Commission Regulation (EC) No 2050/97 of 20 October 1997 determining the reductions to be applied in certain Member States to the compensatory payments under the aid scheme for rice producers

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2050/97 of 20 October 1997 determining the reductions to be applied in certain Member States to the compensatory payments under the aid scheme for rice producers
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organization of the market in rice (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 6 (5) thereof,
Whereas Article 6 (5) Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 lays down that where the areas given over to rice in a given year exceed a specific base area, a reduction in the compensatory payment shall be applied to all producers in the base area in question for the same production year;
Whereas Article 6 (1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 613/97 of 8 April 1997 laying down rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as regards the conditions for granting compensatory payments under the aid scheme for rice producers (2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1305/97 (3), lays down that any reductions shall be determined on the basis of the information provided in notifications from the Member States, after verification thereof;
Whereas the notifications received from the Member States show that the base area was exceeded by 4,98 % in Spain and by 13,52 % in Greece; whereas the reduction to be applied in accordance with the above provision is therefore five times the overrun recorded for Spain and six times for Greece;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,