Commission Regulation (EC) No 188/2005 of 3 February 2005 laying down detailed rules for the application of the aid scheme for the meat sector in the outermost regions

4.2.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 31/6
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 188/2005
of 3 February 2005
laying down detailed rules for the application of the aid scheme for the meat sector in the outermost regions
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 1452/2001 of 28 June 2001 introducing specific measures for certain agricultural products for the French overseas departments, amending Directive 72/462/EEC and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 525/77 and (EEC) No 3763/91 (Poseidom) (1), and in particular Article 9(3),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1453/2001 of 28 June 2001 introducing specific measures for certain agricultural products for the Azores and Madeira and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 (Poseima) (2), and in particular Articles 13(3) and 22(4) and (10) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1454/2001 of 28 June 2001 introducing specific measures for certain agricultural products for the Canary Islands and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 (Poseican) (3), and in particular Article 5(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 70(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers (4) lays down that Member States can decide to exclude, in particular, direct payments granted to farmers in the French overseas departments, the Azores and Madeira, and the Canary Islands from the single payment scheme during the reference period. Article 147 of the abovementioned Regulation amends the direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy for farmers in the regions in question where Article 70 is applied. Detailed rules for the application of the support schemes in question should be laid down.
(2) Spain, France and Portugal have informed the Commission of their decision to exclude direct payments granted to farmers established in the Canary Islands, the French overseas departments, and the Azores and Madeira respectively from the single payment scheme.
(3) Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1452/2001, Articles 13(1) and 22(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1453/2001 and Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1454/2001 lay down that the Member States concerned are to present programmes to the Commission to assist traditional activities connected with beef and veal, sheepmeat and goatmeat production and measures to improve product quality, within the limits of the consumption needs of the outermost regions with the exception of the Azores. The key elements of these programmes should be specified.
(4) The Community finances the programmes up to an annual amount set in accordance with Article 9(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1452/2001, Articles 13(2) and 22(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1453/2001 and Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1454/2001.
(5) The said amount is equal to the sum of the premiums paid in 2003 under Articles 4, 6, 11, 13 and 14 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal (5), Articles 4, 5 and 11 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2529/2001 of 19 December 2001 on the common organisation of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat (6) and additional aid granted under Regulations (EC) No 1452/2001, 1453/2001 and 1454/2001. On this basis, the annual amounts applicable in each Member State for the 2005 calendar year should be set.
(6) The indicators for measuring the development of local production as referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 9(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1452/2001, the second subparagraph of Article 13(2) and the second subparagraph of Article 22(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1453/2001 and the second subparagraph of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1454/2001 respectively should be specified.
(7) Under Article 9(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1452/2001, Articles 13(4) and 22(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1453/2001 and Article 5(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1454/2001, the Member States concerned must submit a report to the Commission each year on the implementation of the programme. The key elements of such reports should be specified.
(8) From 1 January 2005 aid programmes replace the premium schemes currently in force for beef and veal, the detailed rules of application for which are laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 170/2002 (7).
(9) Under Article 22(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1453/2001 aid is introduced for the disposal in other Community regions of young male bovine animals born in the Azores. Detailed rules for the application of this aid are also laid down in Regulation (EC) No 170/2002. For the sake of efficiency, the provisions concerning aid measures to assist the beef and veal sector in the outermost regions should be combined in a single text.
(10) Regulation (EC) No 170/2002 should accordingly be repealed.
(11) The system of aid programmes provided for in Regulations (EC) No 1452/2001, 1453/2001 and 1454/2001 being applicable from 1 January 2005, this Regulation should also apply from that date.
(12) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Direct Payments,