Report from the Commission to the Council on the cost of the aid measures for the transport of certain fruit and vegetables in 1995 provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3438/92
COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Brussels, 03. 06. 1997 COM(97) 270 final REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL on the cost of thé aid measures for the transport of certain fruit and vegetables in 1995 provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3438/92 Article 2(4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3438/921, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1600/962, requires the Commission to present a report to the Council on the cost of the aid measures for the transport of certain fruit and vegetables. The present report concerns the cost of the measures in 1995. 1. Background The conflict in Yugoslavia, which erupted in 1991, hampered the transport of certain Greek agricultural products destined for other Community Member States, in particular fruit and vegetables, which are highly perishable. As a result of this exceptional situation, unprecedented since the introduction of the common agricultural policy, the Council took a decision, in respect of fruit and vegetables covered by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/723 (which was subsequently repealed and replaced by Regulation (EEC) No 2200/964), on account of their perishability, to compensate for the costs arising as a result of the need to avoid the territory of the former Yugoslavia. 2. Regulatory framework Council Regulation (EEC) No 3438/92 provides for the grant of a special temporary allowance for the years 1992-96 on consignments made by wagon, lorry or vessel to Member States other than Italy, Spain and Portugal. The Commission subsequently adopted a number of implementing regulations, including Regulation (EC) No 811/955 concerning consignments in 1995. The aid amount that year was ECU 4. 83 per 100 kg net weight. The competent Greek authorities were instructed to examine aid applications and their admissibility and to proceed with payments. They were instructed also to carry out the OJNoL350, 1. 12. 1992, p. 1. OJ No L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 45. OJNoL 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1. OJNoL297, 21. 11. 1996, p. 1. OJNoL82, 12. 4. 1995, p. 5. ^ necessary checks on these operations. Financing is provided by the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), Guarantee Section. The Greek authorities are required to notify the Commission of the quantities qualifying for the transport aid. 3. Cost of the aid The figures below have been prepared on the basis of information sent by Greece on. concerning consignments in 1995 which qualified for transport aid. The data supplied to the Commission are broken down by product, means of transport and Member State of destination. In 1995, aid was granted in respect of 275 386 674 kg of fruit and vegetables, which was 27% more than in 1994. The cost of the measure can be put therefore at ECU 13 301 176. 4. Summary Table 1 gives a breakdown by product of the quantities dispatched. Grapes are the main product that benefited from the measures, accounting for 30% of the consignments on which the allowance was granted. Next come peaches and nectarines (16%), followed by water melons (13%). Germany was by far the principal consignee Member State, receiving 63% of the quantities dispatched, followed by the Netherlands (17%) and the United Kingdom (10%) (see Table 2). Consignments by lorry represented 96% of the quantities dispatched, while those by wagon and vessel represented only 3% and 1% respectively. Table 1 Consignments of Greek fruit and vegetables which qualified for transport aid in 1995 Product Quantity (kg) Percentage (%) Expenditure (ecu) Grapes Peaches Water melons Oranges Asparagus Cucumbers Kiwifruit Apricots Cherries Mandarins Peppers Lemons Tomatoes Aubergines Plums Courgettes Apples Raspberries Melons Mirabelles Quinces Beans Total 81 743 627 44 840 401 34 912 219 27 801 419 22 426 820 17 624 033 12 162 296 10 056 777 9 166 389 7 473 141 2 655 981 2 477 035 1 609 897 186 323 78 129 52 041 51 149 23 250 17 794 13 187 11 070 3 696 275 386 674 29. 7 16. 3 12. 7 10. 1 8. 1 6. 4 4. 4 3. 7 3. 3 2. 7 1. 0 0. 9 0. 6 0. 1 0. 0 0. 0 0. 0 0. 0 0. 0 0. 0 0. 0 0. 0 100 3 948 217 2 165 791 1 686 260 1 342 809 1 083 215 851 241 587 439 485 742 442 737 360 953 128 284 119 641 77 758 8 999 3 774 2 514 2 470 1 123 859 637 535 179 13 301 176 Table 2 Consignments of Greek fruit and vegetables which qualified for transport aid in 1995 by Member State of destination Member State of destination Quantity (kg) Percentage (%) D NL UK AT F DK S 1 B 174 250 621 46 827 219 26 080 185 19 288 768 3 415 728 2 537 636 2 123 068 863 449 | J 63. 3 17. 0 9. 5 7. 0 1. 2 0. 9 0. 8 0. 3 | S ISSN 0254-1475 COM(97) 270 final DOCUMENTS EN 03 07 Catalogue number : CB-CO-97-257-EN-C ISBN 92-78-20714-4 Office for Official Publications of the European Communities L-2985 Luxembourg €