Council Regulation (EC) No 2467/98 of 3 November 1998 on the common organisation of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat

• Published date: 20 November 1998
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Communities, L 312, 20 November 1998

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"BCOUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2467/98

of 3 November 1998

on the common organisation of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat

(OJ L 312, 20.11.1998, p. 1)

Amended by:

Official Journal

No page date

"M1 Council Regulation (EC) No 1669/2000 of 17 July 2000 L 193 8 29.7.2000

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2467/98

of 3 November 1998

on the common organisation of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in

particular Articles 42 and 43 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (

1

),

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (

2

),

(1) Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) 3013/89 of 25 September 1989 on

the common organisation of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat (

3

)

has been frequently and substantially amended (

4

); whereas for reasons

of clarity and rationality the said Regulation should therefore be

codified;

(2) Whereas the operation and development of the common market in

agricultural products must be accompanied by the establishment of a

common agricultural policy involving common organisation of the

agricultural markets; whereas the form of such organisation may vary

from one product to another;

(3) Whereas, in order to attain the objectives set out in Article 39 of the

Treaty, in particular market stability and a fair standard of living for

the agricultural community concerned, it is necessary to retain certain

arrangements facilitating adjustment of supply to market require-

ments; whereas, in particular, Community sheepmeat and goatmeat

producers should continue to be granted a premium to compensate for

loss of income, and intervention measures should be continued ;

(4) Whereas provision should be made for the fixing of a basic price at

which intervention measures will come into operation and which will

protect the Community market against price fluctuations on the world

market for certain products in the sector;

(5) Whereas the amount of the premium to be granted to producers,

determined on the basis of a Community single income loss, must take

account of the different specialisations of production systems in the

Community; whereas, in order to limit any increase in the budget cost

in this sector, provision should be made for limiting the full rate of the

premium to 1 000 animals per producer in the less-favoured areas

within the meaning of Directive 75/268/EEC (

5

) and to 500 animals per

producer in other areas; whereas, above these figures, the premium

will continue to be paid at the reduced level of 50 %;

(6) Whereas it is opportune for administrative purposes that the latest date

for the payment of the premium should coincide with the end of the

budgetary year;

(7) Whereas the upward trend in ewe numbers in the Community and the

resulting substantial drop in prices are having serious repercussions on

the market balance; whereas, while being partly curbed by the various

measures, in particular as regards prices and stabilisers, this trend has

nevertheless resulted in an increase in production and in EAGGF

expenditure;

(8) Whereas, subject to special provisions applicable to producer groups,

an individual limit should be imposed on each producer, based on the

total premiums granted for the 1991 marketing year to each producer ;

(9) Whereas, in order to take account of trends in production throughout

the Community, this total should however be multiplied by a

!B

(

1

) OJ C 313, 12.10.1998.

(

2

) OJ C 214, 10.7.1998, p. 72.

(

3

) OJ L 289, 7.10.1989, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC)

No 1589/96 (OJ L 206, 16.8.1996, p. 25).

(

4

) See Annex II, Part B.

(

5

) OJ L 128, 19.5.1975, p. 1. Directive replaced by Regulation (EC) No 950/97 (OJ L

142, 2.6.1997, p. 1).

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