Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Council Regulation (EC) No 3/2008 on information provision and promotion measures for agricultural products on the internal market and in third countries
Date: 2011-10-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Commission Delegation, EU financing, action programme, agricultural product, consumer information, domestic market, sales promotion, third country

EUROPEAN COMMISSION 

Brussels, 21.10.2011 
COM(2011) 663 final 

2011/0290 (COD) 

Proposal for a 

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

amending Council Regulation (EC) No 3/2008 on information provision and promotion 
measures for agricultural products on the internal market and in third countries  

 
 
  
 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

1. 

CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL 

Articles  290  and  291  of  the  Treaty  on  the  Functioning  of  the  European  Union  (TFEU) 
distinguish two different types of Commission acts: 

Article  290  of  the  TFEU  allows  the  legislator  to  delegate  to  the  Commission  the  power  to 
adopt non-legislative acts of general application to supplement or amend certain non-essential 
elements of a legislative act. Legal acts adopted by the Commission in this way are referred to 
in the terminology used by the Treaty as "delegated acts" (Article 290(3)). 

Article  291  of  the  TFEU  allows  Member  States  to  adopt  all  measures  of  national  law 
necessary  to  implement  legally  binding  Union  acts.  Those  acts  can  confer  implementing 
powers  on  the  Commission  where  uniform  conditions  for  implementing  them  are  needed. 
Legal acts adopted by the Commission in this way are referred to in the terminology used by 
the Treaty as "implementing acts" (Article 291(4)). 

The  objective  of  the  present  proposal  consists  in  aligning  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No 
3/20081  of  17  December  2007  on  information  provision  and  promotion  measures  for 
agricultural products  on  the  internal  market  and  third  countries  with  those  provisions  of  the 
TFEU.  

Under the present proposal, the objectives and principles and other essential elements of the 
policy  on  information  provision  and  promotion  measures  for  agricultural  products  on  the 
internal market and in third countries are determined by the Legislator. Thus, the objectives of 
that particular policy and the principles of strategic approach, programming, complementarity, 
consistency  and  conformity  with  other  policies  of  the  Union  are  fixed  by  the  Legislator. 
Similarly,  the  Legislator  lays  down  the  principles  of  partnership,  subsidiarity  and  equality 
between men and women and non-discrimination.  

The  Commission  should  by  means  of  delegated  acts  determine  what  is  meant  by  an 
information and promotion programme (Article 1(1)). Similarly, the Commission shall adopt 
delegated  acts  to  determine  the  characteristics  with  which  information  and  promotion 
messages  for  programmes  must  comply  in  order  to  enhance  the  objectiveness  of  these 
messages  as  well  as  to  protect  consumers  (Article  1(3)).  In  addition,  the  Commission  shall 
draw  up  lists  of  the  themes,  products  and  third  countries  that  may  be  covered  by  these 
measures  (Article  4).  It  shall  also  adopt  rules  for  information  and  promotion  programmes 
(Article  5).  Furthermore,  it  shall  adopt  detailed  rules  regarding  programmes  to  be 
implemented  in  third  countries  in  collaboration  with  international  organisations  in  order  to 
ensure  their  smooth  running  (Article  6).  In  order  to  ensure  the  most  efficient  use  of  Union 
funding,  it  may  also  define  further  priorities  for  the  selection  of  programmes  in  addition  to 
those already laid down by the Legislator (Article 8(1)). 

Furthermore,  the  Legislator  should  grant  the  Commission  the  power  to  adopt  implementing 
acts in accordance with Article 291 (2) of the Treaty, as regards the uniform conditions for the 
pre-selection  of  programmes  by  the  Member  States  (Article  7)  and  their  selection  by  the 
Commission (Article 8), the procedure in case of an absence of programmes (Article 9), the 

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approval  of  implementing  bodies  (Article  11(4)),  the  use  of  material  and  the  monitoring  of 
programmes  (Article  12(3)),  the  financing  modalities  of  the  programmes,  the  conclusion  of 
contracts for the implementation of the programmes, the provision of securities, the payment 
modalities  and  the  recovery  of  undue  payments,  the  modalities  of  checks  and  penalties 
(Article 13(9)). 

