Council Regulation (EEC) No 2643/80 of 14 October 1980 laying down general rules governing the granting of the premium for the benefit of sheepmeat producers
Official Journal L 275 , 18/10/1980 P. 0006 - 0007
Greek special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 31 P. 0059
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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2643/80
OF 14 OCTOBER 1980
LAYING DOWN GENERAL RULES GOVERNING THE GRANTING OF THE PREMIUM FOR THE BENEFIT OF SHEEPMEAT PRODUCERS
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,
HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1837/80 OF 27 JUNE 1980 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN SHEEPMEAT AND GOATMEAT ( 1 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 5 ( 7 ) THEREOF ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,
WHEREAS ARTICLE 5 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1837/80 PROVIDES THAT , IN ORDER TO OFFSET THE LOSS OF INCOME WHICH MAY RESULT FROM THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COMMON MARKET ORGANIZATION , A PREMIUM SHALL BE GRANTED FOR THE BENEFIT OF SHEEPMEAT PRODUCERS ; WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY , THEREFORE , TO SPECIFY WHO MAY BE THE BENEFICIARIES OF THIS MEASURE ;
WHEREAS CALCULATION OF THE AMOUNT OF THE SAID PREMIUM DEPENDS ON ESTABLISHING CERTAIN COMMUNITY STATISTICS IN THE SHEEPMEAT AND GOATMEAT SECTOR ; WHEREAS IT IS APPROPRIATE , THEREFORE , TO PROVIDE FOR A HARMONIZATION AT COMMUNITY LEVEL OF STATISTICS IN THIS SECTOR ; WHEREAS , HOWEVER , IT IS ADVISABLE , FOR A TRANSITIONAL PERIOD , TO PROVIDE FOR THE USE OF EXISTING OFFICIAL STATISTICAL DATA IN THE VARIOUS MEMBER STATES FOR THIS SECTOR ;
WHEREAS IN CERTAIN CASES IT MAY TURN OUT , IN THE COURSE OF A MARKETING YEAR , THAT THE ADVANCE ON THE PREMIUM PAID IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 5 ( 5 ) OF THE SAID REGULATION IS GREATER THAN THE AMOUNT OF THE PREMIUM PAYABLE TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE REVIEW PROVIDED FOR AT THE END OF THE MARKETING YEAR ; WHEREAS IT IS APPROPRIATE , THEREFORE , TO PROVIDE THAT IN SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES THE PART OF THE PREMIUM WHICH HAS BEEN OVERPAID SHOULD BE DEDUCTED FROM THE PREMIUM TO BE PAID DURING THE FOLLOWING MARKETING YEAR ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
ARTICLE 1
1 . FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS REGULATION :
( A ) " PRODUCER OF SHEEPMEAT " MEANS A PERSON , WHETHER NATURAL OR LEGAL , WHO ENGAGES IN THE REARING OF ANIMALS OF THE OVINE SPECIES ON THE TERRITORY OF THE COMMUNITY ; HOWEVER , THIS DEFINITION MAY :
( I ) BE SUPPLEMENTED BY ADDITIONAL CRITERIA TO BE FIXED BY THE MEMBER STATES FOLLOWING APPROVAL BY THE COMMISSION ,
( II ) WHERE ARTICLE 5 ( 6 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1837/80 APPLIES , BE ADAPTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 26 OF THAT REGULATION ;
( B ) " EWE " MEANS THE FEMALE ANIMAL OF THE OVINE SPECIES WHICH