Council Regulation (EC) No 78/2008Show full title

Article 1

1. From 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2013, the measures undertaken by the Commission making use of remote-sensing applications within the framework of the common agricultural policy (CAP) may be financed by the EAGF, pursuant to Article 3(2)(e) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005, where their aim is to give the Commission the means to:

(a) manage agricultural markets;

(b) ensure agro-economic monitoring of agricultural land and of the condition of crops, to enable estimates to be made, in particular as regards yields and agricultural production;

(c) promote access to the estimates referred to in point (b);

(d) ensure technological follow-up of the agro-meteorological system.

2. The measures referred to in paragraph 1 shall be in particular:

(a) collection or purchase of data needed to implement and monitor the CAP, in particular satellite data and meteorological data;

(b) creation of a spatial data infrastructure and a website;

(c) carrying out specific studies on climatic conditions;

(d) updating agro-meteorological and econometric models.

Where necessary, these measures shall be carried out in close collaboration with national laboratories and bodies.

Article 2

The Commission shall make the information and estimates which result from the measures referred to in Article 1(1) available to the Member States electronically.

Article 3

Detailed rules for the implementation of this Regulation shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 41(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005, in particular as regards making available the information and estimates referred to in Article 2 of this Regulation.

Article 4

Not later than 31 July 2010 and 31 July 2013 respectively, the Commission shall submit an interim and a final report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the implementation of the remote-sensing measures and on the use of the financial resources made available to it under this Regulation.

Where appropriate, the final report shall be accompanied by a proposal to continue these measures within the framework of the CAP.

Article 5

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2013.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 21 January 2008.

For the Council

The President

I. Jarc