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"B COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1254/1999
of 17 May 1999
on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal
(OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21)
Corrected by:
"C1 Corrigendum, OJ L 263, 18.10.2000, p. 34 (1254/1999)1999R1254 — EN — 26.06.1999 — 000.002 — 1
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1254/1999
of 17 May 1999
on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in
particular Articles 36 and 37 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions (4),
Having regard to the opinion of the Court of Auditors (5),
(1) Whereas the operation and development of the common market in
agricultural products should be accompanied by the establishment of acommon agricultural policy to include in particular a commonorganisation of agricultural markets which may take various forms
depending on the product;
(2) Whereas the aim of the common agricultural policy is to attain the
objectives set out in Article 33 of the Treaty; whereas, in the beef and
veal sector, in order to stabilise markets and to ensure a fair standard of
living for the agricultural community, provision should be made forinternal market measures comprising, in particular, direct payments to
beef producers, private storage aid and a public storage scheme;
(3) Whereas, in order to rebalance meat consumption in the Community to
the benefit of the beef sector and to improve the competitiveness of
these products on the international markets, the level of market support
should be gradually reduced; whereas, given the consequences forproducers, the level of income aid provided for under the common
market organisation should be adapted and reshaped; whereas, to that
end, it is appropriate to establish a comprehensive scheme of directpayments for producers; whereas the amounts of these paymentsshould develop in parallel with the gradual reduction of market
support;
(4) Whereas, given the variety of stockfarming enterprises, direct
payments should include a special premium for producers of bulls
and steers, a premium for maintaining suckler cow herds and aslaughter premium available for all types of bovine animals includingdairy cows and calves; whereas the granting of the premiums should
not be reflected by an increase in overall production; whereas, to that
end, the number of male bovine animals and suckler cows eligible forspecial and suckler cow premiums should be limited by applyingrespectively regional and individual ceilings and, in the case of the
special premium, a headage limit per holding which Member States
should have the power to modulate in the light of their specificsituation; whereas, as regards the slaughter premium, national ceilings
should be established on the basis of historic production figures;
(5) Whereas the conditions of steer production usually differ from those of
bull production; whereas it is therefore justified to set the special
premium for steers at a different level per animal than for bulls;
whereas, however, the special premium for steers should be split intotwo payments for specific age brackets;
(6) Whereas slaughtering too great a number of steers during the
slaughtering season in Member States where this type of productionis particulary important, could disturb the stability of the market and,
in particular, lead to a fall in market prices; whereas to encourage the
slaughter of steers outside the annual ‘off grass’ period, an additional!B
(1) OJ C 170, 4.6.1998, p. 13.
(2) Opinion delivered on 6 May 1999 (not yet published in the Official Journal).
(3) OJ C 407, 28.12.1998, p. 196.
(4) OJ C 93, 6.4.1999, p. 1.
(5) OJ C 401, 22.12.1998, p. 3.1999R1254 — EN — 26.06.1999 — 000.002 — 2
premium should be granted, subject to certain conditions, in addition to
the special premium for animals slaughtered out of season during thefirst 23 weeks of the year;
(7) Whereas, in order to give more flexibility to producers, eligibility for
suckler cow premium should be extended to heifers meeting the same
breeding requirements as suckler cows; whereas, however, the numberof eligible heifers in suckler cow herds should be limited to the normalratio of replacement; whereas Member States where more than 60 % of
the animals eligible to suckler cow premium are kept in mountain
areas, should be authorised to manage the premium separately forsuckler cows and heifers and, as regards heifers, to operate a separate
national premium ceiling within the above ratio;
(8) Whereas the suckler cow premium should in principle be restricted to
producers who do not supply milk to dairies under the additional levyscheme provided for by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3950/92 of
28 December 1992 establishing an additional levy in the milk and milk
products sector (
1); whereas, however, income support may also
needed in the case of holdings with a dairy herd and a suckler cowherd; whereas suckler cow premium should therefore also be granted
for small and medium-sized mixed holdings with a total individual
milk reference quantity of not more than 120 000 kilograms; whereas,given the variety of production structures in the Community, Member
States should have the power to change or waive this quantitative
limitation on the basis of objective criteria;
(9) Whereas, as regards the suckler cow premium, it is appropriate to
maintain individual ceilings for producers; whereas some of the
premium rights conferred by the individual ceilings have not been used
in the past; whereas these unused rights would be likely to encourageproduction and increase expenditure, in particular, as a consequence ofheifers becoming fully eligible for suckler cow premium; whereas to
avoid such an effect, the total number of suckler cow premium rights
of each Member State should be fixed on the basis of the premiumpayments actually made in respect of historical reference years,
increased by a certain margin for maintaining the national reserve;
whereas Member States should take the necessary measures to ensurethe respect of their national ceilings; whereas, if necessary, they shouldadjust the individual ceilings of their producers without compensation
according to certain objective criteria; whereas these criteria should
ensure, in particular, equal treatment of the producers concerned andthe protection of legitimate expectations;
(10) Whereas a producer’ s level of production may vary because of changes
in stock or production capacity; whereas it is therefore advisable to
provide for the possibility of transferring suckler cow premium rightsacquired in respect of individual ceilings to other producers, undercertain conditions, either together with the holding or without retaining
the link between premium rights and land farmed;
(11) Whereas new producers and existing producers whose individual
ceilings do not correspond, for various reasons, to changed circum-
stances of their suckler cow herds should not be excluded from rights
to premium; whereas provision should therefore be made to operatenational reserves to be stocked and administered in accordance withCommunity criteria; whereas, for the same reason, it is appropriate to
subject the transfer of rights to premium without the transfer of the
associated holding to rules whereby part of the rights transferred shallbe withdrawn without compensatory payment and allocated to thatnational reserve;
(12) Whereas it is opportune to allow Member States to establish a link
between sensitive zones or localities and the production of sucklercows so as to ensure the maintenance of such production especially in
areas where there is no other alternative;
(13) Whereas, given the trend towards intensification of beef and veal
production, premiums for stockfarming should be limited with regardto the forage capacity of each holding in relation to the numbers and
species of animals held; whereas, to avoid excessively intensive types
of production, the grant of such premiums should be subject tocompliance with a maximum stocking density on the holding; whereas,!B
(1) OJ L 405, 31.12.1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC)
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however, the situation of small producers should be taken into
consideration;
(14) Whereas, to strengthen incentives to extensify production with a view
to improving their effectiveness in relation to environmental objec-
tives, an additional amount should be granted to producers who
comply with severe and genuine stocking density requirements;whereas, to avoid a major change in the global level of support andensure reasonable control of expenditure, provision should be made for
adjusting the additional amount, if necessary;
(15) Whereas the conditions for beef production and the income situation of
producers varies significantly in different production areas of theCommunity; whereas a Community-wide scheme with uniform
payments to all producers would be too rigid to respond adequately
to the structural and natural disparities and the diverse needs resultingtherefrom; whereas, therefore, it is appropriate to provide for a flexibleframework of additional Community payments to be determined and
made by Member States within fixed global amounts and in
accordance with certain common criteria; whereas the global amountsshould be allocated to the Member States on the basis of their share in
Community beef production; whereas the common criteria are
intended, inter alia , to prevent additional payments from producing
discriminatory effects and to take full account of the relevantmultilateral commitments of the Community; whereas, in particular,
it is essential that Member States be obliged to use their discretionary
powers exclusively on the basis of objective criteria, to pay full regardto the concept of equal treatment and to avoid market and competitiondistortions; whereas it is appropriate to provide for the forms that
additional payments may take; whereas these forms should be headage
payments for certain categories of bovine animals and area payments;
(16) Whereas, as regards additional headage payments, certain quantitative
limits are required to ensure a reasonable level of production control;
whereas, moreover, the concept of applying stocking density
requirements should be followed by Member States;
(17) Whereas additional area payments should only be granted for
permanent pasture which does not benefit from other Community
market support measures; whereas area payments should be applied
within the limits of regional base areas of permanent pasture whichshould be established by Member States according to historicalreference data; whereas the maximum amount of area payments which
may be granted per hectare, including additional area payments under
the common market organisation for milk and milk products, should becomparable to the average support per hectare under the support
system for producers of certain arable crops;
(18) Whereas direct payments should be subject to compliance by the
keepers of the animals concerned with the relevant Community ruleson identification and registration of bovine animals; whereas, in order
to achieve the desired economic impact, direct payments must be
granted within certain time limits;
(19) Whereas the use of certain substances in beef production is prohibited
under Community law; whereas appropriate penalties should apply
where the relevant provisions are not respected;
(20) Whereas under the price and income support arrangements provided
