CELEX: 11972B/PRO/20
Language: en
Date: 1972-01-22 00:00:00
Title: DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE ACCESSION TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES OF THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK, IRELAND, THE KINGDOM OF NORWAY AND THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND, PROTOCOL NO 20 ON NORWEGIAN AGRICULTURE

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11972B/PRO/20

DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE ACCESSION TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES OF THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK, IRELAND, THE KINGDOM OF NORWAY AND THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND, PROTOCOL NO 20 ON NORWEGIAN AGRICULTURE  

Official Journal L 073 , 27/03/1972 P. 0175

++++THE HIGH CONTRACTING PARTIES ,  DESIRING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS WHICH THE ACCESSION OF NORWAY TO THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY CREATES FOR THE FARMERS OF THAT COUNTRY ;  TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE ANXIETIES EXPRESSED BY THE NORWEGIAN GOVERNMENT CONCERNING THE FACT THAT NORWAY'S AGRICULTURE IS AT A DISADVANTAGE AS REGARDS PRODUCTION OWING TO THE COUNTRY'S GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION AND CONFIGURATION ; THAT THE SAME FACTORS DETERMINE THE PARTICULAR DEMOGRAPHIC PROBLEMS OF NORWAY AND INVOLVE , FOR THE AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS OF THAT COUNTRY , RELATIVELY HIGH PRODUCTION COSTS , WHICH HAVE NECESSITATED A GENERAL SYSTEM OF SUPPORT MEASURES FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAINTAINING A BALANCED SOCIAL STRUCTURE , AND AN EQUITABLE STANDARD OF LIVING FOR THE AGRICULTURAL POPULATION ;  RECOGNIZE THE PARTICULAR PROBLEMS WHICH THE ACCESSION OF NORWAY TO THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY CREATES FOR THE FARMERS OF THAT COUNTRY , PARTICULARLY IN VIEW OF THE FACT THAT A SIMPLE ALIGNMENT OF THE PRICES RECEIVED BY NORWEGIAN PRODUCERS WITH THE LEVEL OF COMMUNITY PRICES WOULD CAUSE A SUBSTANTIAL LOSS IN EARNINGS , WITH UNFAVOURABLE CONSEQUENCES FROM THE DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIAL POINT OF VIEW ;  RECOGNIZE IN PARTICULAR THAT THE TRANSITIONAL PERIOD COULD NOT SOLVE THESE PROBLEMS AND THAT IT IS THEREFORE NECESSARY TO ENVISAGE SPECIFIC ARRANGEMENTS _ WHICH SHOULD NOT BE REGARDED AS CONSTITUTING A PRECEDENT _ WITH THE OBJECT OF MAINTAINING THE STANDARD OF LIVING OF NORWEGIAN FARMERS , IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE RULES GOVERNING THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY ;  HAVE AGREED THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS :  1 . SUBJECT TO THE TEMPORARY DEROGATIONS REFERRED TO IN THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPHS , THE SYSTEM APPLIED TO NORWEGIAN AGRICULTURE MUST BE DEVISED IN SUCH A WAY AS NOT TO COMPROMISE THE FUNCTIONING OF THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY , AND PARTICULARLY OF THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF MARKETS , THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY .  2 . NORWAY SHALL APPLY THE COMMUNITY'S AGRICULTURAL RULES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RELEVANT PROVISIONS OF THE ACT OF ACCESSION .  3 . THE PROBLEM OF NORWEGIAN SUBSIDIES FOR TRANSPORT COSTS , WHICH ARE INTENDED TO COMPENSATE FOR THE PARTICULARLY UNFAVOURABLE EFFECTS OF THE LONG DISTANCES BETWEEN PRODUCTION AREAS AND NATURAL OUTLETS AND THE FACT THAT AGRICULTURAL REGIONS ARE WIDELY DISPERSED , MUST BE ADEQUATELY RESOLVED BY APPLYING THE PROVISIONS OF THE EEC TREATY .  4 . A SUPPORT SYSTEM SHALL BE INTRODUCED IN NORWAY WHICH SHOULD PERMIT THE MAINTENANCE OF THE FARMERS' STANDARD OF LIVING . SUPPORT SHALL BE GIVEN IN SO FAR AS IS NECESSARY FOR ACHIEVING THIS OBJECTIVE . THE SUPPORT MAY NOT BE LINKED WITH THE PRODUCT SOLD , NOR INCLUDE SUBSIDIES IN RESPECT OF PRODUCER PRICES , AND THIS WILL REQUIRE CHANGES IN THE SUPPORT MEASURES CURRENTLY IN FORCE IN NORWAY . THE SUPPORT SHALL BE VARIED ACCORDING TO THE REGIONS AND THE CATEGORIES OF FARMERS CONCERNED . THE MEASURES TO BE TAKEN SHALL BE ADAPTED TO THE VARIOUS TYPES OF PRODUCTION .  