Commission Regulation (EC) No 1360/2003 of 31 July 2003 derogating, for the marketing year 2003/2004, from Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999 as regards the use of land set aside in certain regions of the Community
Date: 2003-07-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aid system, production aid, set-aside

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1360/2003

of 31 July 2003

derogating, for the marketing year 2003/2004, from Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999 as regards the
use of land set aside in certain regions of the Community

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(4)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 of 17
May 1999 establishing a support system for producers of
certain arable crops (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1038/2001 (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999 of 22
October 1999 laying down detailed rules for the applica-
tion of Council Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 estab-
lishing a support system for producers of certain arable
crops (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1035/
2003 (4),
for granting area
payments for certain arable crops. Under Article 19(2)
and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999, areas set aside
must so remain for a period commencing on 15 January
at the latest and ending on 31 August at the earliest and,
except as otherwise provided for, may not be used for
agricultural production or for any lucrative purpose.

lays down conditions

In recent months certain regions of the Community have
experienced extreme drought, which has
seriously
affected supplies of
fodder and exposed breeders to
severe losses of income because they have been obliged
to sell their stock if normal feed is not ensured.

(3)

is therefore desirable to locate extra local

It
supplies for animal feed prior to the autumn.

fodder

A derogation from Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999
should therefore be granted to authorise the use, in the
regions concerned, of land set aside for arable crops for
cattle fodder before expiry of the set-aside period, while
providing for measures to ensure compliance with the
non-lucrative nature of the use of such land.

(5)

The measures in this Regulation are in accordance with
the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.
By way of derogation from Article 19(2) and (3) of Regu-
lation (EC) No 2316/1999, land declared as set aside in the
regions of the Community listed in the Annex to this Regula-
tion may be used for animal feed during the year 2003/2004.

2.
The Member States concerned shall take all necessary
measures to ensure compliance with the non-lucrative nature
of the use of the land set aside referred to in paragraph 1, in
particular the exclusion of products harvested from such land
from the arrangements for aid for dried fodder provided for in
Council Regulation (EC) No 603/95 (5).

Article 2

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

It shall apply from 4 July 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 31 July 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 16.
(3) OJ L 280, 30.10.1999, p. 43.
(4) OJ L 150, 18.6.2003, p. 24.

(5) OJ L 63, 21.3.1995, p. 1.

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Germany (the whole of the following Länder):

ANNEX

Bavaria
Baden-Württemberg
Berlin
Brandenburg
Bremen
Hessen
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Lower Saxony
Rhineland-Palatinate
Saarland
Saxony
Saxony-Anhalt
Thuringia

Austria

Burgenland (the whole Bundesland)
Carinthia (political districts: Völkermarkt, Wolfsberg)
Lower Austria (the whole Bundesland)
Upper Austria (the whole Bundesland)
Styria (political districts: Deutschlandsberg, Fürstenfeld,
Feldbach, Graz Umgebung, Hartberg, Judenburg, Knittel-
feld, Leoben, Leibnitz, Bad Radkersburg, Voitsberg, Weiz)
Salzburg: Salzburg Umgebung (Flachgau)
Vienna (the whole Bundesland)

Italy

The whole country except Trentino

France (the following departments):

Ain
Allier
Ardèche
Ardennes
Aveyron
Cantal
Charente
Charente Maritime
Cher
Côte d'Or
Doubs
Drôme
Eure et Loir
Garonne Haute
Gers
Île-et-Vilaine
Indre
Indre-et-Loire
Isère
Jura
Landes
Loir-et-Cher
Loire
Loire Haute
Loire-Atlantique
Loiret
Lot
Lot et Garonne
Lozère

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Maine et Loire
Marne Haute
Mayenne
Meurthe et Moselle
Meuse
Morbihan
Moselle
Nièvre
Puy de Dôme
Rhin Bas
Rhin Haut
Rhône
Saône et Loire
Saône Haute
Sarthe
Savoie
Savoie Haute
Sèvres Deux
Tarn
Tarn et Garonne
Territoire de Belfort
Vendée
Vienne
Vosges
Yonne