for in this Regulation, the existing public intervention in the form ofbuying-in by intervention agencies and public storage is no longerindispensable to balance the market but would cause considerable
expenditure; whereas it should, therefore, be phased out gradually;
whereas, however, in order to contribute to stabilising the marketprices around the basic price which represents the desired market
support level aid for private storage should be provided for; whereas,
to that end, the Commission should be authorised to decide the grant ofprivate storage aid when the market price falls below 103 % of thebasic price; whereas, moreover, a ‘safety net’ intervention scheme
should be established with a view to support the beef and veal market
in Member States or regions of Member States where market pricesfall short of a critical price level; whereas provision should be madefor the private storage aid and the intervention scheme to be
implemented on the basis of the grading scale laid down in Council
Regulation (EEC) No 1208/81 of 28 April 1981 determining the!B1999R1254 — EN — 26.06.1999 — 000.002 — 4
Community scale for the classification of carcases of adult bovine
animals (1);
(21) Whereas the creation of a single Community market for beef and veal
involves the introduction of a single trading system at the external
frontiers of the Community; whereas a trading system includingimport duties and export refunds, in addition to the internal marketmeasures, should, in principle, stabilise the Community market;
whereas the trading system should be based on the undertakings
accepted under the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations;
(22) Whereas, in order to monitor the volume of trade in beef with third
countries, provision should be made for a system of import and export
licences for certain products, which includes the lodging of a securityto guarantee that the transactions for which such licences are grantedare effected;
(23) Whereas in order to prevent or counteract adverse effects on the
Community market which could result from imports of certainagricultural products, imports of one or more such products should
be subject to payment of an additional import duty, if certain
conditions are fulfilled;
(24) Whereas it is appropriate, under certain conditions, to confer on the
Commission the power to open and administer tariff quotas resulting
from international agreements concluded in accordance with theTreaty or from other acts of the Council;
(25) Whereas provisions for granting a refund on exports to third countries,
based on the difference between prices within the Community and onthe world market, and falling within the WTO Agreement onAgriculture (
2), should serve to safeguard Community participation
in international trade in beef and veal; whereas these refunds should be
subject to limits in terms of quantity and value;
(26) Whereas compliance with the limits in terms of value should be
ensured at the time when refunds are fixed through the monitoring of
payments under the rules relating to the European AgriculturalGuidance and Guarantee Fund; whereas monitoring can be facilitatedby the compulsory advance fixing of refunds, while allowing the
possibility, in the case of differentiated refunds, of changing the
specified destination within a geographical area to which a singlerefund rate applies; whereas, in the case of a change of destination, the
refund applicable to the actual destination should be paid, with a
ceiling of the amount applicable to the destination fixed in advance;
(27) Whereas ensuring compliance with the quantity limits calls for the
introduction of a reliable and effective system of monitoring; whereas,
to that end, the granting of refunds should be made subject to an export
licence; whereas refunds should be granted up to the limits available,depending on the particular situation of each product concerned;
whereas exceptions to that rule should only be permitted in the case of
food-aid operations, which are exempt from any limit; whereasmonitoring of the quantities exported with refunds during themarketing years as referred to in the WTO Agreement on Agriculture
should be carried out on the basis of export licences issued for each
marketing year;
(28) Whereas, in addition to the system described above, and to the extent
necessary for its proper working, provision should be made for
regulating or, when the situation on the market so requires, prohibitingthe use of inward-processing arrangements;
(29) Whereas the customs duty system makes it possible to dispense with
all other protective measures at the external frontiers of theCommunity; whereas, however, the internal market and duty mech-anism could, in exceptional circumstances, prove defective; whereas,
in such cases, so as not to leave the Community market without
defence against disturbances which may arise therefrom, theCommunity should be able to take all necessary measures withoutdelay; whereas those measures should be in accordance with the
obligations derived from the relevant WTO agreements;!B
(1) OJ L 123, 7.5.1981, p. 3. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 1026/91 (OJ L 106, 26.4.1991, p. 2).
(2) OJ L 336, 23.12.1994, p. 22.1999R1254 — EN — 26.06.1999 — 000.002 — 5
(30) Whereas, in order to ensure proper application of the instruments
provided for in this Regulation, the Commission should be fullyinformed about the development of prices on the common market forbeef and veal; whereas, therefore, provision should be made for a
system for recording the prices of bovine animals and meat of such
animals;
(31) Whereas it is appropriate to provide for measures to be taken when a
substantial rise or fall in prices disturbs or threatens to disturb theCommunity market; whereas these measures may also include ad hoc
intervention buying-in;
(32) Whereas restrictions on free movement resulting from the application
of measures intended to prevent the spread of animal diseases could
cause difficulties on the market of one or more Member States;whereas provision should be made for the introduction of exceptionalmarket support measures in order to remedy such situations;
(33) Whereas the establishment of a single market based on common prices
would be jeopardised by the granting of certain aids; whereas,
therefore, the provisions of the Treaty which allow the assessment ofaids granted by Member States and the prohibition of those which areincompatible with the common market should apply in the common
market organisation for beef and veal;
(34) Whereas it is necessary that, as the common market in beef and veal
develops, the Member States and the Commission should keep each
other supplied with the information necessary for applying thisRegulation;
(35) Whereas, in order to facilitate implementation of the proposed
measures, a procedure should be provided for establishing close
cooperation between Member States and the Commission within a
Management Committee;
(36) Whereas expenditure incurred by the Member States as a result of the
obligations arising out of the application of this Regulation should befinanced by the Community in accordance with Council Regulation(EC) No 1258/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the financing of the common
agricultural policy (
1);
(37) Whereas the common organisation of the market in beef and veal
should take appropriate account, at the same time, of the objectives setout in Articles 33 and 131 of the Treaty;
(38) Whereas the common organisation of the market in beef and veal laid
down in Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 (
2) has been amended
several times; whereas, by reason of their number, their complexity
and their dispersal among several Official Journals, these texts are
difficult to use and thus lack the clarity which should be an essentialfeature of all legislation; whereas, under these circumstances, they
should be consolidated in a new regulation and the aforementioned
Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 should be repealed; whereas CouncilRegulations (EEC) No 98/69 of 16 January 1969 laying down generalrules for the disposal of frozen beef and veal by intervention
agencies (
3), (EEC) No 989/68 of 15 July 1968 laying down general
rules for granting private storage aid for beef and veal (4) and (EEC)
No 1892/87 of 2 July 1987 on the recording of market prices in thebeef and veal sector (
5), the legal base of which was Regulation (EEC)
No 805/68, are replaced by new arrangements in this Regulation and
should therefore be repealed;
(39) Whereas the change from the arrangements in Regulation (EEC)
No 805/68 to those in this Regulation could give rise to difficultieswhich are not dealt with in this Regulation; whereas, in order to deal
with that eventuality, provision should be made for the Commission to
adopt the necessary transitional measures; whereas the Commissionshould also be authorised to solve specific practical problems,!B
(1) See page 103 of this Official Journal.
(2) OJ L 148, 28.6.1968, p. 24. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 1633/98 (OJ L 210, 28.7.1998, p. 17).
(3) OJ L 14, 21.1.1969, p. 2.
(4) OJ L 169, 18.7.1968, p. 10. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 428/77 (OJ L 61, 5.3.1977, p. 17).
(5) OJ L 182, 3.7.1987, p. 29.1999R1254 — EN — 26.06.1999 — 000.002 — 6
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. The common organisation of the market in beef and veal shall comprise
an internal market and trade with third countries system and cover the
following products:
CN code Description of goods
(a) 0102 90 05 to 0102 90 79 Live animals of the domestic bovine species, other than pure-bred breeding animals
0201 Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled0202 Meat of bovine animals, frozen0206 10 95 Thick skirt and thin skirt, fresh or chilled
0206 29 91 Thick skirt and thin skirt, frozen
0210 20 Meat of bovine animals, salted, in brine, dried or smoked0210 90 41 Thick skirt and thin skirt, salted, in brine, dried or smoked
0210 90 90 Edible flours and meals of meat or meat offal
1602 50 10 Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal of bovine animals, uncooked; mixtures of
cooked meat or offal and uncooked meat or offal
1602 90 61 Other prepared or preserved meat containing bovine meat or offal, uncooked; mixtures of
cooked meat or offal and uncooked meat or offal
(b) 0102 10 Live bovine pure-bred animals
0206 10 91 Edible offal of bovine animals excluding thick skirt and thin skirt, fresh or chilled, other
than for the manufacture of pharmaceutical products
0206 10 99
0206 21 00 Edible offal of bovine animals excluding thick skirt and thin skirt, frozen, other than for
the manufacture of pharmaceutical products
0206 22 90
0206 29 99
0210 90 49 Edible meat offal of bovine animals, salted, in brine, dried or smoked, other than thick skirt
and thin skirt
ex 1502 00 90 Fats of bovine animals, raw or rendered, whether or not pressed or solvent-extracted
1602 50 31 to 1602 50 80 Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal, of bovine animals, other than uncooked
meat or meat offal and mixtures of cooked meat or offal and uncooked meat or offal
1602 90 69 Other prepared or preserved meat containing bovine meat or offal other than uncooked,
and mixtures of cooked meat or offal and uncooked meat or offal
2. For the purposes of this Regulation:
(a) ‘bovine animals’ shall mean live animals of the domestic bovine species
falling within CN codes ex 0102 10, 0102 90 05 to 0102 90 79;
(b) ‘adult bovine animals’shall mean bovine animals the live weight of which
is more than 300 kilograms.
