CELEX: 51988PC0774
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Date: 1988-12-09
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) instituting an exceptional emergency measure for less-favoured areas in Portugal (presented by the Commission)

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                                      COM(88 ) 774 final
                                      Brussels , 9 December 1988
                            Proposai for a
                       COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
          instituting an exceptional emergency measure for
                   less-favoured areas in Portugal
                    ( presented by the Commission )
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                              EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Owing to the exceptionally bad weather conditions in Portugal in the first
half of 1988 , agricultural holdings located in less-favoured agricultural
areas were confronted with a very substantial worsening of their natural
handicaps and a lack of financial liquidity jeopardizing the investments
required for their development .
This proposal introduces a special emergency measure whereby the Community
will make available to the Portuguese Government a maximum of ECU 20 million ,
to be granted to farmers in less-favoured agricultural areas in the form of a
supplement to the compensatory allowances to be paid in 1989 .
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                                          Draf t
                          COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) No   / 88
                                           of
            instituting an exceptional emergency measure for less-favoured
                                    areas in Portugal
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 Commission(l ) ,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliaments ) ,
Whereas the bad weather conditions affecting farmers in 1988 in the
less - f avoured areas in Portugal defined in Directive 86 / 467 / EEC ( Portugal ) ( 3 )
have aggravated the natural handicap of those areas and caused liquidity
problems for those farmers ;
( 1 ) OJ No C
( 2 ) OJ No C
( 3 ) OJ No L 273 , 24.09.1986 , p.173
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Whereas , by way of an exception , an emergency measure is required to raise the
income of farmers in those areas in the immediate future ; whereas , in view of
Portugal 's budgetary difficulties , provision should be made for intervention
from the Community to implement that measure ;
Whereas , on account of the weak administrative structures of that Member
State , a supplement to the compensatory allowances provided for in Title III
of Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 797 / 85 of 12 March 1985 on improving the
efficiency of agricultural structures(4 ) would provide a suitable means of
allocating the aid without incurring expenditure and administrative delays ;
whereas , as a consequence , Portugal should be exempted from complying with the
provision of Article 15(4 ) of that Regulation limiting the maximum eligible
amount of the compensatory allowance to 50% of the reference income per MWU so
that this scheme may be implemented in compliance with the extremely low
reference income in Portugal ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                         Article 1
1 . In order to assist Portuguese farmers in less-favoured areas within the
    meaning of Article 3 of Council Directive 75 /268 /EEC of 28 April 1975 on
     mountain and hill farming and farming in certain less-favoured areas(5 ) to
     overcome the exceptional difficulties due to the bad weather conditions
     prevailing in 1988 , a common measure within the meaning of Article 6(2 ) of
     Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 729 / 70 of 21 April 1970 on the financing of the
     common agricultural policy(6 ), as last amended by Regulation ( EEC )
     No 2048/88(7 ), is hereby instituted by way of an exception .
 (4)  OJ No L  93 , 30.03.1985 , p. 1
 (5)  OJ No L 128 , 19.05.1975 , p. 1
 (6)  OJ No L  94 , 28.04.1970 , p. 13
 (7)  OJ No L 185 , 15.07.1988 , p. 1
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2 . The common measure involves a financial contribution from the Community to
     payments made by Portugal to supplement the compensatory allowances paid in
      1989 pursuant to Title III of Regulation ( EEC ) No 797 / 85 , as last amended
     by Regulation ( EEC ) No 1098 / 88(8 ).    It shall be limited to supplementary
     payments made under the arrangements applicable in 1989 and must comply
     with the limits and conditions laid down in Articles 19 and 15 of the
     abovementioned Regulation .
3 . However , in view of the reference income referred to in Article 2(3 ) of
     Regulation ( EEC ) No 797 / 85 as reduced in Portugal pursuant to Regulation
      ( EEC ) No 1316 / 86(9 ), Portugal is hereby exempted from the restriction laid
     down in Article 15(9 ) of the abovementioned Regulation .
                                            Article 2
1 . The common measure provided for in Article 1 shall apply for one year .
2 . The Community 's contribution shall be limited to ECU 20 million .
                                            Article 3
Articles 23 , 25 , 27 and 28 of Regulation ( EEC ) No 797 / 85 shall apply to the
common measure provided for in Article 1 .
( 8 ) 0J No L 106 , 27.09.1988 , p. 28
( 9 ) OJ No L 115 , 03.05.1986 , p. 17
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This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
all Member States .
Done at Brussels ,                            For the Council
                                              The President
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                                                    ;          ANNEXE  II
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                                            les entreprises travaillant pour
                                            le secteur agricole .
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 ---pagebreak---     FINANCIAL              STATEMENT                       concerni ng : a pr0posal for a Council regulaticn
     establishing
     in Portugal .
                        an exceptional emergency measure benefitting less-favoured areas
 1 . Budget heading : mB        lie, : 301          Title :     structural policies .
 2 . Legal basis :  . . • ,    ,,     ,
                    Article 43 of the Treaty .
 3 . Classification :          , Csropxloox * tfXpRKit jtuoe/ Ncn-conp ul sory expendi ture
4. Purpose/description of the measure : Emitting the reinforcement of compensatory
     allowances in order to assist farmers who suffered from the adverse climatic
     conditions in 1988 .
5.     Method of calculation
5.1 Form of expenditure : reimbursement of eligible national expenditure .
5.2 Community contribution : 1 00% of supplementary expenditure up to a limit of 20 mECU
5.3 Calculation :      fixed amount
6.     Financial inplication as regards operating appropriations
6.1 Schedule of commitment appropriations and payment appropriations (m ECU )
                   Year                          C.A. / P - A .
                   19 89
                   1S 90                           20
                   19 91
                   19 92
               ‘   19 93
                   following years
                   Total
6.2 Financing during current year :
7 . Observations : Financing of this measure shall be realised following the
                      pluriannual financial perspectives established for the
                      structural actions .