Council Regulation (EC) No 679/2006 of  25 April 2006  amending Regulations (EEC) No 2771/75 and (EEC) No 2777/75 as regards the application of exceptional market support measures
Date: 2006-04-25
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: common organisation of markets, egg, market support, poultrymeat

4.5.2006

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 679/2006

of 25 April 2006

amending Regulations (EEC) No 2771/75 and (EEC) No 2777/75 as regards the application of
exceptional market support measures

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community, and in particular Articles 36 and 37 thereof,

establishing the European

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Article 14 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of
29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the
market in eggs (2) and Article 14 of Council Regulation
(EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common
organisation of the market in poultry meat (3) provide for
the introduction of exceptional market support measures
to take account of restrictions on free circulation caused
by the application of measures to combat the spread of
animal diseases.

These exceptional market support measures should be
taken by the Commission and should be directly
related to or consequent upon veterinary and health
measures adopted by the Member States concerned to
combat the spread of animal diseases. They should be
taken at the request of the Member States in order to
prevent serious disruption of the markets concerned.

Experience shows that serious market disturbances such
as a significant drop in consumption or in prices may be
attributed to a loss in consumer confidence due to public
health, or animal health risks.

(1) Opinion of 6 April 2006 (not yet published in the Official Journal).
(2) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 49. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

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

(3) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 77. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1913/2005.

(4)

(5)

(6)

The exceptional market support measures laid down in
Regulations (EEC) No 2771/75 and (EEC) No 2777/75
should therefore also cover market disturbances created
by consumer behaviour in response to such animal or
public health risks.

It should be clarified that veterinary or sanitary measures
taken by Member States should be in conformity with
Community law.

Regulations (EEC) No 2771/75 and (EEC) No 2777/75
should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 14(1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 shall be
replaced by the following:

‘Article 14

1.
Exceptional support measures for the affected market
may be taken under the procedure referred to in Article
17(2) in order to take account:

(a) of restrictions on free circulation that may result from the
application of measures to combat the spread of animal
diseases, or

(b) of serious market disturbances directly attributed to a loss
in consumer confidence due to public health, or animal
health risks.

These measures shall be taken at the request of the Member
State(s) concerned.

In the case of the restrictions on free circulation referred to in
point (a) of this paragraph, exceptional measures may be
the Member State(s) concerned has (have)
taken only if
taken the health and veterinary measures,
in conformity
with Community law, needed to stamp the disease out
quickly and only to the extent and for the duration strictly
necessary to support this market.

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For exceptional measures as referred to in paragraph
2.
1(a) which relate directly to health and veterinary measures,
and for exceptional measures as referred to in paragraph 1(b)
the Community shall provide part-financing equivalent
to
50 % of the expenditure borne by Member States.’

Article 2

Article 14(1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 shall be
replaced by the following:

‘Article 14

Exceptional support measures for the affected market
1.
may be taken under the procedure referred to in Article
17(2) in order to take account:

(a) of restrictions on free circulation that may result from the
application of measures to combat the spread of animal
diseases, or

These measures shall be taken at the request of the Member
State(s) concerned.

In the case of the restrictions on free circulation referred to in
point (a) of this paragraph, exceptional measures may be
the Member State(s) concerned has (have)
taken only if
taken the health and veterinary measures,
in conformity
with Community law, needed to stamp the disease out
quickly and only to the extent and for the duration strictly
necessary to support this market.

For exceptional measures as referred to in paragraph
2.
1(a) which relate directly to health and veterinary measures,
and for exceptional measures as referred to in paragraph 1(b)
the Community shall provide part-financing equivalent
to
50 % of the expenditure borne by Member States.’

Article 3

(b) of serious market disturbances directly attributed to a loss
in consumer confidence due to public health, or animal
health risks.

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

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

Done at Luxembourg, 25 April 2006.

For the Council
The President

J. PRÖLL