Set-aside requirement for the 1997-1998 marketing year (derog. regul. 1765/92/EEC)

OBJECTIVE: derogating from the 18% rate of set-aside (basic rate proposed under the 1996/97 price package) for cereals sown for the 1997-98 harvest. COMMUNITY MEASURE: Council Regulation (EC) No 1598/96 derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops as regards the set-aside requirement for the 1997/98 marketing year. SUBSTANCE: the Regulation sets the set-aside rate for cereals sown for 1997/98 at 5% and the increase in the set-aside percentage to be applied in the event of a transfer at 1%. However, in the event of the set-aside obligation being transferred to environmentally sensitive areas, no increase will be applied. ENTRY INTO FORCE: 19 August 1996. �