CELEX: 51987PC0361
Language: en
Date: 1987-07-16
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 389/82 ON PRODUCER GROUPS AND ASSOCIATIONS THEREOF IN THE COTTON SECTOR

No C 237/8                               Official Journal of the European Communities                                  3.9. 87
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                                                        (Preparatory Acts)
                                                  COMMISSION
              Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 389/82 on producer groups
                                          and associations thereof in the cotton sector
                                                       COM(87) 361 final
                                  (Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 23 July 1987)
                                                         (87/C 237/12)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                            Whereas producer groups and associations thereof may
                                                                    often not be established while complying with the
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               conditions laid down in Article 2 (1) (b) of Regulation
Economic Community,                                                 (EEC) No 389/82 in order to qualify for certain aids for
                                                                    investments, in particular in packaging, ginning and
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Greece, and in             storage facilities; whereas access to such aids should
particular paragraphs 9 and 11 of Protocol 4 thereto, as            consequently be extended to private undertakings also,
amended by Protocol 14 to the Act of Accession of                   on condition that the participation of producers of the
Spain and Portugal,                                                 basic product in the economic advantages arising from
                                                                    their investments is ensured;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                                    Whereas the encouragement of cotton production in the
Having regard to the opinion of the European                        Community constitutes a worthwhile alternative to the
Parliament,                                                         replacement of intensive irrigated crops of which there is
                                                                    often a surplus in the Community;
Whereas, pursuant to paragraph 11 of Protocol 4 to the
Act of Accession of Greece, no later than five years after          Whereas, to achieve that objective, efforts in this sector
the implementation of the system introduced pursuant to             should be intensified taking into account in addition the
that Protocol, the system is to be the subject of a review;         limited financial resources of the regions concerned;
                                                                    whereas, as a consequence, the common measures should
Whereas, in accordance with the abovementioned                      be extended, adequate financial resources should be
Protocol, the common measures provided for by Council               provided for the requirements of those regions and the
Regulation (EEC) No 389/82 O apply also in Spain,                   Community rates of contribution should be raised from
and consequently the needs of cotton production in this             40 % to 50 % of eligible expenditure by the Member
Member State should be taken into account;                          States,
Whereas, in accordance with the said Regulation, Greece             HAD ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
adopted provisions for the establishment of groups and
associations thereof in the cotton sector and
                                                                                             Article 1
implemented a programme of aids for investments by
those groups and associations thereof;                              Regulation (EEC) No 389/82 is hereby amended as
                                                                    follows:
Whereas the implementation of the common measures
provided for has aroused great interest among cotton                1. Article 4 (1), (2) and (3) are replaced by the
producers, particularly as regards investments by cotton               following:
producer groups in mechanized harvesting equipment;
                                                                        '1. The Member States concerned shall grant aid to
Whereas, in order to streamline the application of the                 groups and associations, in respect of the five years
measures provided for in Articles 4 and 5 of Regulation                following the date of their recognition, to encourage
(EEC) No 389/82, certain conditions, in particular those               their formation and to facilitate their administrative
relating to the duration and the limits on the aid for the              operation. Such aid may be paid over seven years
launching of groups and associations thereof, should be                following the date of recognition.
relaxed;
                                                                        2. The amount of aid granted to producer groups
                                                                        for the first, second, third, fourth and fifth years
(") OJ No L 51, 23. 2. 1982, p. 1.                                      respectiveley:
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    (a) shall be equal to a maximum of 5 °/o, 5 °/o, 4 %,             3. Article 10 is replaced by the following:
         3 % and 2 % of the value of products:
                                                                           'Article 10
         — coming from producer groups as referred to in
             Article 1 (1),                                               1. The period for carrying out the common
                                                                          measures shall be 10 years from the date of entry into
         — to which recognition relates and which are                     force of this Regulation.
             placed on the market;
                                                                          2. Before the end of the period provided for in
    (b) may not, however, exceed the actual formation                     paragraph 1, the Commission shall submit to the
         and administrative operating expenditure.'                       Council a report on progress in the common
                                                                          measures.
2. The following subparagraph is added to Article 5 (1):                  3. The estimated total cost of carrying out the
                                                                          common measures to be borne by the Guidance
                                                                          Section of the Fund shall be 45 million ECU, 3
   'However, the aid referred to in the first subpara-
                                                                          million ECU of which are provided for the
   graph relating to storage, ginning and packaging
                                                                          application of Title I.
   facilities may also be granted to private undertakings
   provided that the programmes referred to under (c)                     4. Article 6 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70
   include:                                                               shall apply to this Regulation.'
   — investments which the said undertakings                          4. In Article 11 (2), '40 %' is replaced by '50 %'.
        contemplate making in storage, ginning and
                                                                                                  Article 2
        packaging facilities,
                                                                      This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
   — an assurance as to the adequate, lasting parti-                  publication in the Official Journal of the European
        cipation of cotton producers in the economic                  Communities.
        advantages arising from the investments, and/or               It shall apply with effect from 26 February 1987.
        the obligation to conclude supply contracts
        between groups and the said undertakings, of a                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and
        duration of at least five years.'                             directly applicable in all Member States.
               Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 1942/81 for the stimulation
                            of agricultural development in the less-favoured areas of Northern Ireland
                                                         COM(87) 371 final
                                   (Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 28 July 1987)
                                                           (87/C 237/13)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                              areas of Northern Ireland to bring about a significant
                                                                      improvement in agricultural structures and in agricultural
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                 production possibilities in the areas concerned;
Economic Community, and in particular Articles 42 and
43 thereof,
                                                                      Whereas the programme has been reviewed after its first
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                    four years of implementation in accordance with Article
                                                                      2 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1942/81;
Having regard         to the opinion of the European
Parliament,
Whereas, pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      Whereas Council Directive 84/169/EEC of 28 February
 1942/81 0), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/                   1984 concerning the Community list of less-favoured
85 O, the United Kingdom is implementing an agri-                     farming areas within the meaning of Directive
cultural development programme in the less-favoured                   75/268/EEC (United Kingdom) (3), extended the less-
                                                                      favoured areas of Northern Ireland;
(') OJ No L 197, 20. 7. 1981, p. 17.
O OJNoL362, 31. 12. 1985, p. 8.                                        O OJ No L 82, 26. 3. 1984, p. 67.