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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(80)500 final
Brussels ,4September 1980
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Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
laying down general rules governing thegranting ofthepremium for
thebenefit ofsheepmeat producers
Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
laying down general rules governing intervention with regard to
sheepmeat
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
C0M(80 )500 final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Theobjectofthesedraftsistodrawupgeneralrulesgoverning premiums
forthebenefitofproducers andalsogoverningintervention inthe
sheepmeatsector,pursuanttotheprovisions ofArticles 5and7of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No1837/80of27June1980onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketinsheepmeat andgoatmeat.
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Proposalfor
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
layingdowngeneralrulesgoverningthegraftingofthepremiumforthebenefitofsheepmeatproducers
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1837/80of27June1980on
thecommonorganization ofthemarketinsheepmeatandgoatmeat(1),and
inparticularArticle5v
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
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WhereasArticle5ofRegulation (EEC)No1837/80providesthat,inthe
eventoflossofincome
commonmarketorganization ,apremiummaybegrantedforthebenefitof:
sheepmeatproducers ;whereasitisnecessary,therefore,tospecifythe
beneficiaries ofthismeasure; , '
Whereascalculation oftheamountofthesaidpremiumdependson
whereasitisappropriate ,therefore,toprovideforaharmonization at
Communitylevelofstatistic '
however,itisadvisable ,foratransitional period,toprovideforthe
useofexistingofficialstatisticsinthevariousMemberStatesforthis
sector;whereasitisappropriate ,therefore,wherenecessarytopermit,
duringthesaidperiod,thestatistical datarelatingtoproductionto
includegoatmeataswell;
(1)0JNoL183,16

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Whereasincertaincasesitmayturnoutinthecourseofamarketingyear
thattheadvanceonthepremiumpaidinaccordancewithArticle5(5)ofthe
saidRegulationisgreaterthantheamountofthepremiumpayableinthelight
ofthereviewprovidedforattheendofthemarketingyear;whereasitis-
appropriate,therefore,toprovidethatinsuchcircumstances thepartofthe
premiumwhichhasbeenoverpaidshouldbedeductedfromtheadvancepaidduring
thefollowingmarketingyear;
Whereasthesecondsubparagraph ofArticle5(4)ofthesaidRegulationprovides
that,attherequestofthepartiesconcerned,theamountofthepremiumpayable
pereweinregion1maybeequaltothatdeterminedinregion2wherebenefi­
ciarieshaveshowntothesatisfaction ofthecompetentauthoritythatlambs
bornoftheseeweswillnotbeslaughtered beforetheageoftwomonths;where­
asitisnecessary,withtheaimofmakingpossibleaneffectiveintroduction
ofadministrative checksregardingthismeasure,torestricteligibilityfor
thisprovisiontoproducers whokeepasufficient numberoflambswhichmay
beslaughteredaftertheageoftwomonths,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :-
Article 1
1.ForthepurposesofthisRegulation : -
a)"producer"meansanyindividual farmer,whetheranaturalorlegalperson,
whoseholdingissituatedontheterritoryoftheCommunity,whoengages
intherearingofanimalsoftheovinespeciesandwhoisrecognized as
afarmerpractising farmingashismainoccupation inaccordance with
Article3ofDirective72/159/EEC^, ..
b)"holding"meansthetotalnumberofproductionunitsmanagedbyaprodu­
cerandsituatedontheterritoryofasingleMemberState,
c)"ewe"meansthefemaleanimalofthedomesticovinespecieswhichhas
lambedatleastonce,
*d)"slaughtered lamb"meansananimalofthedomesticovinespeciesslaugh­
teredwithintheCommunityorexportedliveandwhichoriginates inthe
region,withinthemeaningofArticle3(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No1837/80,
inwhichthepremiumisgranted.
2.OnlyproducersofsheepmeatwithinthemeaningofthisRegulation maybe
eligibleforthepremiumprovidedforinArticle5ofRegulation (EEC)No
1837/80.
0JL96,23.4.1972,p.1.

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Article 2
1.Forthepurpose ofcalculating the total amount ofthepremium referred
toinArticle 5ofRegulation (EEC)No1837 /80,the following will be
taken asreference factors ineach region concerned :
-thegross indigenous production ofsheepmeat ,
-therecorded number ofewes , -
-thenumber oflambs slaughtered ,where Article 5(6 )ofthat Regulation
*"isapplied . ' . _ -1
2.The statistical data tobeusedin determining thefactors-referred toin
paragraph 1shall bethose prepared bytheStatistical Office oftheEuro­
pean Communities pursuant toCouncil Directive of on
surveys ofsheep andgoatmeat production tobeconducted bytheMember
States .
3.Bywayofderogation from paragraph 2,aslong asthestatistical data
provided forunder theabovementioned Directive arenotavailable ,the
data tobeused inapplying paragraph 1shall betheofficial data at
present available inthevarious Member States ;inparticular ,itshall
bepossible totake into ,consideration thegross indigenous production of
sheepmeat andgoatmeat incases where separate statistics inrespect of
those twoproducts have not yetbeen collected .
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Article 3
Where itisfound atthe endofthemarketing year that the advance paid in
accordance with Article 5(5 )ofRegulation (EEC )No1837 /80isgreater than
theamount ofthepremium payable inthe -light ofthe review provided for in
paragraphs 2and 3ofthat Article ,anamount equal tothedifference between
theadvance andthe amount ofthepremium payable shall bededucted from the
advance paid 'during the following marketing year .
Article 4
Inorder to'be,eligible fortheprovision laid down inthesecond sub­
paragraph ofArticle 5(4 )ofRegulation (EEC )No1837 /80,theproducers
concerned must demonstrate tothesatisfaction ofthecompetent authority
that the lambs born ofewes inrespect ofj«fhich application ofthat provision
isrequested have notbeen slaughtered before theageoftwo'months ,and .

