COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1454/1999

of 1 July 1999

derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 3887/92 laying down detailed rules for applying the integrated administration and control system for certain Community aid schemes

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3508/92 of 27 November 1992 establishing an integrated administration and control system for certain Community aid schemes(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1036/1999(2), and in particular Article 12 thereof,

(1) Whereas some regions in Germany and Austria were affected by exceptional floods in May 1999; whereas because of these floods it was no longer economically viable for a large number of producers in those regions to sow seeds; whereas such a situation is likely to lead to the producers affected suffering a major loss of income on their farms, including compensatory payments;

(2) Whereas, in order to relieve the situation of the producers concerned, exceptional provision should be made for the 1999/2000 marketing year allowing amendments to be made to areas declared as set aside;

(3) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Fund Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Notwithstanding Article 4(2)(a) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3887/92(3), "area" aid applications in respect of the 1999/2000 marketing year submitted before 15 May 1999 in the regions listed in the Annex, may be amended by withdrawing areas declared as being "arable crops" and adding them to the set-aside areas, provided that the areas in question have effectively been out of production, from 15 January 1999.

Amendment declarations shall be submitted no later than 15 July 1999.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 1 July 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 355, 5.12.1992, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 127, 21.5.1999, p. 4.

(3) OJ L 391, 31.12.1992, p. 36.

ANNEX

1. GERMANY

Hessen

- Landkreise Groß Gerau, Bergstraße

Rheinland-Pfalz

- Landkreise: Alzey-Worms, Ludwigshafen, Germersheim

- Kreisfreie Städte: Worms, Frankenthal (Pfalz), Ludwigshafen a.R., Speyer

Baden-Württemberg

Regierungsbezirk Karlsruhe:

- Landkreise: Karlsruhe, Rastatt; Rhein-Neckar-Kreis

Regierungsbezirk Freiburg:

- Ortenaukreis, Landkreise Emmendingen, Konstanz

Regierungsbezirk Tübingen:

- Landkreis Ravensburg, Bodensee-Kreis

Bayern

Regierungsbezirk Schwaben:

- Landkreise: Donau-Ries, Dillingen a.d. Donau, Aichach-Friedberg, Günzburg, Augsburg, Neu-Ulm, Unterallgäu, Ostallgäu, Oberallgäu, Lindau/Bodensee

Regierungsbezirk Oberbayern:

- Landkreise: Eichstätt, Neuburg-Schrobenhausen, Pfaffenhofen, Freising, Dachau, Erding, Mühldorf a. Inn, Fürstenfeldbruck, Starnberg, München, Ebersberg, Rosenheim, Miesbach, Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen, Landsberg a. Lech, Weilheim-Schongau, Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Regierungsbezirk Niederbayern:

- Landkreise: Straubing-Bogen, Deggendorf, Dingolfing-Landau, Landshut, Kehlheim, Passau, Rottal-Inn

Regierungsbezirk Oberpfalz:

- Landkreis Regensburg

2. AUSTRIA

Burgenland

- Oberwart, Güssing

Niederösterreich

- Amstetten, Melk, Krems Stadt, Krems Land, St Pölten Land, Tulln, Korneuburg, Wien-Umgebung, Gänserndorf, Bruck/Leitha

Oberösterreich

- Perg, Eferding

Steiermark

- Feldbach

Tirol

- Imst

Vorarlberg

- Gesamtes Bundesland