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( 1 ) OJ NO L 183 , 16 . 7 . 1980 , P . 1 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2662/80

OF 17 OCTOBER 1980

ON TRANSITIONAL MEASURES IN RESPECT OF THE SHEEPMEAT AND GOATMEAT PREMIUM AND INTERVENTION SYSTEMS

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 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 33 THEREOF ,

WHEREAS CERTAIN TRANSITIONAL MEASURES ARE NECESSARY FOR THE CHANGEOVER FROM THE EXISTING ARRANGEMENTS BEFORE IMPLEMENTATION OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1837/80 TO THE SYSTEM ESTABLISHED BY THE SAID REGULATION ;

WHEREAS THE PREMIUM FOR THE BENEFIT OF SHEEPMEAT PRODUCERS PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 5 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1837/80 IS TO BE CALCULATED ON THE BASIS OF SHEEPMEAT PRODUCTION DURING THE YEAR PRECEDING THE CURRENT YEAR ; WHEREAS THE 1980/81 MARKETING YEAR COMMENCES ON 20 OCTOBER 1980 AND ENDS ON 5 APRIL 1981 ; WHEREAS IT IS ACCORDINGLY NECESSARY TO TAKE SHEEPMEAT PRODUCTION DURING A COMPARABLE PERIOD IN 1979 AS THE REFERENCE POINT FOR CALCULATING THE PREMIUM APPLICABLE DURING THE SAID PERIOD ;

WHEREAS ESTABLISHING THIS PREMIUM IN REGION 3 INVOLVES SOME DIFFICULTIES ON ACCOUNT OF THE FACT THAT THE SAID REGION IS MADE UP OF SEVERAL MEMBER STATES ; WHEREAS IT APPEARS TO BE NECESSARY TO CALCULATE A PREMIUM , FOR THE FIRST MARKETING YEAR , FOR EACH MEMBER STATE INCLUDED WITHIN THE REGION IN QUESTION ;

WHEREAS IT IS ALSO NECESSARY TO PROVIDE FOR A METHOD FOR REQUIRING A SECURITY FOR THE AMOUNT TO BE CHARGED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 9 ( 3 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1837/80 FOR THE FIRST WEEK IN WHICH THE SAID SYSTEM APPLIES ;

WHEREAS , PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 7 ( 2 ) AND ( 4 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1837/80 , THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERVENTION BUYING IN IS SUBJECT TO THE RECORDING OF CERTAIN PRICES ; WHEREAS THESE CAN BE RECORDED ONLY AFTER A CERTAIN PERIOD FOLLOWING THE BEGINNING OF THE 1980/81 MARKETING YEAR ; WHEREAS THE FRENCH REPUBLIC HAS APPLIED FOR AUTHORIZATION TO COMMENCE INTERVENTION BUYING IN AS FROM THE BEGINNING OF THAT MARKETING YEAR ; WHEREAS THAT MEMBER STATE SHOULD BE AUTHORIZED TO UNDERTAKE INTERVENTION BUYING IN DURING THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF THE SAID MARKETING YEAR IF THE SITUATION ON THE MARKET SO REQUIRES ;

WHEREAS THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR SHEEPMEAT AND GOATMEAT HAS NOT DELIVERED AN OPINION WITHIN THE TIME LIMIT SET BY ITS CHAIRMAN ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

IN RESPECT OF THE 1980/81 MARKETING YEAR :

( A ) THE TOTAL AMOUNG REFERRED TO IN THE SECOND SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICE 5 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1837/80 SHALL BE OBTAINED FOR EACH REGION ON THE BASIS OF ANY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE REFERENCE PRICE AND THE FORECAST MARKET PRICE FOR THE SAID REGION DURING THAT MARKETING YEAR , MULTIPLIED BY SHEEPMEAT PRODUCTION IN THAT REGION DURING THE PERIOD 1 JULY TO 31 DECEMBER 1979 ;

