Council Regulation (EEC) No 1983/86 of 24 June 1986 laying down general rules for the system of direct aid for small producers in the cereals sector

COUNCIL  REGULATION (EEC) No 1983/86
of 24 June 1986
laying down general rules for the system of direct aid for small producers in the cereals sector
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1579/86 (2), and in particular Article 4a thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the aim of a system of direct aid for small producers is to compensate for the effect of the cereals co-responsibility levy on their income; whereas, therefore, only small producers who have borne the levy should be eligible for aid;
Whereas Article 4a of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 provides that the overall aid amount may not exceed the estimated proceeds of the co-responsibilitiy levy from producers marketing not more than 25 tonnes of cereals; whereas, in the light of that provision, a ceiling should be fixed on the aid to be granted to each producer;
Whereas, moreover, certain criteria should be adopted for apportioning the overall amount of the aid between the Member States;
Whereas certain rules should be defined in due course on the way the amount of aid is to be apportioned by the Member States between the small producers of cereals,