Commission Regulation (EC) No 170/2002 of 30 January 2002 laying down detailed rules for applying the premium schemes for beef and veal provided for in Council Regulations (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001 and (EC) No 1454/2001 introducing specific measures in respect of certain agricultural products for the benefit of the French overseas departments (Poseidom), the Azores and Madeira (Poseima) and the Canary Islands (Poseican) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2912/95
Date: 2002-01-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Azores, Canary Islands, Madeira, agricultural guidance, slaughter premium, suckler cow

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 170/2002

of 30 January 2002

laying down detailed rules for applying the premium schemes for beef and veal provided for in
Council Regulations (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001 and (EC) No 1454/2001 introducing
specific measures in respect of certain agricultural products for the benefit of the French overseas
departments (Poseidom), the Azores and Madeira (Poseima) and the Canary Islands (Poseican) and
repealing Regulation (EC) No 2912/95

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1452/2001 of 28
June 2001 introducing specific measures for certain agricultural
products
the French overseas departments, amending
Directive 72/462/EEC and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 525/
77 and (EEC) No 3763/91 (Poseidom) (1), and in particular
Article 9(4) thereof,

for

Having regard to 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) (2), and in particular Article 13(6)
and Article 22(6) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1454/2001 of 28
June 2001 introducing specific measures for certain agricultural
products for the Canary Islands and repealing Regulation (EEC)
No 1601/92 (Poseican) (3), and in particular Article 5(6)
thereof,

(2)

Whereas:

(1)

Regulation (EC) No 1452/2001 provides for specific
measures to promote livestock farming in the French
overseas departments. In particular, Article 9(1)(a) and
(b) of that Regulation provides for a supplement to the
premium for maintaining suckler cows provided for in
Article 6 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 (4),
as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No
2345/2001 (5), and a supplement
to the slaughter
premium provided for in Article 11 of that Regulation
to be paid to beef and veal producers. The basic and
additional premiums are granted each year for up to
10 000 male bovine animals, 35 000 suckler cows and
20 000 animals slaughtered, respectively. The following
detailed implementing rules
should be adopted in
accordance with Article 9(4) of that Regulation. In the
case of the special premium, within the regional ceiling
provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1254/
1999 the number of male animals in the first age group
for which the special premium was granted in the
French overseas departments for 1994 should be frozen

(1) OJ L 198, 21.7.2001, p. 11.
(2) OJ L 198, 21.7.2001, p. 26.
(3) OJ L 198, 21.7.2001, p. 45.
(4) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21.
(5) OJ L 315, 1.12.2001, p. 29.

and premiums should be granted within the limit of 90
animals per age group, per calendar year and per
holding.
In the case of the suckler-cow premium, a
specific reserve should be established for the overseas
departments, the size of which is determined on the
basis of a ceiling of 35 000 suckler cows and the
number of premiums granted for 1994. In the case of
the slaughter premium, the ceiling set in Article 38(1) of
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2342/1999 (6), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2088/2001 (7), should
be frozen at
the number of animals for which the
slaughter premium was granted for 2000.

Regulation (EC) No 1453/2001 provides for specific
measures to promote livestock farming in the Azores
and Madeira. In particular, for Madeira, Article 13(2) and
(3) of that Regulation provides for a supplement to the
slaughter premium provided for in Article 11 of Regula-
tion (EC) No 1254/1999 to be paid to producers for
each locally fattened animal
slaughtered, up to a
maximum of 2 500 animals slaughtered, and a supple-
ment
to the premium for maintaining suckler cows
provided for in Article 6 of that Regulation to be paid to
beef and veal producers. All the basic premiums and the
premium supplement referred to in Article 13(3) are
granted each year for up to 2 000 male bovine animals,
1 000 suckler cows and 6 000 animals slaughtered,
respectively. The following detailed implementing rules
should be adopted in accordance with Article 13(6) of
that Regulation.
In the case of the special premium,
within the regional ceiling provided for in Article 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 the number of male
animals in the first age group for which the special
premium was granted in Madeira for 2000 should be
frozen and premiums should be granted within the limit
of 90 animals per age group, per calendar year and per
In the case of the suckler-cow premium, a
holding.
specific reserve should be established for Madeira, the
size of which is determined on the basis of a ceiling of
1 000 suckler cows and the number of premiums
granted for 2000. In the case of the slaughter premium,
the ceiling set in Article 38(1) of Regulation (EC) No
2342/1999 should be frozen at the number of animals
for which the slaughter premium was granted for 2000.

