Commission Regulation (EC) No 2647/98 of 9 December 1998 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2330/98 providing for an offer of compensation to certain producers of milk and milk products temporarily restricted in carrying out their trade and establishing the form for applications for compensation
Date: 1998-12-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: farmer, indemnification, milk, milk product, production aid, production quota

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2647/98

of 9 December 1998

laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No
2330/98 providing for an offer of compensation to certain producers of milk and
milk products temporarily restricted in carrying out their trade and establishing
the form for applications for compensation

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2330/98 of
22 October 1998 providing for an offer of compensation
to certain producers of milk and milk products tempor-
arily restricted in carrying out their trade (1), and in par-
ticular Articles 9 and 16 thereof,

for

applications

compensation must

Whereas, pursuant to Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No
2330/98,
be
addressed by the producers concerned to the competent
authority designated for that purpose in each Member
State, using a standard form; whereas such forms must be
the
drawn up to serve as working documents
competent authorities, each of those authorities having
the right, having regard to the differences in adminis-
trative requirements, to adapt the content;

for

Whereas, pursuant to Article 16 of that Regulation, the
Commission was instructed to adopt detailed rules for its
application and, in particular, the provisions regarding
payment of the costs of the agents of the producers in
question;

Whereas it is necessary to take account in the compensa-
tion offer of the fees of agents incurred by producers in
pursuing their claims against the Community institutions
prior to the entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 2330/
98; whereas the reasons which led the Council to deter-
mine that the compensation should be calculated on a
flat-rate basis apply also with regard to the costs of agents;
whereas, moreover, a single agent has frequently rep-
resented a large number of producers; whereas therefore
the reimbursement of fees on a flat-rate basis is consid-
ered appropriate;

Whereas those producers who brought proceedings before
the Court of First Instance will have incurred higher
agents’ fees and should therefore receive a higher flat-rate
amount; whereas in certain specific cases the possibility
should also be foreseen to reimburse costs in excess of the
flat-rate amount;

Whereas it is considered appropriate to introduce, by way
of receipt in full and final settlement, a single document
for the whole of the Community, without prejudice to the

(1) OJ L 291, 30. 10. 1998, p. 4.

Commission’s right
respect of a Member State if necessary;

to adjust

the wording thereof

in

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The form referred to in Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No
2330/98 shall be as set out in Annex I.

The competent authority may adapt the form to take
account of information already at its disposal, or in order
to obtain additional information or evidence necessary for
the purpose of implementing the provisions of Regula-
tion (EC) No 2330/98, and in particular Article 5(3) and
(4) thereof.

Article 2

The costs incurred by a producer in respect of payment of
an agent who has acted in his name and on his behalf in
dealing with the Community institutions shall be reim-
bursed on a flat-rate basis at the rate of 0,5 % of the
amount of the compensation referred to in Article 10 of
Regulation (EC) No 2330/98, subject to a minimum of
ECU 500 in the case of producers who have brought
proceedings against the Community in the Court of First
Instance, and a minimum of ECU 250 in other cases.

The reimbursement shall be made by the competent
authority only on request by the producer in the form
referred to in Article 1 and upon presentation of the bill
for the agent’s fees.

However, the sum paid to the producer may not exceed
the amount shown on the bill and each producer may
claim only the fees of one agent.

Article 3

Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 2,
in those
cases which have been the subject of a ruling by the
Court of First Instance on the issue of the liability of the
Community Institutions, the amount of costs may be
agreed directly between the Community Institutions and
the agents of the producers concerned.

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Article 4

Articles 11 and 12 of Regulation (EC) No 2330/98 shall
also apply to the aforementioned sum.

For the purposes of this Regulation, a body which renders
services solely against payment of dues shall not be
considered an agent.

Article 5

Subject to verifying that the agent’s bill concerns costs
relating to services performed prior to the entry into force
of Regulation (EC) No 2330/98, the competent authority
indicate and include in the compensation offer
shall
made to the producer the amount determined in accord-
ance with Article 2 or, where appropriate, the amount
agreed in accordance with Article 3 and notified to the
competent authority.

Article 6

The statement of receipt
in full and final settlement
referred to in Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2330/98
shall be made on the standard form in Annex II.

At the request of a Member State, the Commission may
decide to alter the standard form in respect of
that
Member State in order to take account of specific relevant
national provisions.

Article 7

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
following 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, 9 December 1998.

