Commission proposal on the prices for agricultural products - Volume III - Legal instruments - Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION amending Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the common organisation of the market in cereals
24. 3. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 86 E/1 II (Preparatory Acts) COMMISSION COMMISSION PROPOSALS ON THE PRICES FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS VOLUME III (Legal instruments) COM(2000) 77 final - Volume III (Submitted by the Commission on 29 February 2000) 2000/0045(CNS) Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No. of. amending Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (2000/C 86 E/01) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 37 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament, Having regard to the opinion of Committee, the Economic and Social Whereas: (1) Article 3(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1253/1999 (2), last provides to monthly increases. This mechanism seeks to take account, to some extent, of storage costs and financing charges for the intervention price to be subject for the reform of the common organisation of storing cereals in the Community and of the need to ensure are disposed of that in line with market stocks In accordance with the approach followed requirements. for the markets in connection with Agenda 2000 and in order to enable producers to organise their production over several years, the monthly the number and amount of in time, should be fixed without any limit increases without prejudice to any revisions that may be called for in the future. (2) With a view to facilitating market management and fore- stalling any risk of regional difficulties arising in the application of the intervention mechanism where different buying-in periods exist in neighbouring countries within the same same geographical area and enjoying the the buying-in period should be the climatic conditions, same the the throughout Community. countries northern of (1) OJ L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21. (2) OJ L 160, 26. 6. 1999, p. 18. (3) With an eye to simplification and legislative clarity, the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 that are not relevant should be deleted at the same time. C 86 E/2 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 24. 3. 2000 (4) Furthermore, in compliance with the provisions adopted by the Council on the subject of comitology, the corre- sponding provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 should be amended. Since the measures necessary for the this Regulation are management implementation of measures within the meaning of Article 2 of Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures implementing powers conferred on the Commission (3), they should be adopted the management procedure provided for in by use of Article 4 of that Decision, the exercise of for the 2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, management procedure laid down in Article 4 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, in compliance with Article 7(3) thereof. The period provided for in Article 4(3) of Decision 3. 1999/468/EC shall be one month. í 5. The following Annex is added: ANNEX D HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Monthly increases in the intervention price Article 1 Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 is amended as follows: 1. Article 3(2) is replaced by the following: 2. The intervention price shall be subject to monthly increases in accordance with the table set out in Annex D. í 2. Article 4(2) is replaced by the following: Buying-in may take place only in the following 2. periods: - from 1 August to 30 April in the case of Italy, Spain, Greece and Portugal, - from 1 November to 31 May in the case of the other Member States. í 3. Articles 20 and 22 are deleted. 4. Article 23 is replaced by the following: Article 23 Month 2000/01 marketing year From 2001/02 marketing year (EUR/t) July August September October November December January February March April May June - - - - 0,93 1,86 2,79 3,72 4,65 5,58 6,51 6,51 - - - - 0,85 1,70 2,55 3,40 4,25 5,10 5,95 5,95í Article 2 The Commission shall be assisted by a committee, the 1. Management Committee for Cereals, composed of represen- tatives of the Member States and chaired by the represen- tative of the Commission. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. However, Article 1(2) shall apply from 1 July 2000. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels,. For the Council The President. (3) OJ L 184, 17. 7. 1999, p. 23