Finally,  some  of  the  powers  that  have  so  far  been  exercised  by  the  Commission  under  the 
powers  conferred  on  it  by  Regulation  (EC)  No  3/2008  have  been  considered  of  such 
importance  that  they  should  be  incorporated  into  that  Regulation.  This  regards  (i)  the 
exclusion  from  support  under  Regulation  (EC)  No  3/2008  of  information  and  promotion 
measures  on  the  internal  market  receiving  support  under  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No 
1698/2005 on support for rural development in order to eliminate the risk of double financing 
(cf. Article 15[2] of Commission Regulation (EC) No 501/20082); (ii) the principles that, in 
order to ensure the sound management of the Union's budget, proposing organisations should 
lodge securities in guarantee of a proper implementation of the programmes (cf. Article 16[3] 
of Regulation (EC) No 501/2008) and that (iii) they are liable to penalties if they fail to fulfil 
their obligations (cf. Article 27 of Regulation (EC) No 501/2008). 

2. 

RESULTS  OF  CONSULTATIONS  WITH  THE  INTERESTED  PARTIES 
AND IMPACT ASSESSMENTS 

There  was  no  need  for  consultation  of  interested  parties  or  for  an  impact  analysis  since  the 
proposal to align Council Regulation (EC) No 3/2008 with the TFEU is an inter-institutional 
matter that will concern all Council Regulations. 

3. 

LEGAL ELEMENTS OF THE PROPOSAL 

•  Summary of the Proposal  

Identify  the  delegated  and  implementing  powers  of  the  Commission  in  Council 
Regulation  (EC)  No  3/2008  and  establish  the  corresponding  procedure  for  the 
adoption of these acts. 

Incorporate to Regulation (EC) No 3/2008 some of the powers that have so far been 
exercised by the Commission. 

•  Legal basis 

Articles 42 and 43 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. 

•  The principle of subsidiarity 

The  EU  promotion  and  information  policy  usefully  supplements  and  reinforces  the 
schemes run by Member States by boosting product image in the eyes of consumers 
in the EU and in third countries, in particular as regards the quality, nutritional value 
and safety of foodstuffs and the methods of production. By helping to open up new 

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markets  in  third  countries,  such  action  is  also  likely  to  have  a  multiplier  effect  on 
national and private initiatives. 

The proposal falls under shared competence between the EU and the Member States 
and complies with the subsidiarity principle. 

•  The proportionality principle  

Due to the increasing liberalisation of trade, including trade in agricultural and food 
products,  the  trade  exchange  between  EU  Member  States  and  third  countries 
becomes  more  and  more  important.  At  the  same  time,  the  support  offered  to  EU 
producers  competing  in  EU  and  global  markets  with  non  EU  producers  has  been 
limited (e.g. export refunds). The regulation on information provision and promotion 
measures  for  agricultural  products  on  the  internal  market  and  in  third  countries  is 
therefore a crucial instrument that is consistent with the new framework of the WTO 
Agreement on agriculture. 

It  also  naturally  falls  to  the  EU  to  promote  the  high  quality  standards  of  EU 
agricultural products and to encourage joint promotional programmes involving more 
than one EU country or more than one agricultural sector.  

The proposal complies with the proportionality principle. 

•  Choice of legal instrument 

Proposed instrument: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council 

4. 

BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS 

The proposal has no impact on budgetary expenditure. 

5. 

OPTIONAL ELEMENTS  

There are no optional elements. 

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2011/0290 (COD) 

Proposal for a 

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

amending Council Regulation (EC) No 3/2008 on information provision and promotion 
measures for agricultural products on the internal market and in third countries  

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the 
first subparagraph of Article 42 and Article 43(2) thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission3, 

After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments, 

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee4, 

Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure5, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

Council Regulation (EC) No 3/20086 confers competence on the Commission to adopt 
detailed rules for the application of that Regulation. 

As a consequence of the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, the powers conferred 
under  Regulation  (EC)  No  3/2008  upon  the  Commission  need  to  be  aligned  with 
Articles  290  and  291  of  the  Treaty  on  the  Functioning  of  the  European  Union  (the 
Treaty). 

