Commission Regulation (EC) No 2569/95 of 31 October 1995 supplementing Regulation (EEC) No 2385/91 as regards the geographical areas of Austria where producers practising transhumance are regarded as producers in less-favoured areas

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2569/95 of 31 October 1995 supplementing Regulation (EEC) No 2385/91 as regards the geographical areas of Austria where producers practising transhumance are regarded as producers in less-favoured areas
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 149 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 of 25 September 1989 on the common organization of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1265/95 (2), and in particular Article 5 (9) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3493/90 of 27 November 1990 laying down general rules for the grant of premiums to sheepmeat and goatmeat producers (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 233/94 (4), and in particular Articles 1 and 2 (4) thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3493/90 lays down the conditions under which farmers practising transhumance are to be regarded as producers in less-favoured areas; whereas, to that end, the said Regulation lays down in particular that only those farmers are to be taken into account who pasture at least 90 % of the animals for which the premium is requested for at least 90 consecutive days in the areas defined in Article 3 (3), (4) and (5) of Council Directive 75/268/EEC (5), as last amended by Directive 82/786/EEC (6), and whose holdings are situated in geographical areas to be determined in accordance with certain criteria and in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30 of Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2385/91 of 6 August 1991 laying down detailed rules for certain special cases regarding the definition of sheepmeat and goatmeat producers and producer groups (7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 826/94 (8), establishes the list of those geographical areas; whereas, following the accession of Austria, that list should be supplemented, since well-defined geographical areas in that Member State fulfil the criteria laid down;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sheep and Goats,