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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2700/93
of 30 September 1993
on detailed rules for the application of the premium in favour of sheepmeat and goatmeat
producers
(OJ No L 245, 1. 10. 1993, p. 99)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
Commission Regulation (EC) No 80/94 of 18 January 1994 L 16 1 19. 1. 1994
Commission Regulation (EC) No 279/94 of 8 February 1994 L 37 1 9. 2. 1994Commission Regulation (EC) No 2946/95 of 18 December 1995 L 308 26 21. 12. 1995Commission Regulation (EC) No 1526/96 of 30 July 1996 L 190 21 31. 7. 1996
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ICOMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2700/93
of 30 September 1993
on detailed rules for the application of the premium in favour of sheepmeat and goatmeat
producers
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the T reaty establishing the EuropeanEconomic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89
of 25 September 1989 on the common organization of the
market in sheepmeat and goatmeat (
1), as last amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 363/93 (2), and in particular Ar-
ticle 5 (9) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3493/90
of 27 November 1990 laying down general rules for the
granting of premiums to sheepmeat and goatmeat pro-
ducers (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 2070/92 (4), and in particular the second paragraph of
Article 1 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92
of 28 December 1992 on the unit of account and the con-
version rates to be applied for the purposes of the com-
mon agricultural policy (5), and in particular Article 6 (2)
thereof,
Whereas the ewe premium scheme referred to in Article 5
of Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 falls within the scope of
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3508/92 of 27 No-
vember 1992 establishing an integrated administration and
control system for certain Community aid schemes (6)
(hereinafter referred to as the ‘integrated system’); where-
as, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3887/92
of 23 December 1992 laying down detailed rules for apply-
ing the integrated administration and control system for
certain Community aid schemes (7), the aid applications
and the integrated control system referred to in Article 2
of Regulation (EEC) No 3508/92 are applicable to the ewe
and female-goat premiums from the 1994 marketing year;
Whereas the integrated system contains the essential el-
ements of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3007/84 of
26 October 1984 laying down detailed rules for the applica-
tion of the premium for producers of sheepmeat (8), as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3204/92 (9); whereas
Regulation (EEC) No 3007/84 should be repealed;
(1) OJ No L 289, 7. 10. 1989, p. 1.
(2) OJ No L 42, 19. 2. 1993, p. 1.
(3) OJ No L 337, 4. 12. 1990, p. 7.
(4) OJ No L 215, 30. 7. 1992, p. 63.
(5) OJ No L 387, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1.
(6) OJ No L 355, 5. 12. 1992, p. 1.
(7) OJ No L 391, 31. 12. 1992, p. 36.
(8) OJ No L 283, 27. 10. 1984, p. 28.
(9) OJ No L 319, 4. 11. 1992, p. 7.
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IIWhereas the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 3007/84
which have not been included in the integrated system
should be consolidated, in particular the period for the
lodging of applications, the duration of the retention
period on holdings, the conversion rate to be applied on
payment of the premium and/or advances; whereas, pend-
ing the application of Council Directive 92/102/EEC of
27 November 1992 on the identification and registration of
animals (1), it is appropriate to lay down the minimum
conditions required of the monitoring system implemented
by Member States planning to carry out inspections out-
side the holding period;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of the Management Com-
mittee for Sheep and Goats,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
(1) OJ No L 355, 5. 12. 1992, p. 32.
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1Article 1
Applications
1. In addition to the requirements under the integrated
management and control system relating to certain Com-
munity aid schemes, pursuant to Regulations (EEC) No
3508/92 and (EEC) No 3887/92, producers must indicate
in the premium applications whether they are marketing
sheep’s milk, or milk products based on sheep’s milk, dur-
ing the marketing year in respect of which the premium is
requested.
2. Applications for a premium in favour of sheepmeat
and goatmeat producers shall be submitted to the authority
designated by the Member State in the territory in which
the holding is situated during a fixed period within a
period commencing on 1 November preceding the com-
mencement of the marketing year and ending on 30 April
following the commencement of the marketing year in re-spect of which the applications are submitted.
However, in the case of Italy, premium applications maybe centralized; in this case the authority designated by the
Member State in the territory in which the holding is situ-
ated shall receive a copy of each application.
