EN Official Journal of the European Union L 3/6

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 14/2004

of 30 December 2003

establishing the supply balances and Community aid for the supply of certain essential products for human consumption, for processing and as agricultural inputs and for the supply of live animals and eggs to the outermost regions under Council Regulations (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001 and (EC) No 1454/2001

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1452/2001 of 28 June 2001 introducing specific measures for certain agricultural products for the French overseas departments, amending Directive 72/462/EEC and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 525/77 and (EEC) No 3763/91 (Poseidom) (1), and in particular Article 3(6), Article 6(5) and Article 7(2) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1453/2001 of 28 June 2001 introducing specific measures for certain agricultural products for the Azores and Madeira and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 (Poseima) (2), and in particular Article 3(6) and Article 4(5) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1454/2001 of 28 June 2001 introducing specific measures for certain agricultural products for the Canary Islands and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 (Poseican) (3), and in particular Article 3(6) and Article 4(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Detailed rules for the application of Regulations (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001 and (EC) No 1454/2001 as regards the specific arrangements for the supply to the French overseas departments, Madeira, the Azores and the Canary Islands (hereinafter called the outermost regions) of certain agricultural products have been laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 20/2002 (4).

(2) For the purposes of applying Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1452/2001, Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1453/2001 and Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1454/2001, supply balances must be drawn up for the products covered by specific supply arrangements and the quantities of products covered by the specific supply arrangements must be laid down, together with the aid for supplies from the Community.

(3) In accordance with Regulations (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001 and (EC) No 1454/2001, and under Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 20/2002, such aid is to be fixed to take account of the additional cost of transport to the outermost regions and the prices applied to exports to third countries and, in the case of agricultural inputs and products intended for processing, the additional costs of living on an island or in some other remote location.

(4) Consultations are being held in partnership between the Commission and the Member States to define and quantify the additional costs, which might result in adjustments to the amounts set out in the Annexes hereto.

(5) It is therefore necessary to fix flat-rate amounts of aid for each product, differentiated according to destination. Moreover, to take account, in particular, of trade flows with the rest of the Community and of the economic aspect of the proposed aid, an amount of aid should be laid down with reference to the refunds granted for the export of similar products to third countries, to be applied when this amount is greater that the above flat-rate amounts.

(6) To take account of the special features of the various products in each sector, detailed arrangements for granting aid and establishing quantities for the supply of Community products to the outermost regions, as provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1452/2001, Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1453/2001 and Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1454/2001 respectively, should be laid down as required.

(7) Commission Regulation (EC) No 98/2003 of 20 January 2003 establishing the supply balances and Community aid for the supply of certain essential products for human consumption, for processing and as agricultural inputs and for the supply of live animals and eggs to the outermost regions under Council Regulations (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001 and (EC) No 1454/2001 (5) was adopted for application from 1 January to 31 December 2003. In the interests of legal certainty, that Regulation should be repealed and replaced by a new Regulation.

(8) To ensure that operations are carried out in an ordered fashion in 2004, this Regulation should apply from 1 January 2004.

(9) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinions of the Management Committees concerned,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. The quantities of the forecast supply balance under the specific supply arrangements for products which benefit from exemption from duties on imports from third countries or which benefit from Community aid, and the amounts of aid granted for the supply of Community products, shall be as set out for each product in:

(a) Annex I for the French overseas departments;

(b) Annex III for Madeira and the Azores;

(c) Annex V for the Canary Islands.

2. For each product:

(a) the amounts in column I shall apply to the supply of Community products other than agricultural inputs and products intended for processing;

(b) the amounts in column II shall apply to the supply of Community agricultural inputs and Community products intended for processing in the outermost regions;

(c) the amounts obtained by means of the references in column III, where present, shall apply to any object of supply in Community products, where these amounts are higher than those in columns I and II.

Article 2

The number of animals and eggs intended to support livestock farming in the outermost regions and, where applicable, the aid for these supplies shall be as set out in:

(a) Annex II for the French overseas departments;

(b) Annex IV for Madeira and the Azores;

(c) Annex VI for the Canary Islands.

Article 3

Regulation (EC) No 98/2003 is hereby repealed.

Article 4

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 1 January 2004.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 30 December 2003. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 198, 21.7.2001, p. 11. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 (OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 198, 21.7.2001, p. 26. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003.

