex 1209 29 80

Hedysarum coronarium L.

ex 1209 29 80

Medicago lupulina L.

ex 1209 21 00

Medicago sativa L. (ecotypes)

ex 1209 21 00

Medicago sativa L. (varieties)

(EUR/100 kg)

Amount of the aid

2002/2003

2003/2004

14,37

14,37

17,27

17,27

14,85

14,85

28,38

22,46

20,53

75,95

75,95

75,95

75,95

67,14

52,77

58,93

43,59

43,59

36,83

32,36

21,13

30,99

21,13

50,96

83,56

38,88

38,52

38,88

36,47

31,88

22,10

36,59

28,38

22,46

20,53

75,95

75,95

75,95

75,95

67,14

52,77

58,93

43,59

43,59

36,83

32,36

21,13

30,99

21,13

50,96

83,56

38,88

38,52

38,88

36,47

31,88

22,10

36,59

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CN code

Description

ex 1209 29 80

Onobrichis viciifolia Scop.

ex 0713 10 10

Pisum sativum L. (partim) (field peas)

ex 1209 22 80

Trifolium alexandrinum L.

ex 1209 22 80

Trifolium hybridum L.

ex 1209 22 80

Trifolium incarnatum L.

1209 22 10

Trifolium pratense L.

ex 1209 22 80

Trifolium repens L.

ex 1209 22 80

Trifolium repens L. var. Giganteum

ex 1209 22 80

Trifolium resupinatum L.

ex 0713 50 10

Vicia faba L. (partim) (field beans)

ex 1209 29 10

Vicia sativa L.

ex 1209 29 10

Vicia villosa Roth.

(EUR/100 kg)

Amount of the aid

2002/2003

2003/2004

20,04

0

45,76

45,89

45,76

53,49

75,11

70,76

45,76

0

30,67

24,03

20,04

0

45,76

45,89

45,76

53,49

75,11

70,76

45,76

0

30,67

24,03