(6) OJ L 281, 4.11.1999, p. 30.
(7) OJ L 282, 26.10.2001, p. 39.

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(3)

(4)

(5)

for a supplement

slaughtered and a supplement

For the Azores, Article 22(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC)
No 1453/2001 provides
to the
slaughter premium provided for in Article 11 of Regula-
tion (EC) No 1254/1999 to be paid to producers for
each animal
to the
premium for maintaining suckler cows provided for in
Article 6 of that Regulation to be paid to beef and veal
producers. The basic and additional premiums are
granted each year for up to 40 000 male bovine animals
and 33 000 animals
respectively. The
following detailed implementing rules should be adopted
in accordance with Article 22(6) of that Regulation. In
the case of the special premium, within the regional
ceiling provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No
1254/1999 the number of male animals in the first age
group for which the special premium was granted in the
Azores for 2000 should be frozen. In the case of the
slaughter premium, the ceiling set in Article 38(1) of
Regulation (EC) No 2342/1999 should be frozen at the
number of animals for which the slaughter premium
was granted for 2000.

slaughtered,

Article 22(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1453/2001 intro-
duces aid to dispose of young male bovine animals born
in the Azores in other regions of
the Community.
Detailed rules should be laid down for implementing the
aid.

to the

for a supplement

Regulation (EC) No 1454/2001 provides for specific
measures to promote livestock farming in the Canary
Islands. In particular, Article 5(2) and (3) of that Regula-
tion provides
slaughter
premium provided for in Article 11 of Regulation (EC)
No 1254/1999 to be paid to producers for each animal
slaughtered and a supplement to the premium for main-
taining suckler cows provided for in Article 6 of that
Regulation to be paid to beef and veal producers. The
basic and additional premiums are granted each year for
up to 10 000 male bovine animals, 5 000 suckler cows
and 15 000 animals
respectively. The
following detailed implementing rules should be adopted
in accordance with Article 5(6) of that Regulation. In the
case of the special premium, within the regional ceiling
provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1254/
1999 the number of male animals in the first age group
for which the special premium was granted in the
Canary Islands for 2000 should be frozen. In the case of
the suckler-cow premium, a specific reserve should be
established for the Canary Islands, the size of which is
determined on the basis of a ceiling of 5 000 suckler
cows and the number of premiums granted for 2000. In
the case of the slaughter premium, the ceiling set in

slaughtered,

Article 38(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2342/1999 should
be frozen at
the number of animals for which the
slaughter premium was granted for 2000.

The Member States
concerned have notified the
Commission of the number of animals for which the
special premium was granted in 1994 in the French
overseas departments (1 669) and in 2000 in Madeira
(886),
the Azores (27 744) and the Canary Islands
(2 133), the number of suckler-cow premiums granted
in 1994 in the French overseas departments (21 149)
and in 2000 in Madeira (0) and the Canary Islands
(1 279), and the number of animals for which the
slaughter premium was granted for 2000 in the French
the
(3 727), Madeira (1 678),
overseas departments
Azores (10 318) and the Canary Islands (1 696).

in the French overseas departments,

The sub-ceilings included in the regional ceilings for
France, Portugal and Spain in the case of the special
premium and in the national ceilings for those Member
States in the case of the suckler-cow premium, based on
the number of premiums paid for a reference year to
producers
the
Azores and Madeira and the Canary Islands, are intended
exclusively for such producers. The sub-ceilings included
in the national ceilings for those Member States in the
case of the suckler-cow premium, based on the number
of premiums paid for a reference year to producers in
the French overseas departments, Madeira and the
Canary Islands, are intended exclusively for such produ-
cers. The remaining number of eligible animals, up to
the specific limits on the special premium and the
suckler-cow premium for those regions introduced by
Regulations (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001
and (EC) No 1454/2001, are to be added to those set
out in Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 1254/
1999 as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1455/2001 (1).

