Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2345/87 of 30 July 1987 determining for the Member States the estimated loss of income and the estimated level of the premium payable per ewe and per female goat for the 1987 marketing year

COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 2345/87
of 30 July 1987
determining for the Member States the estimated loss of income and the estimated level of the premium payable per ewe and per female goat for the 1987 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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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), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 794/87 (2), and in particular Article 5 (4) thereof,
Whereas Article 5 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 provides for the granting of a premium to compensate for the loss of income sustained by producers of sheepmeat, and in certain areas, of goatmeat, whereas these areas are defined in Annex III of Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 and in Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1065/86 of 11 April 1986 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3519/87 (4), determining the mountain areas in which the premium may be granted; whereas Article 5 (9) of Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 provides for the possibility of the granting of premiums to producers of female sheep of certain mountain breeds other than eligible ewes in certain areas; whereas these sheep and these areas are defined, in the Annex to Council Regulation (EEC) No 872/84 of 31 March 1984 laying down the general rules for the granting of premiums to sheepmeat producers (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1970/87 (6);
Whereas pursuant to Article 5 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 and to enable an advance payment to be made to sheepmeat and goatmeat producers operating in less-favoured agricultural areas, the foreseeable loss of income should be estimated in the light of the foreseeable trend in market prices,
Whereas under Article 5 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 the amount of the premium per ewe and per region is obtained by multiplying the loss of income referred to in Article 5 (2) by a coefficient expressing for each region the normal annual average production of lamb meat per ewe expressed per 100 kilograms of carcase weight; whereas, however, for region 5 this loss of income must be reduced by the weighted average of the variable premiums actually granted and the foreseeable premiums for the remainder of the 1987 marketing year, such average being obtained in accordance with the provisions of Article 5 (6); whereas also under Article 5 (3) the amount of the premium for female goat is fixed at 80 % of the premium per ewe; whereas under Article 5 (9) the amount of the premium for female sheep other than eligible ewe is also fixed at 80 % of the premium per ewe;
Whereas, in light of the current situation on the Community market and, in particular, the collapse of market prices, the advance should be fixed for the financial year 1987, by way of derogation from Article 4 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3007/84 (7), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1514/86 (8), at 50 % of the amount of the estimated foreseeable premium; whereas under Article 4 (3) of the said Regulation the advance is to be paid only if the amount thereof is at least 1 ECU;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 4 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3007/84, Member States are under Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2545/86 (9), prevented from paying an advance on the premium referred to in Article 5 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80; whereas, however, given the market situation obtaining in region 1, Greece and Italy should, by way of derogation from the said Article 4 (4), he authorized to pay an advance on the premium;
Whereas, given the current situation as regards the Community budget, the granting of advances should be authorized as from 16 November 1987;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sheep and Goats,