CELEX: 51983PC0192
Language: en
Date: 1983-04-12
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) increasing by 25 % the limits for the amount of work to be done as set out in Article 11(2) of Regulation (EEC) N° 269/79 establishing a common measure for forestry in certain Mediterranean zones of the Community (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                                          COM(83) 192         final
                                                                          B r u s s e l s , 12 A p r i l 1983
                                              Proposal f o r a
                                       COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
            i n c r e a s i n g b y 2 5 % t h e l i m i t s f o r t h e amount o f w o r k
            to    be done a s s e t o u t i n A r t i c l e            11(2) o f Regulation
        (EEC)     N ° 2 6 9 / 7 9 e s t a b l i s h i n g a common m e a s u r e f o r f o r e s t r y
                 in c e r t a i n Mediterranean              z o n e s o f t h e Community
                    ( s u b m i t t e d t o t h e C o u n c i l by t h e Commission)
COM(83) 1 9 2 f i n a l
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                              ON THE A P P L I C A T I O N OF R E G U L A T I O N ( E E C ) No 2 6 9 / 7 9
                                 E S T A B L I S H I N G A COMMON MEASURE FOR FORESTRY I N
                                  C E R T A I N M E D I T E R R A N E A N ZONES OF THE COMMUNITY*
                                                            (Progress         report)
This       r e p o r t on t h e s t a t e o f progress                   o f w o r k u n d e r t h e common f o r e s t r y
measure e s t a b l i s h e d by C o u n c i l R e g u l a t i o n               ( E E C ) No 2 6 9 / 7 9 i s p r e s e n t e d by
the     Commission t o t h e Council                        i n accordance with A r t i c l e             10(3).
The      report        r e v e a l s t h a t t h e l i m i t s f o r t h e amount o f work t o be d o n e , a s
s e t o u t i n A r t i c l e 1 1 , a r e l i k e l y t o be r e a c h e d b e f o r e                the expiry of the
f i v e - y e a r p e r i o d covered              b y t h e common m e a s u r e a n d c o n c l u d e s     that       i t will
be n e c e s s a r y       t o implement t h e p r o v i s i o n a l l o w i n g the l i m i t s             i n question to
be    increased            by 25%.
A proposal             f o ra Regulation                i s attached         (Annex I I ) .
I . D E S C R I P T I O N OF MEASURE
      1.      Objectives
             The     common f o r e s t r y m e a s u r e e s t a b l i s h e d b y R e g u l a t i o n      ( E E C ) No 2 6 9 / 7 9
             s u p p l e m e n t s common a g r i c u l t u r a l m e a s u r e s r e l a t i n g p a r t i c u l a r l y t o t h e
            Mediterranean                 regions       o f t h e Community by c o n t r i b u t i n g t o :
            - the conservation                     and improvement o f t h e s o i l , t h e fauna,                    the flora
                 and     t h e s u r f a c e and ground-water                   balance;
            - t h e p r o d u c t i v i t y o f a g r i c u l t u r a l land by f o r m i n g            windbreaks and
                 s h e l t e r b e l t s and by a f f e c t i n g l o c a l water and weather                      conditions;
            - b e t t e r u s e o f manpower i n a g r i c u l t u r e ;
            - b e t t e r f o r e s t management.
             It thus         c o n t r i b u t e s t o the achievement i n t h e zones concerned o f t h e
            o b j e c t i v e s o f t h e common a g r i c u l t u r a l p o l i c y a s s e t o u t i n A r t i c l e
            39(1)(a)           a n d ( b ) o f t h e EEC T r e a t y .              The measure c o v e r s       the following
             French and I t a l i a n              regions        only:
  R e p o r t drawn up u n d e r A r t i c l e 1 0 ( 3 ) o f t h e R e g u l a t i o n                i n question.
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         - France:               L a n g u e d o c - R o u s s i L I o n , P r o v e n c e - C o t e d ' A z u r and         Corsica,
                                 and      t h e d e p a r t m e n t s of A r d e c h e and             Drome;
         - Italy:                 the Mezzogiorno,                  L a z i o , Torcana, L i g u r i a , Umbria, Marche,
                                 Emi l i a - R o m a g n a , a n d        the provinces              o f Cuneo and            Alessandria
                                  i n P i e m o n t e and         Pavia        i n Lombardia.
