Legal provisions of COM(1999)536 - Information measures relating to the common agricultural policy

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dossier COM(1999)536 - Information measures relating to the common agricultural policy.
document COM(1999)536 EN
date April 17, 2000

Contents

Article 1

The Community may finance information measures relating to the common agricultural policy that aim, in particular, at:

(a) helping to explain, implement and develop this policy,

(b) promoting the European model of agriculture and helping people understand it,

(c) informing farmers and other parties active in rural areas,

(d) raising public awareness of the issues and objectives of the CAP.

These actions aim to supply coherent, objective and comprehensive information in order to give an overall picture of this policy.

Article 2

1. The measures referred to in Article 1 may be:

(a) annual work programmes presented, in particular, by farmers' or rural development organisations, consumers' associations and environmental protection associations,

(b) specific measures presented by any party other than those referred to in (a), in particular the public authorities of the Member States, the media and universities,

(c) activities implemented at the Commission's initiative, in particular measures of mutual benefit to the Commission and the target groups of the measures referred to in Article 1.

2. The maximum financing rate for the measures referred to in paragraph 1(a) and (b) shall be 75% of eligible costs.

3. The following measures may not receive Community financing as provided for in Article 1:

(a) measures which are required by law,

(b) measures already receiving financing under another Community operation.

4. In order to implement measures as referred to in paragraph 1(c), the Commission may have recourse to any technical and administrative assistance it might need.

Article 3

1. Measures eligible under Article 2 shall include, in particular, talks, seminars, publications, media actions and productions, participation in international events and programmes for the exchange of experiences.

2. Measures as referred to in Article 2 shall be selected on the basis of general criteria such as:

(a) the quality of the project,

(b) cost effectiveness.

Article 4

Community financing shall not exceed the annual appropriations decided by the budgetary authority.

Article 5

The Commission shall ensure that the Community measures and projects implemented under this Regulation are consistent with and complement other Community action.

Article 6

The Commission shall monitor and check the activities financed by the Community to ensure that they are properly and efficiently implemented. The Commission's representatives shall be authorised to make on-the-spot checks on such activities, including by sampling.

Article 7

The Commission, where it judges it to be appropriate, evaluate the measures financed under this Regulation.

Article 8

The Commission shall present a report on the implementation of this Regulation to the European Parliament and the Council every two years. The first report must be presented not later than 31 December 2001.

Article 9

1. For the purpose of implementing this Regulation, the Commission shall be assisted in accordance with the procedure provided for in paragraph 2 by the Committee for the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund set up by Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 .

OJ L 94, 28.4.1970, p. 13.

2. Where this paragraph is referred to, the management procedure laid down in Article 4 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.

The period provided for in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be one month.

Article 10

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply from 1 January 2000.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.