CELEX: 31998R1552
Language: en
Date: 1998-07-17 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1552/98 of 17 July 1998 derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 3887/92 laying down detailed rules for applying the integrated administration and control system for certain Community aid schemes

L 202/30             EN                Official Journal of the European Communities                                  18. 7. 98
                                  COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1552/98
                                                      of 17 July 1998
                 derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 3887/92 laying down detailed rules for
                 applying the integrated administration and control system for certain
                                                 Community aid schemes
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                       Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
                                                                  in accordance with the opinion of the Fund Committee,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3508/92              HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
of 27 November 1992 establishing an integrated adminis-
tration and control system for certain Community aid                                        Article 1
schemes (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 820/
97 (2), and in particular Article 12 thereof,                     Notwithstanding Article 4(2)(a) of Commission Regula-
                                                                  tion (EEC) No 3887/92 (3), ‘area' aid applications for areas
Whereas the exceptional weather situation in certain              declared as being ‘arable crops' submitted in respect of
regions of Finland, characterised by the persistence of           the 1998/99 marketing year in the regions belonging to
wintry conditions beyond the usual period followed by             part ‘C' of Finland may be added to the set-aside areas.
heavy rainfall, means that it is no longer economically
viable for a large number of producers in those regions to        Amendment declarations shall be submitted no later than
sow seeds; whereas such a situation is likely to lead to the      fifteen days after the date of publication of this Regula-
producers affected suffering a major loss of income on            tion.
their farms, including compensatory payments;
                                                                                            Article 2
Whereas, in order to relieve the situation of the producers
concerned, exceptional provision should be made for the           This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
1998/99 marketing year allowing amendments to be                  publication in the Official Journal of the European
made to areas declared as set aside;                              Communities.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States.
                 Done at Brussels, 17 July 1998.
                                                                             For the Commission
                                                                                Franz FISCHLER
                                                                         Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 355, 5. 12. 1992, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 117, 7. 5. 1997, p. 1.                                   (3) OJ L 391, 31. 12. 1992, p. 36.