Commission Regulation (EC) No 806/97 of 2 May 1997 fixing the maximum amounts of compensatory aid relating to appreciable revaluations of the Irish pound, the pound sterling and the Italian lira occurring prior to 31 March 1997

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 806/97 of 2 May 1997 fixing the maximum amounts of compensatory aid relating to appreciable revaluations of the Irish pound, the pound sterling and the Italian lira occurring prior to 31 March 1997
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 724/97 of 22 April 1997 determining measures and compensation relating to appreciable revaluations that effect farm incomes (1), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 724/97 stipulates that the Member States can grant aid to farmers to offset appreciable revaluations; whereas such compensatory aid is to be granted on the terms laid down in that Regulation and in Commission Regulation (EC) No 805/97 of 2 May 1997 laying down detailed rules for compensation relating to appreciable revaluations (2);
Whereas the compensatory aid is to be determined in accordance with Articles 4, 5 and 6 of Regulation (EC) No 724/97 and is to comprise a principal amount and, where applicable, supplementary amounts pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 3 (2) of that Regulation;
Whereas, in particular to facilitate the preparation of its grant, the ceiling for the principal amount of the first tranche of the compensatory aid should be fixed on the basis of the latest data available for the appreciable revaluations that occurred on 8 November 1996, 11 January and 29 March 1997 as regards the Irish pound, 21 January and 29 March 1997 as regards the pound sterling and 1 March 1997 as regards the Italian lira; whereas these ceilings are established without prejudice to a reduction or cancellation in the case of an agricultural conversion rate increase during the examination period referred to in Article 4 (3) of Regulation (EC) No 724/97 and without prejudice to the possibility of granting supplementary amounts pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 3 (2) of the said Regulation;
Whereas, for the purposes of applying Regulation (EC) No 805/97, the period referred to in Article 3 (1) of that Regulation should be specified so as to link the aid to previous production;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinions of the Management Committees concerned,