A. AGRICULTURAL LEGISLATION

1. 31997 R 0478: Commission Regulation (EC) No 478/97 of 14 March 1997 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards preliminary recognition of producer organisations (OJ L 75, 15.3.1997, p. 4), as last amended by:

- 31999 R 0243: Commission Regulation (EC) No 243/1999 of 1.2.1999 (OJ L 27, 2.2.1999, p. 8).

By way of derogation from Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 478/97, Poland shall be granted a three-year transitional period from the date of accession during which the minimum requirements for the preliminary recognition of producer organisations shall be set at five producers and EUR 100000. The duration of the preliminary recognition may not exceed a period of five years starting from the date of acceptance by the competent national authority.

At the end of the three-year transitional period, the specific requirements applying for preliminary recognition as laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 478/97, that is to say half the number of the minimum requirements set for the recognition of producer organisations laid down in Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 412/97 [18], shall apply.

If, at the end of the three-year period, the producer organisation does not reach the minimum requirements set out in Regulation (EC) No 478/97, the preliminary recognition shall be withdrawn.

2. 31997 R 2597: Council Regulation (EC) No 2597/97 of 18 December 1997 laying down additional rules on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products for drinking milk (OJ L 351, 23.12.1997, p. 13), as last amended by:

- 31999 R 1602: Council Regulation (EC) No 1602/1999 of 19.7.1999 (OJ L 189, 22.7.1999, p. 43).

By way of derogation from Article 3(1)(b), (c) and (d) of Regulation (EC) No 2597/97, the requirements relating to fat content shall not apply to drinking milk produced in Poland for a period of five years from the date of accession. Drinking milk which does not comply with the requirements relating to fat content may be marketed only in Poland or exported to a third country.

3. 31998 R 2848: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2848/98 of 22 December 1998 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 as regards the premium scheme, production quotas and the specific aid to be granted to producer groups in the raw tobacco sector (OJ L 358, 31.12.1998, p. 17), as last amended by:

- 32002 R 1983: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1983/2002 of 7.11.2002 (OJ L 306, 8.11.2002, p. 8).

By way of derogation from Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 2848/98, the threshold for recognition as a producer group shall be set at the level of 1 % of the guarantee threshold for all production regions in Poland for a period of five years from the date of accession.

4. 31999 R 1254: 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), as last amended by:

- 32001 R 2345: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2345/2001 of 30.11.2001 (OJ L 315, 1.12.2001, p. 29).

By way of derogation from Article 3(f) of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999, Poland may until the end of the year 2006 consider cows of the breeds listed in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2342/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal as regards premium schemes [19], as eligible for the suckler cow premium under Subsection 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999, provided they have been served or inseminated by bulls of a meat breed.

[18] Commission Regulation (EC) No 412/97 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards the recognition of producer organisations (OJ L 62, 4.3.1997, p. 16). Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1120/2001 (OJ L 153, 8.6.2001, p. 10).

[19] OJ L 281, 4.11.1999, p. 30. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1830/2002 (OJ L 277, 15.10.2002, p. 15.)

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