TITLE I
INTERNAL MARKET
Article 2
In order to encourage action by trade and joint trade organisations to facilitate
the adjustment of supply to market requirements, the following Community
measures may be taken in respect of the products listed in Article 1:
(a) measures to improve stock breeding;!B1999R1254 — EN — 26.06.1999 — 000.002 — 7
(b) measures to promote better organisation of production, processing and
marketing;
(c) measures to improve quality;
(d) measures to permit the establishment of short- and long-term forecasts on
the basis of the means of production used;
(e) measures to facilitate the recording of market price trends.
General rules concerning these measures shall be adopted by the Council in
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 37(2) of the Treaty.
CHAPTER 1
DIRECT PAYMENTS
Article 3
For the purposes of this chapter:
(a)producer shall mean an individual farmer, whether a natural or a legal
person or group of natural or legal persons, irrespective of the legal statusconferred by national law on such a group or its members, whose holding
is located in Community territory and who is engaged in rearing bovine
animals,
(b)holding shall mean all the production units managed by the producer and
located in the territory of a single Member State,
(c)region shall mean a Member State or a region within a Member State, at
the option of the Member State concerned,
(d)bull shall mean an uncastrated male bovine animal,
(e)steer shall mean a castrated male bovine animal,
(f)suckler cow shall mean a cow belonging to a meat breed or born of a
cross with a meat breed, and belonging to a herd intended for rearing
calves for meat production,
(g)heifer shall mean a female bovine animal from the age of eight months
which has not yet calved.
SECTION 1
Premiums
Subsection 1
Special premium
Article 4
1. A producer holding male bovine animals on his holding may qualify, on
application, for a special premium. It shall be granted in the form of an annual
premium per calendar year and per holding within the limits of regionalceilings for not more than 90 animals for each of the age brackets referred toin paragraph 2.
2. The special premium shall be granted no more than:(a) once in the life of each bull from the age of nine months, or
(b) twice in the life of each steer:
— the first time at the age of nine months,
— the second time after it has reached the age of 21 months.
3. To qualify for the special premium:(a) any animal covered by an application shall be held by the producer for
fattening for a period to be determined,
(b) each animal shall be covered until slaughter or until export by an animal
passport referred to in Article 6 of Council Regulation (EC) No 820/97 of!B1999R1254 — EN — 26.06.1999 — 000.002 — 8
21 April 1997 establishing a system for the identification and registration
of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beefproducts (
1) containing all relevant information on its premium status
or, if not available, an equivalent administrative document.
4. When in a given region the total number of bulls from the age of nine
months and of steers from nine months to 20 months of age, for which an
application has been made and which satisfy the conditions for granting the
special premium exceeds the regional ceiling referred to in Annex I, thenumber of all eligible animals under paragraph 2(a) and (b) per producer for
the year in question shall be reduced proportionately.
Within the meaning of this Article, ‘regional ceiling’ shall mean the number
of animals entitled to benefit, in a region and per calendar year, from the
special premium.
5. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 and 4, Member States may:
— on the basis of objective criteria, which they determine, change or waive
the headage limit of 90 animals per holding and age bracket and,
— where exercising this power, decide to apply paragraph 4 in such a way as
to reach the level of reductions required to comply with the applicableregional ceiling, without applying such reductions to small producerswho, in respect of the year in question, did not submit special premium
applications for more than a minimum number of animals determined by
the Member State concerned.
6. Member States may decide to grant the special premium at the time of
slaughter. In this case, for bulls the age criterion referred to in paragraph 2(a)shall be replaced by a minimum carcase weight of 185 kilograms.
The premium shall be paid or passed back to the producers.The United Kingdom shall be authorised to apply in Northern Ireland a
system for granting the special premium which differs from that applied in theremainder of its territory.
7. The amount of the premium shall be set at:(a) per eligible bull:
— EUR 160 for the calendar year 2000,— EUR 185 for the calendar year 2001,
— EUR 210 for the calendar year 2002 and the subsequent calendar
years;
(b) per eligible steer and age bracket:
— EUR 122 for the calendar year 2000,
— EUR 136 for the calendar year 2001,— EUR 150 for the calendar year 2002 and the subsequent calendar
years.
8. Detailed rules for the application of this Article shall be adopted by the
Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 43.
Subsection 2
Deseasonalisation premium
Article 5
1. Where, in a Member State the number of steers:
(a) slaughtered in a given year exceeds 60 % of total annual slaughterings of
male bovine animals, and
(b) slaughtered during the period 1 September to 30 November in a given
year exceeds 35 % of total annual slaughterings of steers,!B
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producers may qualify, on application, for an additional premium to the
special premium (deseasonalisation premium). However, if both triggeringrates referred to above are reached in Ireland or in Northern Ireland, thepremium shall apply in Ireland and in Northern Ireland.
For the purpose of applying this Article in the United Kingdom, Northern
Ireland shall be regarded as a separate entity.
2. The amount of this premium shall be set at:— EUR 72,45 per animal slaughtered during the first 15 weeks in a given
year,
— EUR 54,34 per animal slaughtered during the 16th and 17th weeks in a
given year,
— EUR 36,23 per animal slaughtered during the 18th to the 21st week in a
given year, and
— EUR 18,11 per animal slaughtered during the 22nd and 23rd weeks in a
given year.
3. Where the rate referred to in paragraph 1(b) is not achieved, taking into
account the penultimate sentence of paragraph 1, Member States whose
producers have previously received the deseasonalisation premium may
decide to grant this premium at the rate of 60 % of the amounts set inparagraph 2.
In such case, the Member State concerned:(a) may decide to grant this premium for the first two or three of the periods
in question only,
(b) shall ensure the measure is financially neutral in respect of the same
budget year by accordingly reducing:
— the amount of the second age bracket of the special premium
applicable to steers granted in that Member State, and/or
— the additional payments to be made under section 2,and shall inform the Commission of the reduction measure applied.
For the purpose of applying this measure, Ireland and Northern Ireland shall
be regarded as one entity for the calculation of the rate referred to in
paragraph 1(a) and consequently for qualification for the premium.
4. In order to establish whether the percentages referred to in this Article
have been exceeded, account shall be taken of slaughterings carried out duringthe second year preceding that in which the animal qualifying for the
premium was slaughtered.
5. Detailed rules for the application of this Article shall be adopted by the
Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 43.
Subsection 3
Suckler cow premium
Article 6
1. A producer keeping suckler cows on his holding may qualify, on
application, for a premium for maintaining suckler cows (suckler cowpremium). It shall be granted in the form of an annual premium per calendar
year and per producer within the limits of individual ceilings.
2. The suckler cow premium shall be granted to any producer:(a) not supplying milk or milk products from his farm for 12 months from
the day on which the application is lodged.
The supply of milk or milk products directly from the holding to the
consumer shall not, however, prevent grant of the premium,
(b) supplying milk or milk products whose total individual reference quantity
as referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 3950/92 does not
exceed 120 000 kilograms. However, Member States may decide on the
basis of objective criteria, which they determine, to change or waive thisquantitative limit,!B1999R1254 — EN — 26.06.1999 — 000.002 — 10
provided that he keeps, for at least six consecutive months from the day on
which the application is lodged a number of suckler cows at least equal to80 % and of heifers at most equal to 20 % of the number for which thepremium was requested.
For the purposes of determining the number of eligible animals under points
(a) and (b) of the first subparagraph, whether cows belong to a suckler herd orto a dairy herd shall be established on the basis of the beneficiary’ s individualreference quantity as defined in Article 16(3) of Council Regulation (EC)
No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in
milk and milk products (
1) and the average milk yield.
3. The producers’ entitlement to the premium shall be limited by the
application of an individual ceiling as defined in Article 7.
4. Per eligible animal, the amount of the premium shall be set at:— EUR 163 for the calendar year 2000,
— EUR 182 for the calendar year 2001,
— EUR 200 for the calendar year 2002 and the subsequent calendar years.5. Member States may grant an additional national suckler cow premium, up
to a maximum of EUR 50 per animal, provided that no discrimination is
caused between stockfarmers in the Member State concerned.
In respect of holdings located in a region as defined in Articles 3 and 6 of
Council Regulation
"C1(EC) No 1260/1999 3of 21 June 1999 laying
down general provisions on the Structural Funds "C1(2)3, the first
EUR 24,15 per animal of this additional premium shall be financed by the
Guarantee Section of the European Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF).
In respect of holdings located throughout the territory of a Member State if in
the Member State concerned the cattle population has a high proportion of
suckler cows, representing at least 30 % of the total number of cows, and if atleast 30 % of male bovine animals slaughtered belong to conformation classesS and E, the Guarantee Section of EAGGF shall finance the additional
premium in total. Any overshoot of these percentages is established on the
basis of the average of the two years preceding that for which the premium isgranted.
6. For the purposes of this Article, only heifers belonging to a meat breed or
born of a cross with a meat breed and belonging to a herd intended for rearingcalves for meat production shall be taken into account.
7. Detailed rules for the application of this Article and, in particular, those
relating to the definition of the concept of suckler cow referred to in Article 3,
shall be adopted and the average milk yield shall be determined by theCommission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 43.
Article 7
1. On 1 January 2000, the individual ceiling of each producer shall be equal
to the number of suckler cow premium rights (premium rights) which he held
on 31 December 1999 in accordance with the relevant Community rules and,
where appropriate, adjusted according to paragraph 3.
