Commission Regulation (EC) No 2088/2001 of 25 October 2001 amending Regulation (EC) No 2342/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal as regards premium schemes
Date: 2001-10-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural guidance, beef, common organisation of markets

26.10.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 282/39

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2088/2001

of 25 October 2001

amending Regulation (EC) No 2342/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council
Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal as
regards premium schemes

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef
and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1512/
2001 (2), and in particular Article 4(8), Article 6(7), Article
10(3), Article 11(5) and Article 20 thereof,

(3)

(4)

In view of the way in which events are developing this
Regulation should enter into force immediately.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Whereas:

Regulation (EC) No 2342/1999 is amended as follows:

(1)

(2)

Calculation of the minimum and maximum number of
heifers expressed as a percentage as laid down respec-
tively in the first, second and third subparagraphs of
Article 6(2) and in the fourth subparagraph of Article
10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 may produce a
result which is not a whole number. Provision should
therefore be made for rounding-off so that a whole
number of animals is obtained.

Article 41 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2342/
1999 of 28 October 1999 laying down detailed rules for
the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/
1999 on the common organisation of the market in
beef and veal as regards premium schemes (3), as last
lays
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1458/2001 (4),
down certain rules on the payment of advances.
Continuing low demand resulting from consumers'
concerns about the consequences of the diseases which
have come to light over the past
few months has
produced a difficult situation on the beef and veal
market, so to enable producers to continue to meet their
financial commitments an increase in the amount of the
advances
suckler-cow
premium, slaughter premium and additional payments
should be authorised.

premium,

special

the

for

1. The following Article 29a is inserted:

‘Article 29a

Rounding-off of animal numbers

If the calculation of the minimum and maximum number of
heifers expressed as a percentage as laid down respectively
in the first, second and third subparagraphs of Article 6(2)
and in the fourth subparagraph of Article 10(1) of Regula-
tion (EC) No 1254/1999 produces a result which is not a
whole number, that number shall be rounded down to the
nearest whole number if it is less than 0,5 and up to the
nearest whole number if it is 0,5 or more.’

2. In Article 41(1), the final subparagraph is replaced by the

following:

‘However, as regards the 2000 and 2001 calendar years, an
advance equal to 80 % of the special premium, the suckler
cow premium, the slaughter premium and the additional
payments may be paid.’

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publica-
tion in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

However, Article 1(1) shall apply from 1 January 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 25 October 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 201, 26.7.2001, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 281, 4.11.1999, p. 30.
(4) OJ L 194, 18.7.2001, p. 4.