Activites

• 2003/10/21 Final act published in Official Journal
  • Regulation 2003/1786
  • OJ L 270 21.10.2003, p. 0114-0120
• #2528
• 2003/09/29 Council Meeting
• 2003/09/29 End of procedure in Parliament
• 2003/09/29 Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament
• #2516
• 2003/06/25 Council Meeting
• 2003/06/05 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
  • T5-0259/2003 summary

    The European Parliament adopted a resolution drafted by Dominique SOUCHET (IND, France) and amended the Commission's proposal. (Please see the document dated 20/05/03.) Parliament stated that fodder production reduces the European Union's vegetable protein deficit, helps to conserve soils in areas which are highly vulnerable to erosion, reduces the need for fertilisers and has stimulated the creation and development of an industrial sector and related activities, thereby diversifying economic activities in disadvantaged areas. Owing to the positive effects that the sector has on the EU's protein balance, the environment and rural development, the sector has achieved a high degree of multifunctionality. Hence the support scheme should be made permanent, so that the sector can acquire the viability it needs. Nonetheless, certain reforms should be carried out in order to improve the energy balance of the activity. The 'contract for progress' to be signed with the competent authority of the Member State concerned, requires reduction of fossil fuel consumption per tonne of final product by 15% by 2010, on the basis of the 2000/02 reference period, without reducing the quality of the final product. The competent authority of the Member State concerned may grant derogations from this reduction to: - undertakings consuming less than 80% of average national fossil energy consumption per tonne of evaporated water; - undertakings where renewables account for more than 20% of energy consumption. Parliament specified the measures that the Commission could take in the event of disruption to the internal market. These include: - the use of safeguard clauses to step up border protection; - the introduction of a market compensatory payment (marketing loan); - aid for private storage; - any other appropriate measure. Finally, processing undertakings that apply for aid under this Regulation will be entitled to an advance payment of EUR 20.40 per tonne or EUR 27.20 per tonne if they have lodged a security of EUR 6.80 per tonne.�

• 2003/06/03 Debate in Parliament
  • Debate in Parliament
• 2003/05/20 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
  • A5-0175/2003
• #2494
• 2003/03/17 Council Meeting
  • 2494
• 2003/02/13 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
• #2481
• 2003/01/27 Council Meeting
  • 2481
• 2003/01/21 Legislative proposal published
  • COM(2003)0023 summary

    PURPOSE : to repeal Regulation 603/95/EC and establish the organisation of the market in dried fodder for the marketing years 2004/05 to 2007/08. CONTENT : the main part of fodder production under the scheme established by Regulation 603/95 relies on the use of fossil fuel for dehydrating and, in some Member States, on the use of irrigation. Due to concerns about its effects on the environment, the scheme will be discontinued. In order to ensure a transition to the industry that scheme should be maintained until the 2007/08 marketing year. The two aid rates set by Regulation 603/95 are reduced to a single rate applicable to both dehydrated and sun-dried fodder and decreased by steps for the three last marketing years. Support in the dried fodder will be redistributed between growers and the processing industry. Direct support to growers will be integrated into the single farm payment, based on their historical deliveries to the industry. (Please refer to CNS/2003/0006). National ceilings will apply to take into account current National Guaranteed Quantities. During a transitional period of 4 years, a simplified single support scheme for the dehydrated and sun-dried fodder industry will apply with a degressive aid, starting from EUR 33/t in 2004/05. The respective National Guaranteed Quantities will be merged. The aid will be as follows: - EUR 33 per tonne for the 2004/05 marketing year, - EUR 24.75 per tonne for the 2005/06 marketing year, - EUR 16.50 per tonne for the 2006/07 marketing year, - EUR 8.25 per tonne for the 2007/08 marketing year. A maximum guaranteed quantity per marketing year of 4 855 900 tonnes of dehydrated and/or sun-dried fodder for which the aid is proposed.�

  • DG [{'url': 'http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/agriculture/', 'title': 'Agriculture and Rural Development'}],

Documents

• Legislative proposal published: COM(2003)0023
• Debate in Council: 2481
• Debate in Council: 2494
• Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A5-0175/2003
• Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T5-0259/2003
• : Regulation 2003/1786
• : OJ L 270 21.10.2003, p. 0114-0120

History

(these mark the time of scraping, not the official date of the change)