2. Member States shall take the necessary steps to ensure that, from
1 January 2000, the sum of premium rights on their territory does not exceed
the national ceilings set out in Annex II and that the national reserves referred
to in Article 9 may be set up.
3. Where the adjustment referred to in paragraph 2 requires a reduction of
individual ceilings held by producers, it shall be carried out without
compensatory payment and decided on the basis of objective criteria,including, in particular:
— the rate at which producers have used their individual ceilings during the
three reference years prior to the year 2000,
— the implementation of an investment or extensification programme in the
beef and veal sector,!B
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— particular natural circumstances or the application of penalties, resulting
in a non-payment or a reduced payment of the premium for at least onereference year,
— additional exceptional circumstances having the effect that the payments
made for at least one reference year do not correspond to the actualsituation as established during the previous years.
4. Premium rights which have been withdrawn pursuant to the measure
provided for in paragraph 2 shall be abolished.
5. Detailed rules for the application of this Article shall be adopted by the
Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 43.
Article 8
1. Where a producer sells or otherwise transfers his holding, he may transfer
all his suckler cow premium rights to the person taking over his holding. He
may also transfer, in full or in part, his rights to other producers withouttransferring his holding.
In the case of transfer of premium rights without transfer of the holding a part
of the transferred rights, which shall not exceed 15 %, shall be returned
without compensatory payment to the national reserve of the Member State
where the holding is situated for redistribution free of charge.
2. The Member States:
(a) shall take the necessary measures to prevent premium rights being
transferred outside sensitive areas or regions where beef and veal
production is particularly important for the local economy;
(b) may provide either that the transfer of rights without transfer of the
holding is carried out directly between producers or that it is carried outthrough the intermediary of the national reserve.
3. Member States may authorise, before a date to be determined, temporary
transfers of part of the premium rights which are not intended to be used by
the producer who holds them.
4. Detailed rules for the application of this Article shall be adopted by the
Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 43.
These detailed rules may concern in particular:
— provisions enabling the Member States to resolve problems relating to the
transfer of premium rights by producers who are not the owners of the
land occupied by their holdings, and,
— specific rules relating to the minimum number which may form the
subject of a partial transfer.
Article 9
1. Each Member State shall maintain a national reserve of suckler cow
premium rights.
2. Any premium rights withdrawn pursuant to Article 8(1) or other
Community provisions shall be added to the national reserve, withoutprejudice to Article 7(4).
3. The Member States shall use their national reserves for allocating, within
the limits of those reserves, premium rights in particular to newcomers, young
farmers and other priority producers.
4. Detailed rules for the application of this Article shall be adopted by the
Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 43. These
rules shall concern, in particular:
— the measures applicable where, in a Member State, the national reserve is
not used,
— the measures relating to unused premium rights which have been returned
to the national reserve.!B1999R1254 — EN — 26.06.1999 — 000.002 — 12
Article 10
1. By way of derogation from Article 6(3), Member States where more than
60 % of suckler cows and heifers are kept in mountain areas within themeaning of Article 18 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 of 17 May1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural
Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) and amending and repealing certain
Regulations (
1) may decide to manage the granting of the suckler cow
premium for heifers separately from that for suckler cows within the limits of
a separate national ceiling to be set up by the Member State concerned.
Such separate national ceiling shall not exceed 20 % of the national ceiling of
the Member State concerned set out in Annex II to this Regulation. Thatnational ceiling shall be reduced by an amount equal to the separate national
ceiling.
When in a Member State exercising the power under paragraph 1 the total
number of heifers, for which an application has been made, and which satisfythe conditions for granting the suckler cow premium, exceeds the separate
national ceiling, the number of eligible heifers per producer for the year in
question shall be reduced proportionately.
2. For the purpose of this Article, only heifers belonging to a meat breed or
born of a cross with a meat breed shall be taken into account.
3. Detailed rules for the application of this Article shall be adopted by the
Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 43.
Subsection 4
Slaughter premium
Article 11
1. A producer keeping bovine animals on his holding may qualify, on
application, for a slaughter premium. It shall be granted on slaughter of
eligible animals or their export to a third country and within national ceilingsto be determined.
The following shall be eligible for the slaughter premium:
(a) bulls, steers, cows and heifers from the age of eight months,
(b) calves of more than one and less than seven months old and of carcase
weight of less than 160 kilograms,
provided they have been held by the producer for a period to be determined.
2. The amount of the premium shall be set at:(a) per eligible animal as specified under paragraph 1(a):
— EUR 27 for the calendar year 2000,
— EUR 53 for the calendar year 2001,
— EUR 80 for the calendar year 2002 and the subsequent calendar
years;
(b) per eligible animal as specified under paragraph 1(b):
— EUR 17 for the calendar year 2000,— EUR 33 for the calendar year 2001,— EUR 50 for the calendar year 2002 and the subsequent calendar
years.
3. The national ceilings referred to in paragraph 1 shall be established per
Member State and separately for both groups of animals as specified in (a)
and (b) thereof. Each ceiling shall be equal to the number of animals of each
of these two groups which in 1995 were slaughtered in the Member Stateconcerned to which are added those animals exported to third countries,according to Eurostat data or any other published official statistical
information for that year accepted by the Commission.!B
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4. When in a given Member State the total number of animals, for which an
application has been made in respect of one of the two groups of animalsspecified in (a) or (b) of paragraph 1, and which satisfy the conditions forgranting the slaughter premium exceeds the national ceiling laid down for that
group, the number of all eligible animals under that group per producer for
the year in question shall be reduced proportionately.
5. Detailed rules for the application of this Article shall be adopted by the
Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 43.
Subsection 5
Stocking density
Article 12
1. The total number of animals qualifying for the special premium and the
suckler cow premium shall be limited by the application of a stocking density
on the holding of two livestock units (LU) per hectare and calendar year. This
stocking density shall be expressed in LU per unit of forage area of theholding used for the animals carried on it. However, a producer shall beexempt from the application of the stocking density if the number of animals
held on his holding and to be taken into account for determining the stocking
density is not more than 15 LU.
2. For determining the stocking density on the holding, account shall be
taken of:
(a) the male bovine animals, suckler cows and heifers, sheep and/or goats for
which premium applications have been submitted, as well as the dairy
cows needed to produce the total reference quantity of milk allocated to
the producer. The number of animals shall be converted to LU byreference to the conversion table in Annex III,
(b) the forage area, meaning the area of the holding available throughout the
calendar year for rearing bovine animals and sheep and/or goats. The
forage area shall not include:
— buildings, woods, ponds, paths,— areas used for other crops eligible for Community aid or for
permanent crops or horticultural crops, except permanent pasture forwhich area payments are granted pursuant to Article 17 of this
Regulation and Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999,
— areas qualifying for the support system laid down for the producers
of certain arable crops, used for the aid scheme for dried fodder orsubject to a national or Community set-aside scheme.
Forage area shall include areas in shared use and areas which are subject to
mixed cultivation.
3. The Commission shall adopt detailed rules for the application of this
Article in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 43. These rules
shall, in particular, concern those:
— relating to areas in shared use and to areas which are subject to mixed
cultivation,
— enabling improper application of the stocking density to be prevented.
Subsection 6
Extensification payment
Article 13
1. Producers receiving the special premium and/or the suckler cow premium
may qualify for an extensification payment.
2. The extensification payment shall be EUR 100 per special premium and
suckler cow premium granted, provided that in respect of the calendar year
concerned the stocking density on the holding concerned is less than or equalto 1,4 LU per hectare.!B1999R1254 — EN — 26.06.1999 — 000.002 — 14
However, Member States may decide to grant the extensification payment as
follows:
(a) in respect of the calendar years 2000 and 2001, at an amount of EUR 33
for a stocking density of 1,6 LU per hectare or more and less than orequal to 2,0 LU per hectare, and at an amount of EUR 66 for a stockingdensity of less than 1,6 LU per hectare;
(b) in respect of the calendar year 2002 and the subsequent years, at an
amount of EUR 40 for a stocking density of 1,4 LU per hectare or more
and less or equal to 1,8 LU per hectare, and at an amount of EUR 80 for a
stocking density of less than 1,4 LU per hectare.
3. For the purposes of the application of paragraph 2:
(a) by way of derogation from Article 12(2)(a), the stocking density of the
holdings shall be determined by taking into account the male bovine
animals, cows, and heifers present thereon during the calendar yearconcerned, as well as the sheep and/or goats for which premium
applications have been submitted for the same calendar year. The number
of animals shall be converted to LU by reference to the conversion tablein Annex III.
(b) without prejudice to the third indent of Article 12(2)(b), areas used for
the production of arable crops as defined in Annex I of CouncilRegulation (EC) No 1251/1999 of 17 May 1999 establishing a support
system for producers of certain arable crops (
1) shall not be taken as
‘forage area’;
(c) the forage area to be taken into account for the calculation of the stocking
density shall consist of at least 50 % of pasture land. ‘Pasture land’ shallbe defined by Member States. The definition shall include at least thecriterion that pasture land shall be grassland which, following the local
farming practices is recognised as being destined for grazing bovine
animals and/or sheep. However, this shall not exclude the mixed use ofpasture land during the same year (pasture, hay, grass silage).
