Commission Regulation (EC) No 274/2001 of 9 February 2001 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of the specific arrangements for the supply of sheepmeat and goatmeat to the Azores and Madeira for 2001
Date: 2001-02-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Azores, Madeira, goatmeat, sheepmeat, supply

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 274/2001

of 9 February 2001

laying down detailed rules for the implementation of the specific arrangements for the supply of
sheepmeat and goatmeat to the Azores and Madeira for 2001

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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 products (1), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000 (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 Communiy 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)

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
Azores and Madeira, provision should be made to
derogate from Article 4(1) and (2) 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

(1) OJ L 173, 27.6.1992, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 328, 23.12.2000, p. 2.
(3) OJ L 179, 1.7.1992, p. 6.
(4) OJ L 345, 19.12.1998, p. 36.

the issue of such licences at 10 working days following
the entry into force of this Regulation.

(6) 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.

(7)

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)(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 to the supply of
pure-bred sheep and goats pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation
(EEC) No 1600/92, 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.

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The 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 following the
date of issue.

By way of derogation from Article 4(1), in January 2001
3.
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.

Article 6

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

4.
By way of derogation from Article 4(2), in January 2001
licences shall be issued during January 2001 no later than 10
working days after the entry into force of this Regulation.

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.

Article 7

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

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SUPPLY OF PURE-BRED BREEDING SHEEP AND GOATS TO THE AZORES AND MADEIRA FOR 2001

ANNEX

PART 1: AMOUNT OF AID PER ANIMAL

Type of animal

Azores and Madeira

(EUR)

Pure-bred breeding sheep and goats

Males

Females

PART 2: NUMBER OF ANIMALS

Type of animal (1)

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

Males

Females

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

Males

Females

Azores

100

1 000

0

0

380

110

Madeira

10

75

5

10

(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).