CELEX: 51986PC0199(02)
Language: en
Date: 1986-04-21
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION ( EEC ) AMENDING DECISION 83/641/EEC OF 12 DECEMBER 1983 ADOPTING JOINT RESEARCH PROGRAMMES AND PROGRAMMES FOR COORDINATING AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH

No C 273/12                              Official Journal of the European Communities                                29.10.86
2. In Article 17:                                                           in Article 22, increase these rates by five points
                                                                            for the products in question.'
    (i) the following subparagraph is added to point (a)
        in paragraph 2:
                                                                                             CHAPTER V
        'If a programme as defined in Article 2 provides
        for the creation of marketing or processing
        structures for alternative or organically grown                                GENERAL PROVISIONS
        crops evidence of the existence of genuine outlets
        for which is shown in the programme, the                                               Article 5
        Commission may, after following the procedure               The Member States shall bring into force the measures
        provided for in Article 22, authorize the Member            that they require to adopt in order to conform with this
        State to reduce the recipient's contribution by five        Regulation within six months of the date of its entry into
        points for the projects in question.'                       force.
   (ii) the following is added to point (b) of paragraph
        2:                                                                                     Article 6
        'If a programme as defined in Article 2 provides            This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
        for the creation of marketing or processing                 following publication in the Official Journal of the
        structures for alternative or organically grown             European Communities.
        crops evidence of the existence of real outlets for
        which is given in the programme the Commission              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and
        may, after following the procedure provided for             directly applicable in all Member States.
              Proposal for a Council Decision amending Decision 83/641/EEC adopting joint research
                             programmes and programmes for coordinating agricultural research
                                                      COM(86) 199 final/2
                                (Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 22 April 1986)
                                                         (86/C 273/04)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                            to the promotion and coordination of agricultural
                                                                    research and experimenting, with a strengthening of the
                                                                    policy on agricultural reserach and more efficient organi-
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               zation of the transfer technology;
Economic Community, and in particular Article 43
thereof,
                                                                    Whereas these measures are contemplated as the best
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                  means of encouraging changes in production on the farm
                                                                    prompted by changes in the common agricultural policy;
Having regard to the opinion of the European Par-
liament,
                                                                    Whereas, in this connection, farmers must be helped to
                                                                    adapt by switching to other products to the new
                                                                    conditions resulting from the surpluses combined with a
Whereas the Commission has stressed that current trends             policy of restrictive pricing;
in respect of many agricultural products are inevitably
tending to boost surpluses at heavy cost to the budget;
                                                                    Whereas, in this connection, production should be
Whereas this entails an unjustified waste of resources              adapted to the qualities required by the markets and the
and is generating a climate of uncertainty hampering the            consumers;
work and the decisions of Community farmers;
Whereas, accordingly, the Commission has stated its                 Whereas the efficiency of farms should be improved,
intention to step up sharply its commitment with regard             given the need to control production and cut prices;
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Whereas proper protection of the environment and the                      Whereas Council Decision 83/641/EEC (x) lays down
preservation of the countryside by conservation of soil                   the amount for the Community financial participation in
and water resources must be ensured;                                      the implementation of the programmes, and whereas this
                                                                          amount should be adapted because of the increased need
Whereas prompt and effective dissemination of infor-                      to use research and technical and technological
mation on research to farm counsellors and farmers is                     development to provide a response to the challenges that
needed;                                                                   the Community now has to contend with in the socio-
                                                                          economic field;
Whereas, however, present research, already contri-
buting wholly or in part to the new approach, and
                                                                          HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
which, of its nature, can be applied immediately in
farming, should be continued;
                                                                                                   Sole Article
Whereas the proposal with regard to agricultural
research fits into the framework programme on scientific                  Decision 83/641/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
and technical activities of the Community;
                                                                          1. In Article 1 (3), '30 million ECU' is replaced by
Whereas      coordination         with    the     biotechnology               '50 million ECU'.
programmes underway and being prepared on the agri-
culture/industry interface is fully ensured;                              2. The Annex is amended in accordance with the Annex
                                                                              hereto.
Whereas the aim is to supplement present research by
pinpointing sectors in which a special effort is necessary
for the development and pursuit of the policy;                            (') OJ No L 358, 22. 12. 1983, p. 36.
                                                                  ANNEX
                                                         SPECIFIC MEASURES
                I. Utilization and conservation of agricultural resources
                   Paragraph 1 is amended as follows:
                        Subparagraph (b), first indent:
                        '— Cropping techniques, work methods and adaptation of machinery to requirements with a view
                             to reducing production costs.'
                        Subparagraph (c), first indent:
                        '— Use of crops having great economic and industrial value to produce energy from the biomass
                             and provide a response to specific requirements of industry.'
                        Second indent:
                        '— More efficient use of crop subproducts by better use of the total biomass.'
                   Paragraph 2 is amended as follows:
                        Subparagraph (c), first indent:
                        '— Optimum use of land and water resources for the production of food and low-cost energy
                             crops.'
                        Second indent:
                        '— Comparison of farming methods involving low inputs with traditional intensive farming
                             methods with a view to an improvement in the income of farmers and improved product
                             quality.'
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                      Subparagraph (d), second indent:
                      '— Computerization of data on soil use with a view to optimum and rational use of agricultural
                           resources.'
             II. Structural problems
                 Paragraph 3 is amended as follows:
                      Subparagraph (c):
                      '"Market" and "marketing" aspects connected with the quality of the final product in the light of
                      consumer concerns, particularly in the field of typical regional products;'
                      Subparagraph (d):
                      'Research will concern new products and new techniques for the use of agricultural products that
                      can replace or improve food products.'
            III. Improvement of animal and plant productivity
                 Paragraph 1 is amended as follows:
                      Subparagraph (b), fourth indent:
                      '— Alternative production systems with a view to quality production.'
                      Subparagraph (c), second indent:
                      '— Rumen function and feeding standards allowing for the reduced use of feed additives.'
                     Third indent:
                      '— Improvement of biological and economic efficiency by identification of the most profitable
                           stockfarming systems.'
                 Paragraph 2 is amended as follows:
                      Subparagraph (a):
                      'Continued plant breeding for improved disease resistance, better quality products and stable
                      yields, with proper regard to the conservation of the genetic stock of the species;'
                      Subparagraph (b):
                      'Improvement in agricultural methods and techniques in terms of the physiological requirements
                      of plants, having due regard to the cost of production techniques and the scope for less intensive
                      farming.'
                      Last paragraph:
                      Special attention will be given to fodder crops, crops for which the Community suffers a deficit,
                      crops of special regional interest and crops that can be used as new sources of energy or to meet
                      the requirements of industry in accordance with the wishes expressed by Parliament concerning an
                      intensification of research into plant proteins.
            IV. Coordination of research
                 Add the following paragraph:
                      'The programme will also establish methods for the dissemination of information deriving from
                      the results of research, so that such information can be promptly made available and easily
                      grasped by the farmers.'