Commission Regulation (EC) No 2738/1999 of 21 December 1999 determining the mountain areas in which the premium for goatmeat producers is granted

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2738/1999
of 21 December 1999
determining the mountain areas in which the premium for goatmeat producers is granted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2467/98 of 3 November 1998 on the common organisation of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat(1), and in particular Article 5(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) that Article provides for the granting of a premium in order to offset, to the extent necessary, income loss by goatmeat producers in mountain areas within the meaning of Article 18 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999(2), other than the areas specified in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2467/98, provided that it is established that the production of those areas meets the two criteria set out in Article 5(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2467/98; the mountain areas in question should therefore be determined;
(2) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1065/86(3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3519/86(4), determined the said mountain areas in which premium for goatmeat producers may be granted, as regards Spain, France, Italy and Portugal; a further examination has shown that the list of geographical areas, other than the areas specified in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2467/98, should be updated; it has been established that the criteria laid down in Article 5(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2467/98 have been satisfied in the case of mountain areas within the meaning of Article 18 of Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 in Austria;
(3) for reasons of clarity and simplification, Regulation (EEC) No 1065/86 should be consolidated;
(4) the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sheep and Goats,