Proposal for a Council Regulation on the common organisation of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat
Date: 2001-05-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agrarian reform, agricultural guidance, beef, common organisation of markets, goatmeat

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Proposal for a Council Regulation on the common organisation of the market in sheepmeat and
goatmeat

(2001/C 213 E/17)

COM(2001) 247 final (cid:151) 2001/0103(CNS)

(Submitted by the Commission on 16 May 2001)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Articles 36 and 37 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,

Having regard to the opinion of
Committee,

the Economic and Social

Whereas:

(1) The provisions concerning the common organisation of
the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat have been estab-
lished in a number of regulations. For reasons of clarity
these regulations should be repealed and replaced by a
new Regulation. Council Regulations (EEC) No 2644/80
of 14 October 1980 laying down general rules for inter-
vention with regard to the sheepmeat and goatmeat
sector (1),
(EEC) No 3901/89 of 12 December 1989
fattened as heavy carcases (2),
(EEC)
defining lambs
No 1323/90 of 14 May 1990 instituting specific aid for
sheep and goat farming in certain less-favoured areas of
the Community (3), (EEC) No 3493/90 of 27 November
1990 laying down general
the granting of
rules for
to sheepmeat and goatmeat producers (4),
premiums
(EEC) No 338/91 of 5 February 1991 determining the
Community standard quality of
fresh or chilled sheep
carcases (5) and Council Regulation (EC) No 2467/98 of
3 November 1998 on the common organisation of the
market in sheepmeat and goatmeat (6) are replaced by new
arrangements in this Regulation and should therefore be
repealed.

(2) A common organisation of the agricultural markets may

take various forms depending on the product.

(1) OJ L 275, 18.10.1980, p. 8.
(2) OJ L 375, 23.12.1989, p. 4. Regulation amended by Regulation

(EEC) No 1266/95 (OJ L 123, 3.6.1995, p. 3).

(3) OJ L 132, 23.5.1990, p. 17. Regulation last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 193/98 (OJ L 20, 27.1.1998, p. 18).

(4) OJ L 337, 4.12.1990, p. 7. Regulation last amended by Regulation

(EEC) No 233/94 (OJ L 30, 3.2.1994, p. 9).

(5) OJ L 41, 14.2.1991, p. 1. Regulation last amended by Regulation

(EEC) No 1278/94 (L 140, 3.6.1994, p. 5).

(6) OJ L 312, 20.11.1998, p. 1. Regulation last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1669/2000 (OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 8).

living for

in particular market

the
is necessary

(3) In order to attain the objectives set out in Article 33 of
stability and a fair
the Treaty,
community
standard of
concerned,
certain
for
arrangements facilitating adjustment of supply to market
internal
requirements. Provision should be made for
market measures comprising,
in particular, a premium
to sheepmeat and goatmeat producers and a private
storage scheme.

agricultural
to provide

it

the different

take account of

(4) The amount of the premium to be granted to producers
must
specialisations of
production systems in the Community. The premium for
she-goats should be granted to producers in specific areas
where goat
the
production of goatmeat and goat and sheep rearing tech-
niques are similar in nature.

rearing is mainly directed towards

(5) Provision should also be made for the payment of a
supplementary premium to producers in areas where
there are practically no alternatives to sheep and goat
production. The granting of the supplementary premium
should be limited to producers whose holdings have at
least 50 % of their area used for agriculture situated in
less-favoured areas, as defined pursuant to Council Regu-
lation (EC) No 1257/1999 of 17 May 1999 on support for
rural development
from the European Agricultural
Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) and amending
and appealing certain regulations (7).

(6) It

is opportune for administrative purposes

the
earliest date for the payment of the premiums should
In
coincide with the beginning of the budgetary year.
order
impact,
premiums must be granted within certain time limits.

economic

achieve

desired

that

the

to

(7) It necessary to provide for the possibility to change the
amounts of the premiums in the light of developments in
production, productivity and the markets.

(8) In order to avoid encouraging production and increased
expenditure it
is appropriate to maintain individual
ceilings for producers. The total number of premium
rights of each Member State should be fixed on the
basis of levels already established.

(7) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 80.