    2.      Procedure
          The      measure i s covered                     b y o u t l i n e p r o g r a m m e s d r a w n up b y           the   Member
          States concerned f o r the r e s p e c t i v e geographical                                        areas      in     their
          entirety.                  The     operations            are     incorporated             into special multiannual
          programmes c o n s i s t i n g o f one                       o r more c a p i t a l         investment          projects     to
          be     i m p l e m e n t e d on p u b l i c , s e m i - p u b l i c          or p r i v a t e land, which               must
          fulfil          the      criteria          l a i d down i n t h e o u t l i n e p r o g r a m m e .
          The      o u t l i n e programmes a r e a p p r o v e d by t h e C o m m i s s i o n a f t e r c o n s u l t i n g
           the Standing                C o m m i t t e e on A g r i c u l t u r a l       Structure.
           The      s p e c i a l p r o g r a m m e s r e c e i v e a i d f r o m t h e EAGGF G u i d a n c e                   Section
           e q u i v a l e n t t o 50% of the cost of the work, s u b j e c t to a                                         Community
           ceiling           l a i d down i n A r t i c l e 1 1 ( 2 )              of R e g u l a t i o n     (EEC)      No    269/79.
           The      d e c i s i o n to grant              the a i d i s taken             by t h e       Commission a f t e r
            c o n s u l t i n g the Standing                  C o m m i t t e e on A g r i c u l t u r a l     S t r u c t u r e and   the
            F u n d C o m m i t t e e on          the f i n a n c i a l aspects              involved.
            The     minimum n a t i o n a l c o n t r i b u t i o n i n p u b l i c f u n d s i s 40%                        of the    costs
            and      t h e minimum c o n t r i b u t i o n by t h e                  l a n d o w n e r i s 5%,       with c e r t a i n
            exceptions.
II.   IMPLEMENTATION
                                             Regulation            (EEC)       No   269/79 e n t e r e d        into force          on
      17     February           1979       (the t h i r d day            a f t e r i t s p u b l i c a t i o n i n the          Official
       Journal).                In accordance with the second paragraph                                       of A r t i c l e    16,   the
      Regulation              took       e f f e c t t h r e e days a f t e r the               C o u n c i l amended          Regulation
       (EEC)       No     7 2 9 / 7 0 , v i z . o n 11 May                 1979.
       The     three-year              p e r i o d f o l l o w i n g i t s t a k i n g e f f e c t t h e r e f o r e ended i n
       May       1982.
       H o w e v e r , f i e l d w o r k on t h e             common f o r e s t r y m e a s u r e b e g a n much l a t e r ,            once
       t h e f o l l o w i n g two            stages        had     been       completed:
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      1. A p p r o v a l        o f o u t l i n e p r o g r a m m e s by t h e              Commission:
             . France:               18 December 1979                   (Commission D e c i s i o n            79/1056/EEC
                  o f 29 N o v e m b e r         1979*);
              . Italy          :     16 N o v e m b e r 1 9 7 9         (Commission D e c i s i o n             79/953/EEC
                  o f 26 O c t o b e r 1979                 ).
       2.     Receipt          and     examination             of s p e c i a l programmes by t h e                     Commission,
              f o l l o w e d b y C o m m i s s i o n d e c i s i o n on t h e g r a n t i n g o f EAGGF a i d                        (see
              t a b l e i n Annex I ) and                  n o t i f i c a t i o n o f s a i d d e c i s i o n t o t h e Member
              States         c o n c e r n e d and       the p u b l i c agencies                  responsible.
        In b r i e f :         Fieldwork           on    t h e common f o r e s t r y m e a s u r e w h i c h e n t e r e d              into
        f o r c e on 17           January          1979      and     took       e f f e c t on 11 May          1979       really      only
        started          i n 1980.             It will         t h e r e f o r e be       c a r r i e d out    over the         five-year
        p e r i o d 1980-84 under A r t i c l e 10(1)                           of the Regulation                by w h i c h i t       was
        established.                    I t i s c u r r e n t l y being             implemented i n a l l but                  one    of
        the      regions          concerned           ( t h e s p e c i a l programme f o r P u g l i a i s s t i l l                  only
        at the d r a f t             stage).
III.    S T A T E OF        PROGRESS
        A progress              r e p o r t on      work c o m p l e t e d and            i n h a n d as a t m i d - 1 9 8 2         was
        d r a w n up o n          the basis of information provided                                   b y t h e Member          States
         concerned            (Annex I ) .