In order to to ensure the consistency and effectiveness of the measures provided for in 
Regulation (EC) No 3/2008, as well as their sound management and the most efficient 
use of Union funding, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the 
Treaty  should  be  delegated  to  the  Commission  in  respect  of  the  definition  of  an 
information  and  promotion  programme,  the  determination  of  the  characteristics  with 
which  information  and  promotion  messages  must  comply,  the  drawing  up  of  lists  of 
the themes,  products and third countries  that  may be covered by these measures, the 
adoption of rules defining the strategy for information and promotion programmes, the 
adoption of detailed rules regarding programmes to be implemented in third countries 
in collaboration with international organisations and the definition of further priorities 
for the selection of programmes in addition to those already laid down by Regulation 

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(4) 

(5) 

(EC)  No  3/2008.  It  is  of  particular  importance  that  the  Commission  carry  out 
appropriate  consultations  during  its  preparatory  work,  including  at  expert  level.  The 
Commission,  when  preparing  and  drawing-up  delegated  acts,  should  ensure  a 
simultaneous,  timely  and  appropriate  transmission  of  relevant  documents  to  the 
European Parliament and Council. 

In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 
3/2008, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission. Those powers 
should  be  exercised  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  Regulation  (EU)  No 
182/2011  of  the  European  Parliament  and  the  Council  of  16  February  2011  laying 
down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member 
States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers7. 

Some  of  the  powers  that  have  so  far  been  exercised  by  the  Commission  under  the 
powers  conferred  on  it  by  Regulation  (EC)  No  3/2008  are  considered  of  such 
importance that they should be incorporated into that Regulation. This regards (i) the 
exclusion  from  support  under  Regulation  (EC)  No  3/2008  of  information  and 
promotion measures receiving support under other Union schemes that could entail the 
risk  of  double  financing;  (ii)  the  principle  that  proposing  organisations  should  lodge 
securities  in  guarantee  of  a  proper  implementation  of  the  programmes;  and  (iii)  the 
principle that, in order to ensure the sound management of the Union's budget, these 
proposing organisations are liable to penalties if they fail to fulfil their obligations. 

(6) 

Regulation (EC) No 3/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly, 

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

Article 1 

Regulation (EC) No 3/2008 is amended as follows: 

(1) 

Article 1 is amended as follows: 

(a) 

In paragraph 1, the following subparagraph is added: 

'The  Commission  shall,  by  means  of  delegated  acts,  determine 
the 
characteristics  of  information  and  promotion  programmes  and  the  period  of 
their implementation." 

(b) 

The following paragraphs are added: 

"3.  The  Commission  shall,  by  means  of  delegated  acts,  determine  the 

characteristics of information and promotion messages. 

4. 

The  Commission  shall,  by  means  of  implementing  acts,  adopt  rules 
pertaining  to  the  designation  by  the  Member  States  of  competent 
authorities responsible for the implementation of the measures referred to 
in paragraph 1." 

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(2) 

In the first paragraph of Article 4, the first sentence is replaced by the following text: 

'The Commission shall, by means of delegated acts, draw up lists of the themes and 
products under Article 3 and the third countries concerned." 

(3) 

Article 5 is replaced by the following: 

"Article 5 
Strategy for information and promotion programmes 

1. 

The Commission shall, by means of delegated acts, adopt rules to be followed 
defining  the  strategy  for  information  and  promotion  programmes  on  the 
internal market. 

These rules shall provide general indications, in particular concerning: 

(a) 

objectives and targets to be reached; 

(b)  one or more themes to be the subject of the measures selected; 

(c) 

the types of measures to be implemented; 

(d) 

the duration of programmes; 

(e) 

the indicative distribution, by market and type of measure envisaged, of 
the  amount  available  for 
to 
programmes. 

the  Union’s  financial  contribution 

With regard to the promotion of fresh fruit and vegetables, particular attention 
shall be paid to promotion measures intended for children in schools. 

2. 

The  Commission  may,  by  means  of  delegated  acts,  adopt  rules  defining  the 
strategy 
information  and  promotion 
programmes  in  third  countries  for  some  or  all  of  the  products  referred  to  in 
Article 3(2)." 

in  proposals  for 

to  be  followed 

(4) 

Article 6 is amended as follows: 

(a) 

paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: 

"1.  To  implement  the  measures  referred  to  in  Article  2(1)(a),  (b)  and  (c), 
Article  2(2)  and  Article  2(3)(a),  (b)  and  (c),  in  accordance  with  the 
delegated  acts  referred  to  in  Article  5(1)  and  subject  to  paragraph  2  of 
this  Article,  the  trade  and/or  inter-trade  organisation(s)  representing  the 
sector(s) concerned in one or more Member States or at Union level shall 
draw  up  proposals  for  information  and  promotion  programmes  of  a 
maximum duration of three years." 

