COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 227/94 of 1 February 1994 establishing final regional reference amounts for producers of soya beans, rapeseed, colza seed and sunflower seed, for the 1993/94 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 of 30 June 1992 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1552/93 (2), and in particular Article 12 thereof,
Whereas Article 5 (1) (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 specifies that the Commission shall calculate a final regional reference amount by substituting the observed reference price for the projected reference price for each region identified in a Member State's regionalization plan; whereas the Commission has determined the observed reference price, using information supplied pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 3405/93 (3);
Whereas Article 1 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1282/93 (4), amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2797/93 (5), established projected regional reference amounts for the 1993/94 marketing year; whereas Article 2 (6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 stipulates that those Member States having exceeded the regional base area fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 845/93 (6), amended by Regulation (EC) No 3074/93 (7), should reduce proportionately the area eligible for a compensatory payment; whereas, in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1282/93 and Article 3 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3368/92 (8), certain producers have received an advance payment based on the projected regional reference amount;
Whereas eligible producers should receive the balance of the compensatory payment in a sum equal to the final regional reference amount established in this Regulation less the advance payment already received, taking into account any proportionate reduction in the area eligible for a compensatory payment;
Whereas the Management Committee for Oils and Fats has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by the chairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. A succinct explanation of the calculation of the final regional reference amounts, as required by Article 5 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92, is set out in Annex I.
2. The final regional reference amounts for the 1993/94 marketing year shall be as set out in Annex II.
3. In calculating the compensatory payment to be made to producerts of oilseeds referred to in Article 5 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92, the following shall be taken into account:
(a) any proportionate reduction in the eligible area per farmer, in accordance with the first indent of Article 2 (6);
(b) any advance payment made in accordance with Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3368/92 or Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1282/93.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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.
Done at Brussels, 1 February 1994.