         In a d d i t i o n , a s p e c i a l study                 has     b e e n made o f t h e s p e e d i n g - u p           of
         progress           over the f i r s t            few     years.            Some o f t h e        i n f o r m a t i o n has     been
         c h e c k e d on       the spot          and     the f o l l o w i n g c o n c l u s i o n s        can    be     drawn:
         1 ) As a t m i d - 1 9 8 2 t h e s i t u a t i o n r e g a r d i n g                  t h e 184    m i l l i o n ECU       entered
                in    the     Community budget t o f i n a n c e the f i e l d w o r k                          initially           provided
               for      u n d e r t h e common m e a s u r e was                   as    follows:
               - almost one-quarter                         (23%)      c o r r e s p o n d e d t o c o m p l e t e d work i n
                    respect          of which payments are                       i n the process             of being          made;
   * 0 J No        L 289,        1 6 . 1 1 . 1 9 7 9 , p.       39.
 ** OJ No         L 322,         1 8 . 1 2 . 1 9 7 9 , p.       29.
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   - approximately                   one     third        (32%)      c o r r e s p o n d e d t o c o m p l e t e d work i n
       respect           o f w h i c h a d v a n c e s have been p a i d and                       the balance          should
       be s e t t l e d r e l a t i v e l y          s o o n d e p e n d i n g on        the case i n         question;
   - slightly               less than          h a l f (45%)         c o r r e s p o n d e d t o work due          to     be
       commenced i n t h e n e x t few                        months.
2) R e g i o n a l     progress          v a r i e d d e p e n d i n g on        the nature          of the       operation.
   A f f o r e s t a t i o n and         associated            work were g e n e r a l l y t h e           furthest
   behind          ( 1 5 % and       17%     c o m p l e t e d and       27%     and     24%     under-way
   r e s p e c t i v e l y ) with f i r e p r o t e c t i o n , c o n s t r u c t i o n of f o r e s t                 roads
   and      improvement of d e t e r i o r a t e d f o r e s t c o n s i d e r a b l y                   more a d v a n c e d
   (20%, 31%             and     32%     c o m p l e t e d and       36%,      35%     and     39%    under-way
   respectively).
   This       s i t u a t i o n can        be e x p l a i n e d      by a number o f c o n s t r a i n t s             which
   affected afforestation:                             the f i r s t       year      the p l a n t i n g p e r i o d      was
   w e l l u n d e r - w a y b y t h e t i m e i t was                   p o s s i b l e to begin        work;          the
   corresponding                 p e r i o d the f o l l o w i n g year              was     a l s o much s h o r t e r      on
   account of the drought i n s e v e r a l regions                                      concerned;           lastly, in
   certain regions                   p r i o r i t y was       d e l i b e r a t e l y given        to i n f r a s t r u c t u r e
   w o r k , w h i c h was           a relatively              important           f a c t o r i n the success             of
   the a f f o r e s t a t i o n .
3) I f , in general,                 the     common m e a s u r e was              relatively          slow getting
   under-way, mainly                     because of the                time taken            by t h e v e r y c a r e f u l l y
   conducted preparatory                         w o r k , t h e p a c e s p e e d e d up           considerably            during
   the p e r i o d         in question.                  A c t u a l t i m i n g o f t h e work c o m p l e t e d            by
   J u n e 1982          was     as    follows:
                                                   Year                          France                Italy
                                     1980                                              8%               10%
                                     1981                                            50%                50%
                                     m i d - 1 9 8 2 (6 m o n t h s )                42%                40%
   From t h e a b o v e d a t a ,              s u p p l e m e n t e d by      recent        information         on     progress
   during          the     second h a l f of 1982,                   i t can       be    concluded        that the         work
   r a t e has         s p e e d e d up      considerably              over the f i r s t           three years.                On
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                the b a s i s o f t h e above f i g u r e s , f o u r t o f i v e               times      m o r e w o r k was
                done i n 1981 than                i n 1980 and e i g h t t o t e n times                more i n 1 9 8 2 .
           4 ) T h i s a c c e l e r a t i o n i s d u e p r i m a r i l y t o t h e e f f o r t s made b y t h e
                n a t i o n a l a n d r e g i o n a l f o r e s t r y a u t h o r i t i e s i n v o l v e d a n d t o t h e warm
                reception given                t o t h e common m e a s u r e b y f o r e s t r y a s s o c i a t i o n s a n d
                the     i n d i v i d u e l s concerned.
