Measures
for Common Market Organization (CMO):
Legal
basis for Arable Crops:
Council
Regulation (EC) No 1253/1999 of 17 May 1999 amending
Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the common organisation
of the market of cereals and repealing Regulation
(EEC) No 2731/75 fixing standard qualities for common
wheat, rye, barley, maize and durum wheat
Council
Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 of 17 May 1999 establishing
a support system for producers of certain arable crops
Commission
Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999 of 22 October 1999 laying
down detailed rules for the application of Council
Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 establishing a support
system for producers of certain arable crops (Consolidated
text)
Council
Regulation (EC) No 1252/1999 of 17 May 1999 amending
Regulation (EC) No 1868/94 establishing a quota system
for the production of potato starch
Legal
basis for Wine:
Council
Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the
common organisation of the market in wine.
Commission
Regulation (EC) No 1227/2000 of 31 May 2000, laying
down detailed rules for the application of Council
Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation
of the market in wine, as regards production potential
Legal
basis for Olive Oil:
Council
Regulation (EC) No 1513/2001 of 23 July 2001 amending
Regulation No 136/66/EEC and Regulation (EC) No 1638/98
as regards the extension of the period of validity
of the aid scheme and the quality strategy for olive
oil (OJ L 201,26.7.2001]
Legal
basis for Fruit and Vegetables:
Acting
on a Commission proposal the Council on 4 December
2000 adopted the Regulation (EC) No 2699/2000 amending
Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 on the common organisation
of the market in fruit and vegetables, Regulation
(EC) No 2201/96 on the common organisation of the
market in processed fruit and vegetables and Regulation
(EC) No 2202/96 introducing a Community aid scheme
for producers of certain citrus. The new Regulation
applies to each product or product group concerned
from the 2001/02 marketing year. The higher ceiling
on aid towards the operational funds of producer organisations
applies from 1 January 2001. This is the first substantial
modification of the fruit and vegetable reform package
adopted by the Council in November 1996.
Legal
basis for Tobacco:
Council
Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 and following amending
Regulations
Legal
basis for Hops:
Council
Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 of 26 July 1971 on the
common organisation of the market in hops (OJ L 175,
4.8.1971) Council Regulation (EEC) No 1784/77 of 19
July 1977 concerning the certification of hops (OJ
L 200, 8.8.1977) and Commission Regulation (EEC) No
890/78 of 28 April 1978 laying down detailed rules
for the certification of hops (OJ L 117, 29.4.1978)
Council Regulation (EC) No 1098/98 of 25 May 1998
introducing special temporary measures for hops (OJ
L 157, 30.5.1998) and Commission Regulation (EC) No
609/1999 of 19 March 1999 laying down detailed rules
for granting aid to hop producers (OJ L 75, 20.3.1999)
Legal
basis for Milk and Milk products:
Council
Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the
common organisation of the market in milk and milk
products Council Regulation (EC) No 1256/1999 of 17
May 1999 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3950/92 establishing
an additional levy in the milk and milk products sector
(OJ L 160, 26.6.1999)
Legal
basis for Beef and Veal:
Council
Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the
common organisation of the market in beef and veal
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2342/1999 of 28 October
1999 laying down detailed rules for the application
of Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 on the common
organisation of the market in beef and veal as regards
premium schemes Commission Regulation (EC) No 907/2000
of 2 May 2000 laying down detailed rules for the application
of Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 as regards
aid for private storage in the beef and veal sector
Legal
basis for Sheep and Goat:
The
sheep and goat sector was not included in the Agenda
2000 reforms because the pressing reasons for reform
existing in other sectors: overproduction, trade problems,
budgetary pressure, were not present in the sheep
market. The last major reform was agreed by the Council
in June 1992: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2069/92;
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2070/92
Standard
Gross Margins
The
concept of Standard Gross Margin (SGM) is used to
determine the economic size of farms, which is expressed
in terms of European Size Units (ESU). This concept
is also used in the Farm Structure Survey organised
by Eurostat. The Standard Gross Margin (SGM) of a
crop or livestock item is defined as the value of
output from one hectare or from one animal less the
cost of variable inputs required to produce that output.
For each region all crop and livestock items are accorded
an SGM. The Liaison Agencies calculate the SGMs themselves
on the basis of empirical data collected from farms.
To avoid bias caused by fluctuations, e.g. in production
(due to bad weather) or in input/output prices, three
year averages are taken. SGMs are expressed in Commission
publications in European Currency. SGMs are updated
every two years and are calculated on a regional basis
for more than 90 separate crop and livestock items.
This large number of items not only reflects the diversities
of agriculture within the European Union but also
indicates the level of detail that is required to
ensure that the results of FADN and other surveys
are both comprehensive and reliable.
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