51996AP0236

A4-0236/96

Proposal for a Council Regulation 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 1997/98 marketing year (COM(96)0285 - C4- 0351/96 - 96/0162(CNS))

The proposal was approved with the following amendments:

(Amendment 1)

ARTICLE -1 (new)

Article 2(6), second indent (Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92)

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Article -1

In Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92, the second indent of Article 2(6) shall be suspended for the 1996/97 harvest.

(Amendment 4)

ARTICLE 1a (new)

Article 7(4) (Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92)

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Article 1a

In Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 the following sentence shall be added to Article 7(4):

'In particular, the land set aside may be used for the cultivation of leguminous forage crops and mixtures (clover mixture hay, lucerne etc.) for use exclusively as a feedstuff on the farm itself. The cultivation of these plants on land set aside shall be excluded from any other form of aid.¨

(Amendment 3)

ARTICLE 1b (new)

Article 9(4a) (new) (Regulation EEC) No 1765/92)

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Article 1b

In Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92, a new paragraph 4a shall be inserted in Article 9:

"4a. The application of Article 9 is optional for Member States which are under-utilising their base areas providing that land put into set-aside for the first time has been cultivated in each of the two preceding years.¨

Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation 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 1997/98 marketing year (COM(96)0285 - C4-0351/96 - 96/0162(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

- having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council, COM(96)0285 - 96/0162(CNS),

- having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Articles 42 and 43 of the EC Treaty (C4-0351/96),

- having regard to Rule 58 of its Rules of Procedure,

- having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and the opinion of the Committee on Budgets (A4-0236/96),

1. Approves the Commission proposal, subject to Parliament's amendments;

2. Calls on the Council to notify Parliament should it intend to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

3. Asks to be consulted again should the Council intend to make substantial modifications to the Commission proposal;

4. Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council and Commission.