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(9) New producers and existing producers whose individual
ceilings do not correspond, for various reasons, to the
their flocks should not be
changed circumstances of
excluded from entitlement
to the premium. Provision
should therefore be made to operate national reserves to
be
in accordance with
Community criteria. For the same reason, the transfer of
rights to premium without the transfer of the associated
holding should be subject to rules whereby part of the
rights transferred is withdrawn without compensatory
payment and is allocated to that national reserve.

administered

stocked

and

issuing import licences and, where appropriate, the corre-
sponding export licences providing a guarantee to ensure
the fulfilment of dealings for which the licences are
sought.

(16) In order to prevent or counteract adverse effects on the
market
in the Community due to the importation of
certain agricultural products, the importation of one or
more of
to additional
import duties if certain conditions are fulfilled.

these products must be subject

(10) In order to permit producers to reduce their production
for a limited period, Member States should be enabled to
provide the option of a temporary transfer of premium
rights.

(17) It is appropriate, under certain conditions, to empower
the Commission to open and administer tariff quotas
resulting from international agreements concluded in
accordance with the Treaty or resulting from other acts
of the Council.

(11) A link should be established between sensitive zones or
localities and the production of sheep and goats so as to
ensure the maintenance of such production, especially in
areas where alternatives are lacking.

(12) Intervention measures take the form of private storage
aid, which least affects normal marketing of products. In
order
the
to ensure proper application of such aid,
Commission should be fully informed about the devel-
opment of prices on the common market for sheep and
goatmeat.

(13) As a general rule, whenever certain market price criteria
are met the decision to grant private storage aid should be
taken in the context of a tendering procedure. However,
private storage aid could be made more effective if the
amount of
the aid is fixed in advance, where urgent
recourse to private storage proves necessary in the light
of a particularly difficult market situation in one or more
quotation areas. It is therefore necessary to authorise the
Commission to carry out advance fixing of the aid where
such a market situation has arisen, even if the market
price criteria in question have not been met.

(14) Trade

arrangements,

price
arrangements, premiums and intervention arrangements
and containing a system of import duties, should serve
to stabilise the Community market.

combination with

in

(18) In addition to the system described above, provision
should be made to the extent necessary for its proper
working, for prohibiting in whole or in part, the use of
inward or outward processing arrangements, when the
situation on the market so requires.

frontiers of

(19) The customs duty arrangements make it possible to
the
dispense with all other protective measures at
external
the
the Community. However,
mechanism of common prices and customs duties may,
in exceptional circumstances, prove inadequate. In such
cases, in order to avoid leaving the Community market
without protection against consequential disturbances
barriers,
of
following
the
Community
all necessary
able
measures without delay. These measures must be in
conformity with the Community’s obligations, including
its international obligations.

removal
should be

import
to take

the

(20) Measures may also have to be taken when a substantial
rise or fall in price disturbs or threatens to disturb the
Community market.

(21) Restrictions on free movement

resulting from the
application of measures intended to prevent the spread
of animal diseases may cause difficulties on the market
of one or more Member States. Exceptional market
support measures may have to be introduced in order
to remedy such situations.

(15) The competent authorities should be placed in a position
to follow trade developments constantly in order
to
appraise market developments and, when necessary, the
possible application of measures provided for in this
Regulation. To that end, provision should be made for

(22) The proper working of a single market based on common
prices would be jeopardised by the granting of certain
aids. Therefore, the provisions of the Treaty governing
State aid should apply to sheepmeat and goatmeat.

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should

(23) The measures necessary for the implementation of this
Regulation
the
take
Community’s obligations, including its international obli-
gations, the objectives of the common organisation of the
market in sheepmeat and goatmeat and the objectives of
the common agricultural policy as laid down in Article 33
of the Treaty.

consideration

into

(24) Since the measures necessary for the implementation of
this Regulation are management measures within the
meaning of Article 2 of Council Decision 1999/468/EC
of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the
conferred on the
exercise of
Commission (1), they should be adopted by use of the
management procedure provided for in Article 4 of that
Decision.

implementing powers

(25) Expenditure incurred by the Member States in carrying
out obligations under this Regulation falls within the
scope of Council Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 of
17 May 1999 on the financing of
the common agri-
cultural policy (2).

(26) The common organisation of the market in sheepmeat
and goatmeat must
the
objectives set out in both Article 33 and Article 131 of
the Treaty.

take appropriate account of

(27) There are concerns about the environmental

impact of
sheep and goat production, particularly in less-favoured
areas. The Commission should draw up a report on this
subject on the basis of experience gained if necessary
accompanied by proposals.

