CELEX: 51980PC0714
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Date: 1980-11-13
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) amending Regulations (EEC) Nos. 729/70 and 355/77 as regards the adaptation, following the accession of Greece, of certain amounts which may be charged to the Guidance Section of the EAGGF (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                      COM(80 ) 714 final
                                                      Brussels . 13 November 1980
                               Proposal for a
                         COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
amending Regulations ( EEC ) Nos . 729 / 70 and 355 / 77 as regards the adaptation ,,
following the accession of Greece , of certain amounts which may be charged
                   to the Guidance Section of the EAGGF
              ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
 ---pagebreak---                                EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1)   Article 6 c of Council Regulation ( EEC ) N° 729/ 79 of 21 April 1970 ( 1 ),
     on the financing of the common agricultural policy , as last amended by
     Regulation ( EEC ) N° 929 / 79 ( 2 ), provides that from the 1 January 1980
     that the total amount of financial assistance which may be charged to
     the EAGGF Guidance Section for 5 year periods shall be 3,600 million
     european units of account .
     By virtue of Article 16 paragraph 3 of Council Regulation ( EEC ) n° 355 / 77
     of 15 February 1977 ( 3 ), as last amended by Regulation ( EEC ) n° 1820/ 80 ( 4 ),
     the estimated cost of the common measure is 610 million units of account
     for the years 1978 to 1982 .
     These amounts were fixed in keeping with the requirements of agriculture
     in the Community as then constituted . For this reason it was foreseen
     within the framework of the negotiations with the Hellenic Republic
     to adjust the amount of 3,600 million EUA in Article 6 c of Regulation
     ( EEC ) N° 729/ 70 , and to increase the amount of the estimated cost of
     the common measure ( Regulation 355 / 77 ).
     ( Annex II , chapter I , point C 1 and point E 1 of the Act concerning
     the conditions of accession of the Hellenic Republic and the adjustments
     to the Treaties - O.J. L 291 of 19.11.1979 , p. 125 , 126 arid 127 ).
2)   In order that the effect of the action by the EAGGF Guidance Section
     to improve the communities agricultural structures , and to permit the
     maintenance of present levels of effort and to reply to the supplemen­
     tary needs due to the enlargement of the Community , it would appear
     necessary the increase the above-mentionned amounts .
                                                                              ./,.
(1 )   O.J. n° L 94 of 28.4.1970 , p-. 13
( 2)   O.J. n° L 117 of 12.5.1979 , p. 4
(3)    O.J. n° L 51 of 23.2.1977 , p. 1
(4)    O.J. n° L 1 80 of 14. 7.198Q, p.     1.
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Taking into consideration the period required to initiate the policies ,
this amount of 3,600 million EUA for the current 5 year period would
become 3,755 million EUA , which represents an increase of 155 MEUA .
This increase is based on the forecasts of the cost of applying
existing and proposed measures . The appended financial statement gives
the detai Is .
In view of weak situation for the marketing of agricultural produce in
Greece and with the intention of stimulating its development , the amount
of 610 MEUA for the common measure within the framework of Regulation
( EEC ) n° 355 / 77 should be increased by 36 MEUA , giving a total of 646 MEUA .
 ---pagebreak---                            Proposal for a
                      COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
amending Regulations ( EEC ) Nos . 729/ 70 and 355 / 77 as regards the
adaptation, following the accession of Greece , of certain amounts
which may be charged to the Guidance Section of the EAGGF
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES /
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community ,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Greece , and in particular
Article 146, paragraph 2 thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Whereas Article 6 c of Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 729/ 70 of 21 April
                                                             1
1970 on the financing of the common agricultural policy , as Last
                                         2
amended by Regulation ( EEC ) No 929/ 79 , fixed the amount of financial
assistance which may be charged to the Guidance Section of the European
Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund for five year periods ; whereas
this amount was fixed in proportion to requirements for improving the
agricultural structures of the Community of Nine ;
Whereas the appropriations considered necessary for the application
of Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 355 / 77 of 15 February 1977 on common
measures to improve the conditions under which agricultural products
are processed and marketed3, as last amended by Regulation ( EEC ) No
        4
1820/ 80 which are mentioned in Article 16 ( 3 ) of the said Regulation
concerning the financing of the common measures , will from 1 January
1981 not suffice to cover the supplementary cost of applying this
Regulation in Greece ,
1 0J No L  94,  28.4.1970, p. 13
20J  No L 177,  12.5.1979, p. 4 .
