Set-aside requirement 1999/2000: support system for producers of arable crops (derog. regul. 1765/92/EEC)

OBJECTIVE: to set the compulsory set-aside rate for the 1999/2000 marketing year at 10%, in the context of the support system for producers of certain arable crops. COMMUNITY MEASURE: Council Regulation (EC) 1635/98 derogating from certain provisions of Regulation (EEC) 1765/92 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops. SUBSTANCE: The regulation aims to introduce a derogation during the 1999/2000 marketing year from the normal set-aside rate (17.5%), in view of the fact that most production estimates for 1998 forecast a considerable surplus in the internal market, with a risk of build-up of intervention stocks during the next two years. Consequently, the current set-aside rate of 5% is set at 10% for the 1999/2000 marketing year. The regulation also lays down that the current suspension of special set- aside should be continued. As a corollary, the level of sanction provided for when the ceiling for irrigated land is exceeded will be reduced. ENTRY INTO FORCE: 29.07.1998. �