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Date: 1981-09-16
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 on the common organization of the market in seeds, Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 on the common organization of the market in cereals and Regulation (EEC) No 950/68 on the Common Customs Tariff#Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 1660/81 fixing the amounts of aid granted for seeds for the 1982/83 and 1983/84 marketing years (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                   COM(81 ) 508 final
                                                   Brussels . 16 September 1981
                                   Proposal for a
                            COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 2358 / 71 on the common organization of
  the market in seeds . Regulation ( EEC ) No 2727 / 75 on the common
           organization of the market in cereals and Regulation
                ( EEC ) No 950 / 68 on the Common Customs Tariff
                                   Proposal for a
                            COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
   amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 1660 / 81 fixing the amounts of aid
   granted for seeds for the 1982 / 83 and 1983 / 84 marketing years
               ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
                                             v'      ^7
COM ( 81 )  508 final
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                                Explanatory Memorandum
  1 . Spelt is cultivated in the Community mainly in parts of the Ardennes .
      It cannot be replaced by other crops there because of the peculiarities    I
      of weather and soil .    The area under spelt in 1980 was around 165 ha ,
      yielding 4 650 quintals of seed .
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  2 . The amount of certified spelt seed produced is sufficient to meet
      about 28% of requirements .     Increasing the output and use of certified
      seed would raise yields and stabilize production .     The production of
      certified seed should therefore be encouraged in order to satisfy
      demand for quality seed .
 3 . Spelt seed is not produced in the region where the crop is grown / so
      that as a species it is in competition economically with other high-
      value crops . . Spelt seed is also more expensive to prepare than seed
      of winter wheat because of the lower output per hour of the machinery
      used and the problem of selling rejects from dressing .     In order to
      overcome these difficulties and ensure an adequate return to farmers ,
      spelt seed production should be made eligible for assistance under
      seed market arrangements and included in the Annex to Council Regulation
      ( EEC ) No 2358/ 71 on the common organization of the market in seeds .
 4 . The Commission believes that aid of 10 ECU / 100 kg from the 1982 harvest
      onwards would cover the higher costs of production and result in a
      quality harvest .    This level of aid is proposed with Article 3 of
      Regulation (EEC ) No 2358/ 71 .
 5 . In view of the impact of the proposed measures^on the common organiza­
      tion of the market in cereals , this proposal includes appropriate
      amendments to cereal market provisions .
                    /
      It will also be necessary to adjust the CCT and replace the levy with
      an autonomous duty .
 ---pagebreak---                                       PROPOSAL FOR
                     COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
      amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 2358/ 71 on the common organization
        of the market in seeds , Regulation ( EEC ) No 2727/ 75 on the
              common organization of the market in cereals and
          Regulation ( EEC ) No 950 / 68 on the Common Customs Tariff
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 ,
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament ,
Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee ,
Whereas the cultivation of spelt ( Triticum spelta ) is of considerable
economic importance in certain regions of the Community where alternatives
are not easily found by reason of climatic and soil factors ;
Whereas the production of certified spelt seed is particularly expensive
for producers , especially because of the small size of the market involved
Whereas appropriate steps should be taken to stabilize this market and
ensure a fair return to producers of spelt seed ;
Whereas to this end Council Regulation ( EEC) No 2358/ 71^'
                                                             as last amended
by the Act of Accession of Greece , includes the possibility of granting
 0J No L 246 , 5.11.1971 , p. 1
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aid to producers of certain seeds ;       whereas the field of application of
                         therefore
this Regulation should / be extended to include spelt grown for seed produc­
tion, hitherto covered by Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 2727/ 75 of
29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals , as
last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No
Whereas provision should also be made, through the granting of such aid ,
to encourage production of basic and certified spelt seed;        whereas
this product should therefore be included in the Annex to Regulation (EEC )
No 2358/ 71 ;
Whereas , in view of the nature of the common organization of the market
in seeds , the import levy on spelt for use as seed should be replaced by
a customs duty of 20%;
Whereas , in respect of imports , it must be possible to distinguish spelt
for use as seed from other spelts ;       whereas this   can  be achieved by
                                              4
amending Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 950/ 68
                                                                  5
                   as last amended by Regulation ( EEC ) No         ,
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£(>J No L
çOJ No L 172, 27.7.1968, p. 1
  0J No L
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                    Article 1
Regulation ( EEC ) No 2358/ 71 is hereby amended as follows :
1 . Article 1 is replaced . by the following :
                                    Article 1
    A common organization of the market in the products set out below is
    hereby established in the seed sector .