5 . NORWAY SHALL HAVE THE OPTION OF MAINTAINING UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1975 , BY WAY OF DEROGATION , THE SUBSIDIES GRANTED AT PRESENT . PRODUCER PRICE SUBSIDIES SHALL BE REDUCED BY AMOUNTS CORRESPONDING TO THE INCREASES IN MARKET PRICES RESULTING FROM THE ALIGNMENT OF THESE MARKET PRICES WITH THE LEVEL OF THE COMMON PRICES .  6 . IN THE HORTICULTURAL SECTOR AND FOR POTATOES , NORWAY IS AUTHORIZED UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1977 , BY WAY OF DEROGATION , TO REPLACE QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS ON IMPORTS BY PROVISIONS MAKING IT POSSIBLE TO MAINTAIN , FOR CERTAIN PRODUCTS , A PRICE LEVEL COMPARABLE TO THE PRICE RULING ON THE NORWEGIAN MARKET BEFORE ACCESSION . THESE PROVISIONS SHALL CONSTITUTE A SYSTEM OF MINIMUM PRICES TO BE FIXED ON THE NORWEGIAN MARKET BELOW WHICH COUNTERVAILING CHARGES MAY BE APPLIED TO IMPORTS FROM ANY SOURCE ; AS REGARDS IMPORTS OF THESE PRODUCTS INTENDED FOR PROCESSING , THE COUNTERVAILING CHARGE MAY BE SUSPENDED , WHEREAS FOR DELIVERIES OF HOME-GROWN PRODUCTS INTENDED FOR PROCESSING A REFUND CORRESPONDING TO THE AMOUNT OF THIS CHARGE MAY BE GRANTED . THE TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AGREED FOR CUSTOMS DUTIES SHALL CONTINUE TO APPLY .  THE COUNCIL , ACTING BY A QUALIFIED MAJORITY ON A PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION , SHALL ADOPT THE MEASURES NECESSARY FOR IMPLEMENTING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH .  7 . FOR PRODUCTS IN THE PIGMEAT , EGGS AND POULTRY SECTORS , THE COMPENSATORY AMOUNT APPLICABLE TO IMPORTS INTO NORWAY UNTIL THE FIRST REDUCTION SHALL BE CALCULATED , NOTWITHSTANDING ARTICLES 75 , 77 , AND 79 OF THE ACT OF ACCESSION , ON THE BASIS OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PRICES FOR SLAUGHTERED PIGS , EGGS IN SHELL AND SLAUGHTERED POULTRY ON THE NORWEGIAN MARKET , ON THE ONE HAND , AND ON THE MARKET OF THE COMMUNITY AS ORIGINALLY CONSTITUTED AND OF EACH OF THE OTHER NEW MEMBER STATES , ON THE OTHER .  THE COMPENSATORY AMOUNT REFERRED TO IN THE FIRST SUBPARAGRAPH SHALL BE REDUCED BY A QUARTER ON 1 NOVEMBER 1973 , A QUARTER ON 1 NOVEMBER 1974 , A QUARTER ON 1 NOVEMBER 1975 AND ABOLISHED ON 1 NOVEMBER 1976 , WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE APPLICATION AFTER THIS DATE OF ARTICLES 75 , 77 AND 79 OF THE ACT OF ACCESSION .  THE COUNCIL SHALL , ACTING BY A QUALIFIED MAJORITY ON A PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION , ADOPT THE MEASURES NECESSARY FOR IMPLEMENTING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH .  8 . BY 30 JUNE 1974 AT THE LATEST , AND IN RESPECT OF HORTICULTURE AND POTATOES BY 30 JUNE 1976 AT THE LATEST , THE COMMISSION SHALL MAKE PROPOSALS TO THE COUNCIL INCLUDING , IF APPROPRIATE , PROPOSALS ON EXPENDITURE ELIGIBLE FOR COMMUNITY FINANCING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE EEC TREATY WITH A VIEW TO PUTTING INTO OPERATION , UPON EXPIRY OF THE PERIODS PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPHS 5 AND 6 , THE SUPPORT SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 4 .  9 . UNDER COMMUNITY SUPERVISION , AND WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPHS 1 TO 8 , APPROPRIATE MEASURES SHALL BE TAKEN IN NORWAY TO ENSURE A SUPPLY OF MILK WHICH IS SUFFICIENT REGULARLY TO MEET THE LIQUID MILK CONSUMPTION OF THE POPULATION , AND IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE PRESENT HIGH LEVEL OF MILK CONSUMPTION IS NOT ENDANGERED . THE COUNCIL SHALL , ACCORDING TO THE PROCEDURE OF ARTICLE 43 ( 2 ) OF THE EEC TREATY , ADOPT THE PROVISIONS NECESSARY TO THIS END , WHICH MAY INCLUDE SUBSIDIES .  10 . IF ANY SUBSEQUENT DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY OR OF OTHER COMMUNITY POLICIES SHOULD INCLUDE COMMUNITY MEASURES ENABLING A TOTAL OR A PARTIAL SOLUTION OF THE SPECIAL PROBLEMS OF NORWEGIAN AGRICULTURE , THOSE COMMUNITY MEASURES , AND ANY POSSIBLE COMMUNITY FINANCING , WOULD REPLACE THE SPECIFIC MEASURES TAKEN IN NORWAY .  11 . THE INSTITUTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY SHALL PERIODICALLY REVIEW THE CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR IMPLEMENTING THE ARRANGEMENTS APPLIED IN NORWAY .