Commission Regulation (EC) No 851/2003 of 16 May 2003 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3444/90 laying down detailed rules for granting private storage aid for pigmeat

Commission Regulation (EC) No 851/2003
of 16 May 2003
amending Regulation (EEC) No 3444/90 laying down detailed rules for granting private storage aid for pigmeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in pigmeat(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1365/2000(2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3444/90(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 3533/93(4), lays down the rules applying to the time limit for producing supporting evidence for the payment of aid, but does not make provision for cases where no supporting evidence is presented. The appropriate provisions should therefore be adopted.
(2) Article 9(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3444/90 provides for the possibility of curtailing the storage period in the case of exports of products under contract, regardless of whether they qualify for an export refund or not. Where the products qualify for a refund, proof of export is offered using the documents laid down in Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/1999 of 15 April 1999 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of export refunds on agricultural products(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 444/2003(6). With a view to simplifying the monitoring operations, a similar procedure should be introduced for the proof to be offered when products are exported without a refund.
(3) In order to ensure the proper operation of the private storage aid introduced pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2179/2002 of 6 December 2002 on special conditions for the granting of private storage aid for pigmeat(7), the proposed amendments should apply immediately to the contracts concluded under that Regulation.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,