CELEX: 51988PC0774
Language: en
Date: 1988-12-09
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) INSTITUTING AN EXCEPTIONAL EMERGENCY MEASURE FOR LESS-FAVOURED AREAS IN PORTUGAL

7. 1. 89                               Official Journal of the European Communities                                  No C 6/7
        the provisions laid down in the first subparagraph                  the subject of those schemes, and the control
        of Article 1 (4) by 31 December 1988 at the latest                  measures for ensuring that the aid granted to
        for Greece, and for those laid down in the second                   citrus growers whose plantations suffered damage
        subparagraph of Article 1 (4) by 31 March 1979                      as a result of the frost meet the requirements laid
        at the latest for Italy, draw up a plan to include                  down in Article 1 (5).'
        the measures which they consider most suitable
        for carrying out the work referred to in Article 1         3. In Article 4 (1), the third subparagraph is replaced by
        or adjust existing plans.'                                      the following:
    (b) The fifth paragraph is replaced by the following:               'However, for the implementation of points (a) and
                                                                        (b) of the first subparagraph and (b) of the second
        'The plan drawn up in accordance with the                       subparagraph of Article 1 (4), the figure given in the
        provisions of the first subparagraph of Article 1               second indent of the first subparagraph shall be
        (4) and point (b) of the second subparagraph of                 reduced to 20 %.'
        Article 1 (4) and Article 1 (5) shall specifiy in
        particular, in addition to the particulars referred                                   Article 2
        to in the third and fourth paragraphs, the location
        of the areas particularly affected by the severe           This Regulation shall en:er into force on the third day
        weather, the extent of the damage caused, the              following its publication in the Official Journal of the
        number of holdings affected, the extent of the             European Communities.
        areas for which aid may be granted for the
        schemes referred to in Article 1 (4), including the        This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and
        varieties cultivated on the plantations which are          directly applicable in all Member States.
               Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) instituting an exceptional emergency measure for
                                                less-favoured areas in Portugal
                                                       COM(88)   774 final
                                    (Submitted by the Commission on 19 December 1988)
                                                          (89/C 6/05)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITES,                            in the immediate future; whereas, in view of Portugal's
                                                                   budgetary difficulties, provision should be made for
                                                                   intervention from the Community to implement that
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
                                                                   measure;
Economic Community, and in particular Article 43
thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                                   Whereas, on account of the weak administrative
                                                                   structures of that Member State, a supplement to the
Having regard        to  the   opinion  of   the    European       compensatory allowances provided for in Title III of
Parliament,                                                        Council Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 of 12 March 1985
                                                                   on improving the efficiency of agricultural structures (2)
                                                                   would provide a suitable means of allocating the aid
Whereas the bad weather conditions affecting farmers in            without incurring expenditure and administrative delays;
 1988 in the less-favoured areas in Portugal defined in            whereas, as a consequence, Portugal should be exempted
Directive 86/467/EEC (Portugal) (') have aggravated                from complying with the provision of Article 15 (4) of
the natural handicap of those areas and caused liquidity           that Regulation limiting the maximum eligible amount of
problems for those farmers;                                        the compensatory allowance to 50 % of the reference
                                                                   income per MWU so that this scheme may be
Whereas, by way of an exception, an emergency measure              implemented in compliance with the extremely low
is required to raise the income of farmers in those areas           reference income in Portugal;
(') OJ No L 273, 24. 9. 1986, p. 173.                               (') OJ No L 93, 30. 3. 1985, p. 1.
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:                                         3.    However, in view of the reference income referred
                                                                     to in Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 as
                            Article 1                                reduced in Portugal pursuant to Regulation (EEC) N o
1.    In order to assist Portuguese farmers in less-                 1316/86 (5), Portugal is hereby exempted from the
favoured areas within the meaning of Article 3 of                    restriction laid down in Article 15 (4) of the abovemen-
Council Directive 75/268/EEC of 28 April 1975 on                     tioned Regulation.
mountain and hill farming and farming in certain less-
favoured areas (') to overcome the exceptional diffi-                                          Article 2
culties due to the bad weather conditions prevailing in
                                                                     1.    The common measure provided for in Article 1
1988, a common measure within the meaning of Article                 shall apply for one year.
6 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/79 of 21
April 1970 on the financing of the common agricultural               2.    The Community's contribution shall be limited to
policy (*), as least amended by Regulation (EEC) No                  ECU 20 million.
2048/88 (3), is hereby instituted by way of an exception.
2.    The common measure involves a financial contri-                                          Article 3
bution from the Community to payments made by                       Articles 23, 25, 27 and 28 of Regulation (EEC) No
Portugal to supplement the compensatory allowances                   797/85 shall apply to the common measure provided for
paid in 1989 pursuant to Title III of Regulation (EEC)               in Article 1.
N o 797/85, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
1098/88 (4). It shall be limited to supplementary                                              Article 4
payments made under the arrangements applicable in
1989 and must comply with the limits and conditions laid            This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
down in Articles 14 and 15 of the abovementioned                     following its publication in the Official Journal of the
Regulation.                                                          European Communities.
                                                                    This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and
(') OJ No   L 128, 19. 5. 1975, p. 1.                                directly applicable in all Member States.
(2) OJ No   L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 13.
O   OJ No   L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 1.
O   OJ No   L 106, 27. 4. 1988, p. 28.                               O OJ No L 115, 3. 5. 1986, p. 17.
              Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) introducing a specific measure for certain grain
                                                              legumes
                                                        COM(88) 832 final
                                       (Submitted by the Commission on 22 December 1988)
                                                            (89/C 6/06)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                             Whereas, in the framework of the aid scheme for the
                                                                     set-aside of arable land introduced by Council Regu-
                                                                     lation (EEC) No 795/85 of 12 March 1985 on
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
                                                                     improving the efficiency of agricultural structures ('), as
Economic Community, and in particular Article 43
                                                                     last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1094/88 (2), the
thereof,
                                                                     Council has laid down that certain Member States may
                                                                     authorize the cultivation of lentils, chick-peas and
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                   vetches on arable land withdrawn from production
                                                                     pursuant to the abovementioned measures; whereas the
                                                                     objective of obtaining the abovementioned crops may
Having regard        to   the   opinion    of   the  European
                                                                     also be achieved by granting an aid per hectare for areas
Parliament,                                                          at present under those crops during the period of
                                                                     application of the arrangements for the set-aside of
 Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and                     arable land; whereas, as a corollary, the amount of the
 Social Committee,                                                    aid granted must be fixed according to the levels of aid
                                                                     paid under the arrangements laid down in Regulation
                                                                      (EEC) No 797/85;
 Whereas the maintenance of crops of grain legumes such
 as lentils, chick-peas and vetches is in the Community
 economic interest and prevents imbalance on the                      (') OJ No L 93, 30. 3. 1985, p. 1.
 Community market;                                                    O OJ No L 106, 27. 4. 1988, p. 28.