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Date: 1978-07-24
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE Relative to the programme for the acceleration and guidance of collective irrigation works in Corsica (submitted by the Commission to the Council)

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 ---pagebreak---    COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                    COM(78)371 final
                                                    Brussels , 24 July 1978
                                    Proposal for a
                                COUNCIL     DIRECTIVE
             Relative to the programme for the acceleration and guidance of
                             collective irrigation works
                                      in Corsica
             ( submitted by the Commission to the Council )
COM ( 78 ) 371 final
 ---pagebreak---                             EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
  Corsican agriculture is in a non-favourable situation with regard to agriculture
  incomes and the under-employment which exists in agriculture . Besides , th ?
  conditions of agricultural production are seriously affected by the climatic
 conditions and above all by the inadequate rainfall during the growing
•                         I
 seasons .
 The elimination or reduction of this natural handicap could greatly increase
yields and thus improve the productivity in this region . Consequently ,
 i rrigation measures play an important role within the framework of Community
 efforts to improve the situation of agriculture in the Mediterranean regions
 and the creation of favourable conditions for the application of the common
 agricultural policy .
 A common action covering the acceleration of irrigation measures must allow -,
 the French Republic to eliminate this natural handicap in the light of the
  rapid and permanent effects on agricultural incomes .
 The effects by way of the improvement of the production structures of this
  region will only be assured by the establishment of a programme which includes
 all the necessary measures and which takes account of the problem of reorient­
 ation of agricultural production in the irrigated regions . The Community 's
 financial contribution must therefore be used within the framework of such a
 programme .
 ---pagebreak--- THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Having regard to the Treaty establishing European Economic Community ,
and in particular Article 43 thereof .
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament , < 1 >,
Whereas Article 39 ( 2 ) ( a) of the Treaty provides that account should be      _
taken of the social , structure of agriculture and the structural and natural
disparities between the various agricultural regions in working out the common
agricultural policy ;
Whereas in order to achieve the objectives of the common agricultural policy set out
in Article 39 ( 1 ) (a ) and Cb > of the Treaty, special measures which are appropriate
to the production conditions of the least-favoured agricultural areas should "be
adopted at Community level ;
Whereas certain Mediterranean regions of the Community are in an unfavourable
situation as regards agricultural incomes and suffer from under-employment
not only in agriculture but also generally;
 Whereas these problems are particularly evident in Corsica ;
 Whereas the active agricultural population is an important part              v
of the total active population in this region ;
 Whereas action should be concentrated on basic aspects of the struttural -
 development * of these regions which will have quick and lasting effects on
 agricultural incomes ;                             - *
 Whereas agricultural production in Corsica is seriously affected "by a seve– -
 rely unbalanced water supply situation, in that the capacity of the existing
 reservoirs and main channels is much greater than that of the irrigation
 network ; •
  ( i ) OJ, No C
 ---pagebreak---                                           - 2 -
Whereas the provision of such irrigation networks must "be speeded up by means
   of Community aide ;
Whereas the conditions and Limits laid down in Articles 13 and 19 of Council. Di­
rective 72/159/EBC of 17 April 1972 on the modernisation of farms ( 1 ) are
not well suited, as regards irrigation , to the special structural situation
in Corsica ;
Whereas the opportunity should be taken to reorientate           agricultural
production in the irrigated areas of these regions ;                  / •
 *  ' •               -                               * »
Whereas these objectives should be pursued ' by way of a measure covering
the irrigated areas of Corsica as part of a programme _
extending over several years ;
                                                                                  S
Whereas, in the premises , the measures referred to above             _
constitute a common measure within the meaning of Article 6 of Council
Regulation ( EEC ) No        729/ 70 of 21 April 1970 on the financing of the
common agricultural policy ( 2 ), as last amended "by Regulation (EEC )
No      2788 / 72 ( 3 );
Whereas it               -task of the Commission , after receiving the opinion of
the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structures , to approve a programme
presented by the French Republic ,                                        ■
HAS ADOPTED'THIS DIRECTIVE :
 (D OJ No L 96 , 23/4/1972 , p.l
 ( 2 ) OJ No L 94 , 28/4/1970 ,p. - 13 '
 ( 3 ) OJ No L 295 , "30/12/1972 , p. 1
 ---pagebreak---                                       Article 1
 1 . In order to increase        agricultural incomes in Corsica and  to improve
  basic agricultural structures , thereby contributing to the modernisation of
  farms , a common measure shall be introduced to accelerate
  collective irrigation operations from .        reservoirs and main channels and
  thus to facilitate the introduction of development plans within the meaning
• of Articles 2 and 4 of Directive 72 / 159 / EEC in the irrigated areas , while
  reorientating production to -market requirements .
 2 . The measures prouded for in this Directive constitute a common measure within the
 meaning of Article 6(l) of Regulation (EEC ) Bo 729/70* *
                                    Article 2
  1 . The conditions and limits laid down in Article 13 ( 2 ) and 19 ( 2 ) and ( 3 ) of
       Directive 72 / 159 / EEC shall not apply to collective irrigation ,
       operations which are the subject of this' common measure#
  2 ^ The financial contribution of the Community may only "be used in the contest
     -  of a programme covering all areas to "be irrigated in the region
     v concerned .
