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Official Journal of the European Union
22.2.2014
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 168/2014
of 21 February 2014
amending Regulation (EC) No 555/2008 as regards reporting and evaluation of Member States’
support programmes
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
referred to in Section 4 of Chapter II of Title I of Part II of
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
and of the Council (*) during the previous financial year.
Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the
Those reports shall list and describe the measures for which
European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December
Union assistance under the support programmes was
2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in
granted.
agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC)
No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC)
Those reports shall be presented by Member States to the
No 1234/2007 ( 1 ), and in particular Article 54(c) thereof,
Commission in the form set out in Annexes V and VI to
Whereas:
this Regulation. The information contained in the appro
priate tables shall refer to each year in respect of the
(1) Article
35
of
Commission
Regulation
(EC)
No
measures of the support programme:
555/2008 ( 2 ) lays down detailed rules for the implemen
tation of Article 188a(5) and (6) of Council Regulation
(a) a statement of expenditure by financial year already
(EC) No 1234/2007 ( 3 ) on reporting and evaluation of
incurred in the programming period which will in no
Member States’ support programmes in the wine sector.
cases overshoot the budgetary limit for the Member
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 has been repealed and
State as laid down in Annex VI to Regulation (EU) No
replaced by Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 with effect
1308/2013;
on 1 January 2014.
(2) Regulation
(EU)
No
1308/2013
does
not
include
a
(b) forecasts for subsequent financial years until the end of
provision on reporting and evaluation of Member
the planned period of implementation of the support
States’ support programmes, as provided for in
programme, up to the budgetary limit for the Member
Article 188a(5) and (6) of Regulation (EC) No
State as laid down in VI to Regulation (EU) No
1234/2007, but empowers the Commission to adopt
1308/2013 and in coherence with the most updated
measures in this regard by means of implementing
submission sent in accordance with Article 3 of this
acts. Therefore it is necessary to adapt Article 35 of
Regulation.
Regulation (EC) No 555/2008.
(3) Regulation
(EC)
No
555/2008
should
therefore
be
___________
amended accordingly.
(*) Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013
(4) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
establishing a common organisation of the markets in
accordance with the opinion of the Management
agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations
Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural
(EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No
Markets,
1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 347,
20.12.2013, p. 671).’;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
(2) paragraph 4 is replaced by the following:
Article 35 of Regulation (EC) No 555/2008 is amended as
follows:
‘4. Member
States
shall,
by
1
March
2014
and,
a
second
time, by 1 March 2017, submit to the Commission an
(1) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
evaluation of the costs and benefits of the support
programmes as well as an indication of how to increase
‘1. Member
States
shall
submit
to
the
Commission
by
1
their efficiency.
March each year, a report on the implementation of the
measures provided for in their support programmes
Those evaluations shall be presented by the Member States
to the Commission in the form set out in Annexes V and
( 1 ) OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.
VI. In addition the following items shall be inserted in the
( 2 ) Commission Regulation (EC) No 555/2008 of 27 June 2008 laying
down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No
conclusions:
479/2008 on the common organisation of the market in wine as
regards support programmes, trade with third countries, production
potential and on controls in the wine sector (OJ L 170, 30.6.2008,
— C1: Evaluation of the costs and benefits of the support
p. 1).
programme,
( 3 ) Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 estab
lishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on
specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO
— C2: Ways to increase the efficiency of the support
Regulation) (OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1).
programme.’

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22.2.2014 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
54/15
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of 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.
Done at Brussels, 21 February 2014.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO

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