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Date: 1988-10-07
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 1975/82 on the acceleration of agricultural development in certain regions of Greece (presented by the Commission)

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                                                   COM(88 ) 533 final
                                                   Brussels , 7 October 1988
                                 Proposai for a
                            COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
 amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 1975 /82 on the acceleration of agricultural
                 development in certain regions of Greece
                        ( presented by the Commission )
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                                           - 2 -
                                  EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
In accordance with Regulation ( EEC ) No 1975 / 82 , Greece implemented a common
measure aimed at accelerating agricultural development in certain regions of
the country .   Pursuant to Article 1(4 ), the Greek Government put forward a
programme for the implementation of the common measure which was approved by a
Commission Decision of 29 July 1983 for five years , i.e. the duration of the
common measure . The latter therefore expires on 28 July 1988 .
At its meeting on 16 June 1988 to reach a compromise on agricultural prices
for the 1988 / 89 marketing year and certain related measures the Council
recorded the Commission 's undertaking to transmit to it a draft amendment to
Regulation ( EEC ) No 1975 / 82 which would have the effect of altering the
duration of the common measure and the Community’s financial contribution .
The amendment was intended to give the necessary impetus to the implementation
of the common measure . The way in which implementation had progressed had
shown that it would not be possible to comply with the initial targets set , a
situation caused particularly by significant changes in the circumstances in
which the programme was being implemented and by administrative and financial
constraints .
The initial amendment to Regulation ( EEC ) No 1975 / 82 , carried out by means of
Regulation ( EEC ) No 3157 / 87 , which introduced a flexibility clause allowing
the Commission to amend the eligibility limits established by Article 18(2 )
and therefore to adopt a revision of the programme , certainly brought about an
improvement in its implementation and closer conformity with the needs of the
regions concerned .   However , it quickly became apparent that this amendment
had not gone far enough , particularly with regard to clearing the backlog of
work on the programme and to the problem of funding it from the Member State 's
national budget . It was clear that greater progress towards the aims
initially set for the programme would only be possible if a more far-reaching
amendment to the Regulation was made .
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It is therefore considered that the duration of the common measure should be
extended by one year and that the financial contribution from the EAGGF
Guidance Section should be increased to 60% or 70% depending on the sector
involved . This dual rate reflects both the needs of the sectors affected by
the programme and the Community 's priorities . The increase in the Community’s
financial contribution is , moreover , in accordance with the principles of the
reform of the structural Funds , given that the regions affected by the common
measure are examples of the less-developed regions targeted by Objective No 1
of the reform .
The proposed amendment will not need to be accompanied by a revision of the
estimated cost of the common measure given in Article 16(3 ) of Regulation
( EEC ) No 1975 / 82 , and will remain wihtin the limit set .
 ---pagebreak---                                      Proposai for a
                               COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
                         amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 1975 / 82
   on the accélération of agricultural development in certain régions of Greece
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community , and
 in particular Article 43 thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commi ssion -*- ,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament^,
Whereas , in accordance with Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 1975 / 82 ^, as last
amended by Regulation ( EEC ) No 3157 /87^, Greece implemented a programme of
works and other activities for the development of the mountain and hill and
less-favoured areas of 22 nomoi which was approved by a Commission Decision
83 /387 / EEC5 ;
Whereas Article 16(2 ) of the said Regulation provides that before the expiry
of the common measure the Council must decide , on a proposal from the
Commission , whether the measure should be extended ;
Whereas the implementation of the programme has encountered difficulties
caused particularly by certain changes in priorities , the limited financial
resources available under the budget of the Member State concerned and
administrative problems ; whereas , as a result of these difficulties ,
implementation has fallen well behind schedule ;
1    OJ No C
2    OJ No C
3
     OJ No L 214 , 22.07.1982 , p. 1
4
     OJ No L 301 , 24.10.1987 , p. 3
5
     OJ No L 222 , 13.08.1983 , p. 43
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Whereas this situation made it necessary to revise the initial programme , and
this revision was approved by a Commission Decision of 88 /        / EEC^;
Whereas it became apparent that this revision would not be sufficient to make
up the backlog of work under the programme or to supply the necessary funding ;
whereas , therefore , the duration of the common measure should be extended by
one year and the Community 's financial contribution should be increased , in
order to achieve the aims of the programme as nearly as possible , while taking
account of the fact that in the light of the reform of the structural Funds
the emphasis must be placed on the less-developed regions of the Community ;
Whereas the duration of the common measure was set at five years beginning on
29 July 1983 , the date on which the programme was first approved ; whereas the
one-year extension to the duration of the common measure will therefore run
from 29 July 1988 to 28 July 1989 ;
Whereas the increase in the Community’s financial contribution should be
varied to take account of the needs of the different sectors involved in the
programme and the priorities of the Community ; whereas that contribution
should therefore be increased to 70% in the case of rural infrastructure , the
development of stock rearing ( cattle , sheep and goats ) and forestry improve ¬
ment measures , and to 60% in the case of irrigation , the improvement of
facilities for agricultural training and land improvement ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION ï
                                        Article 1
Régulation ( EEC ) No 1975 / 82 is hereby amended as follows :
1.  In Article 16(1 ) the words "five years " are replaced by the words " six
    years ".
