NoL70/2lENI OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 30.3.95
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No671/95
of29March1995
ontheassignmentofspecificreferencequantitiestocertainproducersofmilk
andmilkproductsinAustriaandFinland
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3950/92
of28December1992establishinganadditionallevyin
themilkandmilkproductssector('),aslastamendedby
theActofAccessionofAustria,FinlandandSweden,and
inparticulartheseventhsubparagraph ofArticle3(2)
thereof,
WhereasArticle3(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No3950/92,
specifiesthattheoverallAustrianandFinnishquantities
maybeincreasedbymaximumamountsof180000and
200000tonnesrespectively,tobeusedforallocationof
referencequantitiestoproducerswhoserighttoresume
productionisaffectedasaresultofaccession;
WhereasinbothnewMemberStatescertainfarmers
eithertookpartforagivenperiodinaprogrammeof
conversionfromorofnon-marketing ofmilkormilk
productsorwerepermittedtoproducewithouta
referencequantityowingtothegeographicallocationof
theirholdings;whereasthesefarmersshouldbe
permittedunderCommunityrulestoresumeorcontinue
milkproduction;
WhereascertainCommunityproducersinsimilarsitua­
tionswereassignedreferencequantitiessubjecttocompli­
ancewithcertainterms;whereassuchcomplianceshould
alsoberequiredofthefarmersconcernedinthenew
MemberStates;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforMilkandMilk
Productshasnotissuedanopinionwithinthetimelimit
setbyitschairman,(a)eitherhastakenpartforagivenperiodexpiringon31
December1994oralaterdateinanon-marketing
programmeformilkandmilkproducts;
(b)orhasceased,whollyorinpart,hisdeliveriesordirect
salesbutundernationallegislationpredating 1
January1995hasretainedtherighttoresumethem
withinsettimelimitsuptothemaximumvolume
previouslyavailabletohim;
(c)orwhowassubjecttonationalrulesinconnection
withthegeographicalcharacteristics ofhisproduction
locationbutdoesnotholdafullreferencequantity
undernationallegislationinforcebefore1January
1995andisaproducerwithinthemeaningofpointc
ofArticle9ofRegulation(EEC)No3950/92;
shall,onrequest,receiveprovisionally ,eitherwithinthe
limitsofthereferencequantityheheldbeforetotalor
partialinterruptionofproductionoronthebasisofeither
thequantitiesmarketedinthe12monthsprecedinghis
applicationortheaverageofthelastthree12-month
periods,aspecificreferencequantityfordeliveriesand/or
directsales,providedthat:
—heshowsthathehascompliedwiththenon-mar­
ketingorconversioncommitmentorwiththespecific
productionrulesapplicabletohimundernationallaw,
—hehasnottransferredthewholeofhisholdingbythe
dateofhisapplication,and
—heshowsinsupportofhisapplication,withregardto
thecriteriatobesetbynationallegislation,thatheis
inapositiontoproduceonhisholdingthespecific
referencequantityappliedfor.
2.Shouldpartoftheholdingbesoldorleasedout
beforethedateoftheapplicationthequantityallocated
shallbereducedproratatotheareasoldorleased.
3.Thequantitiesassignedtoproducerswhosatisfythe
conditionslaiddowninpointsaandbofparagraph 1
shallbereducedbyapercentagecorresponding tothat
appliedtoproducersinactivity,withoutprejudiceto
respectfortheoverallquantitysetinthefifthandsixth
subparagraphs ofArticle3(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No
3950/92.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Aproducerwhoseholdingislocatedinthegeogra­
phicalterritoryofAustriaorFinlandwho:4.Thequantitiesallocatedtoproducerswhosatisfythe
conditionslaiddowninpointcofparagraph 1maynot
exceed60000tonnesintotal. (')OJNoL405,31.12.1992,p.1.

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Article2
TheapplicationreferredtoinArticle1(1)shallbemade
bytheproducertothecompetentauthoritydesignatedby
theMemberState,inlinewitharrangementsmadebythe
MemberState:
—before1Mayprecedingthedateonwhichtheperiod
oftotalorpartialinterruptionofproductionends,or
before1May1995iftheperiodendsin1995,
—inthecaseofapplicationslodgedbyproducerswho
satisfytheconditionslaiddowninpointcofArticle1
(1),before1May1995.
Article3
1.Thecompetentauthorityshallacknowledgereceipt
oftheapplicationandcheckthattheconditionslaid
downinArticle1(1)aresatisfied.
2.Thecriteriatobeusedfordeterminingtheappli­
cant'sabilitytoproduceonhisholdingthespecific
referencequantityappliedforshallinclude:
—thenumberandbreedofthefemalebovineanimals
agedatleastsixmonthsandsuitablefortheproduc­
tionofmilkformarketingthathehasontheholding,
—theusefulagriculturalareaused,
—theinvestmentmadetoincreasemilkproductionon
theholding,
—thepossibilityoffeedingtheherdduringpartofthe
yearfrompasturelandofftheholding.
3.Thecompetentauthorityshallnotifytheapplicant
before1Augustofthespecificreferencequantityprovisi­
onallyallocatedtohim.
4.Ifwithintwoyearsofprovisionalallocationofthe
specificreferencequantitytheproducercanshowtothe
satisfactionofthecompetentauthoritythathehasbeen
makingdirectsalesand/ordeliveriesforatleast12
monthsandthatthesedirectsalesandordeliverieshave,duringthelasttwelvemonths,reachedalevelofatleast
80%oftheprovisionalspecificreferencequantity,that
quantityshallbedefinitivelyallocatedtohim.Otherwise
thereferencequantitydefinitivelyallocatedshallbethat
actuallydeliveredorsolddirectly.
Article4
1.Shouldpartoralloftheholdingbesoldorleased
outorthereferencequantitybetemporarilytransferred
beforeitsdefinitiveallocation,thereferencequantityshall
bereducedproratatotheareasoldorleasedourorby
theamounttemporarilytransferred.
2.Specificreferencequantitiesprovisionallyallocated
underthisRegulationmaynotbeincludedinanymilk
productionabandonment programmeforthreeyears
followingprovisionalallocationofthatquantity.
Article5
TheprovisionsofthisRegulationshallalsoapplyinthe
caseofholdingsandpartsofholdingsreceivedbyinheri­
tanceorinsomeotherwaysimilartoinheritancefroma
farmerasreferredtoinArticle1(1).
Article6
MemberStatesshallnotifytotheCommission :
—before1April1995,thenameofthecompetent
authorityandthearrangements adoptedforthe
purposesofArticle1andthecriteriaadoptedother
thanthosespecifiedinArticle3(2).
—before1Octobereachyear,thenumberofapplica­
tionsandthequantitiesinvolved.
Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29March1995.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission