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derogating from Council Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 establishing a supportsystem for produ-
cers of certain arable crops, as regards the area payments for certain arable crops and thepayments for set-aside for the 2002/2003 marketing year to producers in certain regions of
Germany
(OJ L 231, 29.8.2002, p. 36)
Amended by:
Official Journal
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COMMISSIONREGULATION(EC)No1535/2002
of28August2002
derogating from Council Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 estab-
lishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops, asregards the area payments for certain arable crops and thepaymentsfor set-aside for the 2002/2003 marketing year to produ-
cersincertain regionsofGermany
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 of 17 May
1999 establishing a support system for producers of certain arablecrops(
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1038/2001(2), and in
particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Under the third indent of the second paragraph of Article 9 of
Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999, the Commission may allow
Member States, subject to the budgetary situation, to authorise,
by way of derogation from Article 8(1), payments prior to 16November (the normal payment date) in certain regions of upto 50 % of the area payments and the payment for set-aside inyears in which exceptional climatic conditions have so reducedyields that producers face severe financial difficulties.
(2)The floods in August 2002 have affected certain regions inGermany. This exceptional situation has resulted in an excep-tionally low average yield.
(3)Some producers are in severe financial difficulties as a result.
(4)This being the case in certain regions in Germany, and in viewof the budgetary situation, Germany should be authorised tomake, before 16 November 2002, advance payments of area aidfor cereals and advance payments of set-aside aid for the 2002/2003 marketing year.
(5)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordancewith the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. By way of derogation from Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No
1251/1999, an advance payment in respect of the 2002/2003 marketing
year amounting up to 50 % of the area payments for cereals, includingthe supplement for durum wheat, and up to 50 % of the payments forset-aside may be made witheffect from 1 September 2002 to producersin the regions referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
2. Advance payments as provided for in paragraph1 may only be
made where, on the date of payment, the producers in question are
not found to be ineligible.
3. Germany shall make the advance payment to producers no later
than 15 October 2002.
4. When calculating the final area payment to the producers who
receive the advance, the competent authority shall take account of:
(a) any reduction in the producer's eligible area;
(b) any advance paid under this Regulation.2002R1535 — EN — 11.09.2002 — 001.001 — 2
(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 12.
(2) OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 16.
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Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publica-
tion in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
in all Member States.2002R1535 — EN — 11.09.2002 — 001.001 — 3
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ANNEX
GERMANY
Brandenburg (Landkreise: Elbe-Elster, Havelland, Prignitz, Ostprignitz-Ruppin)
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Landkreise: Parchim, Nordwestmecklenburg,
Güstrow, Demmin, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Ludwigslust)
Niedersachsen (Landkreise: Gifhorn, Göttingen, Goslar, Helmstedt, Northeim,
Osterode am Harz, Peine, Wolfenbüttel, Region Hannover, Diepholz, Hameln-
Pyrmont, Hildesheim, Holzminden, Nienburg/Weser, Schaumburg, Celle,
Cuxhaven, Harburg, Lüchow-Dannenberg, Lüneburg, Osterholz, Rothenburg/
Wümme, Soltau-Fallingbostel, Stade, Uelzen, Verden; Kreisfreie Städte:
Braunschweig, Salzgitter, Wolfsburg)
Sachsen (gesamtes Bundesland)
Sachsen-Anhalt (Landkreise: Stendal, Jerichower-Land, Köthen, Bördekreis,
Schönebeck, Ohrekreis, Anhalt-Zerbst, Wittenberg, Bernburg, Bitterfeld, Halber-
stadt, Quedlinburg, Wernigerode, Salzwedel, Aschersleben-Staßfurt; Kreisfreie
Städte: Magdeburg, Dessau)
Thüringen (Landkreis: Altenburger Land)2002R1535 — EN — 11.09.2002 — 001.001 — 4