CELEX: 52003PC0552
Language: en
Date: 2003-09-22
Title: Proposal for a Council Regulation setting aid rates in the seeds sector for the 2004/05 marketing year

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52003PC0552

Proposal for a Council Regulation setting aid rates in the seeds sector for the 2004/05 marketing year  /* COM/2003/0552 final - CNS 2003/0212 */  

Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION setting aid rates in the seeds sector for the 2004/05 marketing year(presented by the Commission)EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUMThe 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.2003/0212 (CNS)Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION setting aid rates in the seeds sector for the 2004/05 marketing yearTHE 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 Commission [1],[1]  OJ C ..., ..., p. ...Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament [2],[2]  OJ C ..., ..., p. ...Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee [3],[3]  OJ C ..., ..., p. ...Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions [4],[4]  OJ C ..., ..., p. ...Whereas:(1) Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 of 26 October 1971 on the common organisation of the market in seeds [5] 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.[5]  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).(2) 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.(3) 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,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:Article 1By 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.Article 2This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels,For the CouncilThe PresidentANNEX2004/05 MARKETING YEAR Aid rates applicable in the Community(EUR/100 kg)&gt;TABLE POSITION&gt;&gt;TABLE POSITION&gt;