4. Without prejudice to the stocking density requirements set out in
paragraph 2, producers in Member States where more than 50 % of milk
production takes place in mountain areas within the meaning of Article 18 of
Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 and whose holdings are located in such areas,may receive extensification payments as set out in paragraph 2 for the dairycows kept thereon.
5. In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 43 the Commission
shall:
— adopt detailed rules for the application of this Article,— if necessary, adjust the amounts set out in paragraph 2 taking account, in
particular, of the number of animals qualifying for the payment for thepreceding calendar year.
Section 2
Additional payments
Article 14
1. Member States shall, on a yearly basis, make additional payments to
producers in their territory totalling the global amounts set out in Annex IV .Such payments shall be made according to objective criteria including, inparticular, the relevant production structures and conditions, and in such a way
as to ensure equal treatment between producers and to avoid market and
competition distortions. Moreover, such payments shall not be linked tofluctuations of market prices.
2. Additional payments may be made in the form of headage payments
(Article 15) and/or area payments (Article 17).
Article 15
1. Headage payments may be granted for:
(a) male bovine animals,!B
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(b) suckler cows,
(c) dairy cows,(d) heifers.2. Headage payments may be granted as supplementary amounts per
slaughter premium unit as set out in Article 11, except for calves. In the othercases, the grant of headage payments shall be subject:
(a) to the special conditions set out in Article 16,(b) to specific stocking density requirements to be established by Member
States.
3. The specific stocking density requirements shall be established:— on the basis of the forage area referred to in Article 12(2)(b), with the
exception of areas for which area payments are granted in accordancewith Article 17,
— taking account of, in particular, the invironmental impact of the type of
production concerned, the environmental sensitivity of the land used for
rearing cattle and the measures which have been implemented with aview to stabilise or improve the environmental situation of this land.
Article 16
1. Headage payments for male bovine animals may be granted per calendar
year for no more than a number of animals in a Member State:
— equal to the regional ceiling of the Member State concerned set out in
Annex I or
— equal to the number of male bovine animals for which premiums were
granted in 1997, or
— equal to the average number of slaughterings of male bovine animals
during the years 1997, 1998 and 1999 deriving from Eurostat statistics forthese years or any other published official statistical information for theseyears accepted by the Commission.
Member States may also provide for a headage limit of number of male
bovine animals per holding to be determined by the Member State on anational or regional basis.
Only male bovine animals from the age of eight months shall be eligible. If
headage payments are made at the time of slaughter, Member States may
decide to replace this condition by a minimum carcase weight of at least
180 kilograms.
2. Headage payments for suckler cows and heifers qualifying for suckler
cow premium under Article 6(4) and Article 10 may only be granted as a
supplementary amount per suckler cow premium unit as set out in Article 6(4).
3. Headage payments for dairy cows may only be granted as amount per
tonne of reference quantity eligible for premium available on the holding to beestablished in accordance with Article 16(3) of Regulation (EC)No 1255/1999.
Article 15(2)(b) shall not apply.
4. Headage payments for heifers other than those referred to in paragraph 2
may be granted per Member State and calendar year for no more than anumber of heifers equal to the average number of slaughterings of heifersduring the years 1997, 1998 and 1999 deriving from Eurostat statistics for
these years or any other published official statistical information for these
years accepted by the Commission.
Article 17
1. Area payments shall be granted per hectare of permanent pasture:
(a) which is available to a producer during the calendar year concerned,(b) which is not used to comply with the specific stocking density
requirements referred to in Article 15(3), and
(c) in respect of which no payments under the support system laid down for
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and under Community aid schemes for other permanent or horticultural
crops are claimed for the same year.
2. The area of permanent pasture in a region for which area payments may
be granted shall not exceed the relevant regional base area.
Regional base areas shall be established by Member States as the average
number of hectares of permanent pasture available for rearing bovine animals
during the years 1995, 1996 and 1997.
3. The maximum area payment per hectare which may be granted, including
area payments pursuant to Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 shall
not exceed:
— EUR 210 for the calendar year 2000,
— EUR 280 for the calendar year 2001,
— EUR 350 for the calendar year 2002 and the subsequent calendar years.
Article 18
Before 1 January 2000, Member States shall provide the Comission with
detailed information on their national arrangements concerning the granting
of additional payments. Any changes of these arrangements shall becommunicated to the Commission not later than one month after their
adoption.
Article 19
Before 1 April 2004, Member States shall submit to the Commission detailed
reports on the implementation of this section.
Before 1 January 2005, the Commission shall evaluate the implementation of
this section and examine the distribution of Community funds betweenMember States as provided for in Annex IV , taking account of, in particular,the development of the Member States shares in Community beef production.
If necessary, the Commission shall make appropriate proposals to the Council.
Article 20
Detailed rules of application of this section shall be adopted by the
Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 43.
SECTION 3
Common provisions
Article 21
To qualify for direct payments under this chapter, an animal shall be
identified and registered in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 820/97.
Article 22
1. Direct payments under this chapter, except the deseasonalisation
premium, shall be paid as soon as the inspections are carried out but not
earlier than 16 October of the calendar year in respect of which they are
applied for.
2. Save in duly justified exceptional cases:
— direct payments under this chapter shall be made not later than 30 June of
the year following the calendar year in respect of which the payment isapplied for,
— the deseasonalisation premium shall be paid as soon as the inspections
are carried out and no later than 15 October of the calendar year inrespect of which it is applied for.!B1999R1254 — EN — 26.06.1999 — 000.002 — 17
Article 23
1. Where residues of substances prohibited under Council Directive
96/22/EC (1), or residues of substances authorised under the aforementioned
act but used illegally, are detected pursuant to the relevant provisions of
Directive 96/23/EC (2), in an animal belonging to the bovine herd of a
producer, or where a non-authorised substance or product, or a substance orproduct authorised under Council Directive 96/22/EC but held illegally isfound on the producer’s holding in any form, the producer shall be excluded,
for the calendar year of that discovery, from receiving the amounts provided
for under this section.
In the event of a repeated infringement, the length of the exclusion period
may, according to the seriousness of the offence, be extended to five years as
from the year in which the repeated infringement was discovered.
2. In the event of obstruction on the part of the owner or holder of the
animals when inspections are being carried out and when the samples are
being taken which are necessary for the application if national residue-
monitoring plans or when the investigations and checks provided for underDirective 96/23/EC are being carried out, the penalties provided for in
paragraph 1 shall apply.
3. Detailed rules for the application of this Article shall be adopted by the
Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 43.
Article 24
The amounts of the direct payments set out in sections 1 and 2 may be
changed in the light of developments in production, productivity and the
markets, according to the procedure laid down in Article 37(2) of the Treaty.
Article 25
The expenditure incurred in granting the direct payments provided for in this
chapter shall be considered as intervention measures within the meaning ofArticle 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999.
CHAPTER 2
PRIV ATE AND PUBLIC STORAGE
Article 26
1. From 1 July 2002, the granting of aids for private storage may be decided,
when the average Community market price recorded, on the basis of the
Community scale for the classification of carcases of adult bovine animals
provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 1208/81 (called hereinafter ‘Communityscale’), is, and is likely to remain, at less than 103 % of the basic price.
2. The basic price for carcases of male bovine animals of grade R3 in the
Community scale shall be set at EUR 2 224/t.
3. Private storage aid may be granted for fresh or chilled meat of adult
bovine animals presented in the form of carcases, half-carcases, compensated
quarters, forequarters or hindquarters, classified in accordance with the
Community scale.
4. The Council, acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in
Article 37(2) of the Treaty, may:
— change the basic price taking account, in particular, of the need to fix this
price at a level which contributes towards stabilising market priceswithout, however, leading to the formation of structural surpluses in the
Community,!B
(1) Council Directive 96/22/EC of 29 April 1996 concerning the prohibition on the use
in stockfarming of certain substances having a hormonal or thyrostatic action and
of/betatwo-agonists, and repealing Directives 81/602/EEC, 88/146/EEC and 88/299/EEC
(OJ L 125, 23.5.1996, p. 3).
(2) Council Directive 96/23/EC of 29 April 1996 on measures to monitor certain
substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal products and repealing
Directives 85/358/EEC and 86/469/EEC and Decisions 89/187/EEC and
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— amend the list of products in paragraph 3 which may be the subject of
private storage aid.
5. Detailed rules for the application of this Article shall be adopted and the
granting of aids for private storage shall be decided by the Commission inaccordance with the procedure laid down in Article 43.
Article 27
1. From 1 July 2002, public intervention shall be opened if, for a period of
two consecutive weeks, the average market price in a Member State or in aregion of a Member State recorded on the basis of the Community scale
provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 1208/81 falls short of EUR 1 560/t; in
this case, one or more categories, qualities or quality groups, to bedetermined, of fresh or chilled meat falling within CN codes 0201 10 00and 0201 20 20 to 0201 20 50 originating in the Community may be bought
in by intervention agencies.
2. For buying-in under paragraph 1, only eligible offers equal to or less than
the average market price recorded in a Member State or a region of a MemberState and increased by an amount to be determined on the basis of objective
criteria may be accepted.
