Agricultural prices 1996/1997: specific measure in respect of certain grain legumes

Agricultural prices and related measures 1996/97 - Grain legumes. Given that the scheme for grain legumes expires at the end of the 1995/96 marketing year, the Commission proposes a new scheme which, while retaining the main elements of the current scheme (Maximum Guaranteed Area (MGA) and hectare aid), put the regulation for these crops more in line with some aspects of the regime for arable crops (adaptation of the aid in the current marketing year in cases where the MGA is exceeded). Therefore, the Commission proposes to increase the Maximum Guaranteed Area (MGA) to 400 000 ha and to fix the aid at the current level of ECU 181 per hectare. An overshoot of the MGA in one marketing year gives rise to a proportional reduction of aid during the same marketing year. �