Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 on the common organisation of the market in rice with regard to the scheme for compensatory payment
COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Brussels, 23. 04. 1998 COM(1998) 247 final 98/ 0140 (CNS) Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) amending Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 on the common organisation of the market in rice with regard to the scheme for compensatory payment (presented by the Commission) Explanatory memorandum In point 10 of the compromise on the price proposals for 1997/98, the Council invited the Commission "to examine the possibility for Member States to introduce regional subdivisions of the national Maximum Guaranteed Area in the recently reformed market organisation for rice. " Following that Council statement, the Greek authorities requested division of their national base area into two parts. The purpose of this request is to maintain rice growing in areas where the ground is unsuitable for other crops. If the present base area is divided in two, any overrunning of the base area where rice growing is not traditional would have no impact on the amount of aid granted to producers in the base area favourable to rice growing. The national base area and the amount of aid will be unchanged. J Proposal for Council Regulation (EC) No /98 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 Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95,» as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 192/98,2 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 Greece has requested that there too 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 6 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 is amended as follows: 1 OJL 329,30. 12. 1995, p. 18. 2 OJL 20,27. 1. 1998, p. 16. I. Paragraph 3 is 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 France - metropolitan territory - French Guiana Greece - departments of Thessaloniki, Serres and Fthiotida other departments Italy Portugal 111. 44 222. 89 334. 33 96. 35 131. 80 192. 70 263. 60 289. 05 395. 40 131. 27 131. 27 106. 00 106. 18 262. 55 262. 55 212. 00 212. 36 393. 82 393. 82 318. 01 318. 53 In order to pursue a better orientation of production, the amounts of the compensatory payment may be varied by applying price increases or reductions depending on the variety. The compensatory payments shall be made between 16 October and 31 December following the start of the marketing year in question. " 2. Paragraph 4 is replaced by the following: "4. A national base area for each producer Member State is hereby established. However, for France and Greece two base areas are established. The base areas shall be as follows: Spain: France: 104 973 ha - metropolitan territory: 24 500 ha - French Guiana: 5 500 ha 4 Greece: - departments of Thcssaloniki, Serrcs and Fthiotida 22 330 ha - other departments 2 561 ha Italy: Portugal: 239 259 ha 34 000 ha. " A£icje_2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply from the 1998/99 marketing year. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, For the Council r FINANCIAL STATEMENT BUDGET HEADING: Bl-1858 APPROPRIATIONS: ECU 38 million (DB) TITLE: Proposal l'or a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 on the common organisation of the market in rice with regard to the scheme for compensatory payment. LEGAL BASIS: Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 4. ( 1 ) (2) AIMS: To replace Greece's national base area by two separate base areas convering the same total area; Any overrun of the base area where rice is not grown traditionally will have no effect on the aid granted to producers in the area where there is demand for rice FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS 5. 0 5. 1. EXPENDITURE - CHARGED TO THE EC BUDGET (REFUNDS/INTERVENTION) - NATIONAL AUTHORITIES - OTHER 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 (98) ECU million FOLLOWING FINANCIAL YEAR (99) ECU million 2000 ECU million 2001 ECU million 2002 ECU million 2003 ECU million 6. 0 6. 1 ( AN TIIM PROJECT BE FINANCED I ROM APPROPRIATIONS ENTERED IN 'NI H RELEVANT CHAPTER OF THE CURRENT BUDGET? (:AN 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: As the base area and the aid remain unchanged, the measure will entail no extra expenditure. YES YES NO YES ISSN 0254-1475 COM(98) 247 final DOCUMENTS EN 03 10 05 08 Catalogue number : CB-CO-98-267-EN-C ISBN 92-78-35297-7 Office for Official Publications of the European Communities L-2985 Luxembourg 1