Proposal for a Council Regulation setting aid rates in the seeds sector for the 2004/05 marketing year
Date: 2003-09-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aid to agriculture, common agricultural policy, marketing, seed

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Brussels, 22.9.2003
COM(2003) 552 final

2003/0212 (CNS)

Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION

setting aid rates in the seeds sector for the 2004/05 marketing year

(presented by the Commission)

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

The purpose of this proposal for a Council Regulation is to set the aid rates in the seeds sector
for the 2004/05 marketing year.

The proposal relates to a single marketing year as a transitional measure before the entry into
force of the CMO reform for seeds.

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2003/0212 (CNS)

Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION

setting aid rates in the seeds sector for the 2004/05 marketing year

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission1,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament2,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee3,

Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions4,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Article  3  of  Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No 2358/71  of  26  October  1971  on  the
common organisation of the market in seeds5 has been abolished with effect from the
2005/06 marketing  year by Regulation  (EC) No .../… (horizontal Regulation)  as part
of the reform of the common agricultural policy, which  also covers  the seeds sector.
Accordingly,  by  derogation  from  Article  3(1)  of  Regulation  (EEC)  No 2358/71  any
production aid for seeds should be set solely for the 2004/05 marketing year.

Since  the  situation  on  the  European  Union  market  and  its  probable  development  are
not such as to ensure producers a fair income production aid should be granted for the
marketing year in question.

Article 3(2)  of  Regulation  (EEC)  No 2358/71  requires  the  aid  rates  to  reflect  (a)  the
need  to  ensure  a  balance  between  the  volume  of  production  required  in  the
Community and the amount that can be marketed, and (b) prices for these products on
third-country markets.

(4)

Application of those criteria gives the aid rates for the 2004/05 marketing year set out
in the Annex hereto,

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OJ  L  246,  5.11.1971,  p.  1.  Regulation  last  amended  by  Regulation  (EC)  No  154/2002  (OJ L 25,
29.1.2002, p. 18).

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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

By derogation from Article 3(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71, aid rates in the seeds sector
for the 2004/05 marketing year shall be as specified in the Annex hereto.

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

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels,

For the Council
The President

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ANNEX

2004/05 MARKETING YEAR
Aid rates applicable in the Community

Description

(EUR/100 kg)

Aid rate

1. CERES
Triticum spelta L
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 not less than 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
Linum usitatissimum L. (fibre flax)
Linum usitatissimum L. (linseed)
Cannabis sativa L. (varieties with a tetrahydrocannabinol content
not exceeding 0.2%)
3. GRAMINEAE
Agrostis canina L.
Agrostis gigantea Roth.
Agrostis stolonifera L.
Agrostis capillaris L.
Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) P. Beauv. ex J.S. and K.B. Presl.
Dactylis glomerata L.
Festuca arundinacea Schreb.
Festuca ovina L.
Festuca pratensis Huds.
Festuca rubra L.
Festulolium
Lolium multiflorum Lam.
Lolium perenne L.
Lolium x boucheanum Kunth
Phleum Bertolinii (DC)
Phleum pratense L.
Poa nemoralis L.
Poa pratensis L.
Poa palustris and Poa trivialis L.

4. LEGUMINOSAE
Hedysarum coronarium L.
Medicago lupulina L.
Medicago sativa L. (ecotypes)
Medicago sativa L. (varieties)
Onobrichis viciifolia Scop.
Pisum sativum L. (partim) (field peas)
Trifolium alexandrinum L.
Trifolium hybridum L.
Trifolium incarnatum L.
Trifolium pratense L.
Trifolium repens L.
Trifolium repens L. var. giganteum
Trifolium resupinatum L.
Vicia faba L. (partim) (field beans)
Vicia sativa L.
Vicia villosa Roth.

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14.37

17.27

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
20.04
0
45.76
45.89
45.76
53.49
75.11
70.76
45.76
0
30.67
24.03

CN code

1001 90 10
1006 10 10

1204 00 10
1204 00 10
1207 99 10

1209 29 10
1209 29 10
1209 29 10
1209 29 10
1209 29 80
1209 29 10
1209 23 80
1209 23 80
1209 23 11
1209 23 15
1209 29 80
1209 25 10
1209 25 90
1209 29 80
1209 29 80
1209 26 00
1209 29 80
1209 24 00
1209 29 10

1209 29 80
1209 29 80
1209 21 00
1209 21 00
1209 29 80
0713 10 10
1209 22 80
1209 22 80
1209 22 80
1209 22 10
1209 22 80
1209 22 80
1209 22 80
0713 50 10
1209 29 10
1209 29 10

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5.

5.0

5.1

FINANCIAL STATEMENT

BUDGET LINE:
B1-180

APPROPRIATIONS:
€ 110 m illion

TITLE:
Council Regulation setting aid rates in the seeds sector for the 2004/05 marketing year

LEGAL BASIS:
Treaty Article 37

AIMS:
Set aid for the 2004/05 marketing year at the same level as for the preceding period

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

CHARGED TO THE EC BUDGET

NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION
OTHER

EXPENDITURE
-
(REFUNDS/INTERVENTIONS)
-
-
REVENUE
-
(LEVIES/CUSTOMS DUTIES)
-

NATIONAL

OWN RESOURCES OF THE EC

5.0.1 ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE
5.1.1 ESTIMATED REVENUE

5.2 METHOD OF CALCULATION:

PERIOD OF
12 MONTHS

(EUR million)
109

CURRENT
FINANCIAL
YEAR 2003
(EUR million)
-

FOLLOWING
FINANCIAL
YEAR 2004
(EUR million
-

-

-

-

2005
109
-

2006
-
-

2007
-
-

2008
-
-

365 000 t x €299/t (weighted average rate per tonne) = €109 million

6.0

6.1

CAN BE FUNDED BY APPROPRIATIONS INCLUDED IN RELEVANT
CHAPTER OF CURRENT BUDGET

CAN BE FUNDED BY TRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS OF CURRENT
BUDGET

6.2 WILL A SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET BE NECESSARY?

YES / NO

YES / NO

YES / NO

6.3 WILL APPROPRIATIONS NEED TO BE ENTERED IN FUTURE BUDGETS?

YES / NO

OBSERVATIONS:

No additional costs involved.
The proposal keeps the aid rates for seeds for 2004/05 at the same level as for the preceding marketing years.

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