           In b r i e f :       T h e l i m i t s f o r t h e w o r k , a s l a i d down i n i t i a l l y , w i l l i n
          all     p r o b a b i l i t y be r e a c h e d w e l l b e f o r e    t h e end o f t h e p e r i o d          covered
          by    t h e common m e a s u r e .
          However, most o f t h e work i n c l u d e d i n t h e s p e c i a l programmes f o r t h e
          fifth       year      has been scheduled               on t h e a s s u m p t i o n t h a t a p o s i t i v e
          decision will              be t a k e n    on t h e 2 5 % i n c r e a s e p r o v i d e d     f o r i n Article 10(3)
          of Regulation               ( E E C ) No 2 6 9 / 7 9 .
CONCLUSIONS
Examination           of progress            a n d s p e e d o f w o r k u n d e r t h e common f o r e s t r y m e a s u r e
during       t h e f i r s t three years             reveals the following:
1) The l i m i t s        f o r t h e amount o f work t o be d o n e , a s s e t o u t i n A r t i c l e 1 1 ,
    are      likely       t o be r e a c h e d b y t h e end o f 1 9 8 3 , i . e . one y e a r                 before      expiry
    of t h e f i v e - y e a r p e r i o d covered            b y t h e common m e a s u r e .
2 ) T h e w o r k p r o g r a m m e , w h i c h was b a s e d f r o m t h e o u t s e t          on t h e p o s s i b i l i t y o f
    extending           t h e l i m i t s under A r t i c l e      10(3)of Regulation                   ( E E C ) No 2 6 9 / 7 9 ,
    w o u l d i n most c a s e s be b r o u g h t t o an a b r u p t               h a l t by l a t e 1983 i f t h e
    financial           increase of 25% provided                   f o r were n o t g r a n t e d .            I f this     were
    t o h a p p e n , c o n t i n u a t i o n o f t h e common f o r e s t r y m e a s u r e c o u l d b e
    irreversibly               jeopardized.
3) I f t h e m e a s u r e ' s o b j e c t i v e s a r e t o be a c h i e v e d          i n f u l l and progress i s
    not     t o be d i s r u p t e d , i t i s e s s e n t i a l t h a t an o f f i c i a l d e c i s i o n be             taken
    as    soon as p o s s i b l e t o grant               the increase allowed               under t h e Regulation.
    To t h i s      end t h e Commission i s proposing                     that the Council                increase the
    l i m i t s o f t h e common m e a s u r e b y 2 5 % a n d e n t e r               the corresponding               amounts
    in    t h e 1984 budget (see proposal                       f o ra Council Regulation,                    Annex I I ) .
    This       increase        i s covered         i n t h e EAGGF G u i d a n c e S e c t i o n ' s       five-year
    endowment f o r t h e p e r i o d              1980-84.
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                                                                          ANNEX I
                                                  S t a t e o f p r o g r e s s on f o r e s t r y work
                                                  under R e g u l a t i o n    (EEC) No 269/79
                                                                  as a t mid-1982
     NATURE OF                    UNITS          LIMITS                                             FORESTRY WORK
                                                 1 IM Pi C D
         WORK                                    U1\ U t K
                                                 ARTICLE                     COMPLETED                         UNDER-WAY                 PENDING
                                                 11(2)
                                                                   Total        France      Italy      Total      France    Italy          Total
                                     ha          88 000          13 480           4 480       9 000    23 795     13 789    10 006       50 725
A f f o r e s t a t ion
                                       %              100            15         III III     IIIIII        27       IIIIII   III III         58
Improvement o f                      ha           96 000         30 760           2 563     28 197      37 081     12 293   24 788        28 159
deteri orated                           %             100            32         IIIIII       IIIIII        39      IIIIII    III/II          29
forest
A s s o c i a t e d work
                                      ha          80 000          13 568          2 215      11 353     19 437       8 618   10 819 46 995
 (terracing, soil
                                      %                100            17         III III     IIIIII        24      III/II    IIIIII          59
s t a b i l i z a t i o n , ...)
                                      ha         200 000          40 227           5 667     34 560     71 463      33 391   38 072       88 310
 Fire       protection
                                        %              100            20         III III     IIIIII        36       IIIIII    III II 1       44
 Construction of                       km            2 400              748           106          642       840        443       397          812
 f o r e s t roads                       %              100           31         IIIIII       IIIIII        35      IIIIII    IIIIII          34
              E s t i m a t e by c a t e g o r y o f work based on i n f o r m a t i o n          provided    by t h e Member S t a t e s .
