L 265/4 Official Journal of the European Communities 30.9.98 COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2072/98 of 28 September 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 on the common organisation of the market in rice with regard to the scheme for compensatory payment THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ('), Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (?), Whereas, in the context of providing support for producers of rice, Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 (°) lays down a national base area for each producer Member State with the exception of France, for which two base areas are laid down; whereas the Hellenic Republic has requested that for that country also there should be two base areas, although without differential compensatory payments, so that, without prejudice to the objectives of the scheme, areas may still be devoted to rice-growing in regions where there is no genuine possibility of alternative crops and that request should be accepted; Whereas Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 should be amended accordingly, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 In Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 paragraphs 3 and 4 shall be replaced by the following: ‘3. The amounts of the compensatory payment shall be as follows: ECU/ha 1997/98 1998/99 1999/2000 and after Spain 111,44 222,89 334,33 France — metropolitan territory 96,35 192,70 289,05 — French Guiana 131,80 263,60 395,40 Greece — departments of Thessaloniki, Serres and Fthiotida 131,27 262,55 393,82 — other departments 131,27 262,55 393,82 Italy 106,00 212,00 318,01 Portugal 106,18 212,36 318,53 (") OJ C 159, 26. 5. 1998, p. 17. (3) OJ C 292, 21. 9. 1998. () OJ L 329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 18. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 192/98 (OJ L 20, 27. 1. 1998, p. 16).