Commission Regulation (EC) No 2757/98 of 18 December 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 1999
Date: 1998-12-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Azores, Madeira, goatmeat, production aid, sheepmeat, supply

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2757/98

of 18 December 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 1999

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 and Madeira relating to certain agricultural prod-
ucts (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC)
No 562/98 (2), and in particular Article 10 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), as last amended by Regu-
lation (EC) No 150/95 (4), and in particular Article 12
thereof,

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 geograph-
ical situation of the Azores and Madeira;

Whereas common detailed rules for the application of the
arrangements for the supply of certain agricultural prod-
ucts to the Azores and Madeira are laid down in Commis-
sion Regulation (EEC) No 1696/92 (5), as last amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 2596/93 (6); whereas additional
detailed rules should be laid down in line with current
commercial practice in the sheepmeat and goatmeat
sector, in particular as regards the term of validity of aid
certificates and the securities ensuring operators’ compli-
ance 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 76, 13. 3. 1998, p. 6.
(3) OJ L 387, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 22, 31. 1. 1995, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 179, 1. 7. 1992, p. 6.
(6) OJ L 238, 23. 9. 1993, p. 24.

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 Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1103/
97 of 17 June 1997 on certain provisions relating to the
introduction of
the euro (7) provides that as from 1
January 1999, all references to the ecu in legal instru-
ments are to be replaced by references to the euro at the
rate of EUR 1 to ECU 1; whereas, for the sake of clarity,
the denomination ‘euro' should be used in this Regula-
tion since it is to apply from 1 January 1999;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
the Management
in accordance with the opinion of
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 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.

Article 2

Regulation (EEC) No 1696/92 shall apply, with the
exception 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.

(7) OJ L 162, 19. 6. 1997, p. 1.

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Article 4

Article 5

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 EUR 40 per
animal.

2. Aid certificates shall be issued by the 10th working
day of each month at the latest.

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.

Article 7

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

It shall apply from 1 January to 31 December 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 18 December 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 1999 calendar year

CN code

Description

Number of animals
to be supplied

Aid
(EUR/head)

0104 10 10

Pure-bred breeding sheep (1):

— 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).

SECTION 2

Pure-bred breeding sheep and goats originating in the Community for supply to Madeira
for the 1999 calendar year

CN code

Description

Number of animals
to be supplied

Aid
(EUR/head)

0104 10 10

Pure-bred breeding sheep (1):

— Males

— Females

0104 20 10

Pure-bred breeding goats:

— Males

— Females

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).