Instead of one period, Member States may decide on twonon-consecutive periods for the submission of applications
within the above period. In that event, a producer in such
Member States may submit his premium application only
during one of the two periods.
However, the United Kingdom may set one (or two) dif-
ferent period(s) in respect of Northern Ireland from that
( t h o s e )s e tf o rG r e a tB r i t a i n .
3. The retention period during which the producer un-dertakes to keep on his holding, within the meaning of Ar-
ticle 1 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3493/90, the number
of ewes and/or she goats in respect of which the premium
is requested shall be 100, days starting on the last day of
the period for the submission of applications referred to in
paragraph 2.
B e f o r ea l lo rs o m eo ft h a tn u m b e ro fe w e sa n d / o rs h e
goats in respect of which the premium is requested are
placed in agistment during the retention period, the ani-
mals concerned must be identified. Furthermore, as from
the 1995 marketing year, the place (or places) of retention
must be indicated in the premium application as well as,
where applicable, the period (or periods) concerned. In the
event of a change of place or date relating to that period,
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2Article 3 (4) of Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom)
No 1182/71 (2) shall not apply for the determination of the
aforesaid 100-day period.
4. Each application shall cover at least 10 ewes and/or
goats.
Article 1a
Application for specific aid in certain less-favoured areas
(Regulation (EEC) No 1323/90)
1. In order to benefit from the specific aid provided for
in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1323/90, a producer
fulfilling the conditions laid down in the second subpara-
graph of Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3493/90:
(a) who is required to submit each year a declaration of
the total utilized agricultural area of his holding, by
means of an “area” aid application form, as provided
for in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 3887/92 laying
down detailed rules for applying the integrated admin-
istration and control system for certain Community aid
schemes, shall indicate in that declaration those parcels
which are located in less-favoured areas and are used
for sheep and/or goat production;
(b) who is not required to submit the declaration referred
to under (a), shall submit each year a specific declar-
ation using, where appropriate, the system for identify-
ing agricultural parcels provided for under the inte-
grated system. That declaration shall indicate the loca-
tion of all the land he owns, rents or uses under what-
ever arrangements, indicating its area and detailing
those parcels which are located in less-favoured areas
and are used for sheep and/or goat production.
Member States may provide for the specific declaration
to be included in the application for the ewe and/or
goat premium.
2. The competent national authority may demand pres-
entation of a property deed, a rental contract or a written
agreement between producers and, where appropriate, an
attestation from the local or regional authority which has
made land used for sheep and/or goat production available
to the producer concerned. The attestation shall indicate
the area of land granted to the producer and the parcels
located in less-favoured areas.
3. The Member States may demand that, in the case re-
ferred to in paragraph 1 (b), the specific declaration be
made by means of an “area” aid application form.
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34. Member States shall inform the Commission before
30 June of each marketing year of the number and re-
gional location of the producers justifying their claim to
premium by means of the attestation referred to in para-
graph 1 (b).
5. The producer’s “area” declaration and specific declar-
ation must be checked in accordance with Articles 6 and 7
of Regulation (EEC) No 3887/92. The areas actually deter-
mined by the abovementioned procedure shall be used for
calculating the percentage of the utilized agricultural area
of the holding located in less-favoured areas and used for
sheep and/or goat production.
6. Where the abovementioned documents indicate that
at least 50 % of the utilized agricultural area is located in
less-favoured areas and is used for sheep and/or goat pro-
duction, but where the percentage actually determined is
below 50 %, the specific aid shall not be paid and the ewepremium shall be reduced by a percentage equivalent to
the difference between the percentage actually determined
and 50 %.
However, in the case of a false declaration made intention-
ally or as a result of serious negligence:
— the producer in question shall be excluded from the
ewe/goat premium scheme for the marketing year in
question, and,
— in the case of a false declaration made intentionally,
from that scheme for the following marketing year.
The reduction shall not be applied if the producer can
show that determination of the area was based on informa-
tion recognized by the competent authority.
Article 2
Notification
Member States shall notify the Commission:— by 31 July of each year at the latest of the information
relating to premium applications submitted during the
period referred to in Article 1 (2). For that purpose
they shall use the model form included in Annex I.1526/96
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4— by 31 July of the year following the abovementioned
period, of the information relating to the number of
ewes which qualified for the premium for lambs fat-
tened as heavy carcases during the period referred to
in Article 1 (2). For that purpose they shall use the
model form included in Annex II.
