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of8June1984
laying down detailed rules for applying the variable slaughter premium for sheep and repealing
Regulation(EEC)No2661/80
(OJ L 154, 9.6.1984, p. 27)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1CommissionRegulation(EEC) No 3451/85 of 6 December 1985 L 328 23 7.12.1985
►M2CommissionRegulation(EEC) No 9/86 of 3 Jan uary 1986 L 2 14 4.1.1986
►M3CommissionRegulation(EEC) No 1860/86 of 16 Jun e 1986 L 161 25 17.6.1986
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COMMISSIONREGULATION(EEC)No1633/84
of8June1984
laying down detailed rules for applying the variable slaughter
premiumforsheepandrepealing Regulation(EEC)No2661/80
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European EconomicCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 of 27 June
1980 on the common organization of the market in sheepmeat andgoatmeat (
1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 871/84 (2), and
inparticular Article 9 (4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1223/83 of 20 May
1983 onthe exchan ge rates to be applied inagriculture (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 855/84 (4), and in particular Article
4 (3) thereof,
Whereas Article 9 of Regulation(EEC) No 1837/80 makes provision ,
in the case of the United Kingdom only, for the possible granting, inregion5, of a variable slaughter premium for sheep; whereas detailedrules for its implementation should be laid down;
Whereas it should be stipulated that only animals born or reared in
region5, where the premium is gran ted, should qualify;
Whereas it is necessary to enable the United Kingdom to grant the
premium whenan imals are first placed onthe market with a view totheir slaughter; whereas, inthis case, measures should be takento
ensure that animals or the meat therefrom cannot qualify more than
once for the premium;
Whereas Article 9 (2) of Regulation(EEC) No 1837/80 lays downthat
the amount of the premium is to be equal to the difference between theseasonalized guide level and the recorded market price in this region;
Whereas Article 9 (3) of Regulation(EEC) No 1837/80 lays downthat,
in the event of payment of the premium in region 5, an amount equiva-lent to that premium is to be charged for the products referred to inArticle 1 (a) and (c) of the said Regulation when those products leave
that region; whereas the detailed rules for calculating this amount must
be laid down; whereas the said amount can be ascertained only afterthe products have so left; whereas it is accordingly necessary to requireprovisionof a security for the said amoun t;
Whereas, in order to prevent, in so far as live animals and meat are
concerned, disturbances in trade which may result from the implemen-tation of the arrangements for the premium, a maximum period shouldbe fixed, commencing at the time the animals are first placed on the
market, onthe expiry of which the live an imals for which the premium
has been granted must be slaughtered or consigned to a location outsideregion 5; whereas, in addition, with a view to combating fraud, provi-sionshould be made, inorder to facilitate checks inslaughterhouses,for the marking of all carcases of sheep slaughtered in the region in
question;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 4 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC)
No 1134/68 (
5), the sums stated are to be paid onthe basis of the
conversion rate which obtained at the time when the transaction orpart transaction was carried out; whereas Article 6 of the same Regula-tionstipulates that the time whena tran sactionis carried out is to beconsidered as being the date on which occurs the event, as defined byCommunity rules or, in the absence of and pending the adoption of1984R1633 — EN — 23.06.1986 — 003.001 — 2
(1) OJ No L 183, 16. 7. 1980, p. 1.
(2) OJ No L 90, 1. 4. 1984, p. 35.
(3) OJ No L 132, 21. 5. 1983, p. 33.
(4) OJ No L 90, 1. 4. 1984, p. 1.
(5) OJ No L 118, 1. 8. 1968, p. 1.
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such rules, by the rules of the Member State concerned, in which the
amount involved in the transaction becomes due and payable; whereas,however, by virtue of Article 4 (3) of Regulation(EEC) No 1223/83,
the said provisions may be derogated from;
Whereas this Regulation intended to replace Commission Regulation
(EEC) No 2661/80 (
1); whereas it is therefore necessary to repeal that
Regulation;
Whereas the measures provided for inthis Regulationare inaccor-
dance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sheep andGoats,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. The premium referred to inArticle 9 of Regulation(EEC)
No 1837/80 shall be granted only in respect of sheep which:
(a) correspond to the quality standards laid down in the Annex;
(b) attainanestimated carcase weight of n ot less than8 kilograms;
furthermore, the premium shall be granted in respect of a
maximum of ►M326,5 kilograms ◄carcase weight only; and
(c) originate in region 5 where the premium is granted or have been
raised inthat regionfor at least two mon ths.