(3) OJ L 198, 21.7.2001, p. 45. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003.

(4) OJ L 8, 11. 1.2002, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1174/2003 (OJ L 164, 2.7.2002, p. 3).

(5) OJ L 14, 21.1.2003, p. 32. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1987/2003 (OJ L 295, 13.11.2003, p. 47).

ANNEX I Part 1 Cereals and cereal products intended for human consumption and animal feed; oilseeds, protein crops, dried fodder Forecast supply balance and Community aid for the supply of Community products per calendar year Department Description CN code Quantity (tonnes) Aid (EUR/tonne) I II III Guadeloupe common wheat, barley, maize and malt 1001 90, 1003 00, 1005 90 and 1107 10 55 000 — 42 (1) Guyana common wheat, barley, maize, products intended as animal feed and malt 1001 90, 1003 00, 1005 90, 2309 90 31, 2309 90 41, 2309 90 51, 2309 90 33, 2309 90 43, 2309 90 53 and 1107 10 6 445 — 52 (1) Martinique common wheat, barley, maize, groats and meal of durum wheat, oats and malt 1001 90, 1003 00, 1005 90, 1103 11, 1004 00 and 1107 10 52 000 — 42 (1) Réunion common wheat, barley, maize and malt 1001 90, 1003 00, 1005 90 and 1107 10 166 000 — 48 (1) Part 2 Vegetable oil Forecast supply balance and Community aid for the supply of Community products per calendar year Description CN code Department Quantity (tonnes) Aid (EUR/tonne) I II III Vegetable oil (2) 1507 to 1516 (3) Martinique 300 — 71 (4) Réunion 11 000 — 91 (4) Total 11 300 Part 3 Products processed from fruit and vegetables Forecast supply balance and Community aid for the supply of Community products per calendar year Description CN code Department Quantity (tonnes) Aid (EUR/tonne) I II III Fruit purée obtained by cooking whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, for processing ex 2007 All 0 — 395 — Fruit pulp otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit, not elsewhere specified or included, for processing ex 2008 French Guiana 450 — 586 — Guadeloupe — 408 — Martinique — 408 — Réunion — 456 — Concentrated fruit juice (including grape must), unfermented and not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, for processing ex 2009 French Guiana 300 727 Martinique — 311 (5) Réunion — 311 Guadeloupe — 311 Part 4 Seeds Forecast supply balance and Community aid for the supply of Community products per calendar year Description CN code Department Quantity (tonnes) Aid (EUR/tonne) I II III Seed potatoes 0701 10 00 Réunion 200 94 (1) The amount shall be equal to the refund for products falling within the same CN code granted under Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 (OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7). (2) Intended for the processing industry. (3) Except 1509 and 1510. (4) The amount shall be equal to the refund for products falling within the same CN code granted under Article 3(3) of Regulation 136/66/EEC. (5) The amount shall be equal to the refund for products falling within the same CN code granted under Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96.

ANNEX II Part 1 Cattle farming Number of animals and aid for supplying animals from the Community per calendar year Description CN code Department Quantity Aid (EUR/animal) Breeding horses 0101 11 00 All 3 1 100 Live bovine animals: — cattle for breeding (1) 0102 10 — buffalo for breeding (2) ex 0102 10 90 400 1 100 — cattle for fattening (3) (4) 0102 90 100 — Part 2 Poultry, rabbits Number of animals and aid for supplying animals from the Community per calendar year Description CN code Department Quantity (number of animals or units) Aid (EUR/animal or unit) Chicks for multiplication and reproduction (5) ex 0105 11 All 85 240 0,48 Eggs for hatching intended for the production of chicks for multiplication or reproduction( (6) ex 0407 00 19 800 000 0,17 Breeding rabbits — Domestic breeding rabbits ex 0106 19 10 670 33 Part 3 Pig farming Number of animals and aid for supplying animals from the Community per calendar year Description CN code Department Quantity Aid (EUR/animal) Breeding pigs All — female animals 0103 10 00 ex 0103 91 10 ex 0103 92 19 300 405 — male animals 0103 10 00 ex 0103 91 10 ex 0103 92 19 63 505 Part 4 Sheep and goat farming Number of animals and aid for supplying animals from the Community per calendar year Description CN code Department Quantity (number of animals) Aid (EUR/animal) Pure-bred breeding sheep and goats: All — male animals ex 0104 10 and ex 0104 20 10 312 — female animals ex 0104 10 and ex 0104 20 125 192 (1) Entry under this subheading is subject to the relevant Community provisions. (2) Only pure bred buffalo for breeding registered in recognised herd books shall qualify for aid. (3) Only those originating in third countries. (4) Eligibility for exemption from import duties shall be subject to: — a written declaration by the importer at the time the bovine animals arrive in the French overseas departments, that they are intended for fattening there for a period of 60 days from the actual date of their arrival and will be consumed there afterwards, — a written undertaking by the importer, made at the time the bovine animals arrive, to inform the competent authorities within one month of the date of their arrival of the holding or holdings where the animals are to be fattened, — proof to be furnished by the importer that, except in cases of force majeure, each animal has been fattened on the holding or holdings indicated in accordance with the second indent, that it has not been slaughtered before the end of the period provided for in the first indent, or that it has been slaughtered for health reasons or died as a result of illness or accident. (5) In accordance with the definition in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2782/75 (OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 100). (6) Entry under this split subheading is subject to the relevant Community provisions.

