CELEX: 31981R1196
Language: en
Date: 1981-04-28 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 1196/81 of 28 April 1981 establishing a system of aid for bee-keeping in respect of the 1981/82, 1982/83 and 1983/84 marketing years

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31981R1196

Council Regulation (EEC) No 1196/81 of 28 April 1981 establishing a system of aid for bee-keeping in respect of the 1981/82, 1982/83 and 1983/84 marketing years  

Official Journal L 122 , 06/05/1981 P. 0001

****( 1 ) OJ NO C 90 , 21 . 4 . 1981 , P . 101 .  ( 2 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 25 AND 26 MARCH 1981 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ).  ( 3 ) OJ NO L 94 , 28 . 4 . 1970 , P . 13 .  ( 4 ) OJ NO L 117 , 12 . 5 . 1979 , P . 4 .  ( 1 ) OJ NO L 282 , 1 . 11 . 1975 , P . 49 .      COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1196/81   OF 28 APRIL 1981   ESTABLISHING A SYSTEM OF AID FOR BEE-KEEPING IN RESPECT OF THE 1981/82 , 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 ARTICLES 42 AND 43 THEREOF ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT  ( 1 ),   HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ( 2 ),   WHEREAS , BECAUSE OF THE ACTION OF POLLINATION , BEE-KEEPING IS ESSENTIAL FOR MAINTAINING THE YIELDS OF A WIDE RANGE OF AGRICULTURAL CROPS ;   WHEREAS BEE-KEEPING SHOULD BE PROMOTED BOTH TO INCREASE HONEY PRODUCTION AND TO SAFEGUARD ENVIRONMENTAL EQUILIBRIUM ;   WHEREAS ALTHOUGH COMMUNITY BEE-KEEPING IS GENERALLY CONDUCTED ON A SMALL SCALE , IT IS NONETHELESS OF SOME IMPORTANCE TO THE ECONOMIES OF CERTAIN REGIONS IN THE COMMUNITY AND IS A SOURCE OF ADDITIONAL INCOME FOR FARMERS IN THOSE REGIONS ;   WHEREAS THE STRUCTURAL FEATURES AND THE NATURAL CONDITIONS OF PRODUCTION LIMIT THE PRODUCTIVITY OF BEE-KEEPING ; WHEREAS THE RECENT INCREASE IN THE COST OF WINTER FEED AND THE WEATHER CONDITIONS OF THE LAST MARKETING YEARS HAVE AGGRAVATED THE SITUATION ;   WHEREAS PREMIUMS FOR DENATURING WHITE SUGAR FOR FEEDING BEES ARE NOT TO BE CONTINUED IN 1981 ;   WHEREAS , UNDER THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES , AID SHOULD BE GRANTED TO THIS SECTOR OVER A PERIOD LONG ENOUGH TO ENABLE THE INITIATION OF A PROCESS OF LONG-TERM IMPROVEMENT ;   WHEREAS EXPENDITURE INCURRED BY MEMBER STATES AS A RESULT OF OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS REGULATION SHOULD BE FINANCED BY THE COMMUNITY , PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 3 OF COUNCIL REGULATION  ( EEC ) NO 729/70 OF 21 APRIL 1970 ON THE FINANCING OF THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY ( 3 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 929/79 ( 4 ),   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :   ARTICLE 1   FOR THREE SUCCESSIVE MARKETING YEARS , BEGINNING WITH THE 1981/82 MARKETING YEAR , MEMBER STATES SHALL GRANT AID FOR BEE-KEEPING .   FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS REGULATION , THE MARKETING YEAR SHALL START ON 1 JULY AND FINISH ON 30 JUNE .   ARTICLE 2   1 .  THE AID SHALL TAKE THE FORM OF A SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTION TO ASSOCIATIONS OF BEE-KEEPERS WHICH ARE RECOGNIZED BY THE MEMBER STATE WITHIN WHOSE TERRITORY THE ASSOCIATIONS HAVE THEIR MAIN ESTABLISHMENT , ACCORDING TO THE NUMBER OF HIVES IN PRODUCTION .   MEMBER STATES MAY DESIGNATE AS RECOGNIZED ASSOCIATIONS ONLY THOSE ASSOCIATIONS WHICH MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS REGULATION , COMPLIANCE WITH THESE REQUIREMENTS BEING LEFT TO THE DISCRETION OF THE MEMBER STATE CONCERNED .   2 .  SUCH AID SHALL BE GRANTED ON THE REQUEST OF THOSE ASSOCIATIONS AND THE AMOUNT IS HEREBY FIXED AT 1 ECU PER HIVE IN PRODUCTION AND PER MARKETING YEAR .   ARTICLE 3   1 .  FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS REGULATION , ASSOCIATIONS OF BEE-KEEPERS MEANS ANY ORGANIZATION OF HOLDERS OF HIVES , FORMED ON THE INITIATIVE OF PRODUCERS THEMSELVES FOR PURPOSES , IN PARTICULAR , OF :  ( A ) PROMOTING THE INDIGENOUS PRODUCTION OF HONEY ;  ( B ) IMPROVING THEIR TECHNIQUES ;  ( C ) PROTECTING THE ECONOMIC INTERESTS OF THEIR MEMBERS .   2 .  ONLY THOSE ASSOCIATIONS WHICH ENTER INTO AN UNDERTAKING NOT TO EXCLUDE NON-MEMBER BEE-KEEPERS FROM THE BENFITS OF THE GRANT RECEIVED SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR GRANTS .   3 .  THE NUMBER OF HIVES IN PRODUCTION TAKEN FOR CALCULATING THE AMOUNT OF AID SHALL BE THAT WHICH THE HOLDERS DECLARE TO THE ASSOCIATION AS BEING MAINTAINED ON A REGULAR BASIS THROUGHOUT THE MARKETING YEAR FOR WHICH THE AID IS GRANTED . A HOLDER MAY SUBMIT ONLY ONE DECLARATION , PRODUCING ANY SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS REQUESTED BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY OF THE MEMBER STATE . SUCH DECLARATION SHALL BE KEPT BY THE ASSOCIATION .   ARTICLE 4   1 .  APPLICATIONS FOR AID SHALL BE SUBMITTED NOT LATER THAN 31 MAY PRECEDING THE MARKETING YEAR FOR WHICH THE AID IS GRANTED .   HOWEVER , FOR THE 1981/82 MARKETING YEAR , APPLICATIONS FOR AID SHALL BE SUBMITTED NOT LATER THAN 31 JULY 1981 .   2 .  THE MEMBER STATE SHALL PAY THE AMOUNT OF AID TO THE ASSOCIATION IN THE THREE MONTHS FOLLOWING THE DEADLINE FOR THE LODGING OF THE APPLICATION .   ARTICLE 5   1 .  THE ASSOCIATIONS MAY USE THE AID GRANTED FOR THE PURCHASE OF FEEDING SUGAR TO BE DISTRIBUTED AT REDUCED PRICES TO REGISTERED HOLDERS WITHIN THE LIMIT OF 5 KG PER HIVE , OR FOR GENERAL PROGRAMMES FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF HONEY PRODUCTION , TECHNOLOGY AND MARKETING APPROVED IN ADVANCE BY THE MEMBER STATES .   2 .  THE PROGRAMMES REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 1 MAY COVER , IN PARTICULAR :   -  TEACHING AND TRAINING PROJECTS ,   -  DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION AND RESEARCH IN THESE AREAS ,   -  COOPERATIVE MARKETING AND QUALITY CONTROL OF THE PRODUCT ,   -  BREEDING STATIONS , IMPROVEMENT IN REPRODUCTION AND SELECTION , AND THE MIGRATION OF BEES BETWEEN REGIONS .   3 .  AS FROM THE 1982/83 MARKETING YEAR THE COUNCIL SHALL , ACTING ON A PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION , FIX , BEFORE 1 MARCH PRECEDING THE MARKETING YEAR FOR WHICH THE AID IS GRANTED , THE MAXIMUM PERCENTAGE WHICH MAY BE DEVOTED TO THE PURCHASE OF FEEDING SUGAR .   ARTICLE 6   ASSOCIATIONS OF BEE-KEEPERS SHALL :   -  KEEP SEPARATE ACCOUNTS FOR THE ACTIVITIES FOR WHICH THE GRANT HAS BEEN USED ,   -  SUBMIT TO THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY OF THEIR MEMBER STATE NOT LATER THAN THREE MONTHS AFTER THE END OF THE MARKETING YEAR FOR WHICH THE AID HAS BEEN GRANTED , A REPORT ON THE ACTION UNDERTAKEN .   ARTICLE 7   1 .  THE MEMBER STATES SHALL SUBMIT , NOT LATER THAN SIX MONTHS AFTER THE END OF EACH OF THE THREE MARKETING YEARS , A REPORT ON THE APPLICATION OF THIS REGULATION .   2 .  THE COMMISSION SHALL SUBMIT TO THE COUNCIL BEFORE 1 JULY 1983 A REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS REGULATION , WITH A VIEW TO MAKING SUGGESTIONS FOR THE MOST APPROPRIATE COMMON MEASURES TO BE APPLIED IN FUTURE .   ARTICLE 8   1 .  DETAILED RULES FOR IMPLEMENTING THIS REGULATION , IN PARTICULAR , THOSE CONCERNED WITH DISTRIBUTING THE AID TO BEE-KEEPERS WHO ARE NOT MEMBERS OF AN ASSOCIATION , SHALL BE ADOPTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 17 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2771/75 ( 1 ).   2 .  MEMBER STATES AND THE COMMISSION SHALL HOLD REGULAR EXCHANGES OF VIEWS ON THE APPLICATION OF THIS REGULATION , IN PARTICULAR UNDER THE PROCEDURE PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 18 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2771/75 .   ARTICLE 9   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 LUXEMBOURG , 28 APRIL 1981 .   FOR THE COUNCIL   THE PRESIDENT   J . DE KONING