Council Regulation (EC) No 1038/2001 of 22 May 2001 amending Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops

Council Regulation (EC) No 1038/2001
of 22 May 2001
amending Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 36 and 37 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee(3),
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999(4) provides that producers must set aside a predetermined percentage of their land to qualify for area payments and the areas set aside may also be used for non-food purposes.
(2) Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 of 24 June 1991 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs(5) lays down special rules for the development of organic farming and in particular the limited use of fertilisers.
(3) Growing fodder legumes is an agronomic practice that restores the soil's fertility in a natural way; the extension of such crops is therefore important for developing organic production of agricultural products.
(4) To encourage the development of organic production methods, the use of land set aside under the support scheme for arable crops in order to grow fodder legumes on agricultural holdings taking part for the totality of the production in the scheme provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 should be authorised,