Commission Regulation (EC) No 2099/1999 of 1 October 1999 providing for the grant of private storage aid fixed in advance for carcases and half-carcases of lamb in Ireland, Finland and the United Kingdom
Date: 1999-10-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Finland, United Kingdom, private stock, sheep, storage premium

2. 10. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 257/7

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2099/1999

of 1 October 1999

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

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2467/98 of 3
November 1998 on the common organisation of the market in
sheep meat and goat meat (1), and in particular Article 12(1)
and (4) thereof,

(1) Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3446/90 of
27 November 1990 laying down detailed rules for
granting private storage aid for sheep meat and goat
meat (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3533/
93 (3), lays down in particular detailed rules where the
amount of aid is fixed at a flat rate in advance;

(2) Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3447/90 of
28 November 1990 on special conditions
the
granting of private storage aid for sheep meat and goat
meat (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 40/
96 (5), lays down in particular the minimum quantities
per contract;

for

(3) Whereas the application of Article 12(1) of Regulation
(EC) No 2467/98 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 situ-
ation of each quotation zone; whereas, in view of the
particularly difficult market situation in Ireland, Finland
and the United Kingdom, the conditions laid down in
that Article have been met; whereas, as a consequence, it
has been judged opportune to initiate such a procedure;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.
Subject to the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 3447/
90, applications may be submitted between 4 october and 12
November 1999 for aid for the private storage of carcases and
half carcases of lamb up to a limit of 250 tonnes in Ireland,
100 tonnes in Finland and 2 350 tonnes in the United
Kingdom.

Applications submitted after
the day on which the total
quantity applied for exceeds the quantities referred to in the
preceding subparagraph shall not be accepted. Quantities in
respect of which applications are lodged on the day the overall
limit is exceeded in a Member State shall be reduced propor-
tionally.

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

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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, 1 October 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 312, 20.11.1998, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 333, 30.11.1990, p. 39.
(3) OJ L 321, 23.12.1993, p. 9.
(4) OJ L 333, 30.11.1990, p. 46.
(5) OJ L 10, 13.1.1996, p. 6.