(b) 

in paragraph 2, the following subparagraph is added: 

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'The Commission shall, by means of delegated acts, adopt rules regarding the 
implementation  of  promotion  measures  in  third  countries  implemented  in 
collaboration with international organisations." 

(5) 

Article 7 is amended as follows: 

(a) 

In paragraph 1, the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:  

'The Member State(s) concerned shall examine the suitability of proposals for 
programmes  and  shall  verify  conformity  with  this  Regulation,  the  delegated 
acts  referred  to  in  Article  5  and  the  relevant  specifications.  They  shall  also 
check that the programme offers value for money.' 

(b) 

In  paragraph  2,  the  second  and  third  subparagraphs  are  replaced  by  the 
following: 

"If the Commission finds that a programme which has been submitted or some 
of the measures therein are not in line with Union rules or, for the measures to 
be  carried  out  on  the  internal  market,  with  the  delegated  acts  referred  to  in 
Article  5,  or  they  do  not  offer  value  for  money,  it  shall  notify  the  Member 
State(s) concerned of the ineligibility of all or part of that programme, within a 
determined  time  limit.  Once  this  time  limit  has  been  exceeded  and  no  such 
notification is sent, the programme shall be deemed eligible. 

Member  State(s)  shall  take  account  of  any  observations  made  by  the 
Commission and shall forward to it the revised programmes in accordance with 
the proposing organisation(s) referred to in Article 6(1) within a set time limit." 

(c) 

The following paragraph 3 is added: 

"3.  The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, define:  

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

the rules relating to the submission of the proposals of programmes 
to the Member States, 

the requirements with which the programmes must comply and the 
criteria against which the programmes must be checked,  

rules  pertaining  to  the  procedure  of  pre-selection  by  the  Member 
States and selection by the Commission and related time limits." 

(6) 

Article 8 is replaced by the following text: 

"Article 8 
Selection of information and promotion programmes 

1.  When  selecting  programmes,  priority  shall  be  given  to  the  programmes 
proposed  by  several  Member  States  or  providing  for  measures  in  several 
Member States or third countries. 

The Commission may, by means of delegated acts, define further priorities for 
the selection of programmes. 

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2. 

The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, decide which specific 
the 
to  be  selected,  any  modifications 
programmes  are 
corresponding budgets." 

thereof  and 

(7) 

Article 9 is amended as follows: 

(a) 

paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: 

"1. 

In the absence of programmes to be carried out on the internal market for 
one  or  more  of  the  information  measures  referred  to  in  Article  2(1)(b) 
submitted in accordance with Article 6(1), each Member State concerned 
shall  draw  up,  on  the  basis  of  the  delegated  acts  referred  to  in  Article 
5(1), a programme and its specification and shall select through a public 
call for tenders the implementing body for the programme it undertakes 
to co-finance." 

(b) 

in paragraph 2, the first subparagraph is replaced by the following: 

"In the absence  of programmes  to  be carried out in third countries for one or 
more  of  the  information  measures  referred  to  in  Article  2(1)(a),  (b)  and  (c), 
submitted in accordance with Article 6(1), each Member State concerned shall 
draw  up,  on  the  basis  of  the  delegated  acts  referred  to  in  Article  5(2),  a 
programme  and  its  specification  and  shall  select  through  a  public  call  for 
tenders the implementing body for the programme it undertakes to co-finance." 

(c) 

in paragraph 3, point (b) is replaced by the following: 

"b) 

the  conformity  of  the  programme  and  the  proposed  body  with  this 
Regulation and, where necessary, with the applicable delegated acts;" 

(d) 

paragraph 4 is replaced by the following: 

"4.  For  the  purposes  of  the  Commission's  examination  of  the  programmes, 

Article 7(2) and Article 8 shall apply." 

(e) 

paragraph 5 is deleted.  

