Commission Regulation (EC) No 2732/1999 of 21 December 1999 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of the specific arrangements for the supply of sheepmeat and goatmeat to the French overseas departments for 2000
Date: 1999-12-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: French overseas department and region, aid system, breeding animal, goat, sheep, supply

22. 12. 1999

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Official Journal of the European Communities

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2732/1999

of 21 December 1999

laying down detailed rules for the implementation of the specific arrangements for the supply of
sheepmeat and goatmeat to the French overseas departments for 2000

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91 of 16
December 1991 introducing specific measures in respect of
certain agricultural products for the benefit of the French over-
seas departments (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1257/1999 (2), and in particular Article 4(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91,
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
French overseas departments 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 French overseas departments 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 French overseas departments.

Special needs may arise during the course of different
marketing years for the supply to the French overseas
departments of pure-bred breeding sheep and goats;
therefore, the French authorities should be granted a
degree of flexibility in administering the supply arrange-
ments, in that they should be allowed to issue aid certi-
ficates for animals intended for certain overseas depart-
ments in excess of the maximum quantities available to
those departments, provided that the maximum quant-
ities available to the four departments of both male and
female animals are respected; so as to take account of
those special needs, the French authorities should notify
the Commission of the cases where that facility was used
for the issue of certificates.

the application of

Common detailed rules
the
for
arrangements for the supply of certain agricultural prod-
ucts to the French overseas departments are laid down
in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 131/92 (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2755/98 (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

(1) OJ L 356, 24.12.1991, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 80.
(3) OJ L 15, 22.1.1992, p. 13.
(4) OJ L 345, 19.12.1998, p. 27.

certificates and the securities ensuring operators' compli-
ance with their obligations.

(5) 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.

(6) With a view to bringing the administration of the aid
more closely into line with the requirements of the
French overseas departments, the aid and the quantities
to which the latter may apply should be fixed annually
per calendar year.

(7)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The aid provided for in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EEC) No
3763/91 for the supply to the French overseas departments 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 131/92 shall apply, with the exception of
Article 3(4) thereof.

Article 3

France shall designate the competent authority for:

(a) issuing the aid certificate provided for in Article 3(1) of

Regulation (EEC) No 131/92;

(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 France prior to the period
for the submission of applications;

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(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.

The certificates shall be issued by the 10th working day

3.
of each month at the latest.

However, the competent authority may, in order to meet
2.
special needs arising under the supply arrangements, issue aid
certificates for a quantity, of animals in excess of the maximum
quantity available to each overseas department, without the
total number of animals eligible for the aid in the four depart-
ments being exceeded; that facility being applied separately to
male and to female animals.

Aid certificates shall be valid for three months.

Article 5

Article 6

The aid provided for in Article 1 shall be paid in respect of the
quantities actually supplied.

Article 7

France shall notify the Commission of the cases in which
certificates are issued in accordance with the previous subpara-
graph.

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.

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 350 per head for males and EUR 250 per head for females.

Part 2: Number of animals

Type of animal

(1)

French Guiana

Martinique

Réunion

Guadaloupe

Pure-bread breeding sheep (CN code
0104 10 10)

Pure-bread breeding goats (CN code
0104 20 10)

Males

Females

Males

8

8

2

Females

14

2

5

3

5

15

48

13

297

0

0

2

2

(1) Inclusion in this subposition is subjet to the conditions provided for in Council Directive 89/361/EEC of 30 May 1989 concerning

pure-bread breeding sheep and goats (OJ L 153, 6.6.1989, p. 30).