Commission Regulation (EC) No 616/98 of 18 March 1998 providing for the grant of private storage aid fixed in advance for carcases and half-carcases of lamb in Ireland and the United Kingdom
Date: 1998-03-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Ireland, United Kingdom, aid to agriculture, beef, carcase, private stock

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 616/98

of 18 March 1998

providing for the grant of private storage aid fixed in advance for carcases and
half-carcases of lamb in Ireland and the United Kingdom

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

and accordingly of Article 3(4)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No
3446/90;

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

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

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89
of 25 September 1989 on the common organisation of the
market in sheepmeat and goatmeat (1), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 1589/96 (2), and in particular Article
7(1) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3446/90 of
for
27 November 1990 laying down detailed rules
granting private storage aid for sheepmeat and goat-
meat (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3533/
93 (4), lays down in particular detailed rules where the
amount of aid is fixed at a flat rate in advance;

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3447/90 of
28 November 1990 on special conditions for the granting
of private storage aid for sheepmeat and goatmeat (5), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 40/96 (6), lays down
in particular the minimum quantities per contract;

Whereas the application of Article 7(1) of Regulation
(EEC) No 3013/89 may result in a decision to grant
private storage aid; whereas that Article provides for the
application of these measures on the basis of the situation
of each quotation zone; whereas, in view of the partic-
ularly difficult market situation in Ireland and the United
Kingdom due to a surplus on the market of lambs over
six months of age,
it has been judged opportune to
initiate such a procedure in these Member States for one
type of product corresponding to carcases derived from
animals born before 1 October 1997; whereas it is there-
fore necessary, for that reason, to derogate from the provi-
sions of Article 2(2) and accordingly of Article 3(3)(a) of
Regulation (EEC) No 3446/90;

Whereas it is necessary that the placing in storage be
carried out as quickly as possible in order to relieve the
market before the arrival of lambs born on 1 October
1997 or thereafter; whereas it is therefore necessary, for
that reason, to derogate from the provisions of Article 4(1)

(1) OJ L 289, 7. 10. 1989, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 206, 30. 7. 1996, p. 25.
(3) OJ L 333, 30. 11. 1990, p. 39.
(4) OJ L 321, 23. 12. 1993, p. 9.
(5) OJ L 333, 30. 11. 1990, p. 46.
(6) OJ L 10, 13. 1. 1996, p. 6.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.
Subject to the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No
3447/90, applications may be submitted in Ireland and
the United Kingdom between 19 and 25 March 1998 for
aid for the private storage of carcases and half carcases of
lamb within the limits of 3 000 tonnes. Applications
submitted on or after the day following that on which the
total quantity applied for exceeds 3 000 tonnes shall not
be accepted. Quantities in respect of which applications
are lodged on the day the overall limit is exceeded shall
be reduced proportionally.

2.
The level of aid for the minimum storage period of
three months shall be ECU 1 400 per tonne. The actual
storage period shall be chosen by the storer. This period
may extend from a minimum of
three months to a
maximum of five months. If the storage period is greater
than three months the aid shall be increased on a daily
basis by ECU 1,45 per tonne per day.

Article 2

By derogation from the provisions of Article 2(2), Article
3(3)(a) and 3(4)(a) and Article 4(1) of Regulation (EEC) No
3446/90:

(cid:190) private storage aid may be granted only for carcases of
young ovines born before 1 October 1997 and cuts
thereof, produced in accordance with Article 3(1)(A)(a)
to (e) of Council Directive 64/433/EEC (7), of sound
and fair merchantable quality coming from animals
raised in the Community for at least the previous two
months and slaughtered not more than 10 days before
the date on which the products are placed in storage
as referred to in Article 4(3) of Regulation (EEC) No
3446/90,

(7) OJ 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 2012/64.

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(cid:190) the declaration and the obligations provided for in
Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 3446/90 are refer-
ring to the abovementioned product,

(cid:190) the placing in storage must be completed not later
the
than 10 days after the date of conclusion of
contract.

Article 3

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

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

Done at Brussels, 18 March 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission