CELEX: 51996PC0505
Language: en
Date: 1996-10-18
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) setting for the 1996/97 marketing year the percentages referred to in Article 3(1)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 in connection with the premium granted for products processed from tomatoes

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                   Brussels, 18.10.1996
                                                   COM(96) 505 final
                                    Proposal for a
                          COUNCIL REGULATION (EC)
setting for the 1996/97 marketing year the percentages referred to in Article 3(1 )(a)
           of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 in connection with the premium
                   granted for products processed from tomatoes
                           (presented by the Commission)
 ---pagebreak---  ---pagebreak---                      EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
This measure must be taken at Community level, since this is an
area in which only the Community has power to act. Its intensity
and proportionality are described in detail below.
Article 3(1) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 provides for the
grant of a premium equivalent to 2% of the aid payable in
respect of those quantities of finished products produced from
tomatoes obtained from the quantity of fresh tomatoe-s supplied
under contracts concluded with producers' associations.
The premium is      only   paid   if  the   processors   or   their
associations:
- have accepted     all   the   fresh  tomatoes   covered   by  the
   contracts,
- can prove that the tomatoes processed under the said
   contracts represent a significant percentage of the total
   quantity of processed tomatoes.
The purpose of this proposal is to set the percentage applicable
to the 1996/97 marketing year at the same level as for the
previous year, taking into account the role currently played by
producers' associations in the Community.
It should be recalled that the aim of the measure is to
encourage concentration of the supply of fresh tomatoes in order
to achieve a better administration of the quantities to be
produced and the possible outlets, in particular those
quantities going to processing.
 ---pagebreak---                                           Proposal for a
                          COUNCIL REGULATION (EC)
 setting for the 1996/97 marketing year the percentages referred to in Article 3(l)(a)
            of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 in connection with the premium
                       granted for products processed from tomatoes
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 of 24 February 1986 on the common
organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables1, as last amended
by Regulation (EEC) No 2314/952, and in particular Article 3(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, in order to encourage the conclusion of contracts between groups of tomato
producers on the one hand and associations of processors or processors on the other,
Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 provides, in this case, for the grant on certain terms of an
additional premium;
Whereas the "significant specific percentage" for the total quantity of processed tomatoes
covered by contracts concluded with producers' groups must be set for the 1996/97 marketing
year;
Whereas, in view of the important role played by tomato producers' groups in the producer
Member States, it is desirable to maintain at the same level as for the 1995/96 marketing year
the percentage of the quantities of tomatoes covered by contracts concluded with producers'
associations in relation to the total quantity of processed tomatoes;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
        1
           OJ No L 49, 27.2.1986, p. 1.
        2
           OJ No L 233, 30.09.1995, p. 69.
                                                  3
 ---pagebreak---                                            Article 1
For the 1996/97 marketing year the percentage mentioned in Article 3(1 )(a) of Regulation
(EEC) No 426/86 shall be 80%.
                                           Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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                                                                     For the Council
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 ---pagebreak---        BUDGET HEADING: 1511
       TITLE:
       Proposal for a Council Regulation fixing, for the 1996/97 marketing year, the percentages referred to in Article 3(la) of
       Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 as regards the grant of aid for processed products based on tomatoes
       LEGAL BASIS: Regulation (EEC) No 426/86
       AIMS: To promote the conclusion of contracts between associations of producers and processors
5.     FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:                                  PERIOD OF              CURRENT               FOLLOWING
                                                                12 MONTHS              FINANCIAL              FINANCIAL
                                                                                          YEAR                   YEAR
                                                                                           (96)                   (97)
                                                               (ECU million)          (ECU million)          (ECU million)
5.0.   EXPENDITURE
       - CHARGED TO THE EC BUDGET
         (REFUNDS/INTERVENTION)
                                                                 1998            1999              2000              2001
5.0.1. ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE
5.2.   METHOD OF CALCULATION:
       Expenditure for tomato processing in the 1996/97 marketing year is estimated at ECU 361 million. The amount of the
       aid being 2% of that sum, the cost of the measure is:
       ECU 361 million x 2% x 80% x 1.034 (DT) « ECU 5.97 million
6.0.   CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED FROM APPROPRIATIONS ENTERED IN THE RELEVANT
       CHAPTER OF THE CURRENT BUDGET?                                                                              YES
6.1.   CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED BY TRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS OF THE CURRENT
       BUDGET?                                                                                                     YES
6.2.   WILL A SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET BE NECESSARY?                                                                   NO
6.3.   WILL FUTURE BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS BE NECESSARY?                                                             YES
OBSERVATIONS      The 1997 draft budget includes an appropriation corresponding to that amount.
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