Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1633/84 of 8 June 1984 laying down detailed rules for applying the variable slaughter premium for sheep and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2661/80

COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 1633/84
of 8 June 1984
laying down detailed rules for applying the variable slaughter premium for sheep and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2661/80
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 of 27 June 1980 on the common organization of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 871/84 (2), and in particular Article 9 (4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1223/83 of 20 May 1983 on the exchange rates to be applied in agriculture (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 855/84 (4), and in particular Article 4 (3) thereof,
Whereas Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 makes provision, in the case of the United Kingdom only, for the possible granting, in region 5, of a variable slaughter premium for sheep; whereas detailed rules for its implementation should be laid down;
Whereas it should be stipulated that only animals born or reared in region 5, where the premium is granted, should qualify;
Whereas it is necessary to enable the United Kingdom to grant the premium when animals are first placed on the market with a view to their slaughter; whereas, in this case, measures should be taken to ensure that animals or the meat therefrom cannot qualify more than once for the premium;
Whereas Article 9 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 lays down that the amount of the premium is to be equal to the difference between the seasonalized guide level and the recorded market price in this region;
Whereas Article 9 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 lays down that, in the event of payment of the premium in region 5, an amount equivalent to that premium is to be charged for the products referred to in Article 1 (a) and (c) of the said Regulation when those products leave that region; whereas the detailed rules for calculating this amount must be laid down; whereas the said amount can be ascertained only after the products have so left; whereas it is accordingly necessary to require provision of a security for the said amount;
Whereas, in order to prevent, in so far as live animals and meat are concerned, disturbances in trade which may result from the implementation of the arrangements for the premium, a maximum period should be fixed, commencing at the time the animals are first placed on the market, on the expiry of which the live animals for which the premium has been granted must be slaughtered or consigned to a location outside region 5; whereas, in addition, with a view to combating fraud, provision should be made, in order to facilitate checks in slaughterhouses, for the marking of all carcases of sheep slaughtered in the region in question;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 4 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1134/68 (5), the sums stated are to be paid on the basis of the conversion rate which obtained at the time when the transaction or part transaction was carried out; whereas Article 6 of the same Regulation stipulates that the time when a transaction is carried out is to be considered as being the date on which occurs the event, as defined by Community rules or, in the absence of and pending the adoption of such rules, by the rules of the Member State concerned, in which the amount involved in the transaction becomes due and payable; whereas, however, by virtue of Article 4 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1223/83, the said provisions may be derogated from;
Whereas this Regulation intended to replace Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2661/80 (6); whereas it is therefore necessary to repeal that Regulation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sheep and Goats,