 1
      Common
      Customs
      Tariff
      heading                               Description
      07.05 A          Dried leguminous vegetables , shelled , whether or
                       not skinned or split , for sowing
      10.01 A          Spelt for sowing
      10.05 A          Hybrid maize for sowing
      10.06 A          Rice for sowing
      12.01 A          Oil seeds and oleaginous fruit , whole or borken , for
                       sowing
      12.03            Seeds , fruit and spores , of a kind used for sowing
2 . Article 8a(1 ) is replaced by the following :
    " 1 . The Common Customs Tariff rates of duty shall be applied to the
    products named in Article 1 ."
3 . The Annex is replaced by Annex I to this Regulation .
                                    Article 2
The Annex " Common Customs Tariff " to Regulation ( EEC ) No 950 / 68 is hereby
amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation ..
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       *-r
       f.                            Article 3
Article 1 of           Regulation ( EEC ) No 2727/ 75 is hereby replaced by
the following :
                                  "Article 1
  'The common organization of the market in cereals shall comprise a price
and trading system and cover the following products:'
: Common Customs
: Tariff heading                             Description                      Ï
: ( a ) 10-01 Β I    Common wheat and mes lin                                 :
:          10-02     Rye           1                                          :
ï          10-03     Barley                                                   ;
:          10-04     Oats                                                     :
:          10-05 Β   Maize, other than hybrid maize for sowing                :
:          10-07     Buckwheat , millet / canary seed and grain sorghum;      :
                     other cereals                                            s
                                                                              β
                                                                  ί           :
: ( b ) 10-01 Β II   Durum wheat                                              s
                                                                              •
                                                                              #
: ( C ) 11-01 A      Wheat or mes li η flour                                  ;
:          11.01 Β   Rye f Lour                                               :
; ex       11-02 A   Cereal groats and cereal meal ( durum wheat and          :
                     common wheat )                                           Ï
                   ■                                                          ·
                                                                              •
a                                                                             ·
•    \                                                                        *
: ( d ) The products listed in Annex A                    .                   ;
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
in all Member States .
Done at .                   "                                 For the Council
                                                  /
 ---pagebreak---                              AOTEX I
     ,    ατ
        hrihllfiji                                 D·«ri pilon
           No
                   1 . CERES
   10.01 A              Triticum spelta L.
      10 06 A          Oryza aativa L.
                   2. OI.HACilNIÎAE
ra 12.01 A              Unum unitn(ÌMÌmum L. (textile (lax)
                        Lintim iisiialimiimum L. (United)
                        Cannatila «uliva L. (monoica)
                   J. ΙίΚΑΜΙΝϋΑΡ.                *
e* I2.P3 C              Arrhenaiherum clatiua (L.) Beauv. ex. J. and C Prent.
                        Dactyli« glnmerata L.
                        Pettina arunillnatra Sth reb.
                        Centina ovina I. .
                        Pettina pmtenaia Huda.
                        Fratina rubra L.
                        Lolium inuliillorum Lam.
                        Istillili perenne L.
                        --· ol ΙιιχΙι prraitfente, late or medium late
                        – new vaiictir » and other*
                        – of low pmisirnce, medium late, medium early or early
                        l.nliuni x liyhridum Hauwkn .
                        IMlll'lllll I'lillflltf L.
                        I'm nemoiali% I..
                        Poa pralen*!· 1..
                        Poa trivinliK L.
                    4 . l.liCillMINOSAi :
m 07 (M A 1               I'iHiim knlivuin 1 (partim) (licit! pea)
 ■ > 0 / JM A III        Vina falta 1 .. (purum) (field tiran»)
· « I;ÜI C               ΜπΙΐΐϋχο »uliva 1.. (riotypt·)
                         Meditalo kHtiva I., (varieties)
                        Trifolium pramme L.
                         Trifolium repen· L.
                         Trifolium rrpena L, ver. glgnnteum
                         Vicia Mtiva L.
 ---pagebreak---                                         ANNEX II
The Common Customs Tariff is amended as indicated below .