(28) The change from the arrangements under Regulation
(EEC) No 2467/98 to those provided for in this Regulation
could give rise to difficulties, which are not dealt with in
this Regulation. In order to deal with such difficulties, the
Commission should be enabled to adopt
transitional
measures. The Commission should also be authorised to
solve specific practical problems,

CN code

Description

(a)

0104 10 30

Lambs (up to one year old)

0104 10 80

0104 20 90

Live sheep other
animals and lambs

Live goats other
animals

than pure-bred breeding

than pure-bred breeding

0204

Meat of sheep or goats,
frozen

fresh, chilled or

0210 90 11

Meat of sheep and goats, with bone in, salted,
in brine, dried or smoked

0210 90 19

Meat of sheep and goats, boneless, salted, in
brine, dried or smoked

(b)

0104 10 10

Live sheep (cid:151) pure-bred breeding animals

0104 20 10

Live goats (cid:151) pure-bred breeding animals

0206 80 99

0206 90 99

Edible offal of sheep and goats,
fresh or
chilled, other than for the manufacture of
pharmaceutical products

Edible offal of sheep and goats, frozen, other
than for the manufacture of pharmaceutical
products

0210 90 60

Edible offal of sheep and goats, salted,
brine, dried or smoked

in

ex 1502 00 90

Fats of sheep or goats, other than those of
1503

(c)

(d)

1602 90 72
1602 90 74

1602 90 76
1602 90 78

Other prepared or preserved meat or offal of
sheep or goats, uncooked; mixtures of cooked
and uncooked meat or offal

Other prepared or preserved meat or offal of
sheep or goats, other
than uncooked or
mixtures

TITLE I

INTERNAL MARKET

Article 2

In order to encourage action by trade and joint trade organi-
sations
supply to market
requirements,
the following Community measures may be
taken in respect of the products listed in Article 1:

to facilitate the adjustment of

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

(a) measures to improve sheep and goat farming;

Article 1

(b) measures to promote better organisation of production,

processing and marketing;

The common organisation of the market in sheepmeat and
system and
shall comprise an internal market
goatmeat
trading system and cover the following products:

(c) measures to improve quality;

(1) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.
(2) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 103.

long-term forecasts on the basis of
production used;

(d) measures

to permit

the establishment of

short- and
the means of

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(e) measures to facilitate the recording of market price trends.

S e c t i o n 2

General rules concerning these measures shall be adopted in
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 37(2) of
the Treaty.

Supplementary premium

Article 5

CHAPTER I

DIRECT PAYMENTS

Article 3

For the purposes of this Title the following definitions shall
apply:

(a) ewe shall mean any female of the ovine species which has

lambed at least once or is aged at least one year,

(b) she-goat shall mean any female of the caprine species which
has kidded at least once or is aged at least one year

1.
In areas where there are practically no alternatives to
sheep or goat production a supplementary premium shall be
paid. Member States shall define these areas. In any event the
supplementary premium shall only be granted to a producer
whose holding has at least 50 % of its area used for agriculture
situated in less-favoured areas defined pursuant to Regulation
(EC) No 1257/1999.

The supplementary premium shall also be granted to a

2.
producer practising transhumance provided that:

(a) at least 90 % of the animals for which the premium is
applied are grazed for at least 90 consecutive days in an
eligible area established in accordance with paragraph 1
and

S e c t i o n 1

Ewe and she-goat premium

Article 4

A producer keeping ewes on his holding may qualify, on
(ewe

a premium for maintaining ewes

1.
application for
premium).

2.
A producer keeping she-goats on his holding may qualify,
on application for a premium for maintaining goats (goat
premium). This premium shall be granted to producers in
specific areas where the production meets the following two
criteria:

(cid:151) goat rearing is mainly directed towards the production of

goatmeat,

(cid:151) goat and sheep rearing techniques are similar in nature.

A list of such areas shall be established following the procedure
referred to in Article 24(2).

3.
The ewe premium and the goat premium shall be granted
in the form of an annual payment per eligible animal per
calendar year and per producer within the limits of individual
ceilings. The number of animals in respect of which an
application for a premium is lodged shall not be less than 10.

Per ewe, the amount of the premium shall be EUR 21.
4.
However for producers marketing sheep’s milk or products
based on sheep’s milk the premium per ewe shall be EUR 16,8.