The sub-ceilings included in the national ceilings for
France, Portugal and Spain in the case of the slaughter
premium, based on the number of premiums paid for a
reference year to producers in the French overseas
departments, the Azores and Madeira and the Canary
Islands, are intended exclusively for such producers. The
remaining number of eligible animals, up to the specific
limits on the slaughter premium for those regions intro-
(EC) No
duced by Regulations (EC) No 1452/2001,
1453/2001 and (EC) No 1454/2001, are to be added to
those set out in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 2342/
1999.

In the interests of legal clarity, Commission Regulation
(EC) No 2912/95 (2) should be repealed.

So that Regulations (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/
2001 and (EC) No 1454/2001 can be applied imme-
diately, it is essential that this Regulation enter into force
at the earliest opportunity.

To ensure consistency with the beginning of the period
of application of the premium scheme introduced by
Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 for 2002, this Regula-
tion should apply from 1 January 2002.

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

(1) OJ L 198, 21.7.2001, p. 58.
(2) OJ L 305, 19.12.1995, p. 17.

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(12)

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

The specific reserve of

suckler-cow premium rights
6.
referred to in the second indent of Article 5(6)(b) of Regulation
(EC) No 1454/2001 shall contain 5 000 rights.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The limit of 90 animals per age group, per calendar year
1.
and per holding for the purpose of granting the special
premium provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No
1254/1999 shall apply in the French overseas departments,
Madeira and the Canary Islands.

2.
The sub-ceilings set for the remotest regions within the
regional ceilings defined in Article 4(4) of Regulation (EC) No
1254/1999 for the special premium and set out in Annex I to
that Regulation shall be as follows:

the French overseas departments:
Madeira:
the Azores:
the Canary Islands:

1 669
886
27 744
2 133

3.
In the case of the suckler-cow premium, the authorities of
the Member States concerned shall adopt the provisions neces-
sary to guarantee, where required, the rights of the producers
to whom a premium has been awarded under Article 6 of
Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999. They shall notify the Commis-
sion of the measures taken at the earliest opportunity. The sum
of the premiums awarded shall be included in a specific sub-
ceiling included in the national ceilings laid down in Article
7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999, intended exclusively
for producers in the French overseas departments, Madeira and
the Canary Islands.

The competent authorities may lay down special rules for
allocating or reallocating these premium rights. They shall
submit these rules to the Commission for consideration before
implementing them.

The specific reserve of

suckler-cow premium rights
4.
referred to in the second indent of Article 9(4)(b) of Regulation
(EC) No 1452/2001 shall contain 35 000 rights.

The specific reserve of

5.
suckler-cow premium rights
referred to in the second indent of Article 13(6)(b) of Regula-
tion (EC) No 1453/2001 shall contain 1 000 rights.

7.
The sub-ceilings set for the remotest regions within the
national ceilings defined in Article 11(3) of Regulation (EC) No
1254/1999 for the slaughter premium and set out in Annex III
to Regulation (EC) No 2342/1999 shall be as follows:

the French overseas departments:
Madeira:
the Azores:
the Canary Islands:

3 727
1 678
10 318
1 696

The basic premiums and the

8.
to the
suckler-cow premium and the slaughter premium shall be
covered by a single application from the producer under the
rules laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999.

supplements

9.
Applications for the aid referred to in Article 22(9) of
Regulation (EC) No 1453/2001 shall be submitted by the
producer last responsible for keeping the animals during the
mandatory period before shipment. They shall contain the
following information,
in particular:
— the animal's identification number,
— a declaration by the consignor indicating the destination of

the animal.

10.
The authorities of the Member States concerned may
adopt, as necessary, additional rules for the grant of the supple-
inform the
ments referred to in this Article. They shall
Commission of such action forthwith.

In addition, the said authorities shall notify the Commission,
no later than 31 July each year for the previous calendar year,
of the number of animals for which the basic premiums and
the supplements to the suckler-cow premium and the slaughter
premium have been applied for and granted. They shall also
notify, before that date, the number of animals for which the
aid referred to in Article 22(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1453/
2001 has been applied for and granted.

Regulation (EC) No 2912/95 is hereby repealed.

Article 2

Article 3

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

It shall apply from 1 January 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 January 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission