Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops (COM(98)0158 C4-0293/98 98/0108 (CNS))(Consultation procedure)
1. 10. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 279/383 Thursday 6 May 1999 Legislative resolution embodying Parliament’s opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the common organisation of the market in cereals and repealing Regulation EEC No 2731/75 fixing standard qualities for common wheat, rye, barley, maize and durum wheat (COM(98)0158 − C4-0292/98 − 98/0107(CNS)) (Consultation procedure) The European Parliament, − having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council, COM(98)0158 − 98/0107 (CNS) (1), − having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 43 (now Article 37) of the EC Treaty (C4-0292/98), − having regard to Rule 58 of its Rules of Procedure, − having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A4-0496/98), − having regard to the second report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A4-0215/99), 1. Approves the Commission proposal, subject to Parliament’s amendments; Notes the amendments made to the Commission proposal by the European Council of 24 to 26 2. March 1999; 3. Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council and Commission. (1) OJ C 170, 4. 6. 1998, p. 1. II. Proposal for a Council Regulation establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops (COM(98)0158 − C4-0293/98 − 98/0108(CNS)) The proposal was approved with the amendments adopted on 28 January 1999 (1) and the following amendments: TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION (*) AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT (Amendment 1) Article 4a (new) Article 4a As regards oilseeds, the area payment shall be reduced to the basic level of payments per hectare for cereals in four successive phases: − EUR 86,43 per tonne for the 2000 harvest − EUR 78,62 per tonne for the 2001 harvest − EUR 70,81 per tonne for the 2002 harvest − EUR 63,00 per tonne from the 2003 harvest onwards. (Replaces paragraph 1 of Amendment 28 adopted on 28 January 1999) (1) Minutes of that Sitting, Part II, Item 1. (*) OJ C 170, 4. 6. 1998, p. 4