(8) 

In Article 10, the introductory sentence is replaced by the following text: 

"After informing the committee referred to in Article 16b(1) or, where necessary, the 
committee for organic farming set up by Article 38e of Council Regulation (EC) No 
834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products* 
or  the  Agricultural  Product  Quality  Policy  Committee  set  up  by  Article  [54]  of 
Regulation  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  No  XXX/201X  of  XX 
Xxxxx 201X on agricultural product quality schemes**, the Commission may decide 
to carry out one or more of the following measures: 

* OJ L 189, 20.7.2007, p. 1. 

**OJ L …." 

(9) 

Article 11 shall be amended as follows: 

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(a) 

In paragraph 2, the second subparagraph is deleted. 

(b) 

The following paragraph 4 is added: 

"4.  The  Commission  shall,  by  means  of  implementing  acts,  define  the 
conditions  for  the  approval  by  the  Member  states  of  the  selected 
implementing bodies as well as the conditions under which the proposing 
organisation  may  be  authorised  to  implement  certain  parts  of  the 
programme itself." 

(10) 

In Article 12, the following paragraph 3 is added: 

"3.  The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, adopt rules pertaining 
to  the  use  of  information  and  promotion  material  and  the  monitoring  of 
programmes." 

(11)  Article 13 is amended as follows: 

(a) 

Paragraph 6 is replaced by the following: 

"6.  By  way  of  derogation  from  Article  [XXX  old  180  of  Regulation 
1234/2007]  of  Regulation  (EU)  XXXX/20..  of  the  European  Parliament 
and  of  the  Council*  of  ….  [establishing  a  common  organisation  of  the 
market  in  agricultural  products  (Single  CMO  Regulation)]  [aligned 
sCMO]  and  Article  3  of  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  1184/2006  of  24 
July 2006 applying certain rules of competition to the production of and 
trade in certain agricultural products**, Articles 107, 108 and 109 of the 
Treaty  shall  not  apply  to  payments  made  by  Member  States,  including 
their  financial  participations,  nor  to  the  financial  participations  from 
parafiscal  charges  or  mandatory  contributions  of  Member  States  or 
proposing organisations for programmes eligible for Union support under 
Article 42 of the Treaty, that the Commission has selected in accordance 
with Article 8 of this Regulation. 

* OJ L……. 

** OJ L 214, 4.8.2006, p. 7" 

(b) 

the following paragraphs are added: 

"7. 

8. 

9. 

Information  and  promotion  operations  receiving  support  under  Council 
Regulation  (EC)  No  1698/2005  of  20  September  2005  on  support  for 
rural  development  by  the  European  Agricultural  Fund  for  Rural 
Development  (EAFRD)  *  shall  not  be  eligible  for  a  European  Union 
financial contribution under this Regulation. 

Securities shall be lodged by proposing organisations in order to ensure 
the  proper  implementation  of  the  programmes  and  penalties  shall  be 
imposed on proposing organisations if they fail to fulfil their obligations. 

The  Commission  shall,  by  means  of  implementing  acts,  adopt  rules 
pertaining to: 

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(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

the  modalities  of  financing  the  programmes  approved  under  this 
Regulation, 

the  conclusion  of  contracts  for  the  implementation  of  the 
programmes approved under this Regulation, 

the  provision  of  securities  by  the  proposing  organisations  and  the 
modalities of their release, 

(d) 

the payment modalities and the recovery of undue payments, 

(e) 

the modalities of the checks to be performed by the Member States 
and the penalties to which proposing organisations are liable. 

* OJ L 277, 21.10.2005, p. 1." 

(12)  Articles 15 and 16 are deleted. 

(13)  The following Articles 15a, 16a and 16b are inserted: 

"Article 15a 
Commission powers 

When  powers  are  granted  to  the  Commission  to  adopt  delegated  acts,  Article  16a 
shall apply. 

When powers are granted to the Commission to adopt implementing acts, it shall act 
in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 16b. 

Article 16a 
Exercise of the delegation 

1. 

2. 

3. 

The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to 
the conditions laid down in this Article.  

The delegation of power referred to in this Regulation shall be conferred for an 
indeterminate period of time. 

The delegation of powers referred to in this Regulation may be revoked at any 
time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision of revocation 
shall  put  an  end  to  the  delegation  of  the  power  specified  in  that  decision.  It 
shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official 
Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not 
affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force. 

