Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops as regards the set-aside requirement for the marketing year 1999/2000
C 218/20 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 14. 7. 98 Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops as regards the set aside requirement for the marketing year 1999/2000 (98/C 218/11) COM(1998) 366 final - 98/0213(CNS) (Submitted by the Commission on 12 June 1998) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 42 and 43 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament, Whereas the support system for producers of certain arable crops established by Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92Ø(˛) provides that, in order to qualify for compensatory payments under the general scheme, producers must set aside a predetermined percentage of their arable land; whereas this percentage has to be reviewed to take account of production and market develÜ opments; Whereas, since the introduction of this system, the cereals market has achieved a better balance as a result of an increase in Community consumption; whereas this situation, together with the very low level of stocks and firm prices on the market has resulted in the rate of compulsory set aside for the preceding marketing years being set at a level appreciably below that predeÜ termined; Whereas recent developments on the Community and world cereal markets have resulted in a reversal in the trend as regards the level of public stocks and prices on the world market in particular; Whereas this situation must be taken into account when fixing the compulsory set aside rate for the 1999/2000 marketing year; whereas this rate should be fixed at a level sufficient to prevent too high a build up in public stocks immediately before the first marketing year in which Agenda 2000 applies, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 For the 1999/2000 marketing year, notwithstanding Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92: the set aside requirement referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article shall be set at 10Ø%. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. (˛) OJ L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 12. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2309/97 (OJ L 321, 22. 11. 1997, p. 3)