Agricultural prices 1998/1999: permanent abandonment premiums for wine-growing areas (amend. regul. 1442/88/EEC)

In adopting the report by Mr Edouard des PLACES (I-EDN, F) the European Parliament tabled only a few amendments to the Commission's proposals for the prices of agricultural products (1998-1999). The European Parliament called for an adjustment coefficient in order to compensate for the possible disappearance of the green rate on 1 January 1999 for the Member States participating in the single currency. Concerning abandonment premiums Parliament proposes the extension of grubbing up premiums to smallholdings the limit being reduced from 25 to 10 ares cultivated with wine-grape varieties.