§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what progress has been made in establishing regional quantities for determining compensation in the arable sector and for the beef special premium.
§ Mr. CurryIn the arable sector, the area on which cereals, oilseeds, protein crops and set-aside payments are made will be reduced in-year and an additional, uncompensated set-aside requirement will be imposed the following year if the regional base area is exceeded. The regional base area will be equal to the average of cereals, oilseeds and protein production and set-aside for 1989, 1990 and 1991. Regional boundaries will be established once the necessary Commission implementing regulations have been agreed.
Beef special premium payments will be reduced if, in respect of applications for the premium payment on young animals, the regional ceiling is exceeded. In determining the level of regional ceilings, member states may take the number of animals on which premium was claimed in 1990, 1991 and 1992. The make-up of regions and the choice of reference year will be decided once implementing regulations have been agreed.