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tothis endmust declare beforehand tothecompetent authority theapproxi
mate number oflambs whi-ch will beslaughtered after that age,which numbe
shall represent atleast tenper cent ofthetotal number ofewes kept by
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theproducer concerned .
Article 5
This Regulation shall enter into force on
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applica >e
inall Member States .
For the Council
The President

Proposal for
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
laying down general rules governing intervention with regard to
sheepmeat
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC )No1837 /80of27June 1980 on
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the common organization ofthemarket insheepmeat andgoatmeat *and in
particular Article J(■6)thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from the Commission ,.-
Whereas Regulation (EEC )No1837 /80provides' forthepossibility of
interven .tion inthe sheepmeat sector bythegranting ofprivate storage
aid ;
Whereas the functioning ofsuch asystem ofaidmay befacilitated bythe
conclusion ofcontracts with intervention agencies ;
Whereas ,toattain theobjects of .theaid,asthese aredefined inRegulation
(EEC)No1837 /80,thelevel ofaidmust befixed with regard tothecosts
incurred instorage ;whereas ,for this purpose ,itisappropriate to
provide fortwomethods fordetermining thesaid level ;.,whereas ,inboth
cases ,theaidmust begranted without discrimination among interested
parties established inthe Community ;
Whereas appropriate measures should belaid down forcases
where themarket situation for theproducts inquestion necessitates
amendment ofthe terms ofcontracts about tobeconcluded oralteration of
theperiod ofstorage provided for incontracts already concluded ;
Whereas Regulation (EEC )No1837 /80provides forthepossibility of
intervention inthesheepmeat sector bymeans ofbuying-in bytheinter­
vention agencies ;
Whereas general criteria governing such buying-in should belaid down ,-
having regard both totheobjectives oftheintervention system ,in
particular thebalance between themarket inquestion and that -of
competing animal products ,and to theCommunity 'sfinancial liabilities
inthis connection ;
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Whereas,to.attaintheobjectsofthevariable
slaughterpremiumforsheepprovidedforin
Article9ofRegulation (ESC)No1837/80,itshouldbelaiddownthatat
notimemayintervention buying-inasprovidedforinArticle6(1)(b)of
thatRegulationbedecidedonintheMemberStateswhichapplythesaid
premium;
Whereasappropriate measuresshouldbetakeninrelationtotheappli­
cationofinterventionbuying-into'ensurethatsucj)buying-in
relatesonlytoqualitiesofsheepmeatcarcasesinrespectofwhichthere,
existpricessufficiently representative ofthetruemarketsituation/
pendingharmonization ofthesystemsforclassifying suchqualitiesby
meansofaCommunityclassification scale;
V/hereasitisnecessarytoprovidethatthebuying-inpricesforthe
variousqualitiesmustbecalculated onthebasisoftherelativevalue
normallyexistinginrespectofeachofthosequalitiesineachMember
Statewheresuchbuying-iniscarriedout;
Whereasitshouldbelaiddownthat,wherethemeasuresprovidedforin
Article8ofRegulation (EEC)No1837/80areapplied,thebuying-inprices
shouldbecalculatedinthesamewayasthosespecifiedabove;
Whereasthefirstsubparagraph ofArticle5(3)ofRegulation (EEC)
No1837/80laysdownthat,wheretheintervention measuresprovidedforin
Article6(1)(b)ofthatRegulationareapplied,accountshallbetaken,
whencalculatingthetotalamountreferredtoinArticle5(2)ofthe
Regulation ,oftheeffectofsettingaqeilingonthepremium;whereas,
however,thepossibility cannotberuledoutthatsuchintervention
measureswillnotbedecidedonforalltheMemberStatesbelonging
toregion3'referredtoinArticle3of.theRegulation;whereasitis
appropriate ,therefore,toprovidethatsuchaceilingshouldbe
imposedonthepremiumonlyinthecaseofMemberStateswhereitis
decidedtoapplytheintervention measures;.