Per

5.
EUR 16,8.

she-goat

the amount of

the premium shall be

6.
Detailed rules for the application of this Article shall be
adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article
24(2).

(b) the seat of

the holding is

situated in a well-defined
geographical area for which it has been established by
transhumance is a traditional
the Member State that
practice of
these
rearing and that
animal movements are necessary owing to the absence of
forage in sufficient quantity during the transhumance
period.

sheep and/or goat

The amount of the supplementary premium shall be set
3.
at EUR 7 per ewe and per she-goat. The supplementary
premium shall be granted under
the same conditions as
those laid down for the grant of the ewe and goat premium.

4.
Detailed rules for the application of this Article shall be
adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article
24(2).

S e c t i o n 3

Common provisions

Article 6

Premiums shall be paid to recipient producers on the basis of
the number of ewes and/or she-goats kept on their holding
over a minimum period to be determined in accordance with
the procedure referred to in Article 24(2).

administration

Payments shall be made as soon as the inspections provided for
in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3508/92 establishing an inte-
grated
certain
Community aid schemes (1) are carried out but not earlier
the calendar year in respect of which
than 16 October of
the
they are applied for, and not
following calendar year.

later than 30 June of

system for

control

and

(1) OJ L 355, 5.12.1992, p. 1. Regulation last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1593/2000 (OJ No L 182, 21.7.2000, p. 4).

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Article 7

The amounts of the premiums may be changed in the light of
developments in production, productivity and the markets, in
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 37(2) of
the Treaty.

S e c t i o n 4

Individual limits

Article 8

1.
On 1 January 2002 the individual ceiling per producer,
subject to paragraphs 2 and 3, shall be equal to the number of
premium rights which he held on 30 December 2001 in
accordance with the relevant Community rules.

from 1 January 2002,

take the necessary measures to
2. Member States shall
ensure that,
the sum of premium
rights on their territory does not exceed the national ceilings
set out in Annex I and that the national reserves referred to in
Article 10 may be maintained.

A producer may also transfer, in whole or in part, his

2.
rights to other producers without transferring his holding.

In the case of a transfer of rights without
transfer of
the
transferred, not
holding, a part of
exceeding 15 %, shall be surrendered, without compensation
to the national
the Member State where his
holding is situated for redistribution free of charge.

the premium rights

reserve of

A Member State may provide either that the transfer of the
rights without transfer of the holding is carried out directly
between the producers or that it is carried out through the
intermediary of the national reserve.

3. Member States may take the necessary measures to avoid
premium rights being moved away from sensitive zones or
regions where sheep production is especially important for
the local economy.

4. Member States may authorise, before a date that they
the
temporary transfers of
shall determine,
premium rights, which are not intended to be used by the
producer who holds them.

that part of

to paragraph 2
3. Where the measures taken pursuant
necessitate a reduction of individual ceilings held by producers,
that reduction shall be carried out without compensatory
payment and decided on the basis of objective criteria.

5.
Detailed rules for the application of this Article shall be
adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article
24(2).

Those criteria shall include:

These detailed rules may concern in particular:

(a) the rate at which producers have used their individual
ceilings during the three reference years prior to the year
2000;

(a) provisions enabling Member States

to resolve specific
problems linked to the transfer of premium rights by
producers who do not own the areas on which their
holdings are situated, and

(b) particular natural circumstances or

the application of
resulting in a non-payment or a reduced
penalties,
payment of the premium for at least one reference year;

(b) specific rules relating to the minimum number, which may

form the subject of a partial transfer.

(c) additional exceptional circumstances having the effect that
the payments made for at least one reference year do not
correspond to the actual situation as established during the
previous years.

Article 10

Each Member State shall maintain a national reserve of

1.
premium rights.

4.
Premium rights, which have been withdrawn pursuant to
the measure taken pursuant to paragraph 2 shall be abolished.

Detailed rules for the application of this Article shall be
5.
adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article
24(2).

Article 9

2.
Any premium rights withdrawn pursuant to Article 9(1)
or other Community provisions shall be added to the national
reserve.

3. Member States shall use their national reserves for allo-
cating, within the limits of those reserves, premium rights in
particular to newcomers, young farmers and other priority
producers.

1. When a producer sells or otherwise transfers his holding,
he may transfer all his premium rights to the person who takes
over his holding.

4.
Detailed rules for the application of this Article shall be
laid down in accordance with the procedure referred to in
Article 24(2).

