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Document 32007R1242
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1242/2007 of 24 October 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 793/2006 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 laying down specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1242/2007 of 24 October 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 793/2006 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 laying down specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1242/2007 of 24 October 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 793/2006 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 laying down specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union
OJ L 281, 25.10.2007, p. 5–7
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No longer in force, Date of end of validity: 06/03/2014; Repealed by 32014R0179
25.10.2007 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
L 281/5 |
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1242/2007
of 24 October 2007
amending Regulation (EC) No 793/2006 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 laying down specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 of 30 January 2006 laying down specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union (1), and in particular Article 25 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) |
In the light of the experience gained from the application of Commission Regulation (EC) No 793/2006 (2) it appears that some provisions of that Regulation need to be adapted. |
(2) |
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 of 9 June 2000 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products (3) provides for the issuing and use of certificates using computerised systems; references to this possibility should be integrated in Regulation (EC) No 793/2006. |
(3) |
The first indent of Article 29 of Regulation (EC) No 793/2006 includes only the specific supply arrangements which are to be paid at any time of the year. Additional measures should be added in order to ensure the proper functioning and the efficiency of the programme. It should therefore be made possible to make payments at any time of the year for import and supply of live animals as well as for the measures referred to in Article 50 of that Regulation. |
(4) |
The procedures for amendments to programmes provided for in Article 49 of Regulation (EC) No 793/2006 need to be more precise. It is appropriate to specify the rules for the submission of the requests for amendments to the overall programmes and for their approval by the Commission, as well as the timing for their application. Due to budgetary rules, the approved amendments should be implemented as from 1 January of the year following the request for amendment. Moreover, there should be a distinction between major amendments requiring approval by a Commission Decision and minor amendments that should only be notified to the Commission for information. |
(5) |
The current wording of Article 50 of Regulation (EC) No 793/2006 needs to be clarified in a more precise way with reference to the relating Article of Regulation (EC) No 247/2006. |
(6) |
In order to ensure a smooth transition from the previous arrangements applying until 2006 as regards the possibility to make use of electronic certificates for the purposes of aid under the Specific Supply Arrangements and as regards the possibility to make payments throughout the year for the import and supply of live animals as well as for the measures referred to in Article 50 of Regulation (EC) No 793/2006, the amendments to Articles 5(2), 7(2) and 29 should be applicable as from the date on which the Commission has notified its approval of the relevant Member State's overall programme in accordance with Article 24(2) of Regulation (EC) No 247/2006. |
(7) |
Regulation (EC) No 793/2006 should therefore be amended accordingly. |
(8) |
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Direct Payments, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 793/2006 is amended as follows:
1. |
In Article 5(2), the second subparagraph is replaced by the following: ‘Articles 8(5), 13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21, 23, 26, 27, 29 to 33 and 36 to 41 of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, without prejudice to this Regulation.’; |
2. |
In Article 7(2), the second subparagraph is replaced by the following: ‘Articles 8(5), 13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21, 23, 26, 27, 29 to 33 and 36 to 41 of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, without prejudice to this Regulation.’; |
3. |
In Article 29, the first indent is replaced by the following:
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4. |
Article 49 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 49 Amendments to programmes 1. Amendments to the overall programmes approved under Article 24(2) of Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 shall be submitted to the Commission and shall be duly substantiated, in particular giving the following information:
Except in cases of force majeure or exceptional circumstances Member States shall submit requests for programme amendments not more than once per calendar year and per programme and no later than 30 September of each year. If the Commission raises no objections to the amendments requested, those amendments shall apply from 1 January of the year following that in which they were notified. Such amendments may apply earlier if the Commission confirms in writing to the Member State before the date referred to in the third subparagraph that the notified amendments comply with Community legislation. If the notified amendment does not comply with Community legislation, the Commission shall inform the Member State thereof and the amendment shall not apply until the Commission receives an amendment that can be declared as compliant. 2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, for the following amendments, the Commission shall evaluate the Member States’ proposals and decide on their approval within four months of their submission at the latest in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 26(2) of Regulation (EC) No 247/2006:
3. Member States shall be authorised to make the following amendments, without recourse to the procedure set out in paragraph 1 provided that the amendments are notified to the Commission:
Such amendments shall not apply before the date on which they are received by the Commission. They may be implemented only once a year except in cases of force majeure or exceptional circumstances, of modification of the quantities of the products covered by the supply arrangements and of modification of the statistical nomenclature and of the Common Customs Tariff codes as provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87. |
5. |
Article 50 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 50 Financing of studies, demonstration projects, training or technical assistance measures The amount required to finance studies, demonstration projects, training and technical assistance measures provided for in a programme approved under Article 24(2) of Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 for the purpose of implementing that programme may not exceed 1 % of the total amount of financing allocated to each programme under Article 23(2) of that Regulation.’ |
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
However, Articles 1(1), 1(2) and 1(3) shall apply for each Member State concerned as from the date on which the Commission has notified its approval of the relevant Member State's overall programme in accordance with Article 24(2) of Regulation (EC) No 247/2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 24 October 2007.
For the Commission
Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 42, 14.2.2006, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2013/2006 (OJ L 384, 29.12.2006, p. 13).
(2) OJ L 145, 31.5.2006, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 852/2006 (OJ L 158, 10.6.2006, p. 9).
(3) OJ L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1913/2006 (OJ L 365, 21.12.2006, p. 52).