Amended proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1872/94 COM (96) 422 final
COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Brussels, 29. 01. 1997 COM(97) 22 final 96/0212 (CNS) Amended proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1872/94 COM (96) 422 final (presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 189 a (2) of the EC-Treaty) Explanatory memorandum On 31 July 1996 the Commission submitted to the Council a proposal for a Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 1765/921, and in particular Article 11(2) as regards postponement of payment of the advance on the projected reference amount for oilseeds. Without prejudice to the opinion of the European Parliament, the Council meeting on 30 October 1996 endorsed this part of the proposal on condition that the maximum amount of the advance be increased from 50% to 65%. This draft Regulation is in response to the Council's request that a proposal to that effect be submitted to it. The European Parliament endorsed such an amendment to Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 at its session on 3 December 1996. This proposal meets the requests of those two institutions. OJ NoC 300, 10. 10. 19%, p. 19 COM (96/0212 (CNS)) 422 Una! X Amended proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1872/94 COM (%) 422 final The proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1872/94 [COM (96 0212 (CNS)) 422 final] is hereby amended as follows: 1. The penultimate recital is replaced by the following: "Whereas compensatory payments for arable crops from the 1997 harvest other than the advance for oilseeds are chargeable to the 1998 budget; whereas 1997 budget funds need to be released and a system of payment should be established in future which can be administered more effectively; whereas, to that end, advances for oilseeds should be postponed by setting the date from which they may be paid at 16 October, with an increase in the maximum advance payment from 50% to 65%;" 2. In Article 1, the following point (h)a, is inserted after point (h): "(h)a: in the first sentence of Article 11(2), the figure "50" is replaced by the figure '65' 4*z:<»» »» FINANCIAL STATEMENT BUDGET HEADING: 2. TITLE: Date: APPROPRIATIONS: ECU 1. 276,8 m (AL 2 to DB 97) Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1872/94 3. LEGAL BASIS: Articles 42 and 43 of the Treaty AIMS: To increase the maximum amount of the advance on the oilseed aid to 65% (instead of 50%) 5. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS 5. 0 EXPENDITURE - CHARGED TO THE EC BUDGET (REFUNDS/INTERVENTION) - NATIONAL AUTHORITIES - OTHER 5. 1. REVENUE - OWN RESOURCES OF THE EC (LEVIES/CUSTOMS DUTIES) - NATIONAL 5. 0. 1 5. 1. 1 5. 2 ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE ESTIMATED REVENUE METHOD OF CALCULATION: PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS (ECU million) CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR (97) (ECU million) FOLLOWING FINANCIAL YEAR (98) (ECU million) 1999 2000 2001 2002 6. 0 6. 1 CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED FROM APPROPRIATIONS ENTERED IN THE RELEVANT CHAPTER OF THE CURRENT BUDGET? CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED BY TRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS OF THE CURRENT BUDGET? WILL A SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET BE NECESSARY? WILL FUTURE BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS BE NECESSARY? 6. 2 6. 3 OBSERVATIONS: YES/N© ¥ES/N© ¥ES/NO ¥£S/NO This measure has no budgetary consequences since it is proposed in conjunction with a proposal to postpone payment of the advance for oilseeds to after 15 October 1996. This postponement will result in a saving estimated at ECU 1. 338 m for 1997 and has a neutral effect on the budget from 1998 onwards. i+ ISSN 0254-1475 COM(97) 22 final DOCUMENTS EN 03 Catalogue number : CB-CO-97-018-EN-C ISBN 92-78-15135-1 Office for Official Publications of the European Communities L-2985 Luxembourg S