2. The following shall not qualify for the premium:
(a) rams or carcases of rams or other male sheep or their carcases
having the characteristics of that of a ram;
(b) ewes or their carcases.
3. The United Kingdom may lay down that the premium shall be
granted when the animal is first placed on the market with a view toslaughter. It shall inform the Commission of any use made of thisprovision.
4. Animals for which the premium has been granted in accordance
with paragraph 3 shall, within21 days of the date onwhich they werefirst placed onthe market with a view to their slaughter:
— be slaughtered inregion5,
— be consigned to a location outside that region.
The competent authorities shall adopt measures for:
— supervision of the animals between certification and slaughter,
— marking all carcases of sheep slaughtered in region 5 so that the
place of slaughter canbe iden tified.
5. Where animals for which the premium has been granted in accor-
dance with paragraph 3 and which have been consigned to a location
outside region 5 must be placed in quarantine in order to comply with
the health regulations of the country or region of importation, the dateof consignment for the purposes of paragraph 4 shall be the date onwhich they are placed in quarantine with a view to their consignment.
Article 2
1. The United Kingdom shall take the necessary measures to ensure
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are indelibly marked as such in order to ensure that they cannot again
qualify for the premium.
2. The United Kingdom shall take the measures necessary to ensure
that animals and fresh or chilled sheep carcases brought onto the terri-tory of region5 are iden tified as such.
Article 3
1. For region5, the level of the premium shall be fixed each week
by the Commission in respect of the week commencing 21 days beforethe week of fixing.
2. For the purpose of calulating the level of the premium, the market
price shall be that recorded in accordance with the provisions of Article
3 (2) (b) of Regulation(EEC) No 2657/80.
Article 4
1. For the United Kingdom, the amount to be charged on departure
of the products referred to inArticle 1 (a) an d (c) of Regulation(EEC)
No 1837/80 from region5, inaccordan ce with Article 9 (3) of thatRegulation, shall be fixed each week by the Commission. It shall beequal to the amount of the premium fixed in accordance with Article3 (1), for the week during which departure of the products in questiontook place.
2. Ondeparture of the products referred to inArticle 1 (a) an d (c) of
Regulation(EEC) No 1837/80 from the territory of region5, a securityshall be lodged. The security shall be fixed by the United Kingdom at alevel which covers the amount due-pursuant to paragraph 1; it shall not
be less thanthe forecast amoun t of the premium for the week
preceding that during which departure takes place. The said securityshall be released as soonas the amoun t referred to inparagraph 1 hasbeenpaid.
3. The amounts referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be fixed for
fresh or chilled sheep carcases. The amounts applicable to the other
products referred to inArticle 1 (a) of Regulation(EEC) No 1837/80shall be determined by employing the coefficients referred to in Arti-cles 12 (3) and 13 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80.
For the products referred to inArticle 1 (c) of Regulation(EEC)
No 1837/80, the amounts applicable shall be determined by employingthe coefficients referred to in Article 12 (3) of the said Regulation andapplicable to the meats listed in Annex I under subheading 02.06 C IIa).
For the products referred to inArticle 1 (c) of the said Regulation , the
space for the descriptionof the goods an d the export declarationshouldcontain an indication as to whether the products are bone in or bone-less.
4. For carcases of animals other than those which may qualify for
the premium, the amounts referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be
determined using the following coefficients:
— lambs attaining a carcase weight less than or equal to
14 kg: 0,10;
— animals referred to in Article 1 (2) (a): 0,5;— animals referred to in Article 1 (2) (b): 0,5;— other animals: 0,5.
These coefficients shall be applied without prejudice to the coefficients
referred to inparagraph 3.