3. The buying-in prices and the quantities accepted for intervention shall be
determined under tender procedures and may, in special circumstances, befixed per Member State or per region of a Member State on the basis ofrecorded average market prices. The tender procedures shall ensure equality
of access of all persons concerned. They shall be opened on the basis of
specifications to be determined taking commercial structures into account,where necessary.
4. Under the procedure provided for in Article 43:— the products, categories, qualities or quality groups of products eligible
for intervention shall be determined,
— the buying-in prices and the quantities accepted for intervention shall be
fixed,
— the amount of the increase referred to in paragraph 2 shall be determined,— the detailed rules for the application of this Article shall be adopted,— any transitional provisions necessary for the implementation of these
arrangements shall be adopted.
The Commission shall decide on:
— opening buying-in when during two consecutive weeks the condition
referred to in paragraph 1 is met,
— closing buying-in when during at least one week the condition as referred
to in paragraph 1 is no longer met.
Article 28
1. Disposal of the products bought in by the intervention agencies in
accordance with the provisions of Articles 27 and 47 of this Regulation and ofArticles 5 and 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 shall take place in such a wayas to avoid any disturbance of the market and to ensure equal access to goods
and equal treatment of purchasers.
2. Detailed rules for the application of this Article, in particular as regards
selling prices, conditions for release from storage and, where appropriate, theprocessing of products bought-in by the intervention agencies, shall be
adopted by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in
Article 43.
TITLE II
TRADE WITH THIRD COUNTRIES
Article 29
1. Imports into the Community of any of the products listed in
Article 1(1)(a) shall be subject to presentation of an import licence.!B1999R1254 — EN — 26.06.1999 — 000.002 — 19
Imports into the Community of any of the products listed in Article 1(1)(b)
and exports from the Community of products listed in Article 1(1)(a) and (b)may be subject to presentation of an import or export licence.
Licences shall be issued by the Member States to any applicant, irrespective
of his place of establishment in the Community and without prejudice tomeasures taken for the application of Articles 32 and 33.
Import and export licences shall be valid throughout the Community. Such
licences shall be issued subject to the lodging of a security guaranteeing thatthe products are imported or exported during the term of validity of thelicence; except in cases of force majeure , the security shall be forfeited in
whole or in part if import or export is not carried out, or is carried out only
partially, within that period.
2. Detailed rules for the application of this Article shall be adopted by the
Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 43. These
rules may concern, in particular:
(a) the term of validity of licences,
(b) the list of products for which import or export licences are requested
under paragraph 1 second subparagraph.
Article 30
Unless this Regulation provides otherwise, the rates of duty in the Common
Customs Tariff shall apply to the products listed in Article 1.
Article 31
1. In order to prevent or counteract adverse effects on the market in the
Community which may result from imports of certain products listed inArticle 1, imports of one or more of such products at the rate of duty laid
down in Article 30 shall be subject to payment of an additional import duty if
the conditions set out in Article 5 of the Agreement on Agriculture concludedin accordance with Article 300 of the Treaty in the framework of the UruguayRound of multilateral trade negotiations have been fulfilled unless the imports
are unlikely to disturb the Community market, or where the effects would be
disproportionate to the intended objective.
2. The trigger prices below which an additional duty may be imposed shall
be those which are forwarded by the Community to the World Trade
Organisation.
The trigger volumes to be exceeded in order to have the additional import
duty imposed shall be determined particularly on the basis of imports into the
Community in the three years preceding the year in which the averse effectsreferred to in paragraph 1 arise or are likely to arise.
3. The import prices to be taken into consideration for imposing an
additional import duty shall be determined on the basis of the cif importprices of the consignment under consideration.
Cif import prices shall be checked to that end against the representative prices
for the product on the world market or on the Community import market forthat product.
4. The Commission shall adopt detailed rules for the application of this
Article in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 43. Suchdetailed rules shall specify in particular:
(a) the products to which additional import duties may be applied under the
terms of Article 5 of the Agreement on Agriculture;
(b) the other criteria necessary to ensure application of paragraph 1 in
accordance with Article 5 of the Agreement on Agriculure.
Article 32
1. Tariff quotas for the products listed in Article 1 resulting from
agreements concluded in accordance with Article 300 of the Treaty or from
any other act of the Council shall be opened and administered by the
Commission in accordance with detailed rules adopted under the procedurelaid down in Article 43.!B1999R1254 — EN — 26.06.1999 — 000.002 — 20
With regard to the import quota of 50 000 tonnes of frozen meat coming
within CN codes 0202 20 30, 0202 30 and 0206 29 91 and intended forprocessing, the Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission by aqualified majority, may lay down that all or part of the quota shall cover
equivalent quantities of quality meat, applying a conversion rate of 4,375.
2. Quotas shall be administered by applying one of the following methods or
a combination of them:
— method based on chronological order of the lodging of applications (‘first
come, first served’ principle),
— method of distribution in proportion to the quantities requested when the
applications were lodged (using the ‘simultaneous examination’ method),
— method based on taking traditional trade patterns into account (using the
‘traditional importers/new arrivals’ method).
Other appropriate methods may be adopted.They shall avoid any discrimination between the operators concerned.
3. The method of administration adopted shall, where appropriate, give due
weight to the supply requirements of the Community market and the need tosafeguard the equilibrium of that market, while at the same time possiblydrawing on methods which may have been applied in the past to quotas
corresponding to those referred to in paragraph 1, without prejudice to the
rights resulting from agreements concluded as part of the Uruguay Roundtrade negotiations.
4. The detailed rules referred to in paragraph 1 shall provide for annual
quotas, if necessary, suitably phased over the year, and shall determine the
administrative method to be used and, where appropriate, shall include:
(a) guarantees covering the nature, provenance and origin of the product, and(b) recognition of the document used for verifying the guarantees referred to
in (a), and
(c) the conditions under which import licences are issued and their term of
validity.
Article 33
1. To the extent necessary to enable the products listed in Article 1 to be
exported on the basis of quotations or prices for those products on the world
market and within the limits resulting from agreements concluded inaccordance with Article 300 of the Treaty, the difference between thosequotations or prices and prices in the Community may be covered by export
refunds.
2. The method to be adopted for the allocation of the quantities which may
be exported with a refund shall be the method which:
(a) is most suited to the nature of the product and the situation on the market
in question, allowing the most efficient possible use of the resources
available, account being taken of the efficiency and structure of
Community exports without, however, creating discrimination betweenlarge and small operators;
(b) is least cumbersome administratively for operators, account being taken
of administration requirements;
(c) prevents any discrimination between the operators concerned.3. Refunds shall be the same for the whole Community.They may vary according to destination, where the world market situation or
the specific requirements of certain markets make this necessary.
Refunds shall be fixed by the Commission in accordance with the procedure
laid down in Article 43. Refunds may be fixed, in particular:
(a) at regular intervals;(b) in addition and for limited quantities, by invitation to tender for products
for which that procedure seems appropriate.!B1999R1254 — EN — 26.06.1999 — 000.002 — 21
Except where fixed by tender, the list of products on which an export refund is
granted and the amount of such refund shall be fixed at least once every threemonths. The amount of the refund may, however, remain at the same level formore than three months and may, where necessary, be adjusted in the
intervening period by the Commission at the request of a Member State or on
its own initiative.
4. The following shall be taken into account when refunds are being fixed:
(a) the existing situation and the future trend with regard to:
— prices and availabilities of beef and veal sector products on the
Community market,
— prices for beef and veal sector products on the world market,
(b) the aims of the common organisation of the market in beef and veal,
which are to ensure equilibrium and the natural development of prices
and trade on this market;
(c) the limits resulting from agreements concluded in accordance with
Article 300 of the Treaty;
(d) the need to avoid disturbances on the Community market;
(e) the economic aspect of the proposed exports.Account shall also be taken in particular of the need to establish a balance
between the use of Community basic products in the manufacture ofprocessed goods exported to third countries and the use of products from these
countries admitted to inward-processing arrangements.
5. When prices within the Community listed in paragraph 1 are being
determined the following shall be taken into account:
— prices ruling on the representative Community markets,— prices ruling at export.
When prices in international trade listed in paragraph 1 are being determined
account shall be taken of:
— prices ruling on third-country markets,
— the most favourable prices in third countries of destination for
third-country imports,
— producer prices recorded in exporting third countries, account being
taken, where appropriate, of subsidies granted by those countries,
— free-at-Community-frontier offer prices.
6. Refunds shall be granted only on application and on presentation of the
relevant export licence.
7. The refund applicable to exports of products listed in Article 1 shall be
that applicable on the day of application for the licence and, in the case of a
differentiated refund, that applicable on the same day:
(a) for the destination indicated on the licence; or
(b) for the actual destination if it differs from the destination indicated on the
licence. In that case, the amount applicable may not exceed the amount
applicable for the destination indicated on the licence.
Appropriate measures may be taken to prevent abuse of the flexibility
provided for in this paragraph.
8. Paragraphs 6 and 7 may be waived in the case of products listed in
Article 1 on which refunds are paid under food-aid operations, in accordance
with the procedure laid down in Article 43.
