Council Regulation (EC) No 1455/2001 of 28 June 2001 amending Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal
Date: 2001-06-28
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: aid to agriculture, common organisation of markets, regional aid, suckler cow

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1455/2001

of 28 June 2001

amending Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and
veal

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(EC)

Council

In order to enable traditional cattle-rearing activities to
be maintained,
No
Regulations
1452/2001 (2),
(EC) No 1453/2001 (3) and (EC) No
1454/2001 (4), introducing specific measures for certain
overseas
for
agricultural
departments, the Azores and Madeira and the Canary
Islands
the introduction of
specific limits on the number of animals eligible for
special premiums, suckler-cow premiums and slaughter
premiums.

respectively provide for

products

French

the

to Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 (5)

Annex I
lays
down regional ceilings per Member State as regards the
to that Regulation lays
special premiums. Annex II
the suckler-cow
regards
down national ceilings as
premiums.
the
affect
not
ceilings must
introduction of the specific limits mentioned above. As
a consequence it should be stipulated as of now that in
the case of France, Portugal and Spain those ceilings are

Those

to include sub-ceilings that are based on the number of
to
premiums paid in respect of a reference year
producers
the
in the French overseas departments,
Azores and Madeira and the Canary Islands and are
intended exclusively for producers in those regions. The
remaining eligible animals making up the specific limits
for the special premiums and the suckler-cow premiums
introduced by Regulations (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No
1453/2001 and (EC) No 1454/2001 are to be added to
those in Annexes
to Regulation (EC) No
1254/1999,

I and II

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 is hereby amended as follows:

1. Annex I shall be replaced by the text in Annex I hereto;

2. Annex II shall be replaced by the text in Annex II hereto.

Article 2

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

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

Done at Luxembourg, 28 June 2001.

For the Council

The President

B. ROSENGREN

(1) Opinion delivered on 14 June 2001 (not yet published in the

Official Journal).

(2) See page 11 of this Official Journal.
(3) See page 26 of this Official Journal.
(4) See page 45 of this Official Journal.
(5) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21.

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ANNEX I

SPECIAL PREMIUM

Regional ceilings of the Member States referred to in Article 4(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999

Belgium

Denmark

Germany

Greece

Spain

France

Ireland

Italy

Luxembourg

Netherlands

Austria

Portugal

Finland

Sweden

United Kingdom

235 149

277 110

1 782 700

143 134

713 999 (1)

1 754 732 (2)

1 077 458

598 746

18 962

157 932

423 400

175 075 (3)

250 000

250 000

1 419 811 (4)

(1) Without prejudice to the specific rules laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 1454/2001 of 28 June 2001 introducing specific
measures for certain agricultural products for the Canary Islands and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1601/92 (Poseican) (see p. 45 of
this Official Journal).

(2) Without prejudice to the specific rules laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 1452/2001 of 28 June 2001 introducing specific
measures for certain agricultural products for the French overseas departments, amending Directive 72/462/EEC and repealing
Regulations (EEC) No 525/77 and (EEC) No 3763/91 (Poseidom) (see p. 11. of this Official Journal).

(3) Without prejudice to the specific rules laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 1453/2001 of 28 June 2001 introducing specific
measures for certain agricultural products for the Azores and Madeira and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 (Poseima) (see
p. 26 of this Official Journal).
Excluding the extensification programme provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 1017/94 of 26 April 1994 concerning the
conversion of land currently under arable crops to extensive livestock farming in Portugal (OJ L 112, 3.5.1994, p. 2). Regulation as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1461/95 (OJ L 144, 28.6.1995, p. 4).

(4) This ceiling is increased temporarily by 100 000 head to 1 519 811 head until such time as live animals under six months of age

can be exported.

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ANNEX II

SUCKLER COW PREMIUM

National ceilings referred to in Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 applicable from 1 January 2000

Belgium

Denmark

Germany

Greece

Spain (1)

France (2)

Ireland

Italy

Luxembourg

Netherlands

Austria

Portugal (3)

Finland

Sweden

United Kingdom

394 253

112 932

639 535

138 005

1 441 539

3 779 866

1 102 620

621 611

18 537

63 236

325 000

277 539

55 000

155 000

1 699 511

(1) Excluding the specific ceiling provided for in Article 5(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1454/2001 and the specific reserve provided for in

Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1017/94.

(2) Excluding the specific ceiling provided for in Article 9(4)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1452/2001.
(3) Excluding the specific ceiling provided for in Article 13(3) and Article 22(3) respectively of Regulation (EC) No 1453/2001.