Commission Regulation (EC) No 273/2001 of 9 February 2001 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of the specific arrangements for the supply of sheepmeat and goatmeat to the French overseas departments for 2001
Date: 2001-02-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: French overseas department and region, goat, goatmeat, sheep, sheepmeat, supply

10.2.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 41/7

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 273/2001

of 9 February 2001

laying down detailed rules for the implementation of the specific arrangements for the supply of
sheepmeat and goatmeat to the French overseas departments for 2001

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
2826/2000 (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 qualifiying 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 partic-
ular, of the costs of supply from the Community market
and the conditions resulting from the geographical situa-
tion 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

the
for
Common detailed rules
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
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)

This Regulation will enter into force after the expiry of
the time limit
for submitting licence applications in
January 2001. To avoid a break in supplies to the French
overseas departments, provision should be made to
derogate from Article 4(1) and (3) of this Regulation and
to allow, for that month alone, the submission of licence
applications in the five working days following the entry
into force of this Regulation and to set the time limit for
the issue of such licences at 10 working days following
the entry into force of this Regulation.

(7) 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.

(8)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the year 2001, 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

(1) OJ L 356, 24.12.1991, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 328, 23.12.2000, p. 2.
(3) OJ L 15, 22.1.1992, p. 13.
(4) OJ L 345, 19.12.1998, p. 27.

Regulation (EEC) No 131/92 shall apply to the supply of
pure-bred sheep and goats pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation
(EEC) No 3763/91, with the exception of Article 3(4) thereof.

L 41/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

10.2.2001

Article 3

France shall designate the competent authority for:

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

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

Regulation (EEC) No 131/92;

The certificates shall be issued by the 10th working day

3.
of each month at the latest.

(b) paying the aid to the operators concerned.

Article 4

Applications for certificates shall be submitted to the
1.
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;

(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.

2.
However, the competent authority may, in order to meet
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.

4.
By way of derogation from Article 4(1), in January 2001
applications for licences shall be submitted to the competent
authority no later than the fifth working day following the
entry into force of this Regulation.

5.
By way of derogation from Article 4(3), in January 2001
licences shall be issued during January 2001 no later than 10
working days after the entry into force of this Regulation.

Article 5

Aid certificates shall be valid for three months following the
date of issue.

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 following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply from 1 January to 31 December 2001.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 February 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

10.2.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 41/9

ANNEX

SUPPLY OF PURE-BRED BREEDING SHEEP AND GOATS TO THE FRENCH OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTS FOR
2001

PART 1: AMOUNT OF AID PER ANIMAL

Type of animal

Pure-bred breeding sheep and goats

Males

Females

PART 2: NUMBER OF ANIMALS

(EUR)

French overseas
departments

530

205

Type of animal (1)

Guadaloupe

French Guiana

Martinique

Réunion

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

Males

Females

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

Males

Females

0

0

1

0

4

6

1

3

1

16

2

13

5

218

6

44

(1) Inclusion in this subposition is subject to the conditions provided for 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).