    N.3. I n c a s e s where a g l o b a l p e r c e n t a g e f o r c o m p l e t i o n has been g i v e n f o r a s p e c i f i c
              programme, t h i s p e r c e n t a g e has been a p p l i e d s y s t e m a t i c a l l y t o each o f t h e c a t e g o r i e s
              of work i n v o l v e d .
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                                                               ANNEX I I
                                                       Proposal f o ra
                                             COUNCIL R E G U L A T I O N ( E E C )
                       i n c r e a s i n g b y 25 % t h e l i m i t s f o r t h e a m o u n t o f w o r k
                       to be done as s e t o u t i n A r t i c l e 1 1 ( 2 ) o f R e g u l a t i o n
                ( E E C ) N° 2 6 9 / 7 9 e s t a b l i s h i n g a common m e a s u r e f o r f o r e s t r y
                             i n c e r t a i n M e d i t e r r a n e a n zones o f t h e Community
THE C O U N C I L OF THE EUROPEAN C O M M U N I T I E S ,
Having        r e g a r d t o t h e T r e a t y e s t a b l i s h i n g t h e European Economic Community,
Having        regard t o Council Regulation                            ( E E C ) N° 2 6 9 / 7 9 o f 6 F e b r u a r y 1 9 7 9
e s t a b l i s h i n g a common m e a s u r e f o r f o r e s t r y i n c e r t a i n M e d i t e r r a n e a n              zones
of t h e Community, and i n p a r t i c u l a r A r t i c l e 10(3) t h e r e o f ,
Having r e g a r d t o t h e p r o p o s a l from t h e Commission,
W h e r e a s u n d e r A r t i c l e 1 0 ( 3 ) o f R e g u l a t i o n N° 269/79 t h e C o u n c i l , on a p r o ­
p o s a l from          t h e Commission, i s t o review t h e s t a t e of progress                              three        years
 from      t h e d a t e on which             t h e R e g u l a t i o n took e f f e c t ;            whereas, i f t h e review
 r e v e a l s t h a t t h e l i m i t s f o r t h e amount o f work t o be done a s s e t o u t i n
 Article         11 a r e l i k e l y t o b e r e a c h e d             before expiry of the five-year period
 (period covered                   b y t h e common m e a s u r e ) , t h o s e            L i m i t s may b e i n c r e a s e d b y
 a m a x i m u m o f 25 %, w i t h a c o r r e s p o n d i n g                 i n c r e a s e o f t h e common m e a s u r e ;
 W h e r e a s t h r e e y e a r s h a v e now e l a p s e d             s i n c e t h e R e g u l a t i o n took e f f e c t and
 the C o u n c i l , on a p r o p o s a l from                   t h e Commission, has c a r r i e d out t h e r e q u i ­
  red r e v i e w , which              h a s r e v e a l e d t h a t t h e l i m i t s f o r t h e amount o f work t o
  be d o n e a r e l i k e l y t o b e r e a c h e d                before t h e end o f t h e f i v e - y e a r p e r i o d
  covered         b y t h e common m e a s u r e , n a m e l y t h e e n d o f 1 9 8 4 ;
  Whereas i n o r d e r f u l l y t o reach                       i t s o b j e c t i v e s t h e common m e a s u r e       should
  continue           u n t i l the appointed                t i m e , s t e a d u l y and smoothly;            whereas t h e
   limits        l a i d d o w n m u s t a c c o r d i n g l y b e i n c r e a s e d b y t h e maximum p r o v i d e d
  for      in Article              10(3);
  HAS ADOPTED T H I S R E G U L A T I O N :
   ( 1 ) 0 J No L 3 8 , 1 4 . 2 . 1 9 7 9 , p . 1
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                                                            Article 1
The      limits specified i n Article                   11(2) of Regulation             ( E E C ) No 2 6 9 / 7 9 a r e
h e r e b y i n c r e a s e d by 2 5 % .
The e s t i m a t e d     c o s t t o t h e F u n d o f t h e common m e a s u r e l a i d d o w n i n A r t i c l e 1 0 ( 2 )
i s h e r e b y i n c r e a s e d f r o m 184 m i l l i o n      ECU t o 2 3 0 m i l l i o n    ECU.
                                                            Article    2
This Regulation               shall   enter      i n t o f o r c e on t h e t h i r d day f o l l o w i n g i t s
publication            i n the O f f i c i a l  J o u r n a l of the European            Communities.