5. The Commissionshall review these coefficien ts referred to in
Article 4, first indent, forthwith if there is any disturbance in intra-Community trade.1984R1633 — EN — 23.06.1986 — 003.001 — 4
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Furthermore, the Commissionshall review these coefficien ts every six
months in the light of the development of trade between region 5 andthe other regions of the Community and the trend in prices. It shall
take any decision to adjust these coefficients in accordance with the
procedure laid downinArticle 26 of Regulation(EEC) No 1837/80.
Article 5
1. The United Kingdom shall take all necessary steps to ensure
compliance with the provisions of this Regulation.
2. The United Kingdom shall, where necessary, take the necessary
steps to ensure recovery of an amount equal to the premium whichhas beenpaid.
3. The competent authorities in the United Kingdom shall take all
the necessary steps to ensure that implementation of the arrangements
for the variable premium does not result in irregular movements of
products and does not cause any deflection of trade between-thatMember State's two regions.
In particular, the competent authorities of the United Kingdom:
— shall make it compulsory for the operators concerned to inform the
departments empowered to this effect of the quantities and descrip-tionof the products referred to inArticle 1 (a) an d (c) of
Regulation(EEC) No 1837/80 which are to be dispatched from
region 5, where the premium is granted, to another region, eitherdirectly or via another region or a third country,
— shall introduce an administrative procedure entailing systematic
inspection from the carcase stage on, involving in particular the
individual marking of carcases and, where appropriate, of the cuts
therefore, so as to prevent the amounts referred to in Article 4 (4)from being charged in respect of products obtained from animalshaving qualified for the premium, mixtures of products obtainedfrom animals which have and animals which have not qualified for
the premium or any other product subject to a higher amount.
Article 6
1. The United Kingdom shall inform the Commission, within 10
days of the date onwhich they are adopted, of the measures takentoimplement the variable premium arrangements. ►
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the measures taken in application of the second indent of the second
subparagraph of Article 5 (3) shall be sent to the Commission forth-with.◄
2. The United Kingdom shall communicate the following to the
Commission, not later than Thursday each week:
(a) the forecast amount of the premium for the current week, taking
account of the market price pattern recorded in accordance with
the provisions of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2657/80;
(b) the provisional amount of the premium for the week preceding the
current week;
(c) the actual amount of the premium for the week commencing 21
days before that during which the communication is made and the
number of animals in respect of which entitlement to the premium
arose during the said week.
The United Kingdom shall also communicate to the Commission, as
soonas possible an d ona weekly basis, the breakdownby category ofthe animals in respect of which entitlement to the premium has arisen,together with their total estimated carcase weight.1984R1633 — EN — 23.06.1986 — 003.001 — 5
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Article 7
The following shall be declared as deductions from EAGGF expendi-
ture:
— the amounts charged by the United Kingdom pursuant to Article 4
(1),
— the amounts recovered by the United Kingdom in the circumstances
referred to in Article 5 (2) to the extent that expenditure corre-sponding to the said amounts was charged against Communityfunds.
Article 8
1. The conversion rate to be applied to the premium referred to in
Article 1 shall be the representative rate in force on the day the animalwhich is to qualify for the premium is slaughtered or, where the provi-
sions of Article 1 (3) are applied, the day the animal is first placed on
the market with a view to slaughter.
2. The conversion rate to be applied to the amounts to be charged
pursuant to Article 4 (1) shall be that in force on the day the customsformalities on departure from the United Kingdom or, where applic-able, the administrative formalities relating the movement from region
5 granted to the other region, are completed.
Article 9
Regulation(EEC) No 2661/80 is hereby repealed.
Article 10
This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 June 1984.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
inall Member States.1984R1633 — EN — 23.06.1986 — 003.001 — 6
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ANNEX
Qualitystandard
To qualify for the premium, a carcase must be reasonably well-fleshed
throughout. The loins must be well-developed, the legs and shoulders moder-
ately well-fleshed, but the forequarters may be relatively heavy. The flesh
should be firm. As a minimum the fat cover should be light. An over-fat carcase
will be rejected. A live animal must be such as to produce a carcase of at least
these standards.1984R1633 — EN — 23.06.1986 — 003.001 — 7