Commission Regulation (EC) No 852/2006 of  9 June 2006  amending Regulation (EC) No 793/2006 laying down certain detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 laying down specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union
Date: 2006-06-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aid system, aid to agriculture, application of EU law, peripheral region

10.6.2006

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 158/9

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 852/2006

of 9 June 2006

amending Regulation (EC) No 793/2006 laying down certain detailed rules for applying Council
Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 laying down specific measures for agriculture in the outermost
regions of the Union

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

notification of
the overall programme referred to in
Article 24(1) of Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 to be
dealt with under the arrangements introduced by that
Regulation and,
the
overall programme referred to in Article 24(1) thereof.

in the context of

in particular,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 of 30
January 2006 laying down specific measures for agriculture in
the outermost regions of the Union (1), and in particular Article
30 thereof,

(4)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 793/2006 (5) should
therefore be amended in order to introduce the transi-
tional measures required to ensure a smooth transition
from the arrangements in force for 2005 to the measures
introduced by Regulation (EC) No 247/2006.

Whereas:

(5)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Direct Payments,

(1)

(2)

Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 replaces
the existing
arrangements in the outermost regions, which are laid
down by Council Regulations (EC) No 1452/2001 (2),
(EC) No 1453/2001 (3) and (EC) No 1454/2001 (4),
and repeals
those Regulations. Under Article 33
thereof, it is to apply for each Member State concerned
as from the date on which the Commission notifies its
approval of the overall programme referred to in Article
24(1).

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The following Article 52a is inserted in Regulation (EC) No
793/2006:

Article 33 of Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 provides that
Regulations (EC) No 1452/2001,
(EC) No 1453/2001
and (EC) No 1454/2001 are to apply until the date on
which the Commission notifies
the Member State
concerned of
the overall programme
referred to in Article 24(1) of Regulation (EC) No
247/2006.
the
measures adopted to implement Regulations (EC) No
1452/2001,
(EC) No
and
1454/2001 are to apply only until that date.

It should be specified,

its approval of

1453/2001

(EC) No

therefore,

that

‘Article 52a

Transitional measures

The measures adopted to implement Regulations (EC)
1.
No 1452/2001,
(EC) No 1453/2002 and (EC) No
1454/2001 which are valid beyond 31 December 2005
the date on which the
shall
Commission notifies the Member State concerned of
its
approval of the overall programme referred to in Article
24(1) of Regulation (EC) No 247/2006.

remain applicable until

(3)

In this connection, provision should be made for appli-
cations lodged under the measures adopted to implement
Regulations (EC) No 1452/2001,
(EC) No 1453/2001
and (EC) No 1454/2001 and pending on the date of

(1) OJ L 42, 14.2.2006, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 198, 21.7.2001, p. 11. Regulation last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1690/2004 (OJ L 305, 1.10.2004, p. 1).

(3) OJ L 198, 21.7.2001, p. 26. Regulation last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1690/2004.

(4) OJ L 198, 21.7.2001, p. 45. Regulation last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1690/2004.

the measures adopted to implement,

This Regulation shall cover applications which are
2.
in
lodged under
(EC)
respect of 2006, Regulations (EC) No 1452/2001,
No 1453/2001 and (EC) No 1454/2001 and are pending
on the date of notification referred to in paragraph 1 of this
Article, or are lodged after that date.’

(5) OJ L 145, 31.5.2006, p. 1.

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

Article 2

It shall apply from 1 January 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 June 2006.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission