CELEX: 51994PC0637
Language: en
Date: 1994-12-14
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) amending for the seventh time Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                       COM(94) 637 final
                                       Brussels, 14.12.1994
                           Proposal for a
                      COUNCIL REGULATION (EC)
    amending for the seventh time Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92
                  establishing a support system
              for producers of certain arable crops
                   (presented by the Commission)
 ---pagebreak---  ---pagebreak---                            EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
The agreements reached under the GATT between the Community and certain non-
member countries in the oilseeds sector provide that, in the event of
enlargement, the Community's oilseeds maximum guaranteed areas must be
adjusted accordingly.
As a result of the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden to the Union,
the necessary adjustments must be made.
 ---pagebreak---                                    Proposal for
                       COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No           /95
                                     Of
          amending for the seventh time Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92
                          establishing a support system
                     for producers of certain arable crops
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having  regard  to the Act of Accession of Norway, Austria, Finland               and
Sweden^), and in particular Article 169(2) thereof,
Whereas, within the framework of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
(GATT), the European Community has concluded agreements with certain third
countries on certain oilseeds; whereas those agreements were approved in
Council Decisions 93/355/EEc(2) and 94/87/EC<3); whereas those agreements
have been applied within the framework of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92^),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No . , . / 9 4 ^ ) ;
Whereas  the  aforementioned    agreements   provide     that   in the  event  of  an
enlargement  of   the   Community   the  area  used     to  calculate   the  oilseeds
maximum guaranteed area is to be increased by an area not greater than the
average  area   harvested    in  each   new  Member     State   in the   three  years
immediately preceding accession;
Whereas  it is necessary      to allocate   to the new Member        States  national
reference areas for oilseeds;
(1)     OJ NO C 241, 29.8.1994, p. 21.
(2)     OJ No L 147, 18.6.1993, p. 25.
(3)     OJ No L 47, 18.2.1994, p. 1.
(4)     OJ No L 181,     1.7.1992, p. 12.
(5)     OJ No L      ,          94, p.
 ---pagebreak--- Whereas,   pursuant  to Article 2(3)  of  the Treaty   of  Accession^6),  the
institutions of the Union may adopt before accession the measures referred
to in Article 169 of the Act, those measures entering into force subject to
and on the date of entry into force of the Treaty,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
                                  Article 1
Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 is hereby amended as follows:
1. In Annex IV "5 128 000" is replaced by "5 484 000".
2. The following is added to Annex V:
                                                                 (in '000 ha)
         Member State           1994/95                       1995/96
                                                          and subsequent
                                                               years
   Austria                                                       149
   Finland                                                        70
   Sweden                                                        137
                                  Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day.of entry into force of the
Treaty of Accession.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
all Member States.
Done at Brussels,                               For the Council
                                                The President
(6)      OJ No L.
                                                                   ^
 ---pagebreak---         Financial Statement
1. BUDGET HEADING   : B 1 - 1052                                             APPROPRIATIONS: ECU 2 177 million
2. TITLE  : Proposal  for a Regulation amending for the seventh time Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92
            establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops
3. LEGAL BASIS :    Article 169 of the Treaty of Accession (Sweden, Finland, Austria)
4. AIMS : To fix the national     reference areas for oilseeds for the new Member States
5. FINANCIAL   IMPLICATIONS            PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS   CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR      FOLLOWING FINANCIAL YEAR
                                                                     (1995)                      (1996)
                                              (ECUm)                 (ECUm)                      (ECUm)
5.0  EXPENDITURE
       - CHARGED TO THE EC BUDGET
         (INTERVENTIONS)                       133.6                    62.8                        127.3
                                             1997            1998                   1999                2000
5.0.1  ESTIMATED  EXPENDITURE                 129.0          129.0                 129.0                129.0
5.1.1  ESTIMATED  REVENUE
5.2 METHOD OF CALCULATION
Austria      149 000 ha       88%      ECU 417/ha     1.207 (DR)      ECU   66.0 million
Finland       70 000 ha       88%      ECU 240/ha     1.207 (DR)      ECU   17.8 million
Sweden       137 000 ha       88%      ECU 342/ha     1.207 (DR)      ECU   49.8 million
                                                           TOTAL      ECU 133.6 mi I Iion
The  above calculation is for the 1995/96 marketing year. Half the expenditure is against the 1995 budget
and  half against the 1996 budget.
 For subsequent marketing years, the calculation is identical, but allows for a rotational set-aside rate of
 15% instead of 12%.
6.6 CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED FROM APPROPRIATIONS ENTERED      IN THE RELEVANT CHAPTER OF THE CURRENT BUDGET?
                                                                                                             NO
6.1  CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED BY TRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS OF THE CURRENT BUDGET ?
                                                                                                             NO
6.2 WILL A SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET BE NECESSARY ?
                                                                                                             YES
6.3 WILL FUTURE BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS BE NECESSARY ?
                                                                                                             YES
COMMENTS :
A letter of amendment or an SAB will be proposed by the Commission to take account of the costs linked to
the enlargement of the Union
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