1 . Additional Note 1 . to Chapter 10 shall be replaced by the following :
     " 1 . The term "durum wheat "/ as used in subheading 10.01 B II , shall
           be taken to mean wheat of the " triticum durum " species and the
           hybrids derived from the interspecific crossing of'triticum durum "
           with the same number of chromosomes as that species .     Durum wheat
           thus defined must be of a colour ranging from amber yellow to
           brown and show a translucent horn-like vitreous fracture ."
2 . Heading 1G.01 shall be replaced by the following :                *    .
                                                  :        Rate of duty          :
                                                  : Autonomous   : Conventional :
; Heading                  Description            :     %        :      %        :
:   number                                        :   or levy    :
                                  ■
                                                  :      ( L)    :
:      1                        2                 :        3     :        4      :
:    10.01      Wheat and meslin    ( mixed wheat
                                      and rye )
                A Spelt for sowing ( a )          :    20        :        -      :
                Β Other :
                   I. Common wheat and meslin     :    20 ( L )  :
                  II . Durum wheat                :    20 ( L )  :
( a ) Entry under this subheading is subject to conditions to be determined
       by the competent authorities .
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                    FINANCIAL             STATEMENT
                                                                                 0ete : 9 July 1981
  1 . BUDGET HEADING : - gof ? : . ARÍ if i;e £3 ]         .                     APPROPRIATIONS : 38.2 million ECU
                             1982 . Article 180(preliminary draft budget )                          43 million ECU
  2. TITLE : P poposed Council Regulation amending the basic regulations for seeds (R                                      / 71 )
              and cereals ( R.2727 /75 ) and Regulation No 950 / 68 on the CCT .
  Î. LEGAL BASIS :           Article 43 of the Treaty
 4 . AIMS OF PROJECT :         inclusion of
                                              spelt seed in the COM for seeds and grant of aid for
              certified seed as from          the 1982 /83 marketing year . ■
 5.   FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS                  PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS  CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR   FOLLOWING FINANCIAL YEAR
 5.0 EXPENDITURE
                                                                           <  81    *                 UZ
       - CHARGED TO THE EC BUDGET
          ( REFUNDS / INTERVENTIONS )
                                               50 000 ECU                                      20 000 ECU
       - NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION
       - OTHER
 5.1 RECEIPTS
       - OWN RESOURCES OF THE EC
          ( LEVIES / CUSTOMS DUTIES )
                                                              Ins ignificant ( 1 )
      - NATIONAL
                                                                                   j
                                              .... Λ9&3             .192.4
5.0.1 ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE                     50 000 ECU      50.000 ECU
5.1.1 ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
                                                      Insigni ficant
 5.2 METHOD OF CALCULATION
           iProduction 465 t 1980 , rounded to 500 t .
             proposed aid 100 ECU / t
             Forecast annual expenditure 50 000 ECU; for 1981 Financial year ; 40% of 12
             months expenditure = 20 000 ECU
             C1 ) As there are practically no imports , the variation in own resources is
                   insignificant                           *
6.0 CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED FROM APPROPRIATIONS ENTERED IN THE RELEVANT CHAPTER OF THE CURRENT BUDGET ?
                                                                                                                YES / NJBX
6.1 CANXX«€X»X.X«XXWXM»^ >t#* )î^^x^î^ xV^^< ^5( ^^^x ^^x 'XxxXxxxxxxxxxxxx
6.2 WILLX*
                XW*K5mKTKRK»WtfSK#ft>rc$6$Mftj ()fi<xXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXttS >WXX
6.3 WILL FUTURE BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS BE NECESSARY ?
                                                                                                               YES / t
                                                                                               C2 )
OBSERVATIONS :         ( 2 ) Compared with appropriations made available for the sector in the
            preliminary draft 1982 budget ( 43 million ECU), the increase in expenditure
         ( 20 000 ECU) is very small .
 ---pagebreak---                                            Proposal for
                                    COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
       amending       Regulation ( EEC ) No 1660/ 81 fixing the amounts of aid granted
       for seeds for the 1982 / 83 and 1983 / 84 marketing years
  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 Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 2358 / 71 of 26 October 1971 on the
  common organisation of the market in seeds(l ), as last amended by the Act of
  Accession of Greece , and in particular Article 3(3 ) thereof ,
                            -    I
                          V                         '     .
  Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
  Having regard to the opinion of European, Parliament ^
  Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee ;
            Council                                                 „          ■
  Whereas /Regulation ( EEC ) No            ( 2 ) extended Regulation ( EEC ) No 2358 / 71 to
                              . falling               „
  cover spelt for sowing' within subheading 10.01 A of the Common Customs T. ariff ;
  Whereas the market situation in the Community and its probable future
  development are not such as to allow a fair income to producers for spelt fox
  sowing to be sold during the 1982 / 83 and 1983 / 84 marketing years ;         whereas
  part of the production costs should therefore be offset by granting aid ;
  ( 1 ) OJ No L 246 , 5.11.1971 , p . 1
j ( 2 ) 0J No
! ( 3 ) OJ No L 166 , 24.6.1981 , p. 3                                                    '   ■
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Whereas Article 3(2 ) of Regulation (EEC ) No 2358 / 71 provides that the aid
shall be fixed taking into account on the one hand the need to ensure a
balance between the volume of production required in the Community and the
possible outlets for that production and , on the other hand , the prices of tVie
product in question on external markets ;
 ;
Whereas Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 1660 / 81 ( 3 ) fixed the
amounts of aid granted for seeds for the 1982 / 83 and 1983 / 84 marketing years ;
whereas that Regulation should accordingly be supplemented to include the aid
levels for spelt for s>owing ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                    Sole Article
The Annex to Regulation ( EEC ) No 1660 / 81 is hereby replaced by the Annex to
this Regulation .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
all Member States .
Done at                                                For the Council
 ---pagebreak---                                                             ANNEX
                                          1982/83 and 1983/84 marketing years .
                                                                                                          (K ( /»< t 100 l
               '    '       y                                                                Amount ol .ι κ!
         CCT
      he»dinf                                Description                          Community
                                                                                                         Gr, t-t c
          No
                                                                                    oí Nine
                                                                                               1SX2 /H.)            IVS.1/ S4
                  1 . CERES
    10.01 A
                                                                                                                              '
                      Triticum spelta L.                                               10.0  •     2.5            • 3.3
    10 .06 A          Oryza sativa L.                                                  13-3        3-3                  4-4
                 2. ÒLEAGINEAE
ex 12Λ1 A             Unum usitatissimum L. (textile flax)                             19-6        4-9                  6-5
                      Linum usitatissimum L (linseed)                                  1 5-5       3-9                  5-2
                   ' Cannabis sativa L. (monoica)                                      14-2        3-6                  4-7
                3. GRAMINEAE
ex 12J03 C            Arrhenathenim elatius (L.) Beauv. ex. J. and C. Presi.          46-6       1 1-7                1 5-5
                      Dactylis glomerata L.                                           37-8         9-5                12-6
                      Festuca arundinacea Schreb.                                     40-9        10-2        / 13-6
                      Festuca ovina L.             '      :                           29-7         7-4                  9-9
                      Festuca pratensis Huds.                                         29-7         7-4                  9-9
                      Festuca rubra L.                                                25-6         6-4                  8-5
                   ' Lolium multiflorum Lam.                                   /      14-6         3-7                  4-9
                      Lolium perenne L
          !■          – of high, persistence, late or medium late               \ ■   24-3         6-1                  8 -1
                      – new varieties and others                                       18-9        4-7                  6-î
                      – of low persistence, medium late, medium early or early        1 3·3        3.5                  44
                      Lolium χ hybridum Haustkn.                                       14-6        3-7                  4 9
                      Phleum pratense L.                -                             60.8      1-5 . 2              20.3
                      Poa nemoralis L                            >                    27·ϋ         6-8                  9-0
                      Poa pratensis L.                                                270          6-8                  9 -t)
                 _ Poa trivialis L.                                                   27-0         68                   9-0
                                                                                    ι
               4. LEGUMINOSAE
ex 07.05 A I           Pisum sativum L. (partim) (field pea)                             5-4       5-4                  5-4
ex 07.05 A III        Vicia faba L. (partim) (field beans)                              6-1        ι··*                 2-0
ex 12.03 C            Medicago sativa L. (ecotypes)                                   1 3-5        3-4                  4-5
                 ' Medicago sativa L. (varieties)                                     24-3         6·Ι                  8-1
                      Trifolium pratense L.                                           35· 1        8-8                11-7 ,
                      Trifolium repens L                                              470        11 -8               1 5-7
                   • Trifolium repens L. var. giganteum                               47-ϋ       11 -8               1 5-7
c
                      Vicia sativa L.                                                 21-6       1 4-3                1 6-7