For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

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competent
(Official

stamp and signature of

the

Important: This form must reach the competent authority at the following address not later than 31 January

1999

authority)

Application for compensation pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2330/98

1. Personal details

1. Name:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2. First name:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3. Address/telephone number:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4. Name and address of the holding (if different from above):

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5. Bank details (where applicable): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2. Grounds for the application

1. Did you receive a special reference quantity under Regulation (EEC) No 2055/93
(cid:30) yes
(cid:30) no

(‘SLOM III milk quota')?

If the special reference quantity was not allocated to you personally, in what capacity and on what
grounds are you submitting your application? Please attach relevant documents. The answers to sub-
sequent questions should where appropriate provide the information applicable to the person who
received the special reference quantity.

2. Did you still have your entire SLOM III milk quota on 1 October 1996?

(cid:30) yes
(cid:30) no

If not, why did you no longer have your SLOM III milk quota or why had your quota been reduced at
that date?

(a) Participation in a programme for the cessation of milk production?

(cid:30) yes
(cid:30) no

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If yes:

(cid:190) when? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(cid:190) for what quantity? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b) Sale or lease of the whole or part of the holding?

(cid:30) yes
(cid:30) no

If yes:

(cid:190) when? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(cid:190) for what quantity? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(cid:190) name and address of transferee:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(c) Other reason:

(cid:190) give details:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(cid:190) date: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(cid:190) quantity:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

If you answered yes to point (a) or (b) or (c), please attach all the relevant documents.

3. Is the SLOM III milk quota subject to re-assessment as a result of the judgment of the Court of Justice

in case C-165/95 (Lay and Gage)?

(cid:30) yes
(cid:30) no

3. Information concerning the holding which was subject to the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 1078/77

(‘SLOM holding')

1.

(a) What was the date of the transfer to you of the SLOM holding or part thereof? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b) Who was the transferor? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(c) In the case of a part transfer, what was the area of the SLOM holding and what was the area
transferred? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Please attach relevant documents.

2. When did the non-marketing/conversion obligation expire? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3. What was the quantity on which the non-marketing/conversion premium was calculated? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4. Did you transfer any part of the SLOM holding, or of the part of the SLOM holding transferred to you,

prior to the expiry of the non-marketing/conversion obligation?

(cid:30) yes
(cid:30) no

If yes:

(a) to whom? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b) what area of land? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Please attach relevant documents.

5. Did you transfer any part of the SLOM holding, or of the part of the SLOM holding transferred to you,
between the end of the non-marketing/conversion obligation and the allocation of the SLOM III milk
quota?

(cid:30) yes
(cid:30) no

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If yes:

(a)

to whom? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b) what area of land? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Please attach relevant documents.

4. Other information required for calculating the compensation

1. Have you applied to the Council or the Commission of the European Communities for compensation?

(cid:30) yes
(cid:30) no

If yes, when? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Please attach a copy of the application.

Did you receive a reply from the Council or the Commission in which it was accepted that your
application interrupted the time bar laid down by Article 43 of the Statute of the Court of Justice?

(cid:30) yes
(cid:30) no

Please attach a copy of the application.

2. Have you brought an action before the Court of First Instance in Luxembourg?

(cid:30) yes
(cid:30) no

If yes, when (date of registration by the Court)? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Please attach a copy of the initial action.

3. Did you, before the allocation of a SLOM III milk quota, increase production in excess of the reference

quantity available to you as determined under Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 2330/98?

(cid:30) yes
(cid:30) no

If yes:

(a) for which period? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b) what were the excess quantities produced? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(c) did you pay the levy? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5. Reimbursement of costs of agents

Do you claim reimbursement of costs of an agent?

(cid:30) yes
(cid:30) no

If yes, please attach the original bill of the agent.

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the information given above is correct. I understand that if it is
subsequently established that any of the information is incorrect, I may be liable to repay the whole or part of
any compensation which I receive.

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ANNEX II

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(Stamp and signature of the competent authority)

Receipt in full and final settlement, as laid down in Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2330/98

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , the undersigned, hereby declare that the offer of
I,
compensation made on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . is accepted in
respect of injury incurred as a result of my participation in the non-marketing/conversion scheme introduced
by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1078/77 (1) by acquiring land subject to the scheme and I expressly renounce
any present or future claim in the matter, on my part or that of any of my assignees or beneficiaries, including
any claim for interest or costs.

in the sum of

I am aware that if I have introduced proceedings against the Community institutions before the Court of First
Instance, payment of the compensation will only be made after I have presented proof of the withdrawal of
the proceedings to the competent authority.

Done at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(Signature)

Important: Failure to accept the offer within three months of its transmission shall mean that it shall not be

binding in the future on the Community institutions concerned.

(1) OJ L 131, 26. 5. 1977, p. 1.