        This programme shall "be submitted to the Commission "by the
        French Republi c .
  3 . The financial aspects of the programme shall be examined and approved
        after consultation with the Committee of the European Agricultural Guidance
       and Guarantee Fund , hereinafter called "the Fund", in accordance with the
       procedure laid down in Article 18 (2 ) and (3) of Directive 72/l59/EEC *
 ---pagebreak---                                      Arti ele 3
The programme referred to in Article 2£V;aii include the following information :
a)     In the case of collective irrigation works ,
       -    the geographical areas covered by the programme which are to
            be equipped with an irrigation network using exi sting_ reservoi rs
            and main channels ;          -
            the number of hectares of irrigated land to he equipped with irrigation
           networks , and their location ; .                             - .    .   -
       -   the necessary work schedule for the irrigation .works and the timetable
           for the programme ;
            the average cost per hectare of agricultural area and the estimated
           total cost of the programme ,                ,
") In the case of the orientation of production :
             measures to orientate production in particular towards fodder
             crops ( maize , barley , lucerne , clover , field beans , sorghum ,
             soya beans , etc .) and the development of livestock rearing ;
             measures to ensure that in the application of financial contribution to
             investments in the processing and marketing of agricultural
             products , provided for under Council Regulation ( EEC ) i^o     355 / 77
             of 15 February 1977 on common measures to improve the conditions
             under which agri cultura'l products are processed and marketed ( 1 ), as
            amended by Regulation ( EEC ) No         / 78 ( 2 ), priority is given to
           production from the irrigated areas ;
             measures to exclude from the collective works covered "by
           . the programme , areas devoted to vines for wine-making .
 (1 ) OJ lio L 51 , 23/2/77 , p . 1
 ( 2 ) 0J No
 ---pagebreak---                                 Article 4
1.   Expenditure incurred by the French Republic under the      programme
     referred to in Article 2 for collective irrigation works up to a
     maximum of 15 000 hectares shall be eligible for aid from the
     Guidance Section of "the Fund .      -   *
2 . The Guidance Section of the Fund shall reimburse 50$ of the"" eligible
     expenditure to the French Republic . However , the amount of eligible
     expenditure may not exceed 3000 units of account per hectare irrigated.
                                 Art i c le 5
1 . The period of devation of the measure shall be 5 years will effect from the date
     of notification of this Directive .
2.   The total estimated cast of the common measure to be             by the Fund
     shall be 15 million units of account , for the entire period .
                                 Article 6
When the programme referred to in Article 2 < 3 ) is approved , the
 Commission shall , in agreement with the French Republic , six the detailed
 rules by which it shall be kept informed of the progress of the programme .
 The French Republic shall at the same time designate the organisations
 responsible for the technical execution of the programme .
                                 Art i c le ?                       '             '
 1.   Requests for reimbursement shall relate to expenditure incurred
      by the French Republic during a single calendar year and shall be
      presented to the Commission before 1      July of the following year .
 2.   Aid from the Fund shall be decided upon in accordance w^th Article 7 ( 1 )
      of Regulation ( EEC ) No . 729 / 70 .
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5 . The Guidance Section of the Fund may make advance payments in
       proportion to those granted by the French Republic and .according to
       the progress of the projects .
4.     Detailed rules        for the application of this Article, shall "be adopted
    • ' accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 13 of Regulation
        fF.EC ) No' 729 / 70 .
                                      Ar1 1 c l e 8   ,
tfns Directive >s addressed to the French Republic .
Done at Brussels
                                                           For the Council
                                                            The President
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     3. legal basis »              Article 6 of Regulation ( EEC ) no . 729 /70
1 4. C3JSCTrvir. i To increase agricultural incomes in Corsica by improving the basic . j
I agricultural structures and thereby permitting the modernisation of agricultural |
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      5 . FINANCIAL CCNSBiULKCS                                               CURRENT EMAMCIAL YEAR      FOLLOWING EUfANCIAL TEAR
                                                   - I PERIOD    OP 12 KOKTHS
     5.0 EXrENDITL'iîE
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             -CHARGE T0 0TÎC21 KATIONAL CROUPS
      5.1 RECEIPTS
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               ( LEVIES/CU3T0K3 HJTIES )
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      5.2 KETttOO OP CALCULATION
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      6.0 FINANCING POSSIBLE KITH CREDITS INSCRIBED IN RELEVANT CHAPTER OF CURRENT BUDGET ?                           YES/M
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 ---pagebreak---  CALCULATION OF COSTS
1.   The average cost per hectare is estimated at 2000. uc / ha .
2.   The area to be irrigated is       -    _
            - Oriental Plain           10,000 ha
            - Diverse zones in the
               West                      5,000 ha
                       total           15,000 ha
3.   Reimbursement Rate : 50% .
4.-' Cost to EAGGF Guidance Section :
            2000 χ 15000 χ 0.5 = 15 ΜυΟΕ
5.   Payment timetable
               Year      Percentage of       Comrmtment           Payment -
                             Work          Appropriations     Appropriations
               1979           10%              1.5 MU CE            1 .2
               1980-          20%              3                    2-7
              .1-981          30%              A. 5                 4.2
               1982           30%              4.5                  4.5
               1983           10%              1.5                  2.1
               1984                                                 0.3
               Total         100%             15                   15