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HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
TITLEI:Privatestorageaid
Article 1
1.PrivatestoragewithinthemeaningofArticle6<1)(a)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1837/80shallmeanthestoring,inawarehouse,ofproductsfalling
withinthesheepmeatsectorwherethis.
operati<*iiscarriedoutfortheirownaccountandattheirownriskby
naturalorlegalpersonsestablished intheCommunityotherthanthe
intervention agenciesreferredtoinArticle6(1)(b)ofthatRegulation.
2.Privatestorageaidmaybegrantedonlyinrespectofproductsfrom
sheeporiginatingintheCommunitywhicharestoredunderconditions
tobedetermined .
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3.Theaidshallbegrantedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofcontracts
concludedwithintheintervention agencies;thesecontracts .shalllaydown
thereciprocalobligations -ofthecontractingpartiesunderuniform
conditionsforeachproduct.
Article2
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Exceptbyspecialauthorization ,applications forprivatestorageaidmay
bemadeonlyintheMemberStatewheretheproductistobestored.
Article3
Ifthemarketsituationsorequires,thestorageperiodfixedinthe
contractmay,under-conditionstobedetermined ,bereducedorextended.
Article4
1.Thelevelofaidshallbe:
-eitherdetermined bymeansofaninvitationtotenderpublishedin
theOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities ,~';
.-orfixedinadvanceataflatrate.

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2.Parityoftreatmentshallbeextendedtoalltendererswhatevertheir
placeofestablishment intheCommunity.
Tendersmaynotbeconsideredandcontractsmaynotbe
concludeduntilthetendererhasguaranteedthejfulfiImentofhis
obligations bylodgingasecurity,whichshallbeforfeitedinwholeor"
inpartiftheobligationsspecifiedinthecontractarenotorare
onlypartiallyfulfilled.
3.Thetimelimitfortheentryoftheproductsintostorageandthe
lengthofthestorageperiodaretobestipulated.
Theamountoftheaidmaynotnormallyexceedanamountequal
tothecostswhichwouldbeincurredinstoragebytheintervention
agencies.
1Article5
1.Intheawardofcontracts,priorityshallbegiventothosewhosetenders
aremostadvantageous totheCommunity.
2.Itmaybedecided,inanyevent,nottoacceptanyofthetendersmade
inresponsetoaninvitationtotender.
Article6
Whereaflatrateofaidisfixedinadvance:
a)asinglerateshallbefixedforeachproductonthebasisofstorage
costs,normaldeterioration inqualityand,asfaraspossible,the
foreseeable increaseinthepriceoftheproductinquestion;
b)conditionsgoverningtheacceptanceofapplications foraidshallbe
laiddown,inparticularwithregardtothetimebetweenthesubmission
oftheapplication andtheconclusionofthecontract;
c)theconclusionofstoragecontractsmaybesuspendedorthetermsof
contractsabouttobeconcluded maybealteredifexamination ofthe
marketsituation ,ofthequantitiesforwhichcontractshavebeen
concludedandofthecontractapplications inhandrenderOneofthose
measuresnecessary .

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TITLEII:Buying-inbytheintervention agencies
Article7
1.Thequalitiesandpresentations ofthesheepcarcasesboughtinbythe
intervention agenciesmustbedeterminedwithregardtotheneedtoensure
adequatemarketsupportandtofacilitatesaleofthegoodswhenstorage
ends. •
2.IncaseswhereArticle8ofRegulation (EEC)No1837/80isapplied,the
intervention measuresandtheproductstowhichthosemeasuresapplymust
beselectedwithregardtotheneedtolimitthefinancialburdenonthe
Community."
, Article8
Inanysinglemarketingyear,theintervention measuresreferredtoin
Article6(1){b)ofRegulation (EEC)No1837/80maybeimplemented onlyin
MemberStateswhichdonotatanytimepaythevariableslaughterpremium
providedforinArticle9ofthatRegulation .
Article9
Theintervention measuresreferredtoinArticle6(1)(b)ofRegulation (EEC)
No/80maybeimplemented onlyinMemberStateswhichapplyanational
carcaseclassification systemwhichpermitsidentification ofthequalities
whichwillbestgivemarketsupportandarepresentative surveyoftheprices
fetchedbythosequalities.
Article10
1.ForeachMemberStatewhereit.hasbeen.decidedtoapplytheintervention
measuresreferredtoinArticle6(1)(b)ofRegulation (EEC)No1837/80,the
buying-inpricesforthequalitiesreferredtoinArticle7(1)shallbe
fixedonthebasisoftherelativevaluenormallyexistinginrespectof
eachofthosequalities.
2.IfthemeasuresprovidedforinArticle8,ofRegulation(EEC)No1837/80
areapplied,thebuying-inpricesshallbethesame;asthose;determined
underparagraph 1.

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Article11
Wheretheintervention measuresreferredtoinArticle6(1)(b)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1837/80arenotimplementedinalltheMemberStatesbelongingto
region3referredtoinArticle3ofRegulation (EEC)No1837/80,the
ceilingsetonthepremiumreferredtoinArticle5(3)ofthatRegulation
shallapplyonlyintheMemberStateorStatesofthatregionwherethe
intervention measuresareimplemented .
Article12'
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon
s
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicablein
allMemberStates.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident