Commission Regulation (EC) No 2143/96 of 7 November 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2385/91 as regards the geographical areas of Germany where sheepmeat producers practising transhumance are regarded as producers in less-favoured areas

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2143/96 of 7 November 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2385/91 as regards the geographical areas of Germany where sheepmeat 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 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 1589/96 (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 Article 1 and Article 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 states in particular that only those farmers are to be taken into account whose holdings are located in geographical areas to be determined on the basis of 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 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2569/95 (6), establishes the list of those geographical areas; whereas, in the wake of an administrative reorganization in the new Länder of Germany, the geographical demarcation of certain areas has changed as have their names and whereas the list of geographical areas in that Member State should accordingly be adjusted;
Whereas these changes do not imply any foreseeable increase in the number of producers practising transhumance in the areas concerned;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sheep and Goats,