9. The refund shall be paid on proof that:
— the products are of Community origin,— the products have been exported from the Community, and
— in the case of a differentiated refund the products have reached the
destination indicated on the licence or another destination for which the
refund was fixed, without prejudice to paragraph 3(b). Exceptions may be
made to this rule in accordance with the procedure laid down in!B1999R1254 — EN — 26.06.1999 — 000.002 — 22
Article 43, provided conditions are laid down which offer equivalent
guarantees.
Moreover, the payment of the refund for exports of live animals shall be
subject to compliance with the provisions established in Community
legislation concerning animal welfare and, in particular, the protection of
animals during transport.
10. Without prejudice to paragraph 9 first indent, in the absence of a
derogation granted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 43,
no export refund shall be granted on products which are imported from third
countries and re-exported to third countries.
11. Observance of the volume limits resulting from the agreements
concluded in accordance with Article 300 of the Treaty shall be ensured on
the basis of the export licences issued for the reference periods provided for
therein which apply to the products concerned. With regard to compliancewith the obligations arising in the framework of the Uruguay Roundmultilateral trade negotiations, the ending of a reference period shall not
affect the validity of export licences.
12. Detailed rules for the application of this Article, including provisions on
the redistribution of exportable quantities which have not been allocated orutilised, shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with the
procedure laid down in Article 43.
With regard to paragraph 9, last subparagraph, the detailed rules for the
application may also include conditions concerning, in particular, imports intothird countries.
Article 34
1. To the extent necessary for the proper working of the common
organisation of the market in beef and veal, the Council, acting by a
qualified majority, on a proposal from the Commission, may, in special cases,
prohibit in whole or in part the use of inward or outward processingarrangements in respect of products listed in Article 1.
2. However, by way of derogation from paragraph 1, if the situation referred
to in paragraph 1 arises with exceptional urgency and the Community market
is disturbed or is liable to be disturbed by the inward- or outward-processingarrangements, the Commission shall, at the request of a Member State or onits own initiative, decide on the necessary measures; the Council and the
Member States shall be notified of such measures, which shall be valid for no
more than six months and shall be immediately applicable. If the Commissionreceives a request from a Member State, it shall take a decision thereon within
a week following receipt of the request.
3. Measures decided on by the Commission may be referred to the Council
by any Member State within a week of the day on which they were notified.The Council, acting by a qualified majority, may confirm, amend or repeal the
Commission decision. If the Council has not acted within three months, the
Commission decision shall be deemed to have been repealed.
Article 35
1. The general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature
and the detailed rules for its application shall apply to the tariff classificationof products covered by this Regulation; the tariff nomenclature resulting fromthe application of this Regulation shall be incorporated into the Common
Customs Tariff.
2. Safe as otherwise provided for in this Regulation or in provisions adopted
pursuant thereto, the following shall be prohibited in trade with thirdcountries:
— the levying of any charge having equivalent effect to a customs duty,
— the application of any quantitative restriction or measure having
equivalent effect.!B1999R1254 — EN — 26.06.1999 — 000.002 — 23
Article 36
1. If, by reason of imports or exports, the Community market in one or more
of the products listed in Article 1 is affected by, or is threatened with, serious
disturbance likely to jeopardise the achievement of the objectives set out inArticle 33 of the Treaty, appropriate measures may be applied in trade with
third countries until such disturbance or threat of disturbance has ceased.
The Council, acting by a qualified majority, on a proposal from the
Commission, shall adopt general rules for the application of this paragraphand shall define the circumstances and limits within which Member Statesmay adopt protective measures.
2. If the situation referred to in paragraph 1 arises, the Commission shall, at
the request of a Member State or on its own initiative, decide on the necessarymeasures; the Member States shall be notified of such measures, which shallbe immediately applicable. If the Commission receives a request from a
Member State, it shall take a decision thereon within three working days
following receipt of the request.
3. Measures decided on by the Commission may be referred to the Council
by any Member State within three working days of the day on which they were
notified. The Council shall meet without delay. It may, acting by a qualified
majority, amend or repeal the measure in question within one monthfollowing the day on which it was referred to the Council.
4. This Article shall be applied having regard to the obligations arising from
agreements concluded in accordance with Article 300(2) of the Treaty.
TITLE III
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 37
Member States shall record prices of bovine animals and of meat of bovine
animals on the basis of rules to be established by the Commission inaccordance with the procedure laid down in Article 43.
Article 38
1. When a substantial rise or fall in prices is recorded on the Community
market and this situation is likely to continue, thereby disturbing orthreatening to disturb the market, the necessary measures may be taken.
2. Detailed rules for the application of this Article shall be adopted by the
Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 43.
Article 39
In order to take account of the restrictions on free circulation which may
result from the application of measures for combating the spread of diseases
in animals, exceptional measures of support for the market affected by those
restrictions may be taken in accordance with the procedure laid down inArticle 43. Those measures may only be taken in so far as, and for as long as,is strictly necessary for the support of that market.
Article 40
Save as otherwise provided in this Regulation, Articles 87, 88 and 89 of the
Treaty shall apply to the production of and trade in the products listed inArticle 1.
Article 41
Member States and the Commission shall communicate to each other the
information necessary for implementing this Regulation. The information to
be communicated shall be determined in accordance with the procedure laid
down in Article 43. Rules for the communication and distribution of suchinformation shall be adopted in accordance with the same procedure.!B1999R1254 — EN — 26.06.1999 — 000.002 — 24
Article 42
A Management Committee for Beef and Veal (hereinafter called ‘the
Committee’) shall be established, composed of representatives of MemberStates and chaired by a representative of the Commission.
Article 43
1. Where the procedure laid down in this Article is to be followed, the
chairman shall refer the matter to the Committee either on his own initiative
or at the request of the representative of a Member State.
2. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the Committee a
draft of the measures to be taken. The Committee shall deliver its opinion onthe draft within a time limit which the chairman may lay down according to
the urgency of the matter. The opinion shall be delivered by the majority laid
down in Article 205(2) of the Treaty in the case of decisions which theCouncil is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission. The votes of
the representatives of the Member States within the Committee shall be
weighted in the manner set out in that Article. The Chairman shall not vote.
3. (a) The Commission shall adopt measures which shall apply immedi-
ately.
(b) However, if these measures are not in accordance with the opinion of
the Committee, they shall be communicated by the Commission tothe Council forthwith. In that event:
— the Commission may defer application of the measures which it
has decided for a period of not more than one month from thedate of such communication,
— the Council, acting by a qualified majority, may take a different
decision within the time limit referred to in the preceding indent.
Article 44
The Committee may consider any other question referred to it by its chairman
either on his own initiative or at the request of the representative of a MemberState.
Article 45
Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 and the provisions adopted in implementation
thereof shall apply to the products listed in Article 1.
Article 46
This Regulation shall be so applied that appropriate account is taken, at the
same time, of the objectives set out in Articles 33 and 131 of the Treaty.
TITLE IV
TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 47
1. Until 30 June 2002, products as referred to in paragraph 2 in connection
with Article 26(1), may be bought in by intervention agencies in accordance
with the provisions laid down in this Article, to prevent or mitigate asubstantial fall in prices.
2. Where the conditions laid down in paragraph 3 are met, buying in by
intervention agencies in one or more Member States or in a region of aMember State of one or more categories, qualities or quality groups, to bedetermined, of fresh or chilled meat falling within CN codes 0201 10 00 and
0201 20 20 to 0201 20 50 originating in the Community may be organised
under tender procedures arranged with a view to ensuring reasonable supportof the market, having regard to seasonal developments as regardsslaughterings.
Such buying in may not cover more than 3500 00 tonnes per year and for the
Community as a whole.!B1999R1254 — EN — 26.06.1999 — 000.002 — 25
The Council may amend this quantity, acting by a qualified majority on a
proposal from the Commission.
3. For each quality or quality group that may be bought in, the tender
procedures may be opened as provided in paragraph 8 whenever, in a MemberState or in a region of a Member State, the following two conditions are both
met for a period of two consecutive weeks:
— the average Community market price recorded on the basis of
Community grading scale for the carcases of adult bovine animals isless than 84 % of the intervention price,
— the average market price recorded on the basis of the said scale in the
Member State or States or regions of a Member State is less than 80 % of
the intervention price.
The intervention price shall be set at:
— EUR 3 475 per tonne for the period from 1 January until 30 June 2000,— EUR 3 242 per tonne for the period from 1 July 2000 until 30 June 2001,— EUR 3 013 per tonne for the period from 1 July 2001 until 30 June 2002.4. Tender arrangements for one or more qualities or quality groups shall be
suspended in any one of the following two situations:
— where, for two consecutive weeks, the two conditions referred to in
paragraph 3 are no longer both met at the same time,
— where intervention buying-in is no longer appropriate in view of the
criteria set out in paragraph 2.
5. Intervention shall also be opened if, for a period of two consecutive
weeks, the average Community market price of young uncastrated maleanimals less than two years old or castrated male animals, recorded on the
basis of the Community grading scale for carcases of adult bovine animals,
falls short of 78 % of the intervention price, and if in a Member State orregions of a Member State, the average market price of young uncastratedmale animals less than two years old or castrated male animals, recorded on
the basis of the Community grading scale for carcases of adult bovine
animals, falls short of 60 % of the intervention price; in this case, buying-inshall take place for the categories concerned in the Member States or regionsof a Member State where the price level is below that limit.