This Regulation                shall  be b i n d i n g i n i t s e n t i r e t y a n d d i r e c t l y applicable
 i n a l l Member          States.
 Done a t B r u s s e l s ,
                                                                               For t h e C o u n c i l
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                              FINANCIAL                              STATEMENT
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                            R e g u l a t i o n i n c r e a s i n g b y 2 5 % t h e l i m i t s f o r t h e amount o f w o r k t o b e d o n e
       TITLE
                            a s s e t o u t i n A r t i c l e 1 1 ( 2 ) o f R e g u l a t i o n ( E E C ) No 2 6 9 / 7 9 o f 6 F e b r u a r y
                            1 9 7 9 e s t a b l i s h i n g a common m e a s u r e f o r f o r e s t r y i n c e r t a i n M e d i t e r r a n e a n
                            z o n e s o f t h e Community
        I I (,AI    OA i l i
                                            Article          10 o f R e g u l a t i o n   ( E E C ) No 2 6 9 / 7 9
  <,. AIMS Of PROJECT
                                                  To i n c r e a s e t h e l i m i t s f o r t h e amount o f w o r k c o v e r e d b y t h e
                                                  common m e a s u r e e s t a b l i s h e d b y R e g u l a t i o n ( E E C ) No 2 6 9 / 7 9 , a s
                                                  p r o v i d e d f o r i n A r t i c l e 10(3) t h e r e o f .
5    .   FINANCIAL              if.--i         icAtioNS     (AC i n       PERIOD OF 1? MONTHS        CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR   FOLLOWING FINANCIAL    YEAR
                                                                                                            t 198^5  >               (1984       1
  5.H Exr-f.DiTURE                                m i l l i o n ECU)
          -    CHARt.fD TO THE EC BUDGET                                                                                                  46
               (Rf F'jNCi/INTERVFNTlONS)
          -    NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION
                                                                                                                                          46
  5.1      N i U I F '5
          - OWN PI SOURCES OF THE EC
               ( L E ' / I E S / C i l S T C S DUTIES)
           - NATIONAL
                                                                                 1985              .   1986
   5.Ô.1 E i T l - ' A T E D
   •5.1.1 tST L'.ATED
                                             r
                                        EXP . '.51 TURE
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   1.2 METHOD of CALCULATION                              2 5 % i n c r e a s e i n volume o f work, i . e . :
       - a f f o r e s t a t i o n : 2 2 0 0 0 h a x 1 7 0 0 ECU = 3 7 . 4 m i l l i o n ECU
       - i m p r o v e m e n t o f d e t e r i o r a t e d f o r e s t : 2 4 0 0 0 h a x 1 2 5 0 ECU = 3 0 m i l l i o n ECU
       - a s s o c i a t e d w o r k : 2 0 0 0 0 h a x 7 5 0 ECU = 15 mi L l i o n ECU
       - f i r e p r o t e c t i o n : 5 0 0 0 0 h a x 4 0 ECU = 2 m i l l i o n ECU
       - c o n s t r u c t i o n o f f o r e s t roads:                            6 0 0 km x 1 0 0 0 0 ECU = 6 mi LI i o n ECU
       - p r e p a r a t o r y w o r k : 1.5 mi LI i o n ECU
       g i v i n g a t o t a l o f 9 2 m i l l i o n E C U , o f w h i c h t h e EAGGF w i l l                            reimburse        50%:
       92 m i l l i o n ECU x 5 0 % = 4 6 m i l l i o n ECU
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   6.0      CAN THE P R O J f . T              Hi FINANCED       FROM APPROBATIONS      ENTERED IN THE RELEVANT CHAPTER OF THE CURRENT BUDGET
                                                                                                                                                      <NIM
   6.1      CAN THE PROJECT HE FINANCED                          BY TRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS OF THE CURRENT BUDGET ?
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   6.?      IS   A     i U P P l > M! N 1 A R Y    BUDGET Of. NECESSARY ?
                                                                                                                                                      H   Ml
   6.5 WILL            FUTURE            BUDOlT Ai'fRLBIAIIONS BE NECESSARY ?
                                                                                                                                                      YESIH
    GU5ERVATI0NS                            On t h e b a s i s o f p a s t e x p e r i e n c e t h e r a t e o f p a y m e n t s s h o u l d b e
                                             as f o l l o w s :
                                                                             1984             1985           1986 1987
                                                                               6.9            18.4           13.8            6.9