Council Regulation (EEC) No 1346/90 of 14 May 1990 instituting aid for small producers of certain arable crops

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) N° 1346/90
of 14 May  1990
instituting aid for small producers of certain arable crops
THE COUNCIL OF THE  EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article  43 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 the reduction in support granted to the markets in most agricultural products and in  particular the introduction of the stabilizers have considerable effects on the income of small  producers of arable crops; whereas, in accordance with the content of the Commission's  communication on rural development, measures should be introduced to alleviate those effects, the  scope of which is wider than simply the aid granted to small producers of cereals, which was  introduced to reduce the impact of the co-responsibility levy;
Whereas, with a view to achieving the abovementioned objectives, provision should be made for the  granting of aid per hectare, intended to offset loss of income, to producers of the products listed  in Article 1 (a) and (b) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common  organization of the market in cereals (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) N° 1340/90 (5), of  the products listed in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1431/82 of 18 May 1982 laying down  special measures for peas, field beans and sweet lupins (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No  1104/88 (7), and of certain products listed in Article 1 (2) of Council Regulation N° 136/66/EEC of  22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats (8),  as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1225/89 (9);
Whereas, for the purposes of applying the abovementioned aid scheme and with a view to its  objectives, the recipients should be defined in terms of the actual structures in the Community and  taking account of the specific provisions laid down in Council Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 of 12  March  1985 on improving the efficiency of agricultural structures (10), as last amended by  Regulation (EEC) No 752/90 (11);
Whereas the scheme provided for by Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 for small producers of cereals  constitutes an alternative, for Member States, to the scheme provided for by this Regulation;  whereas eligibility under these two schemes taken together should be excluded;
Whereas it is for the Council to decide, before 31 March 1992 on the basis of a report from the  Commission on the operation of the present aid scheme, what arrangements should be applied as from  the 1992/93 marketing year,