Commission Regulation (EC) No 552/2007 of 22 May 2007 establishing the maximum Community contribution to financing the work programmes in the olive oil sector and fixing, for 2007, budgetary ceilings for the partial or optional implementation of the Single Payment Scheme and the annual financial envelopes for the Single Area Payment Scheme, provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, and amending that Regulation
Modified by
  • Commission Regulation (EC) No 1276/2007of 29 October 2007amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, Council Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 552/2007, as regards the fixing of budgetary ceilings for 2007, 307R1276, October 30, 2007
Commission Regulation (EC) No 552/2007of 22 May 2007establishing the maximum Community contribution to financing the work programmes in the olive oil sector and fixing, for 2007, budgetary ceilings for the partial or optional implementation of the Single Payment Scheme and the annual financial envelopes for the Single Area Payment Scheme, provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, and amending that Regulation THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers and amending Regulations (EEC) No 2019/93, (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001, (EC) No 1454/2001, (EC) No 1868/94, (EC) No 1251/1999, (EC) No 1254/1999, (EC) No 1673/2000, (EEC) No 2358/71 and (EC) No 2529/2001OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2013/2006 (OJ L 384, 29.12.2006, p. 13)., and in particular Articles 64(2), 70(2), 110i(3) and (4), 143b(3) and 145(i) thereof,Whereas:(1)For the Member State implementing the Single Payment Scheme provided for in Title III of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 in 2007, the budgetary ceilings for each of the payments referred to in Articles 66 to 69 of that Regulation should be fixed for 2007 under the conditions laid down in Section 2 of Chapter 5 of Title III of that Regulation.(2)For the Member States making use, in 2007, of the option provided for in Article 70 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, the budgetary ceilings applying to the direct payments excluded from the Single Payment Scheme should be fixed for 2007.(3)The maximum amount of aid for olive groves referred to in Article 110i(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 should be adjusted according to the reduction of the coefficient referred to in the third subparagraph of the same provision and to the amount withheld under Article 110i(4), notified by the Member States concerned. The national ceilings set in Annex VIIIa to that Regulation should be adjusted accordingly.(4)For the sake of clarity, it is appropriate to publish the budgetary ceilings for the Single Payment Scheme for 2007 after deduction, from the ceilings of Annex VIII to Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, of the ceilings established for the payments referred to in Articles 66 to 70 of that Regulation.(5)For Member States implementing in 2007 the Single Area Payment Scheme provided for in Title IVa of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, the annual financial envelopes for 2007 should be fixed in accordance with Article 143b(3) of that Regulation.(6)For the sake of clarity, it is appropriate to publish the maximum amount of funds available to Member States applying the Single Area Payment Scheme for granting separate sugar payments in 2007 under Article 143ba of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 established on the basis of their notifications.(7)The maximum amount of Community contribution to the financing of work programmes drawn up by certified organisations of operators in the olive oil sector should be set, according to the coefficient applied to the amount withheld under Article 110(i)(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, notified by the Member States concerned.(8)Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 should be amended accordingly.(9)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Direct Payments,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 11.The budgetary ceilings for 2007 referred to in Articles 66 to 69 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 are set out in Annex I to this Regulation.2.The budgetary ceilings for 2007 referred to in Article 70(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 are set out in Annex II to this Regulation.3.The budgetary ceilings for the single payment scheme for 2007 referred to in Title III of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 are set out in Annex III to this Regulation.4.The annual financial envelopes for 2007 referred to in Article 143b(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 are set out in Annex IV to this Regulation.5.The maximal amounts of funding available to the Czech Republic, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia for granting the separate sugar payment in 2007, as referred to in Article 143ba(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, are published in Annex V to this Regulation.
Article 2The maximum Community contribution to financing the work programmes drawn up by certified operators in the olive oil sector under Article 110i(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 shall be as follows:
EUR million
Greece11,098
France0,576
Italy35,991
Article 3Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 is amended as follows:1.In the first subparagraph of Article 110i(3), the table is replaced by the following table:
"EUR million
Spain103,14
Cyprus2,93"
2.In Annex VIIIa, the columns concerning Malta and Slovenia are replaced by the following:
"Calendar yearMaltaSlovenia
200567035800
200683044184
2007166859026
2008208573618
2009250287942
20102919101959
20113336115976
20123753129993
20134170144110
20144170144110
20154170144110
2016 and subsequent years4170144110"
Article 4This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.ANNEX I
BUDGETARY CEILINGS FOR DIRECT PAYMENTS TO BE GRANTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLES 66 TO 69 OF REGULATION (EC) No 1782/20032007 Calendar year
(EUR thousand)
BEDKDEELESFRITNLATPTSIFISEUK
FlandersScotland
Area payments for arable crops3726701154046
Durum wheat supplementary payment4202514820
Suckler cow premium775652611537331377057878695
Additional suckler cow premium19389260001279999462
Special beef premium3308550382442037446
Slaughter premium, adults4717510124862200173488657
Slaughter premium, calves638456079472403005085946
Sheep and goat premium85518349921892346600
Sheep premium66455
Sheep and goat supplementary premium557957184119200
Sheep supplementary premium19572
Aid for area under hops2277982799
Article 69, all sectors3398
Article 69, arable crops4732314171218785840
Article 69, rice150
Article 69, beef and veal88105496628674168129701011829800
Article 69, sheep and goat meat126158665616
Article 69, cotton13432
Article 69, olive oil221965658
Article 69, tobacco75782353
Article 69, sugar22461756881601104
Article 69, dairy products19763
ANNEX II
BUDGETARY CEILINGS FOR DIRECT PAYMENTS TO BE GRANTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 70 OF REGULATION (EC) No 1782/20032007 Calendar yearArticle 70(1)(a)Article 70(1)(b)
(EUR thousand)
BelgiumGreeceSpainFranceItalyNetherlandsPortugalFinland
Aid for seeds13971400103472310133217262721150
Arable crops payments23
Grain legumes aid1
Crop specific aid for rice3053
Tobacco aid166
Dairy premiums12608
Additional payments to milk producers6254
ANNEX III
BUDGETARY CEILINGS FOR THE SINGLE PAYMENT SCHEME2007 Calendar year
(EUR thousand)
Member State
Belgium488660
Denmark987356
Germany5693330
Greece2069049
Spain3542583
France6107448
Ireland1337919
Italy3612988
Luxembourg37051
Malta1668
Netherlands730632
Austria643956
Portugal413774
Slovenia50454
Finland521285
Sweden714201
United Kingdom3931186
ANNEX IV
ANNUAL FINANCIAL ENVELOPES FOR THE SINGLE AREA PAYMENT SCHEME2007 Calendar year
(EUR thousand)
Member State
Bulgaria202097
Czech Republic355384
Estonia40503
Cyprus19439
Latvia55815
Lithuania147781
Hungary509562
Poland1145834
Romania440635
Slovak Republic147342
ANNEX V
MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF FUNDING AVAILABLE TO MEMBER STATES FOR GRANTING THE SEPARATE SUGAR PAYMENTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 143ba OF REGULATION (EC) No 1782/20032007 Calendar year
(EUR thousand)
Member State
Czech Republic24490
Latvia5164
Lithuania8012
Hungary31986
Poland122906
Romania1930
Slovak Republic14762