The information referred to in the above indents shall be
made available to the national bodies responsible for draw-
ing up official statistics in the sheepmeat and goatmeat
sector, at their request.
Article 3
Eligibility
1. The premium referred to in Article 5 of Regulation
(EEC) No 3013/89 shall be due for the number of each
category of eligible animal which the producer keeps on
his holding during the retention period referred to in Ar-
ticle 1 (3).
2. For the purposes of controlling premium applications,
animals satisfying the conditions provided for in the defini-
tions referred to in Article 1 (4) and (5) of Regulation
(EEC) No 3493/90 on the final day of the retention period
shall be considered eligible animals.
Article 4
Controls
1. On-the-spot inspections shall be carried out in accord-
ance with Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 3887/92, and
the system for the permanent recording of livestock move-
ments must comply with the rules laid down by Article 4
of Directive 92/102/EEC.
However, for the 1994 marketing year, if a Member State
has not yet implemented the recording system referred to
in the first subparagraph, it may introduce a recording sys-
tem capable of permanently and clearly reflecting the
actual livestock situation. The system must include the fol-
lowing information:
— number of ewes and/or female goats present on the
holding on a date to be fixed by the Member State,
— date of lambing and number of females covered for
the first time,
— date of purchases of ewes and/or goats with an indica-
tion of the number and the vendor, or the place of
p u r c h a s ei nt h ec a s eo fa na u c t i o ns a l e ,
— date of sales of ewes and/or goats, with an indication
of the number and the purchaser, or the place of sale
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5—c a s e s o f force majeure and natural circumstances bring-
ing about a reduction in the number of ewes and/or
goats indicating the date, the number of livestock af-
fected and the cause.
Member States covered by the preceding subparagraph
shall notify the Commission of national provisions adopted
to that end prior to the commencement of the 1994
marketing year.
In such Member States at least 50 % of the minimum
number of inspections required shall be carried out during
the retention period, and the granting of the premium
shall be subject to the condition that the producer keep a
register permitting the implementation of the permanent
recording system.
2. For each marketing year Member States shall draw
up an inventory of sheep producers marketing sheep’s milk
and sheep’s milk products. The inventory shall be drawnup on the basis of the producers’ declarations referred to
in Article 1 (1). In addition, Member States shall, when
drawing up the inventory, take account of the results of
controls and any other source of information available to
the competent authority, in particular information provided
by processors or distributors relating to the marketing of
sheep’s milk and sheep’s milk products by producers.
Article 5
Payment
1. The advance payments provided for in the second
subparagraph of Article 5 (6) of Regulation (EEC)
No 3013/89 may under no circumstances be paid prior to
the end of the retention period referred to in Article 1 (3).
2. The premium and, where an advance payment has
been paid, the balance shall be paid prior to 15 October
following the end of the marketing year in respect of
which the premium has been granted.
3. The premium payable per eligible animal and the ad-
vance on the estimated premium per eligible animal —
where an advance has been paid — shall be paid only if
the amount fixed per head of sheep is greater than or
equal to ECU 1.
Article 6
Conversion rate
1. The conversion rate to be applied to the amount of
the advance payment referred to in the second subpara-
graph of Article 5 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89
shall be the representative rate in force on the first day of
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62 . T h ec o n v e r s i o nr a t et ob ea p p l i e d :
— to the amount of the premium and of the balance re-
ferred to in the fourth subparagraph of Article 5 (6) of
Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89,
— to the amount of the premium and of the balance re-
ferred to above in the event that payment is carried
forward to the following marketing year,
— to the amount of the deduction referred to in Article 4
of Regulation (EEC) No 3493/90,
shall be the representative rate in force on the last day of
the marketing year in respect of which the premium is
granted.
Article 7
Implementing measures
Where necessary, Member States shall take the measures
needed to ensure compliance with the provisions of this
Regulation and shall notify the Commission of said
measures.
Article 8
Repeal
Regulation (EEC) No 3007/84 is hereby repealed.
Article 9
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day
following its publication in the Official Journal of the Euro-
pean Communities.
It shall apply from the 1994 marketing year.2700/93
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