Commission Regulation (EC) No 26/98 of 7 January 1998 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of the specific arrangements for the supply of sheepmeat and goatmeat to the Azores and Madeira for 1998
Date: 1998-01-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Azores, Madeira, breeding animal, goat, sheep, supply

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 26/98

of 7 January 1998

laying down detailed rules for the implementation of the specific arrangements
for the supply of sheepmeat and goatmeat to the Azores and Madeira for 1998

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

the lodging of certificate applications and for a period of
reflection for their issue;

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92
of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the
Azores
relating to certain agricultural
products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
2348/96 (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,

and Madeira

Whereas the operative event for converting the aid into
national currency should be the day the aid certificate
application is lodged with the competent authorities at
the destination pursuant to Article 4 (7) of Regulation
(EEC) No 1696/92, without prejudice to the possibility of
advance fixing as provided for in Articles 8 to 12 of
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3819/92 of 28
December 1992 on detailed rules for determining and
applying the agricultural conversion rates (6);

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92
of 28 December 1992 on the unit of account and the
conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the
common agricultural policy (3), and in particular Article
12 thereof,

Whereas, with a view to bringing the administration of
the aid more closely into line with the requirements of
the Azores and Madeira, the aid and the quantities to
which the latter may apply should be fixed annually per
calendar year;

Whereas, pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No
1600/92, the number of pure-bred breeding sheep and
goats originating in the Community and qualifying for
aid with a view to developing production potential in the
Azores and Madeira should be determined for each
annual period of application;

Whereas the aid referred to above for the supply of pure-
bred breeding sheep and goats originating in the rest of
the Community to the Azores and Madeira should be
fixed; whereas that aid must be fixed in the light in
particular of the costs of supply from the Community
market and the conditions resulting from the geogra-
phical situation of the Azores and Madeira;

for

Whereas common detailed rules for the application of the
arrangements
the supply of certain agricultural
products to the Azores and Madeira are laid down in
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1696/92 (4), as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2596/93 (5); whereas
additional detailed rules should be laid down in line with
current commercial practice in the sheepmeat and goat-
meat sector, in particular as regards the term of validity of
aid certificates and the securities ensuring operators’
compliance with their obligations;

Whereas, with a view to sound administration of
the
supply arrangements, a timetable should be laid down for

(1) OJ L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 320, 11. 12. 1996, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 387, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 179, 1. 7. 1992, p. 6.
(5) OJ L 238, 23. 9. 1993, p. 24.

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Sheep and Goats,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The aid provided for in Article 4 (1)
(c) of Regulation
(EEC) No 1600/92 for the supply to the Azores and
Madeira of pure-bred breeding sheep and goats origin-
ating in the Community and the number of animals in
respect of which that aid is granted shall be as fixed in
the Annex hereto.

Article 2

Regulation (EEC) No 1696/92 shall apply, with the excep-
tion of Article 4 (5) thereof.

Article 3

Portugal shall designate the competent authority for:

(a) issuing the aid certificate provided for in Article 4 (1)

of Regulation (EEC) No 1696/92;

(b) paying the aid to the operators concerned.

(6) OJ L 387, 31. 12. 1992, p. 17.

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Article 4

1.
Applications for certificates shall be submitted to the
competent authority in the first five working days of each
month. Certificate applications shall be admissible only
where:

(a) they relate to not more than the maximum number of
animals available as published by Portugal prior to the
period for the submission of applications;

(b) before the period for the submission of certificate
applications expires, proof is provided that the party
concerned has lodged a security of ECU 40 per
animal.

Aid certificates shall be issued by the 10th working

2.
day of each month at the latest.

Article 5

Aid certificates shall be valid for three months.

Article 6

Notwithstanding Article 4 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No
1696/92,
the rate to be applied for conversion into
national currency of the amount of the aid shall be the
agricultural conversion rate in force on the day of presen-
tation of the aid certificate to the competent authorities at
the destination.

Article 7

Regulation (EEC) No 510/93 is hereby repealed.

Article 8

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

The aid provided for in Article 1 shall be paid in respect
of the quantities actually supplied.

It shall apply from 1 January to 31 December 1998.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.

Done at Brussels, 7 January 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

SECTION 1

Pure-bred breeding sheep and goats originating in the Community for supply to the Azores for
the 1998 calendar year

CN code

Description

0104 10 10

Pure-bred breeding sheep (1):

Number of
animals to
be supplied

Aid
(ECU/head)

— Males
— Females

100
2 500

380
110

0104 20 10

Pure-bred breeding goats:

— Males
— Females

(1) Entry under this subheading is subject to the conditions laid down in Council Directive 89/361/EEC of 30 May 1989

concerning pure-bred breeding sheep and goats (OJ L 153, 6. 6. 1989, p. 30).

Pure-bred breeding sheep and goats originating in the Community for supply to Madeira for the
1998 calendar year

SECTION 2

CN code

Description

0104 10 10

Pure-bred breeding sheep (1):

— Males
— Females

0104 20 10

Pure-bred breeding goats:

— Males
— Females

Number of
animals to
be supplied

Aid
(ECU/head)

15
150

5
50

380
110

380
110

(1) Entry under this subheading is subject to the conditions laid down in Council Directive 89/361/EEC of 30 May 1989

concerning pure-bred breeding sheep and goats (OJ L 153, 6. 6. 1989, p. 30).