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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No495/88
of24February1988
providingforthegrantofprivatestorageaidfixedatastandardrateinadvance
forlambinregion7
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION : THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1837/80
of27June1980onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinsheepmeatandgoatmeat('),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No3908/87(2),andinparticular
Articles6(1)(a)and7(7)thereof,
Whereas,inviewoftheseriousdifficultiesonthemarket
insheepmeatinSpainandPortugal,privatestorageaid
shouldbegrantedinregion7;whereasthetotalquantity
forwhichstoragecontractsmaybeconcludedshould,
however,belimitedto3000tonnes;
WhereastheprovisionsofCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No2659/80(3)shouldbefollowedinrespectofthegrant
ofprivatestorageaidforsheepmeat;
Whereasprovisionsshouldbeadoptedtoensurethatthe
animalsinvolvedareslaughteredexclusivelyinslaughter­
houseswhichareapprovedandsupervisedinaccordance
withtheprovisionsofCouncilDirective64/433/EEC(4),
aslastamendedbyDirective83/90/EEC(*);
WhereasArticle3ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2644/80(*)providesthat,ifthemarketsituationso
requires,theperiodofstoragemaybecurtailedor
extended;whereasitisthereforeappropriatethat,in
additiontotheamountsofaidgrantedforaspecific
storageperiod,amountstobeaddedorreducedinthe
eventofthatperiodbeingextendedorcurtailedshould
alsobefixed;
Whereasforeseeablemarketconditionsmakeitnecessary
toprovideforflexiblestorageperiodsofbetweenfourand
sevenmonths;whereasacertaintolerancemaybeintro­
ducedbetweenthecontractedquantityandthequantity
actuallystoredandkeptinstore;
Whereasitisnecessarytoregulatethedestorageoper­
ations;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforSheepandGoats,Article1
1.Applicationsmay,inregion7,andsubjecttoan
overalllimitof3000tonnes,besubmitteduntil1April
1988foraidfortheprivatestorageoflambcarcasesor
halfcarcases.
Applicationssubmittedonorafterthedayfollowingthat
onwhichthetotalquantityappliedforexceeds3000
tonnesshallnotbeaccepted.Quantitiesinrespectof
whichapplicationsarelodgedonthedaytheoveralllimit
isexceededshallbereducedproportionally .
Theamountsofthisaid,bytonneofproduct,bone-in,are
fixedintheAnnexpursuanttoArticle6(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2659/80.
Ifthemarketsituationmakesitadvisable,thedeadlinefor
thesubmissionofapplicationsmaybechanged.
2.Theamountofaidshallbeadjustediftheperiodof
storageisextendedorreduced.Thesupplementsper
monthanddeductionsperdiemarespecifiedinthe
Annex.
3.SubjecttotheprovisionsofthisRegulation,the
provisionsofRegulation(EEC)No2659/80shallapply.
Article2
Onlymeatproducedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsof
Article3(1)A(a)to(e)ofDirective64/433/EECshallbe
eligibleforprivatestorageaid.
Article3
1.Theminimumquantitypercontractshallbetwo
tonnesexpressedasbone-inmeat;itmay,wherethe
provisionsofthesecondparagraphofArticle1(1)are
applied,belessthanthatquantity.
2.Placinginstoragemustbecarriedoutwithineight
daysofthedateofconclusionofthecontract.
Article4
1.Theactualstorageperiodshallbechosenbythe
storerattheendofthestorageperiodbutmaynotbeless
thanfourmonthsnorexceedsevenmonths.IftheStorage
periodexceedsfourmonthstheaidshallbeincreasedin
accordancewithArticle1(2).(')OJNoL183,16.7.1980,p.1.
(2)OJNoL370,30.12.1987,p.16.
(3)OJNoL276,20.10.1980,p.12.0OJNo121,29.7.1964,p.2012/64.if)OJNoL59,5.3.1983,p.10.
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2.Ifthequantityactuallystoredandkeptinstoragefor
theminimumstorageperiodislessthanthequantityfor
whichthecontractwasconcludedand:
(a)notlessthan90%ofthatquantity,theamountofaid
referredtointhesecondsubparagraphofArticle1(1)
shallbereducedproportionally ;
(b)lessthan90%butmoreorequalto80%ofthat
quantity,privatestorageaidispaidforhalfofthe
quantityactuallystored;
(c)lessthan80%ofthisquantity,privatestorageaid
shallnotbepaid.
Article5
1.Theminimumquantityforeachremovalisfixedat
twotonnesexpressedasbone-inmeatperstoreandper
contractor.However,wherethequantityleftinastoreis
lessthanthisquantity,onefurtherwithdrawaloperation
oftheremainingquantityorpartthereofshallbe
permitted.
Wherethewithdrawalconditionsreferredtointhe
precedingsubparagrapharenotcompliedwith:
—theamountofaidforthequantitywithdrawnshallbe
calculatedinaccordancewithArticle4(1),
and
—15%ofthesecurityreferredtoinArticle7shallbe
declaredforfeitinrespectofthequantitywithdrawn.
2.Thestorershallinformtheinterventionagencyin
goodtimebeforethecommencement ofwithdrawal
operations,statingthequantitiesheintendstowithdraw.
Theinterventionagencymayrequirethatthisnotification
bemadeatmosttwoworkingdaysbeforecommence­
mentofoperations.
Wherethisrequirementisnotcompliedwithbutwhere
sufficientevidencehasbeenfurnished,tothesatisfactionofthecompetentauthority,astothedateofwithdrawal
fromstoreandthequantitiesconcerned :
—theamountofaidshallbecalculatedinaccordance
withArticle4(1),
and
—15%ofthesecurityreferredtoinArticle7shallbe
declaredforfeitinrespectofthequantityconcerned.
Forallothercaseswherethatrequirement isnot
compliedwith:
—noaidshallbepaidunderthecontractconcerned,
and
—thewholeofthesecurityreferredtoinArticle7shall
bedeclaredforfeitinrespectofthecontract
concerned .
Article6
1.Thestorageperiodshallterminateonthedaybefore
thefirstdayofremovalfromstorage,
2.Theperiods,datesandtimelimitsreferredtointhis
Regulationshallbedeterminedinaccordancewith
CouncilRegulation (EEC,Euratom)No1182/71(').
However,Article3(4)ofthatRegulationshallnotapply
tothedetermination oftheperiodofstorageasreferredto
inArticle4(1).
Article7
TheamountofthesecurityreferredtoinArticle4(2)of
Regulation(EEC)No2659/80shallbe120ECUper
tonne.
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22February1988.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
('OJNoL124,8.6.1971,p.1.

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ANNEX
(ECUpertonne)
Productinrespect
ofwhichaidisgrantedAmountofaidforastorageperiod
offourmonthsAmounttobeadded
ordeductedperday
02041000 I
carcasesorhalfcarcasesoflamb 900 1,2