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CHAPTER II

PRIVATE STORAGE

Article 11

1.
The Commission may decide to grant private storage aid
when there is a particularly difficult market situation in one or
more quotation areas. Quotation area shall mean:

(cid:151) Great Britain,

(cid:151) Northern Ireland,

(cid:151) Every other Member State taken separately.

The aid shall be introduced in the framework of a tendering
procedure.

However, it may be decided to grant aid in the framework of
an advance fixing procedure where urgent recourse to private
storage proves necessary.

2.
Detailed rules for the application of this Article shall be
adopted and the granting of aids for private storage shall be
decided in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article
24(2).

TITLE II

TRADE WITH THIRD COUNTRIES

Article 12

Imports into the Community, or exports therefrom, of
to
the products listed in Article 1 may be subject

1.
any of
presentation of an import or export licence.

Import and export
Community.

licences shall be valid throughout

the

Licences shall be issued by the Member States to any applicant,
irrespective of his place of establishment in the Community
and without prejudice to measures taken for the application
of Article 15.

The issuing of such licences may be subject to the lodging of a
security guaranteeing that
the products are imported or
exported during the term of validity of the licence; except in
cases of force majeure, the security shall be forfeited in whole or
in part if import or export is not carried out, or is carried out
only partially, within that period.

licences are
2.
The list of products
required, the term of validity of
licences and other detailed
rules for the application of this Article shall be adopted in
accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 24(2).

for which export

Article 14

1.
In order to prevent or counteract adverse effects on the
market in the Community which may result from imports of
certain products listed in Article 1, imports of one or more of
such products at the rate of duty laid down in the Common
Customs Tariff shall be subject to payment of an additional
import duty if
to be determined by the
Commission pursuant to paragraph 4, are fulfilled, unless the
imports are unlikely to disturb the Community market, or
where the effects would be disproportionate to the intended
objective.

the conditions

Imports made at a price below the level notified by the
2.
Community to the World Trade Organisation ((cid:145)trigger price(cid:146))
may be subject to an additional import duty.

If the volume of imports in any year in which the adverse
effects referred to in paragraph 1 arise or are likely to arise
exceeds a level based on market access opportunities defined as
the corresponding domestic
imports as a percentage of
((cid:145)trigger
years
consumption during
volume(cid:146)), an additional import duty may be imposed.

three previous

the

The import prices to be taken into consideration for
3.
imposing an additional import duty pursuant to paragraph 2,
first subparagraph, shall be determined on the basis of the cif
import prices of the consignment under consideration.

Cif
import prices shall be checked to that end against the
representative prices for the product on the world market or
on the Community import market for that product.

The Commission shall adopt detailed rules

4.
the
application of this Article in accordance with the procedure
laid down in Article 24(2). Such rules shall specify in particular
the products to which additional import duties may be applied.

for

Article 15

1.
Tariff quotas for the products listed in Article 1 resulting
from agreements concluded in accordance with Article 300 of
the Treaty or from any other act of the Council shall be opened
and administered in accordance with detailed rules adopted
under the procedure laid down in Article 24(2).

Quotas shall be administered by applying one of

2.
following methods or a combination of them:

the

(a) method based on chronological order of the lodgement of

applications ((cid:145)first-come, first served(cid:146) principle);

Article 13

The rates of duty in the Common Customs Tariff shall apply to
the products listed in Article 1.

(b) method of distribution in proportion to the quantities
requested when the applications were lodged (using the
(cid:145)simultaneous examination method(cid:146));

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(c) method based on taking traditional

trade patterns into

account (using the (cid:145)traditional/new arrival method(cid:146)).

the
the Council has not acted within three months,
If
Commission decision shall be deemed to have been repealed.

Other appropriate methods may be adopted. They must avoid
any discrimination between the operators concerned.

Article 17

3.
The methods of administration adopted shall, where
appropriate, give due weight to the supply requirements of
the Community market and the need to safeguard the equi-
librium of that market.

4.

The detailed rules referred to in paragraph 1 shall:

(a) provide for annual quotas, suitably phased over the year, if

necessary;

1.
The general rules for the interpretation of the Combined
Nomenclature and the detailed rules for its application shall
apply to the tariff classification of products referred to in
Article 1; the tariff nomenclature resulting from the application
of
this Regulation shall be incorporated into the Common
Custom Tariff.