4.  As  soon  as  it  adopts  a  delegated  act,  the  Commission  shall  notify  it 

simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council. 

5.  A delegated act adopted pursuant to this Regulation shall enter into force only 
if  no  objection  has  been  expressed  either  by  the  European  Parliament  or  the 
Council within a period of 2 months of notification of that act to the European 
Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European 

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Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will 
not  object.  That  period  shall  be  extended  by  2  months  at  the  initiative  of  the 
European Parliament or the Council. 

Article 16b 
Implementing acts - committee 

1. 

The  Commission  shall  be  assisted  by  the  Committee  for  the  Common 
Organisation  of  the  Agricultural  Markets  set  up  by  Article  323(2)  of 
Regulation (EU) XXXX/20.. of the European Parliament and of the Council* 
of  ….  [establishing  a  common  organisation  of  the  market  in  agricultural 
products (Single CMO Regulation)] [aligned sCMO]. That committee shall be 
a  committee  within  the  meaning  of  Regulation  (EU)  No  182/2011  of  the 
European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the 
rules  and  general  principles  concerning  mechanisms  for  control  by  Member 
States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers**. 

2.  Where  reference  is  made  to  this  paragraph,  Article  5  of  Regulation  (EU)  No 

182/2011 shall apply. 

* OJ L……. 

** OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p.13." 

(14)  Article 17 is replaced by the following text: 

"Article 17 
Consultation 

Before  adopting  delegated  acts  or  implementing  acts  referred  to  in  this  Regulation, 
the Commission may consult: 

(a) 

(b) 

the  Advisory  Group  on  Promotion  of  Agricultural  Products  set  up  by 
Commission Decision 2004/391/EC; 

ad  hoc  technical  working  groups  comprised  of  members  of  the  committee  or 
experts in promotion and advertising." 

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

Article 2 

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

Done at Brussels,  

For the European Parliament 
The President 

For the Council 
The President

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FINANCIAL STATEMENT 

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BUDGET HEADING: 
Chapter 05: agriculture and rural development 

APPROPRIATIONS: 
CA: EUR 57 292 184 763  
PA: EUR 55 269 004 060 

TITLE: 
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) 
No 3/2008 on information provision and promotion measures for agricultural products on the internal 
market and in third countries 

LEGAL BASIS: 
Article 43 TFEU 
AIMS: 
Identify the delegated and implementing powers of the Commission in Council Regulation (EC) No 
3/2008 and establish the corresponding procedure for the adoption of these acts (alignment of the 
regulation with the Treaty of Lisbon). 

5. 

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS 

12 MONTH 
PERIOD 
(EUR million) 

5.0 

CHARGED TO THE EU BUDGET 

EXPENDITURE CHARGED TO 
- 
(REFUNDS/INTERVENTIONS) 
NATIONAL BUDGETS 
- 
OTHER 
- 

5.1  REVENUE 

OWN RESOURCES OF THE EU 

- 
(LEVIES/CUSTOMS DUTIES) 
NATIONAL 
- 

- 

- 

CURRENT 
FINANCIAL 
YEAR 
[2011] 
(EUR million) 
- 

FOLLOWING 
FINANCIAL 
YEAR 
[2012] 
(EUR million) 
- 

- 

- 

[2013] 
- 
- 

[2014] 
- 
- 

[2015] 
- 
- 

[2016] 
- 
- 

5.0.1  ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE 
5.1.1  ESTIMATED REVENUE 
5.2  METHOD OF CALCULATION: 
6.0 

CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED FROM APPROPRIATIONS ENTERED IN 
THE RELEVANT CHAPTER OF THE CURRENT BUDGET? 

6.1 

6.2 

6.3 

CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED BY TRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS 
OF THE CURRENT BUDGET? 

WILL A SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET BE NECESSARY? 

WILL APPROPRIATIONS NEED TO BE ENTERED IN FUTURE BUDGETS? 

YES NO 

YES NO 

YES NO 

YES NO 

OBSERVATIONS: 
The objective of this proposal is to align the Council Regulation with the Treaty of Lisbon; it is therefore 
without impact on budgetary expenditure. 

EN 

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   EN