Council Regulation (EC) No 1107/2007 of 26 September 2007 derogating from Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers, as regards set-aside for the year 2008
Date: 2007-09-26
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: aid system, aid to agriculture, common agricultural policy, derogation from EU law, fallow, production aid

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(Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is obligatory)

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REGULATIONS

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1107/2007

of 26 September 2007

derogating from Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support
schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for
farmers, as regards set-aside for the year 2008

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community, and in particular
Article 37(2) thereof,

establishing the European
the third subparagraph of

2007/2008 are expected to fall to a historically low level,
especially in the major exporting countries. Against this
backdrop, even if the 2008 harvest were normal, stocks
would not increase significantly, while a poor harvest
would expose the internal market to potentially serious
risks. Furthermore, cereals prices and stocks have a
significant
impact on the availability and prices of
other arable crops, such as oilseeds and protein crops,
and on the livestock sector, which contributes to the risk
of the crisis extending to these other sectors.

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,

Whereas:

(3)

(4)

It is therefore appropriate, for 2008, to allow the use of
set-aside land for agricultural purposes.

Given the urgency of the matter, it is imperative to grant
an exception to the six-week period referred to in
paragraph I(3) of the Protocol on the role of national
Parliaments in the European Union, annexed to the
Treaty on European Union and to the Treaties estab-
lishing the European Communities,

(1)

(2)

Article 54 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 (1)
provides that, in order to qualify for a payment under the
single payment scheme, any set-aside entitlement must
be accompanied by a hectare of
land set aside from
production.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

At the beginning of the 2007/2008 marketing year the
cereals market is experiencing exceptionally high prices,
both at Community and world level. The low level of
Community 2006/2007 closing stocks was a conse-
quence of a smaller than expected 2006 harvest. There
is considerable uncertainty as regards the rebuilding of
those stocks, given the preliminary forecasts for the 2007
harvest. On the international market, closing stocks in

Article 1

By way of derogation from Article 54(3) of Regulation (EC) No
1782/2003, for 2008, farmers shall not be obliged, in order to
be entitled to the amount fixed by the set-aside entitlements, to
set aside from production hectares eligible for
those enti-
tlements.

Article 2

(1) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 552/2007 (OJ L 131, 23.5.2007,
p. 10).

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

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

Done at Brussels, 26 September 2007.

For the Council
The President

J. SILVA