30J  No L  51 , 23.2,1977, p. 1
40J  No L 180,  14,7.1980, p. 1
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Whereas these amounts must be adjusted pursuant to Annex II , Chapter I ,
second part point C.1 and point E.1 of the abovement ioned Act of Accession ,
to meet the increased requirements of agriculture in the Community as
enlarged by the accession of Greece in order not to reduce the effects of
the activities of the Guidance Section of the EAGGF ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION   :
                                Article 1
Article 6 c of Regulation ( EEC ) No 729 / 70 is hereby replaced by the
following :
" Pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 6 ( 5 ), the total amount
of financial assistance which may be charged to the Guidance Section of
the Fund in respect of the period 1980 to 1984 shall be 3,755 million
European Units of Account ."
                                         »
                                Article 2
Article 16 ( 3 ) of Regulation ( EEC ) No 355 / 77 is hereby replaced by the
following :
" 3 . The estimated cost of the common measure financed by the Fund
      in respect of the period 1 January 1978 to 31 December 1982 shall
      be 646 million European Units of Account , that is to say 122 million
      European Units of Account per year for the period 1978 to 1980 and
      140 million European Units of Account per year for the period 1981
      to 1982 ".
                                Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities
                                                          Communities ..
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
in all Member States .
Done at                                             For the Council
                                                    The Président
 ---pagebreak---                  FINANCIAL                STATEMENT
                                                                                      => ate :   21.10.1980
1 . BUDGET HEADING :        Title 8 and line 8010                                    APPROBIATIONS    :
2 . TITLE :        Proposed Council Regulation adapting certain amounts relating to the
     European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund ( EAGGF ) - Guidance Section .
3 . LEGAL BASIS :        Article 146 paragraph 2 of the Act of Accession of the Hellenic
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4 . AIMS OF PROJECT :
     To maintain the current efforts to improve community agricultural structures
     and to meet increased needs due to the enlargement of the Community .
5 . FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS                     PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS    CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR      FOLLOWING FINANCIAL YEAR
                                                                             <   80        2            S   81    !
5.0 EXPENDITURE
     - CHARGED TO THE EC BUDGET                                                p. m .                     18 MEUA
     - NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION
     - OTHER
5.1 RECEIPTS
     - OWN RESOURCES OF THE EC
         ( LEVIES / CUSTOMS DUTIES )
      - NATIONAL
                                                    1981          -     1982                 1983   .   _       1984 __ I
 5.0.1 ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE         Title 8     18 MEUA            35,6 MEUA            47,8 MEUA          51,4 MEUA
 5.1.1 ESTIMATED EXPENDL- T > 8Q1Q               18                 18                   18                 18
 5.2 METHOD OF CALCULATION           See annex .
 6.0 CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED FROM APPROBIATIONS ENTERED IN THE RELEVANT CHAPTER OF THE CURRENT BUDGET ?
 6.1   CAN THE PROJECT BE    FINANCED BY TRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS OF THE CURRENT BUDGET ?
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 6.2 IS A SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET BE NECESSARY ?
                                                                                                                      Xl*K/ NO .
 6.3 WILL FUTURE BUDGET APPROBIATIONS BE NECESSARY ?
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 ---pagebreak---                                                ANNEX
                                                                                  MEUA
                                         1981        1982          1983        1984
    355 / 77                               18        18            18          18
    72 / 159                             p. m .       3/8           4,6         5/8
    72 / 160                             p. m .      p. m .         °' 4        °/9
    72 / 161                             p. m .       1 /9          1 /A        2/8
    75 / 268                             p • fn •     8/7          11          10,2
    Other measures
    - existing                           p. m .       3/2           3/5         3/8
j - to be proposed    I»
                                         p. m .      p. m .         8/9    |    8,9     |
               Total,                !     18        35,6          47,8        51 /4
                                              .                                       –ι
                                                             153,8
  Justification of the amount for Regulation 355 / 77
  The number employed in agriculture in Greece is 12.1 % of that of the
  Community .   12.1 X of 80 MEUA gives 9.7 MEUA .        Due to the large effort
  required to improve the processing and marketing of agricultural produces
  in Greece , it is proposed to double this amount to 18 MEUA .
  Justification for the amounts in Directives 72 / 159 , 72 / 160 , 72 / 161 and 75 / 268
  The following was taken into consideration in calculating these amounts :
 - the pattern of reimbursement requests by Member States over the period
     1975 to 1979 ,
 - the five-year estimations , and
 - for Dir . 72 / 159 , the number of farm holdings in Greece compared with that
                         of the Community
 -1- for Dir . 72 / 160 and 72 / 161 , the number employed in agriculture in Greece
                         compared with those in the Community
 - for Dir . 75 / 268 , the surface of the less-favoured areas of Greece , compa­
                         red with that of the Community .