2.  Article 18 is amended as follows :
    ( i ) The following subparagraph is added to paragraph 2 :
          "However, for expenditure incurred from 29 July 1988 onwards , the Fund
           shall reimburse the Greek Government the following percentages of its
           actual expenditure , while observing the maximum eligible amounts laid
           down in the first subparagraph :
6   OJ No L
 ---pagebreak---              - 70% for the work referred to in Article 4 .   However , this amount
               may not exceed 60% of the total cost of the investment ;
             - 70% for the measures and work referred to in Articles 10(1 ) and
               14(1 );
             - 60% for the work and measures referred to in Articles 6 , 8 and
               12(1 ) ."
    ( ii ) Paragraph 2a is replaced by the following :
           " 2a The Commission may on the occasion of the approval , in accordance
                with the procedure laid down in Article 21 , of an adjustment of
                the programme referred to in Article 1(4 ) alter the limits set in
                the first subparagraph of paragraph 2 , but without exceeding the
                estimated cost specified in Article 16(3 )."
                                       Article 2
This Régulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publi ¬
cation in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety an directly applicable in all
Member States .
Done at Brussels ,
                                                         For the Council
                                                           The President
 ---pagebreak---        FINANCIAL              STATEMENT                concerning :
      Proposai for a Council Regulation amending Regulation ( EEC ) N * 1975 /82 on thè
      acceleration of agricultural development in certain regions of Greece
   1 . 8udget heading :           Item : B 301 Title :       EAGGF Guidance Section : structural poli-
                                                                                      cies
   2 . Legal basis :
                          Article 43 of the Treaty
  3 . Classification :                                               exP enditure
  4. Purpose/description of the measure : Aimed at extending the duration of the common mea­
      sure by one year and at raising the Community 's financial contribution from 50 %
      to 70 % for measures concerning forestry, infrastructure and stock rearing and
      from 50 % to 60 % for other measures .
  5.     Method of calculation
 5.1     Fora of expenditure :   Reimbursement of eligible national expenditure incurred *
                                 during the previsious year ; advances may be granted .
 5.2 Community contribution
                                     70 % or 60 X according to the measure concerned , as out ¬
 5.3 Calculation :                   lined above .
 5.3 Calculation :                   See table attached .
 6 . Financial implication as regards operating appropriations
 6.1 Schedule of commitment appropriations and payment appropriations (a ECU)
                     Year                    C.A. / P. A.
                     19 88                   106          expenditure paid and to be paid on the
                                                          basis of the old reimbursement rates
                     1989                      30
                     1990                       8                        •
                     1991                       -
                     1992                       -
                                                                       «
                     following years            -
                     Total                    144
 6.2 Financing during current year :         No implications for 1988 expenditure .
7 . Observations :
     The proposed amendments do not make it necessary to revise the estimated cost
    given in Article 16 of Regulation ( EEC ) N° 1975 /82 . This amount , 198.6 million ECJ ,
     remains well above past and planned reimbursement to 1990 .
     The financing of the measure in 1989 is possible based on the appropriation of
     Article 301 which provides funding both for the measures under Régulation ( EEC )
     N " 1975 ( remainder to be paid out as well as for measures under the IMPs which
    will take over from it .
 ---pagebreak--- TABLE ANNEXED TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE AMENDMENT OF REGULATION ( EEC ) N° 1975 /82
                                              Maximum eligible Eligible Nation ¬ Provisions for n ational expend -   Total expend ¬
                                              Amounts fixed      al Expenditure             iture t o be made        iture ( c )
                                              in R. 1975 / 82    to 31.12.1987   from 1.1.1988       from 29.7.1988
                                                                                 to 28.7.1988        to   28.7.1989
                                                     1                  2               3                    4      5 = 2 + 3 + 4
 Infrastructure                   MECU ( A )       116                 95,6             7                  15            117,6
 Irrigation                       II     II
                                                   122,5               39,5             9,5                20              69,0
 Land Improvement                 II     II
                                                    30,2               23,9           10                   22              55,9
 Livestock Improvement            II     II
                                                    41,6                7,6             1                    1              9,6
 Training                         II     II
                                                     7,0                1 /7            0,5                  1              3,2
 Forestry Measures                II     II
                                                   103,1               90,8             6                  10             106,8
 Total eligible national ex-
 penditure                        II     II
                                                   420,4              259,1           34                   69             362,1
 Rate of Reimbursement                              50 %               50 %           50 %               60 - 70 %
 Reimbursement in                 MECU ( A )       198 f 6            120             16,4                 42,5           178,9
 Double Rate ( a )                MECU ( B )          1 /0              0,74            0,8                   1
 Reimbursement in                 MECU ( B )       198,6 ( b )         88,5            13                   42,5          144
  ( a ) Ratio of Green Rate to Budget Rate
  ( b ) Provisional cost fixed in Article 16(3 ) of R. 1975 / 82
  ( c ) The maximum eligible amounts for each category of measure should be revised by an amendment of the programme .
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