Council Regulation (EC) No 2443/96 of 17 December 1996 providing for additional measures for direct support of producers' incomes or for the beef and veal sector
Council Regulation (EC) No 2443/96of 17 December 1996providing for additional measures for direct support of producers' incomes or for the beef and veal sectorTHE 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 ParliamentOpinion delivered on 13 December 1996 (not yet published in the Official Journal).,Whereas, in the light of the continuing serious difficulties in the beef and veal sector resulting from consumer concerns in relation to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and further to those measures which were taken to support producers' incomes by Council Regulation (EC) No 1357/96OJ No L 175, 13. 7. 1996, p. 9., additional measures for the direct support of producers' incomes or for the beef and veal sector are necessary;Whereas the amount of aid available to each Member State for direct support of producers' incomes or for the beef and veal sector will be distributed according to a key which takes into account, in particular, the size of the beef herd in each Member State; whereas it is appropriate that Member States should distribute the total amount of finance available on the basis of objective criteria, while avoiding any market distortion;Whereas, for budgetary reasons, the Community will finance the expenditure incurred by Member States in relation to the direct support of producers' incomes or for the beef and veal sector only where such payments are made by a certain deadline,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: