Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2002 of 14 May 2002 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1686/72 on certain detailed rules for aid for seed as regards the stabiliser mechanism
Date: 2002-05-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aid to agriculture, market stabilisation, seed

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 800/2002

of 14 May 2002

amending Regulation (EEC) No 1686/72 on certain detailed rules for aid for seed as regards the
stabiliser mechanism

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 of 26
October 1971 on the common organisation of the market in
seeds (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 154/2002 (2),
and in particular Article 3(4a) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 establishes a stabiliser
mechanism for seed other than rice seed which lays
down a maximum quantity eligible for aid, the principle
of allocating this maximum quantity among the Member
States and the consequences to be applied, in terms of
reducing the aid,
in the event of an overrun on the
maximum quantity.

The maximum quantity of seed other than rice seed
eligible for aid in the Community, and the quantities for
each Member State, should be laid down. The maximum
quantity for each Member State is equal to the average
of the quantities harvested during the reference period
laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71. The quant-
ities taken into account are those communicated to the
Commission on the basis of point 6 of the Annex to
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3083/73 of 14
November 1973 on the communication of the informa-
tion necessary for implementing Council Regulation
(EEC) No 2358/71 on the common organisation of the
market in seeds (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 1679/92 (4).

from different
The different species of seed benefit
amounts of aid. In order to make them equivalent in
budget terms, a coefficient of equivalence must be fixed
for each species, based on the relation between the
amount of aid for each species and the average amount
of aid. The average amount of aid is determined on the
basis of the expenditure theoretically engendered by the
quantities of seed constituting the maximum guaranteed
quantity. The maximum quantity for the Community
and the national quantities are expressed in equivalent
quantities.

(4)

For the operation of the stabiliser mechanism, a deadline
must be set for notification by the Member States to the
Commission of the quantities of seed covered by aid

(1) OJ L 246, 5.11.1971, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 25, 29.1.2002, p. 18.
(3) OJ L 314, 15.11.1973, p. 20.
(4) OJ L 176, 30.6.1992, p. 17.

applications to allow the calculation of any reduction
coefficients applicable in each Member State.

In Member States which have overrun their allocated
national quantity, the payment of aid may be carried out
only once the Commission has fixed any reduction coef-
ficients which may be applicable for each of the Member
States concerned. A deadline must
therefore be laid
down for fixing these coefficients.

To ensure that the stabiliser mechanism is applied only
to the extent of the overrun on the maximum quantity
for the Community, and to avoid any incitement to
over-production,
any quantities unused by certain
Member States should be reallocated among Member
in
States who have overrun their national quantity,
proportion to their national quantity, and the reduction
coefficients for the aid should subsequently be calculated
for each Member State concerned, in proportion to the
overrun on the national quantity fixed.

The Commission fixes the reduction coefficients applic-
able to each Member State concerned. The method by
which the Member States must calculate the aid applic-
able to each species should therefore be laid down.

To allow the Member States to take account of the
specific nature of the structure of national production,
and in particular of small production sectors, provision
should be made for Member States to have the option of
breaking down their national quantity among families or
species of seeds.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Seeds,

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1686/72 (5) is amended as
follows:

1. Article 3 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 3

From 1 July 2002, for seed other than rice seed, a
1.
maximum quantity of 305 754 tonnes per year is set on
which aid may be granted in the Community, allocated to
producer Member States as follows:

(5) OJ L 177, 4.8.1972, p. 26.

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10 077 tonnes
Belgium:
93 697 tonnes
Denmark:
31 654 tonnes
Germany:
3 846 tonnes
Greece:
23 976 tonnes
Spain:
52 981 tonnes
France:
1 016 tonnes
Ireland:
18 822 tonnes
Italy:
865 tonnes
Luxembourg:
35 856 tonnes
Netherlands:
769 tonnes
Austria:
769 tonnes
Portugal:
8 132 tonnes
Sweden:
5 853 tonnes
Finland:
United Kingdom:
17 910 tonnes.
These quantities shall be expressed in equivalent quantities
in accordance with paragraph 2.
2.
the
The conversion into equivalent quantities of
quantities for which an aid application has been submitted
shall be made by multiplying the quantity relating to each
species by its coefficient of equivalence, laid down in the
Annex to this Regulation.
3.
Aid shall be granted to the seed grower in response to
an application to be submitted after the harvest and before a
date fixed by the Member State in question for each species
or group of varieties.
4. Without prejudice to paragraph 5, the Member State
shall pay the aid to the seed grower within two months of
the application being lodged and at the latest by 31 July of
the year following that of harvest.
By 15 August of the year following the harvest producer
Member States shall notify to the Commission the quantities
for which aid applications have been made.
5. Where, under the fourth subparagraph of Article 3(4a)
the
of Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71, an overrun of
if the
maximum quantity is found for a specific harvest,

information provided for in the second subparagraph of
paragraph 4 has been received, the Commission shall fix the
the aid applicable for each
reduction coefficients
Member State
the
marketing year following the overrun.

concerned by 30 September

for

for

The reduction coefficients for the aid shall be established in
proportion to the overrun on the national quantity laid
down in paragraph 1.

Should the Commission find that the national quantity laid
down in paragraph 1 has not been fully used by a particular
Member State, the unused quantity shall be reallocated, for
the same marketing year, among the Member States that
have overrun their own national quantity. The Commission
shall reallocate this amount on a pro rata basis in relation to
the national quantities for these Member States.

6.
The amount of reduced aid applicable for each species
shall be calculated by the Member State by multiplying the
amount of aid by the reduction coefficient obtained
pursuant to paragraph 5.

7.
The Member States may establish, before the start of
the marketing year, at national level, a production profile,
by allocating their national quantity among the various seed
species and/or families of species.

Member States who intend to avail themselves of the option
provided for in the above subparagraph shall inform the
Commission thereof and shall notify it in good time of the
measures planned at national level. These measures must be
consistent with Article 3(4a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2358/
71 and with paragraphs 5 and 6, in particular as regards the
budget impact of the payment of the aid.’

2. The Annex to this Regulation is inserted as Annex I.

Article 2

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.

Done at Brussels, 14 May 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX I

Product

Coefficient of equivalence

1. CEREALS (other than rice)

Triticum spelta L.

2. OILSEEDS

Linum usitatiss. (fibre flax)
Linum usitatiss. (linseed)
Cannabis sativa L.

3. GRAMINAE

Agrostis canina L.
Agrostis capillaris L.
Agrostis gigantea Roth.
Agrostis stolonifera L.
Arrhenatherum elatius L.
Dactylis glomerata L.
Festuca arundinacae Schreb.
Festuca ovina L.
Festuca pratensis Huds.
Festuca rubra L.
Festulolium
Lolium multiflorum Lam.
Lolium perenne L.
Lolium x boucheanum
Phleum bertolonii (DC)
Phleum pratense L.
Poa nemoralis L.
Poa pratensis L.
Poa trivialis L.

4. LEGUMINOUS PLANTS

Hedysarium coronarium L.
Medicago lupulina L.
Medicago sativa L. (ecotypes)
Medicago sativa L. (varieties)
Onobrichis viciifolia SC
Pisum sativum L. partim.
Trifolium alexandrinum L.
Trifolium hybridum L.
Trifolium incarnatum L.
Trifolium pratense L.
Trifolium repens L.
Trifolium repens L. gigante
Trifolium resupinatum L.
Vicia faba L. partim.
Vicia sativa L.
Vicia villosa Roth.

0,45

0,89
0,70
0,64

2,38
2,38
2,38
2,38
2,10
1,65
1,84
1,36
1,36
1,15
1,01
0,66
0,97
0,66
1,60
2,62
1,22
1,21
1,22

1,14
1,00
0,69
1,15
0,63
—
1,43
1,44
1,43
1,67
2,35
2,22
1,43
—
0,96
0,75’