WRITTEN QUESTION E-0771/02 by Konstantinos Hatzidakis (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Member States' use of the facilities offered by Regulation (EEC) 2078/92 on agriculture and the environment.
Date: 2002-03-19
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Council of the European Union, EAGGF, EC Regulation, agricultural production, application of EU law, environmental protection, means of agricultural production, report, rural development

26.9.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 229 E/135

the milk quota scheme,

In reply to the second question, as to whether Italy has taken all steps necessary to ensure correct
application of
it has opened infringement
proceedings against Italy under Article 226 of the EC Treaty with regard to incorrect implementation of
the milk quota regime. The proceedings essentially concern the failure to ensure payment of levy due by
producers, other than amounts the immediate recovery of which has been suspended by court order.
Therefore, in the opinion of the Commission, Italy has not taken adequate measures to implement the milk
quota scheme correctly.

the Commission can state that

In reply to the last question, who is liable to pay the levy in the event that the Italian courts decide in
favour of the milk producers, this shall be subject to a decision under Article 7 of Council Regulation (EC)
No 1258/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (2). It is premature at
this stage to prejudge what decision will be taken in the future, while all the facts are not yet at the
Commission’s disposal.

(1) OJ L 405, 31.12.1992.
(2) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999.

(2002/C 229 E/154)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0771/02

by Konstantinos Hatzidakis (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(19 March 2002)

Subject: Member States’ use of the facilities offered by Regulation (EEC) 2078/92 on agriculture and the

environment

Can the Commission provide comparative data for the last five years of the use made by each Member
State of the facilities offered by Regulation (EEC) 2078/92 (1) (number and percentage of beneficiaries,
number and percentage of areas of land, and the amount of subsidies)?

(1) OJ L 215, 30.7.1992, p. 85.

Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(25 April 2002)

In 1998, the Commission elaborated a working document on the implementation of Council Regulation
(EEC) No 2078/92 of 30 June 1992 on agricultural production methods compatible with the requirements
of the protection of the environment and the maintenance of the countryside, in the Community entitled
‘State of application of Regulation (EEC) No 2078/92: Evaluation of Agri-environment Programmes’. It can
be found on the General Directorate Agriculture homepage under http://europa.eu.int/comm/agriculture/
envir/programs/index_en.htm.
the uptake of agri-
environment measures from 1993 onwards.

It entails a detailed description and analysis of

For the current programming period 2000-2006 (Council Regulation (EEC) No 2078/92 has been repealed
and taken up in the general rural development Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 of 17 May 1999
on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF)
and amending and repealing certain Regulations (1)) a more detailed monitoring has been agreed with the
Member States. The Commission will produce a first synthesis report on the implementation of the rural
development plans (including agri-environment) in the second half of 2002.

For first information on the recent development of agri-environment expenditure, a table that compares
the annual expenditure of EAGGF-Guarantee and Member States of the period 1994-1999 (executed) with
that planned for the period 2000-2006, broken down by Member States is sent direct to the Honourable
Member and to Parliament’s Secretariat.

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999.