2006/138/EC: Council Decision of  20 February 2006  extending the period of application of Decision 82/530/EEC authorising the United Kingdom to permit the Isle of Man authorities to apply a system of special import licences to sheepmeat and beef and veal
Date: 2006-02-20
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Isle of Man, United Kingdom, beef, disclosure of information, import licence, sheepmeat

L 54/32

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

24.2.2006

COUNCIL DECISION

of 20 February 2006

extending the period of application of Decision 82/530/EEC authorising the United Kingdom to
permit the Isle of Man authorities to apply a system of special import licences to sheepmeat and
beef and veal

(2006/138/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Protocol 3 to the 1972 Act of Accession,
and in particular Article 1(2) and the second subparagraph of
Article 5 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

Community rules concerning trade with third countries
in agricultural products subject to a common organi-
sation of
the market apply to the Isle of Man in
accordance with Article 1(2) of Protocol 3 to the Act
of Accession and with Council Regulation (EEC) No
706/73
arrangements
applicable to the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man
for trade in agricultural products (1).

the Community

concerning

third countries and in Member States of the Community,
without prejudice to the measures concerning trade with
third countries provided for by Council Regulation (EC)
No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common orga-
nisation of the market in beef and veal (3) and Council
Regulation (EC) No 2529/2001 of 19 December 2001
on the common organisation of the market in sheepmeat
and goatmeat (4). This authorisation was granted for a
period which ended on 31 December 2005.

(5)

During the application of the system, the activity in the
sheep and cattle sector in the Isle of Man has been
maintained. However, the Commission reported to the
in the sector may
Council
that structural problems
impede the long-term sustainability of
the livestock
production on the Island. Therefore, the current regime
is prolonged for the last time to allow for the restruc-
turing of the sheepmeat and beef industry on the Isle
of Man.

(6)

In order to provide for continuous application of the
system after 31 December 2005, the date of application
of this Decision should be fixed to 1 January 2006.

(7)

Decision 82/530/EEC should therefore be amended
accordingly,

Livestock production is a traditional activity in the Isle of
Man and plays a central part in the Island’s agriculture.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

In the context of the trade arrangements with certain
third countries pursuant
to the common organisation
of the market applicable to the Isle of Man, subject to
the Community provisions which governed the rela-
tionship between the Island and the Community, it was
desirable to permit the Island authorities to apply certain
measures in order to protect its own production and the
working of its own agricultural support system.

Article 1

Article 2 of Decision 82/530/EEC shall be replaced by the
following:

‘Article 2

This Decision shall apply until 31 December 2010.’

Therefore, Council Decision 82/530/EEC (2) authorised
Isle of Man
the United Kingdom to permit
government to apply a system of special
licences for
imports of sheepmeat and beef and veal originating in

the

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2006.

(1) OJ L 68, 15.3.1973, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(3) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

(EEC) No 1174/86 (OJ L 107, 24.4.1986, p. 1).

lation (EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 2).

(2) OJ L 234, 9.8.1982, p. 7. Decision as last amended by Decision

(4) OJ L 341, 22.12.2001, p. 3. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

2000/665/EC (OJ L 278, 31.10.2000, p. 25).

lation (EC) No 1913/2005.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

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This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 20 February 2006.

For the Council
The President

J. PRÖLL