Legal provisions of COM(1999)332 - Amendment of Decision 96/411/EC on improving Community agricultural statistics - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(1999)332 - Amendment of Decision 96/411/EC on improving Community agricultural statistics. |
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| document | COM(1999)332  |
| date | September 28, 2000 |
Contents
Article 1
1) Article 2(a) is replaced by the following:
"a) define the priority statistical fields, including those set out in Annex II, which may be the subject of actions at Member State level for the following year;"
2) Article 3 is replaced by the following:
Article 3 - Application time frame and procedure
3) Article 4(2) is deleted.
4) Article 5 is replaced by the following:
Article 5 - Member State reports
a) by 31 May of each year, a communication setting out their intention, if any, to participate in priority actions for the following year, accompanied by a summary of the plans for implementation and an estimate of costs;
b) following adoption by the Commission of the technical action plan, a working plan for each action which concerns them;
c) after completion of each action, a brief report on implementation of the action in which they have participated.
The documents to be submitted pursuant to points a), b) and c) should cover the planned amendments to the methodology of implementation, work to be carried out, difficulties identified and proposals for overcoming them, the national and Community resources to be mobilised and proposals for improvements at Community level. Actions for which Community financial support is required shall be identified as such.
Following the procedure laid down in Article 10, the Commission shall draw up simplified standard forms to facilitate the presentation of the above information."
5) Article 6(3) is replaced by the following:
"3. The contribution shall be paid to the Member States in two tranches, the first of which, equivalent to 30% of the cost of the action, shall be paid as an advance, after notification to and acceptance by the Commission of the working plan for the action in question. The balance shall be paid once the report on implementation of the action by the Member States has been submitted to and approved by the Commission. The Commission shall carry out any on-the-spot checks it deems necessary in cooperation with the competent authorities of the Member States".
6) In Article 11, the year '1999' is replaced by '2002'.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.