2.
Save as otherwise provided for in this Regulation or in
provisions adopted pursuant thereto, the following shall be
prohibited in trade with third countries:

(b) determine the administrative method to be used;

(a) the levying of any charge having equivalent effect to a

customs duty;

(c)

include, where appropriate guarantees covering the nature,
provenance and origin of the product and, where appro-
priate, the maintenance of traditional trade patterns;

(b) the application of any quantitative restriction or measure

having equivalent effect.

(d) recognition of the document used for verifying the guar-

antees referred to in (c) and

Article 18

(e)

the conditions under which import licences are issued and
their term of validity.

Article 16

1.
To the extent necessary for the proper working of the
common organisation of the market in the products referred to
in Article 1, the Council, acting in accordance with the voting
the Treaty on a
procedure laid down in Article 37(2) of
in special
proposal
cases,
from the Commission, may,
prohibit in whole or in part the use of
inward processing
arrangements in respect of products referred to in Article 1.

2.
By way of derogation from paragraph 1, if the situation
referred to in paragraph 1 arises with exceptional urgency and
the Community market is disturbed or is liable to be disturbed
the
by the inward or outward processing arrangements,
Commission shall, at the request of a Member State or on its
own initiative, decide upon the necessary measures;
the
Council and the Member States shall be notified of such
measures, which shall be valid for no more than six months
and shall be immediately applicable. If the Commission receives
a request from a Member State, it shall take a decision thereon
within a week following receipt of the request.

3. Measures decided on by the Commission may be referred
to the Council by any Member State within a week of the day
on which they were notified. The Council, acting by a qualified
majority, may confirm, amend or
the Commission
decision.

repeal

1.
If, by reason of an increase in imports or exports, the
Community market in one or more of the products referred to
in Article 1 is affected by, or is threatened with, serious
disturbance
the
objectives set out
the Treaty, appropriate
measures may be applied in trade with third countries until
such disturbance or threat of disturbance has ceased.

the achievement of

likely to jeopardise

in Article 33 of

The Council, acting by a qualified majority, on a proposal from
the Commission, shall adopt general rules for the application of
this paragraph and shall define the circumstances and limits
within which Member States may adopt protective measures.

If

the situation referred to in paragraph 1 arises, the
2.
Commission shall, at the request of a Member State or on its
own initiative, decide upon the necessary measures.
It shall
notify the Member States of
those measures, which shall
apply immediately. If the Commission receives a request from
a Member State, it shall take a decision thereon within three
working days following receipt of the request.

3. Measures decided upon by the Commission may be
referred to the Council by any Member State within three
working days of the day on which they were notified. The
Council
It may, acting by a
qualified majority, amend or annul the measure in question.

shall meet without delay.

This Article shall be applied having regard to the
international obli-
including its

4.
Community’s obligations,
gations.

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TITLE III

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 19

Member States shall record prices of ovine animals and of meat
of ovine animals on the basis of rules to be established by the
Commission in accordance with the procedure referred to in
Article 24(2).

Article 20

1. When a substantial rise or fall in prices is recorded on the
Community market and this situation is likely to continue,
thereby disturbing or threatening to disturb the market, the
necessary measures may be taken in accordance with the
procedure referred to in Article 24(2).

2.
Detailed rules for the application of this Article shall be
adopted by the Commission in accordance with the procedure
referred to in Article 24(2).

reference

the
2. Where
management procedure laid down in Article 4 of Decision
1999/468/EC shall apply, in compliance with Article 7 thereof.

to this paragraph,

is made

The period provided for in Article 4(3) of Decision

3.
1999/468/EC shall be one month.

Article 25

The Committee may consider any other question referred to it
by its chairman either on his own initiative or at the request of
the representative of a Member State.

Article 26

The measures necessary to resolve specific practical problems
shall be adopted, in accordance with the procedure referred to
in Article 24(2).

Such measures,
parts of this Regulation.

if duly justified, may derogate from certain

Article 21

Article 27

In order to take account of any restrictions on free movement
which might result from the application of measures to prevent
the spread of animal diseases, exceptional measures to support
any market affected by such restrictions may be taken under
the procedure referred to in Article 24(2), but only to the
extent that and for such period as is strictly necessary for
the support of that market.

Article 22

Save as otherwise provided in this Regulation, Articles 87, 88
and 89 of the Treaty shall apply to the production of, and trade
in, the products referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation.

