CELEX: 51990PC0599
Language: en
Date: 1990-12-04
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION CONCERNING THE REFUND TO PORTUGAL OF REVENUE FROM THE " ACCESSION " COMPENSATORY AMOUNTS APPLIED TO SUPPLIES OF COMMON WHEAT FROM THE OTHER MEMBER STATES

No C 2/10                             Official Journal of the European Communities                                    4. 1. 91
                                                              II
                                                      (Preparatory Acts)
                                                 COMMISSION
              Proposal for a Council Decision concerning the refund to Portugal of revenue from the
              'accession' compensatory amounts applied to supplies of common wheat from the other Member
                                                            States                      '
                                                     COM(90) 599 final
                                    (Submitted by the Commission on 5 December 1990)
                                                        (91/C 2/05)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                           wheat (CN 1001.90.91 and 99) from the other Member
                                                                   States could reduce the financial burden on the national
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and                 budget and thus allow the necessary adjustments in the
Portugal and, in particular, the third paragraph of                cereals sedtor to continue;
Article 372 thereof,
                                                                   Whereas this refund should be limited to quantities
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              covering the traditional requirements of national
Community, and in particular Article 209 thereof,                  consumption of common wheat (CN 1001.90.91 and 99);
                                                                   whereas the arrangements for the refund should be laid
                                                                   down at the same time;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 183
thereof,                                                           Whereas Article 9 of Council Regulation (EEC,
                                                                   Euratom) No 1552/89 states that each Member State
                                                                   shall credit own resources to the account opened in the
Having regard to Council Decision 88/376/EEC,
                                                                   name of the Commission with its Treasury or the body it
Euratom of 24 June 1988 on the system of the
                                                                   has appointed; whereas provision should be made to
Communities' own resources, and in particular Article
                                                                   allow Portugal not to enter the accession compensatory
8 (2) thereof,
                                                                   amounts collected on supplies of common wheat from
                                                                   other Member States;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                                   Whereas a system for the control           of the   refund
Having regard       to   the opinion    of   the  European         arrangements is necessary,
Parliament,
                                                                   HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Having regard to the opinion of the Court of Auditors,
Whereas the structural changes to Portuguese agriculture                                     Article 1
during the first stage of accession were largely financed          The 'accession' compensatory amounts applied by
by the levies on cereals under Articles 270 and 277 of the         Portugal between 1 January 1991 and 31 December 1991
Act of Accession;                                                  to supplies of common wheat (CN 1001.90.91 and 99)
                                                                   from the other Member States shall be refunded to
Whereas, under the second paragraph of Article 372 of              Portugal up to a maximum of 400 000 tonnes of supplies
the Act of Accession, these levies and the ACAs will be            intended for national consumption and in accordance
allocated to the Community budget from the second                  with the rules set out in Article 2.
stage, even though some of the necessary expenditure on
adjustment will continue to be funded from the national
budget;                                                                                      Article 2
                                                                   The arrangements for the refund shall be as follows:
Whereas, in accordance with the third paragraph of                 Portugal shall credit to the account referred to in Article
Article 372 of the Act of Accession, a refund to Portugal          9 of Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1552/89
of the revenue from the 'accession' compensatory                   the own resources referred to at Article 2 (1) (a) of
amounts applied by Portugal to supplies of common                  Council Decision 88/376/EEC, Euratom after deducting
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the 'accession' compensatory amounts applied to supplies          Portugal shall inform the Commission, by means of
of common wheat within the limits laid down in                    appropriate notes to the monthly statement provided for
Article 1.                                                        in Article 6 (3) of Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom)
                                                                  No 1552/89, of all the data used to calculate the
                                                                  deduction provided for in Article 2.
                          Article 3
Portugal shall inform the Commission of the measures
                                                                                          Article 4
which it has taken to ensure compliance with the limits
laid down in Article 1.                                          This Decision is addressed to the Portuguese Republic.
              Proposal for a Council Decision amending Decision 90/218/EEC concerning the administration
                                                of Bovine Somatotropin (BST)
                                                      COM(90) 531 final
                                    (Submitted by the Commission on 13 December 1990)
                                                         (91/C 2/06)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         should be provided for in depth studies to be made.
                                                                 Whereas the Commission is required to submit a report
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European            on the situation, accompanied by proposals concerning
Economic Community, and in particular Article 43                 future arrangements, whereas, however, the in-depth
thereof,                                                         studies are not yet completed it is therefore necessary to
                                                                 provide for a prolongation of the necessary period of
                                                                 time.
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                                 HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Having regard      to   the   opinion   of   the   European
Parliament,                                                                               Article 1
                                                                 Council Decision 80/218/EEC of 25 April 1990
                                                                 concerning the administration of Bovine Somatotropin is
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and                 hereby modified as follows:
Social Committee,
                                                                 1. In Article 1 the date of until 31 December 1990 is
                                                                     replaced by 31 December 1991.
Whereas by its Decision 90/218/EEC O of 25 April
1990 concerning the administration of Bovine Somato-             2. In Article 4 the date of 1 October 1990 is replaced by
tropin the Council agreed that the Member States should              1 October 1991.
prohibit, until 31 December 1990, the administration of
Bovine Somatotropin on their territory by any means              3. In Article 4 the date of 31 December 1990 is replaced
whatsoever to dairy cows as the various effects of new               by 31 December 1991.
substances such as Bovine Somatotropin are not yet
sufficiently clear and in this respect a necessary period
                                                                                          Article 2
(') OJ No L 116, 8. 5. 1990, p. 27.                              This Decision is addressed to the Member States.