For this buying-in, and without prejudice to paragraph 6, all offers shall be
accepted.
The quantities bought in pursuant to this paragraph shall not be taken into
account for the purposes of applying the buying-in ceiling referred to inparagraph 2.
6. Only offers equal to or less than the average market price recorded in a
Member State or a region of a Member State and increased by an amount to
be determined on the basis of objective criteria may be accepted under the
buying-in systems referred to in paragraphs 2 and 5.
7. For each quality or quality group eligible for intervention, the buying-in
prices and the quantities accepted for intervention shall be determined undertender procedures and may, in special circumstances, be fixed per Member
State or per region of a Member State on the basis of recorded average market
prices. The tender procedures must ensure equality of access for all personsconcerned. They shall be opened on the basis of specifications to bedetermined taking commercial structures into account, where necessary.
8. Under the procedure provided for in Article 43:— the categories, qualities or quality groups of products eligible for
intervention shall be determined,
— the opening or reopening of tender procedures and their suspension in the
case referred to in the last indent of paragraph 4 shall be decided,
— the buying-in prices and the quantities accepted for intervention shall be
fixed,
— the amount of the increase referred to in paragraph 6 shall be determined,— the procedures implementing this Article, and in particular those
designed to prevent market prices spiralling downward, shall be adopted,!B1999R1254 — EN — 26.06.1999 — 000.002 — 26
— any transitional provisions necessary for the implementation of these
arrangements shall be adopted.
The Commission shall decide on:
— opening intervention as referred to in paragraph 5 and suspending it
where one or more conditions laid down in that paragraph no longer
apply,
— suspending buying-in as referred to in the first indent of paragraph 4.
Article 48
1. Until 30 June 2002, the granting of aids for private storage for products as
referred to in Article 26(3) may be decided.
2. Detailed rules of application with regard to private storage aid shall be
adopted and the granting of aids for private storage shall be decided by theCommission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 43.
Article 49
1. Regulations (EEC) No 805/68, (EEC) No 989/68, (EEC) No 98/69 and
(EEC) No 1892/87 are hereby repealed.
2. References to Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 shall be construed as
references to this Regulation and should be read in accordance with thecorrelation table in Annex V .
Article 50
The Commission shall adopt, in accordance with the procedure laid down in
Article 43:
— the measures required to facilitate the transition from the arrangements
provided in Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 to those established by this
Regulation,
— the measures required to resolve specific practical problems. Such
measures, if duly justified, may derogate from certain parts of thisRegulation.
Article 51
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the
Official Journal of the European Communities .
It shall apply as from 1 January 2000, save for Article 18 which shall apply
from the entry into force of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all
Member States.!B1999R1254 — EN — 26.06.1999 — 000.002 — 27
ANNEX I
SPECIAL PREMIUM
Regional ceilings of the Member States referred to in Article 4(4)
Belgium 235 149
Denmark 277 110
Germany 1 782 700
Greece 143 134
Spain 713 999
France 1 754 732 (1)
Ireland 1 077 458
Italy 598 746
Luxembourg 18 962
Netherlands 157 932
Austria 423 400
Portugal 175 075 (2)
Finland 250 000
Sweden 250 000
United Kingdom 1 419 811 (3)
(1) Without prejudice to the specific rules laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91 of 16 December 1991 introducing specific measures in
respect of certain agricultural products for the benefit of the French overseas departments (OJ L 356, 24.12.1991, p. 1). Regulation as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2598/95 (OJ L 267, 9.11.1995, p. 1).
(2) Excluding the extensification programme set out in Regulation (EC) No 1017/94 of 26 April 1994 concerning the conversion of land currently
under arable crops to extensive livestock farming in Portugal (OJ L 112, 3.5.1994, p. 2). Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC)
No 1461/95 (OJ L 144, 28.6.1995, p. 4).
(3) This ceiling shall be temporarily increased by 100 000 to 1 519 811 until such time as live animals under six months of age may be exported.!B1999R1254 — EN — 26.06.1999 — 000.002 — 28
ANNEX II
SUCKLER COW PREMIUM
National ceilings referred to in Article 7(2) applicable as from 1 January 2000
Belgium 394 253
Denmark 112 932
Germany 639 535
Greece 138 005
Spain 1 441 539
France (1) 3 779 866
Ireland 1 102 620
Italy 621 611
Luxembourg 18 537
Netherlands 63 236
Austria 325 000
Portugal (2) 277 539
Finland 55 000
Sweden 155 000
United Kingdom 1 699 511
(1) Excluding the specific ceiling as provided for in Article 5(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91.
(2) Excluding the specific reserve provided for in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1017/94.!B1999R1254 — EN — 26.06.1999 — 000.002 — 29
ANNEX III
Livestock unit (LU) conversion table referred to in Articles 12 and 13
Male bovine animals and heifers older than 24 months, suckler cows, dairy cows 1,0 LU
Male bovine animals and heifers from six months to 24 months 0,6 LU
Sheep 0,15 LU
Goats 0,15 LU!B1999R1254 — EN — 26.06.1999 — 000.002 — 30
ANNEX IV
ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS
Global amounts referred to in Article 14
(expressed in millions of euro)
2000 2001 2002 and subsequent years
Belgium 13,1 26,3 39,4
Denmark 3,9 7,9 11,8
Germany 29,5 58,9 88,4
Greece 1,3 2,5 3,8Spain 11,0 22,1 33,1
France 31,1 62,3 93,4
Ireland 10,5 20,9 31,4Italy 21,9 43,7 65,6
Luxembourg 1,1 2,3 3,4
Netherlands 8,4 16,9 25,3Austria 4,0 8,0 12,0
Portugal 2,1 4,1 6,2
Finland 2,1 4,1 6,2Sweden 3,1 6,1 9,2
United Kingdom 21,3 42,5 63,8!
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ANNEX V
CORRELATION TABLE
Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 This Regulation
Article 1 Article 1
Article 2 Article 2
Article 4 —Article 4a first and second indent Article 3(a) and (b)
Article 4b(1) Article 4(1)
Article 4b(2) first subparagraph Article 4(2)Article 4b(2) second subparagraph Article 4(3)(a)Article 4b(3) point (a) of the third subparagraph Article 3(c)
Article 4b(3a) —
Article 4b(4) —Article 4b(5) Article 4(6)
Article 4b(7a) —
Article 4b(8) Article 4(8)Article 4c(1) second subparagraph Article 5(4)
Article 4c(1) third subparagraph Article 5(1) second subparagraph
Article 4c(2) second subparagraph Article 5(2)Article 4c(2) third subparagraph Article 5(4)
Article 4c(3) third subparagraph Article 5(3) third subparagraph
Article 4c(4) Article 5(5)Article 4d(1) first sentence Article 6(1) first sentence
Article 4d(1a) —
Article 4d(2) first sentence Article 6(3)Article 4d(3a) —
Article 4d(5) Article 6(2)(a)
Article 4d(6) first subparagraph Article 6(2)(b) first sentenceArticle 4d(6) second to fourth subparagraph —Article 4d(6) fifth subparagraph Article 6(2) second subparagraph
Article 4d(8) second indent Article 6(7)
Article 4e(1) first sentence of the first subparagraph Article 8(1) first subparagraphArticle 4e(1) second sentence of the first subparagraph Article 8(4) second indent of the second subparagraph
Article 4e(1) second subparagraph Article 8(1) second subparagraph
Article 4e(2) Article 8(2)Article 4e(3) Article 8(3)
Article 4e(4) —
Article 4e(5) Article 8(4) first subparagraph and first indent of the second
subparagraph!
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Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 This Regulation
Article 4f(4) first and second indents of the second subpara-
graphArticle 9(4) first and second subparagraphs
Article 4g(3) Article 12(2)
Article 4g(4a) —
Article 4g(5) Article 12(3)Article 4i —
Article 4j(1) to (3) Article 23(1) to (3)
Article 4k —Article 4l Article 25
Article 5 —
Article 6(1) Article 47(2)Article 6(2) Article 47(3)
Article 6(3) Article 47(4)
Article 6(4) Article 47(5)Article 6(5) Article 47(6)
Article 6(6) Article 47(7)
Article 6(7) Article 47(8)Article 6a —
Article 7 —
Article 8 Article 48Article 9 Article 29Article 10 Article 30
Article 11 Article 31
Article 12(1) second subparagraph Article 32(1) second subparagraphArticle 12(2) to (4) Article 32(2) to (4)
Article 13(1) to (3) Article 33(1) to (3)
Article 13(4) first and second subparagraphs Article 33(4) first and second subparagraphsArticle 13(5) to (12) Article 33(5) to (12)
Article 14 Article 34
Article 15 Article 35Article 16 Article 36
Article 22 —
Article 22a(1) Article 38(1)Article 22a(2) —
Article 22a(3) Article 38(2)
Article 23 Article 39Article 24 Article 40
Article 25 Article 41
Article 26(1) Article 42Article 26(2) —!
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Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 This Regulation
Article 27 Article 43
Article 28 Article 44
Article 29 —
Article 30 Article 45Article 30a —
Article 31 Article 46
Article 32 —Article 33 —
Annex —
Annex II —!
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