Support system for producers of certain arable crops (amend. Regul. 1765/92/EEC)

The Commission's proposal aims to amend Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 in order to take account of measures benefiting the environment and afforestation in the context of set-aside. It is proposed to link the possibility of counting environmental set-aside and afforestation under the set-aside requirement, on certain conditions, namely: - only land for which aid is paid as set-aside can be counted; - only aid provided under the attendant measures is to be granted to a maximum limit equal to the amount of aid provided for compulsory set-aside under Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92. With a view to protecting the environment, national aid may be granted to producers using set-aside land, in the context of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92, to plant short-rotation forest trees and shrubs with a view to the production of biomass. �