Translation of "Paiement à caractère non indemnitaire " (French → English) :

2. Without prejudice to Article 71(2), the amount of the transitional sugar payment per farmer shall be determined by Member States on the basis of objective and non-discriminatory criteria such as:

3. Articles 143a and 143c shall not apply to the transitional sugar payment.

1. In case of application of Article 71, farmers may qualify for a transitional sugar payment in respect of the year 2006.

underlines the importance of developing a constructive and mutually beneficial relationship between the EU and Russia in the field of transport; regrets that the issue of Siberian overflight payments continues to be an obstacle to the development of such a relationship; reiterates its strong concerns with regard to the system of Siberian overflight payments made by EC carriers for the right to overfly Russian territory; considers that this practice is not in line with Russia's obligations under the Chicago Convention, and in particular Article 15 thereof; reaffirms inter alia its conclusions of 27/28 June 2005 in which it stressed th ...[+++]e priority importance of reaching a satisfactory solution to the phasing out of these payments; considers reaching such a solution to be a prerequisite for Russia’s accession to WTO; recalls the commitment of the Russian government of May 2004 in this regard; mandates the Commission to negotiate an agreement with the Russian government assuring the complete abolition of payments at the latest by 31 December 2013; progressive reduction of payments during the transition period from 2006 onwards; the end of mandatory commercial agreements related to the overflight of the territory of the Russian Federation by 2013 at the latest; gradual removal of restrictions on overflights over Russian territory between Europe and Asia and complete elimination of all non-technical restrictions by 2013 at the latest. considers that such an agreement will supersede the relevant provisions in bilateral aviation agreements, including any related documents, between Member States and the Russian Federation; expresses the wish, on the basis of a successful resolution of the overflight issue, to examine with the Russian Federation the possibilities for further developing cooperation in the field of transport".

The Liberals obviously decided that the political cost of this payment was smaller than that of the broken red book promise, especially after their spin doctors told them to emphasize the fairness of the payment in light of adjustment costs incurred.

These usually involve the abolition of price support or a reduction to world market levels; income compensation (partial or full through direct payments; abolition of quotas and other supply management measures; direct income support payments and payments for environmental services on a national basis, with or without Community co-financing. This option certainly has the advantage that it would lead to a considerable simplification and would reduce agricultural expenditure substantially once compensation payments were phased out. Although such a radical reform may be appealing from an economist's point of view, it would imply a number ...[+++] of social and environmental risks which, at least in some regions, could lead to quite negative effects. In addition, at least in the first five to ten years, before compensatory payments are phased out to a large extent, it would imply huge sums of additional public expenditure. Reducing for example milk and sugar prices to bring them close to world market levels would imply drastic price cuts and necessitate some 10000 to 15000 mio ECU for direct payments if full compensation were to be achieved. If direct payments were to be made directly from Member State budgets, the question of economic and social cohesion would arise, and transfer payments between Member States would become necessary to bridge the gap between the richer and the poorer countries and to get the system work. 2.3. Developing the 1992 approach Towards higher competitiveness If the agricultural and agro-food sectors of the Community are to participate fully in the expected favourable world market developments and the expansion of world trade, improved competitiveness will remain a key challenge for the future. Competitiveness has many facets : quality and speciality of the product, value added through processing, services linked to the product, price, etc ...