Commission Regulation (EC) No 21/98 of 7 January 1998 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of the specific arrangements for the supply of sheepmeat and goatmeat to the French overseas departments for 1998
Date: 1998-01-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: French overseas department and region, breeding animal, export licence, goat, sheep, supply

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 21/98

of 7 January 1998

laying down detailed rules for the implementation of the specific arrangements
for the supply of sheepmeat and goatmeat to the French overseas departments
for 1998

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91
of 16 December 1991 introducing specific measures in
respect of certain agricultural products for the benefit of
the French overseas departments (1), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 2598/95 (2), and in particular Article 4
(5) thereof,

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, pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No
3763/91, 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
French overseas departments 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 French overseas departments
should be fixed; whereas that aid must be fixed in the
the costs of supply from the
light,
Community market and the conditions resulting from the
geographical situation of
the French overseas depart-
ments;

in particular, of

Whereas special needs may arise during the course of
different marketing years for the supply to the French
overseas departments of pure-bred breeding sheep and
goats; whereas, therefore, the French authorities should be
granted a degree of flexibility in administering the supply
arrangements, in that they should be allowed to issue aid
certificates
intended for certain overseas
departments in excess of the maximum quantities avail-
able to those departments, provided that the maximum
quantities available to the four departments of both male
and female animals are respected; whereas, so as to take
account of those special needs, the French authorities
should notify the Commission of the cases where that
facility was used for the issue of certificates;

for animals

for

Whereas common detailed rules for the application of the
arrangements
the supply of certain agricultural
products to the French overseas departments are laid
down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 131/92 (4), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1736/96 (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
the lodging of certificate applications and for a period of
reflection for their issue;

Whereas the operative event for converting the aid into
national currency should be the day the aid certificate is
lodged with the competent authorities at the destination
pursuant to Article 3 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 131/92,
without prejudice to the possibility of advance fixing as
provided for in Articles 8 to 12 of Commission Regula-
tion (EEC) No 3819/92 of 28 December 1992 on detailed
rules
for determining and applying the agricultural
conversion rates (6);

Whereas, with a view to bringing the administration of
the aid more closely into line with the requirements of
the French overseas departments, the aid and the quant-
ities to which the latter may apply should be fixed an-
nually per calendar year;

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) of Regulation (EEC)
No 3763/91 for the supply to the French overseas depart-
ments of pure-bred breeding sheep and goats originating
in the Community and the number of animals in respect
of which that aid is granted shall be as fixed in the Annex
hereto.

(1) OJ L 356, 24. 12. 1991, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 267, 9. 11. 1995, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 387, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1.

(4) OJ L 15, 22. 1. 1992, p. 13.
(5) OJ L 225, 6. 9. 1996, p. 3.
(6) OJ L 387, 31. 12. 1992, p. 17.

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Article 2

Regulation (EEC) No 131/92 shall apply, with the excep-
tion of Article 3 (4) thereof.

Article 3

France shall designate the competent authority for:

(a) issuing the aid certificate provided for in Article 3 (1)

of Regulation (EEC) No 131/92;

(b) paying the aid to the operators concerned.

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 France 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.

2. However, the competent authority may, in order to
meet special needs arising under the supply arrangements,
issue aid certificates for a quantity of animals in excess of
the maximum quantity available to each overseas depart-
ment, without the total number of animals eligible for the

aid in the four departments being exceeded; that facility
being applied separately to male and to female animals.

France shall notify the Commission of the cases in which
certificates are issued in accordance with the previous
subparagraph.

The certificates shall be issued by the 10th working

3.
day of each month at the latest.

Article 5

Aid certificates shall be valid for three months.

Article 6

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

Notwithstanding Article 3 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No
131/92, the rate to be applied for converting the aid into
national currency shall be the agricultural conversion rate
in force on the day of presentation of the aid certificate to
the competent authorities at the destination.

Article 7

Regulation (EEC) No 1123/93 is hereby repealed.

Article 8

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

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

PART 1

Supply to French Guiana of pure-bred breeding sheep and goats originating in the Community
for the calendar year 1998

CN code

Description

Number of animals
to be supplied

0104 10 10

Pure-bred breeding sheep (1):

— males
— females

0104 20 10

Pure-bred breeding goats (1):

— males
— females

15
15

2
28

(ECU/head)

Aid

530
205

530
205

PART 2

Supply to Martinique of pure-bred breeding sheep originating in the Community for the calendar
year 1998

CN code

Decription

Number of animals
to be supplied

0104 10 10

Pure-bred breeding sheep (1):

— males
— females

5
10

(ECU/head)

Aid

530
205

Supply to Réunion of pure-bread breeding sheep originating in the Community for the calendar
year 1998

PART 3

CN code

Description

Number of animals
to be supplied

0104 10 10

Pure-bred breeding sheep (1):

— males
— females

0104 20 10

Pure-bred breeding sheep (1):

— males
— females

15
—

13
297

(ECU/head)

Aid

530
—

530
205

(1) Inclusion in this subposition is subject to the conditions provided for 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).