ANNEX IV Part 1 Cattle farming Number of animals and aid for supplying animals from the Community per calendar year MADEIRA Description CN code Quantity Aid (EUR/animal) Live bovine animals: — breeding cattle 0102 10 10 to 0102 10 90 160 608 — cattle for fattening (1) 0102 90 1 000 128 Part 2 Poultry Number of animals and aid for supplying animals from the Community per calendar year MADEIRA Description CN code Quantity (number of animals or units) Aid (EUR/animal or unit) Breeding stock: — Chicks for multiplication and reproduction (2) ex 0105 11 0 0,12 — Eggs for hatching intended for the production of chicks for multiplication or reproduction (2) ex 0407 00 19 0 0,06

AZORES Description CN code Quantity (number of animals or units) Aid (EUR/animal or unit) Breeding stock: — chicks (2) ex 0105 11 20 000 0,12 — eggs for hatching (2) ex 0407 00 19 1 000 000 0,06 Part 3 Pig farming MADEIRA Description CN code Quantity Aid (EUR/animal) Pure-bred breeding swine (3) 0103 10 00 — male animals 10 460 — female animals 60 360 AZORES Description CN code Quantity Aid (EUR/animal) Pure-bred breeding swine (4) — male animals 0103 10 00 35 460 — female animals 0103 10 00 400 360 Part 4 Sheep and goat farming Number of animals and aid for supplying animals from the Community per calendar year MADEIRA Description CN code Outermost region Quantity (number of animals) Aid (EUR/animal) Breeding sheep and goats: — male animals (5) 0104 10 10 and 0104 20 10 5 230 — female animals (6) 0104 10 10 and 0104 20 10 45 110 Number of animals and aid for supplying animals from the Community per calendar year AZORES Description CN code Outermost region Quantity (number of animals) Aid (EUR/animal) Breeding sheep and goats: — male animal (7) 0104 10 10 and 0104 20 10 40 230 — female animals (8) 0104 10 10 and 0104 20 10 259 110 (1) Eligibility for exemption from import duties and payment of the aid shall be subject to: — a written declaration by the importer or applicant at the time the bovine animals arrive in Madeira, that they are intended for fattening there for a period of 60 days from the actual date of their arrival and will be consumed there afterwards, — a written undertaking by the importer or applicant, made at the time the bovine animals arrive, to inform the competent authorities within one month of the date of their arrival of the holding or holdings where the animals are to be fattened, — proof to be furnished by the importer or applicant that, except in cases of force majeure, each animal has been fattened on the holding or holdings indicated in accordance with the second indent, that it has not been slaughtered before the end of the period provided for in the first indent, or that it has been slaughtered for health reasons or died as a result of illness or accident. (2) In accordance with the definition in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2782/75 (OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 100). (3) Entry under this split subheading is subject to the relevant Community provisions. (4) Entry under this split subheading is subject to the relevant Community provisions. (5) The animals in this group are 100 % interchangeable. (6) The animals in this group are 100 % interchangeable. (7) The animals in this group are 100 % interchangeable. (8) The animals in this group are 100 % interchangeable.