Commission Regulation (EC) No 1688/97 of 29 August 1997 amending for the 11th time Regulation (EC) No 413/97 adopting exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat in the Netherlands

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1688/97 of 29 August 1997 amending for the 11th time Regulation (EC) No 413/97 adopting exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat in the Netherlands
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 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas, because of the outbreak of classical swine fever in certain production regions in the Netherlands, exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat in that Member State were adopted in Commission Regulation (EC) No 413/97 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1600/97 (4),
Whereas Article 4a of Regulation (EC) No 413/97 provides that eligible sows must be inseminated within four months of the lifting of the ban on insemination; whereas this provision is difficult to check and should be replaced by a requirement that sows be kept on the holding for the same period;
Whereas the application of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3887/92 laying down detailed rules for applying the integrated administration and control system for certain Community aid schemes (5), as last modified by Regulation (EC) No 2015/95 (6), would lead to unjustified payments in cases of force majeure and unjustified losses in cases where the natural circumstances clause applied; whereas in both these cases the payment of aid should be limited to the period in which the sows have been kept on the holding and have given rise to costs for the producer;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,