( B ) NOTWITHSTANDING THE FIRST SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 5 ( 4 ) OF THE ABOVEMENTIONED REGULATION , IN RESPECT OF REGION 3 THE TOTAL AMOUNT REFERRED TO IN ( A ) SHALL BE SUBDIVIDED IN PROPORTION TO SHEEPMEAT PRODUCTION IN EACH MEMBER STATE INCLUDED IN THAT REGION DURING THE PERIOD 1 JULY TO 31 DECEMBER 1979 . THE AMOUNTS SO OBTAINED SHALL BE DIVIDED , FOR EACH MEMBER STATE , BY THE NUMBER OF EWES RECORDED . THE RESULT SO OBTAINED SHALL GIVE THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THE PREMIUM PAYABLE PER EWE AND PER MEMBER STATE ;

( C ) NOTWITHSTANDING THE FIRST SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 5 ( 4 ) OF THE ABOVEMENTIONED REGULATION , THE TOTAL AMOUNT REFERRED IN TO ( A ) SHALL , FOR EACH MEMBER STATE , BE DIVIDED EITHER :

- BY THE NUMBER OF EWES RECORDED , OR

- BY THE NUMBER OF EWES WHICH HAVE GIVEN BIRTH TO LAMBS SOLD DURING THE 1980/81 MARKETING YEAR ; IN THIS CASE , ONLY THE PRODUCERS WHO REAR THE SAID EWES SHALL BE ENTITLED TO THE PREMIUM .

THE RESULT SO OBTAINED SHALL GIVE THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF THE PREMIUM PAYABLE PER EWE AND BY MEMBER STATE ;

( D ) NOTWITHSTANDING ARTICLE 1 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2660/80 , THE ADVANCE ON THE PREMIUM SHALL BE EQUAL TO 75 % OF THE FORECAST AMOUNT OF THE SAID PREMIUM . IT SHALL BE PAID NOT LATER THAN 31 JANUARY 1981 .

HOWEVER , THE MEMBER STATES SHALL BE AUTHORIZED NOT TO PAY THE ADVANCE BUT TO PAY THE ENTIRE PREMIUM BEFORE THE SEVENTH MONTH FOLLOWING THE END OF THE MARKETING YEAR .

ARTICLE 2

THE TOTAL AMOUNT REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 ( A ) SHALL BE REVISED AT THE END OF THE MARKETING YEAR IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SECOND SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 5 ( 2 ) AND WITH ARTICLE 5 ( 3 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1837/80 . HOWEVER , IN RESPECT OF REGION 3 , THE CEILING SET ON THE PREMIUM REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 5 ( 3 ) OF THE SAID REGULATION SHALL APPLY ONLY IN MEMBER STATES WHICH APPLY THE MEASURES LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 6 ( 1 ) ( B ) OR , AS THE CASE MAY BE , THE PREMIUM PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 9 OF THE SAME REGULATION .

ARTICLE 3

NOTWITHSTANDING ARTICLE 4 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2661/80 , FOR THE WEEK COMMENCING 20 OCTOBER 1980 , THE SECURITY REFERRED TO IN THE SAID ARTICLE SHALL , FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM , BE EQUAL TO THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE GUIDE LEVEL FOR THAT WEEK AND THE ESTIMATED MARKET PRICE FOR THE PREVIOUS WEEK .

ARTICLE 4

NOTWITHSTANDING THE FIRST SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 7 ( 2 ) AND ARTICLE 7 ( 4 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1837/80 , FOR THE WEEKS COMMENCING 20 OCTOBER AND 27 OCTOBER 1980 :

( A ) THE FRENCH REPUBLIC IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO IMPLEMENT THE INTERVENTION MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 6 ( 1 ) ( B ) OF THE SAID REGULATION ;

( B ) THE QUALITIES WHICH MAY BE COVERED BY THE SAID MEASURES , AND THE BUYING-IN PRICES , ARE FIXED IN THE ANNEX TO THIS REGULATION .

ARTICLE 5

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 20 OCTOBER 1980 .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 17 OCTOBER 1980 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT

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ANNEX

INTERVENTION BUYING-IN PRICES

( ECU/100 KG ) // //

FRANCE // WEEK COMMENCING 20 OCTOBER 1980 // WEEK COMMENCING 27 OCTOBER 1980 //

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AGNEAUX R 3 ( COUVERT ) // 291.7 // 290.8 //

AGNEAUX O 3 ( COUVERT ) // 265.2 // 264.4 //

AGNEAUX U 4 ( GRAS ) // 251.9 // 251.2 //

AGNEAUX R 4 ( GRAS ) // 238.7 // 238.0 //