Article 23

Member States and the Commission shall communicate to each
other the information necessary for implementing this Regu-
lation.

for

the

Rules
information shall be
procedure referred to in Article 24(2).

communication and distribution of

such
adopted in accordance with the

Article 24

Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 and the provisions adopted in
implementation thereof shall apply to the expenditure incurred
by the Member States in carrying out obligations under this
Regulation.

Article 28

This Regulation shall be so applied that appropriate account is
taken of the objectives set out in both Article 33 and Article
131 of the Treaty.

Article 29

By 31 December 2005 the Commission shall report to the
Council and Parliament on the environmental consequences
of sheep and goat farming in particular with regard to less-
favoured areas and the impact of
If
appropriate the report shall be accompanied by proposals.
The report shall take account in particular of reports made
by Member States on the
implementation of measures
provided for under Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1259/1999.

the premium regime.

Article 30

Regulations (EEC) No 2644/80,
(EEC)
No 1323/90, (EEC) No 3493/90, (EEC) No 338/91, and (EC)
No 2467/98 are hereby repealed.

(EEC) No 3901/89,

1.
The Commission shall be assisted by a committee, the
Management Committee for Sheep and Goats composed of
representatives of
the Member States and chaired by the
representative of the Commission.

References to the repealed Regulations shall be construed as
references to this Regulation and shall be read in accordance
with the correlation table in Annex II.

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2.

It shall apply as from 1 January 2002.

The measures required to facilitate the transition from the
arrangements provided for in the Regulations referred to in
Article 30 to those established by this Regulation shall be
adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in
Article 24(2).

3.
Regulations (EEC) No 2644/80, (EEC) No 3901/89, (EEC)
No 1323/90, (EEC) No 3493/90, (EEC) No 338/91, and (EC)
No 2467/98 shall continue to be applied in relation to the
2000 and 2001 marketing years.

Article 32

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

1.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day
following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Communities.

ANNEX I

INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS TO EWE AND GOAT PREMIUM

Member State

Rights (x 1 000)

Belgiº/Belgique

Danmark

Deutschland

Ellas

Espaæa

France

Ireland

Italia

Luxembourg

Nederland

(cid:214)sterreich

Portugal

Suomi/Finland

Sverige

United Kingdom

Total

70

104

2 432

11 023

19 580

7 842

4 956

9 575

4

930

206

2 690

80

180

19 492

79 164

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ANNEX II

Correlation Table

Regulation (EEC) No 1323/90
Article 1
Regulation (EEC) No 3493/90
Article 1(1)
Article 1(2)
Article 1(3)
Article 1(4)
Article 1(5)
Article 2
Article 3
Article 4
Regulation (EC) No 2467/98
Article 1
Article 2
Article 3
Article 4
Article 5(1)
Article 5(2), 5(3)
Article 5(4)
Article 5(5)
Article 5(6)
Article 5(7), 5(8), 5(9), 5(10)
Article 6(1)-6(3)
Article 6(4)(a)
Article 6(4)(b)
Article 6(4)(c)
Article 6(4)(d)
Article 6(4)(e)
Article 6(4)(f)
Article 6(5)
Article 6(6)
Article 7
Article 8
Article 9
Article 10
Article 11
Article 12
Article 13
Article 14
Article 15
Article 16
Article 17
Article 18
Article 19
Article 20
Article 21
Article 22
Article 23
Article 24
Article 25
Article 26
Article 27
Article 28

This Regulation
Article 5
This Regulation
(cid:151)
(cid:151)
(cid:151)
Article 3(a)
Article 3(b)
Article 5
(cid:151)
(cid:151)
This Regulation
Article 1
Article 2
(cid:151)
Article 19
Article 4(1)
Article 4(4)
(cid:151)
Article 4(2)
Article 6
(cid:151)
(cid:151)
(cid:151)
Article 9(1), 9(2)
Article 9(2), 9(3)
Article 9(4)
(cid:151)
Article 9(5)
(cid:151)
(cid:151)
Article 10
(cid:151)
(cid:151)
Article 8(2)
(cid:151)
Article 11
(cid:151)
Article 12
Article 13
Article 14
Article 15
Article 16
Article 17
Article 18
Article 21
Article 22
Article 23
Article 24
(cid:151)
Article 25
Article 28
(cid:151)