Citrus fruits: aid scheme for producers

OBJECTIVE: to amend Regulation (EC) No 2202/96 introducing a Community aid scheme for producers of certain citrus fruits (amendment to the system of penalising overruns). CONTENT: in implementing the conclusions of the Council of agricultural ministers held on 22-26 June 1998, it is proposed that the rules penalising overruns currently in force for other aid schemes also be applied to the aid scheme for citrus fruit (at the moment, the aid scheme for citrus fruits is the only one to impose penalties in the current marketing year, i.e. the year in which the overrun is established). Imposing penalties in the following marketing year will reduce current uncertainty as to the level of aid to be applied.