Commission Regulation (EC) No 2736/1999 of 21 December 1999 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of the specific arrangements for the supply of sheepmeat and goatmeat to the Azores and Madeira for 2000
Date: 1999-12-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Azores, Madeira, breeding animal, goat, sheep, supply

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Official Journal of the European Communities

22. 12. 1999

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2736/1999

of 21 December 1999

laying down detailed rules for the implementation of the specific arrangements for the supply of
sheepmeat and goatmeat to the Azores and Madeira for 2000

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Article 1

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 products (1), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 (2), and in partic-
ular Article 10 thereof

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

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.

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;
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 geographical situation of
the Azores and Madeira.

the application of

the
for
Common detailed rules
arrangements for the supply of certain agricultural prod-
ucts to the Azores and Madeira are laid down in
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1696/92 (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2757/98 (4); 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.

(4) 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.

(5) 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.

(6)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
the Management
accordance with the opinion of
Committee for Sheep and Goats,

(1) OJ L 173, 27.6.1992, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 80.
(3) OJ L 179, 1.7.1992, p. 6.
(4) OJ L 345, 19.12.1998, p. 36.

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.

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 Portugal prior to the
period for the submission of applications;

(b) before the period for the submission of certificate applica-
tions expires, proof is provided that the party concerned
has lodged a security of EUR 40 per animal.

Aid certificates shall be issued by the 10th working day

2.
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.

Article 7

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

It shall apply from 1 January to 31 December 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 21 December 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

ANNEX

Part 1: Amount of aid per animal

The amount of the aid will be EUR 380 per head for males and EUR 110 per head for females.

Part 2: Number of animals

Type of animal (1)

Pure-bread breeding
(CN code 0104 10 10)

sheep

Pure-bread
(CN code 0104 20 10)

breeding

goats

Males

Females

Males

Females

Azores

100

2 500

0

0

Madeira

15

150

5

50

(1) Entry under this heading 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).