Commission Regulation (EC) No 2102/2004 of 9 December 2004 on certain exceptional market support measures for eggs in Italy
Date: 2004-12-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, animal disease, egg, market support, poultry

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2102/2004

of 9 December 2004

on certain exceptional market support measures for eggs in Italy

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

meaning of Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75
and the grant of aid to compensate for part of
the
financial loss resulting from the processing or destruction
of hatching eggs.

(4)

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

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of
29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market
in eggs (1), and in particular Article 14 thereof,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Because of an outbreak of avian influenza in certain
production regions in Italy between December 1999
and April 2000, between August and October 2000
and between October 2002 and September 2003,
veterinary and trade restrictions were adopted by the
Italian authorities under, in particular, Council Directive
92/40/EEC of 19 May 1992 introducing Community
measures for the control of avian influenza (2). As a
the transport and marketing of hatching eggs
result,
were temporarily banned within Italy or within the
areas directly affected by the outbreak.

The restrictions on the free movement of hatching eggs
resulting from the application of the veterinary measures
threatened severe disruption of the market in hatching
eggs in Italy. The Italian authorities adopted market
support measures for the period for which this was abso-
lutely necessary. These allowed hatching eggs falling
within CN code 0407 00 19 for which incubation was
no longer possible to be processed into egg products and
the destruction of hatching eggs falling within CN codes
0407 00 19 and 0407 00 11.

(3)

These measures had a beneficial effect on the market in
hatching eggs. This justifies their being treated as an
the
exceptional market

support measure within

(1) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 49. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 167, 22.6.1992, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 806/2003.

Article 1

1.
The use for processing of hatching eggs falling within
CN code 0407 00 19 and the destruction of hatching eggs
falling within CN codes 0407 00 19 and 0407 00 11,
between 17 December 1999 and 14 April 2000, between
14 August and 16 October 2000 and between 11 October
2002 and 30 September 2003, decided on by the Italian autho-
rities
the national veterinary
measures under, in particular, Directive 92/40/EEC, are hereby
deemed to be an exceptional market support measure within
the meaning of Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75.

following the application of

Under the measure referred to in paragraph 1, compen-

2.
sation of:

— EUR 0,0942 per hatching egg falling within CN code
0407 00 19 processed shall be granted for a maximum
total number of 770 751 eggs,

— EUR 0,1642 per hatching egg falling within CN code
0407 00 19 destroyed shall be granted for a maximum
total number of 165 040 eggs, and

— EUR 0,5992 per hatching egg falling within CN code
0407 00 11 shall be granted for a maximum total number
of 264 930 eggs.

Article 2

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

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

Done at Brussels, 9 December 2004.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission