Commission Regulation (EC) No 596/2002 of 5 April 2002 derogating from Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops, with regard to set-aside

Commission Regulation (EC) No 596/2002
of 5 April 2002
derogating from Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops, with regard to set-aside
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 of 17 May 1999 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1038/2001(2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Eligibility for area aid under the general scheme referred to in Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 is subject to an obligation to set land aside.
(2) Article 19(2) and (3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 327/2002(4), stipulates that the set-aside period must begin no later than 15 January and that no agricultural production is authorised on the land set aside.
(3) Some regions in Germany were affected by exceptional floods at the beginning of 2002, which makes it difficult to graze livestock in the usual places. Temporary alternatives should therefore be found for sheltering and feeding livestock. The use of land set aside under the arable crop scheme could relieve the situation. However, measures should be taken to ensure that such land is not put to any lucrative use.
(4) In view of the situation facing farmers, this Regulation should enter into force immediately.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,