51996PC0408

Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending Regulations (EEC) Nos 1600/92 and (EEC) No 1601/92 concerning specific measures for the Azores and Madeira, and the Canary Islands respectively with regard to certain agricultural products (96/C 290/11) COM(96) 408 final - 96/0206(CNS)

(Submitted by the Commission on 26 July 1996) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,

Whereas Council Regulations (EEC) Nos 1600/92 (1) and (EEC) No 1601/92 (2) of 15 June 1992, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (3), provide for the application of the specific supply arrangements for the archipelagos of Madeira and the Canary Islands with regard to bovine animals intended for fattening and consumption locally, and to certain fresh or chilled pigmeat and certain processed meat products, up to the end of the 1995/96 marketing year for beef and veal;

Whereas there have been certain administrative difficulties in the introduction of these arrangements which have led to delays in their implementation; whereas, furthermore, the aforementioned Regulations provide for the drafting of an assessment report, accompanied where necessary by appropriate proposals, at the end of the first four years of application;

Whereas pending any conclusions to be drawn from that assessment and to avoid any sudden interruption in the application of these measures detrimental to trade flows between the outermost regions and the rest of the Community, their application should be extended temporarily to 30 June 1997;

Whereas for the same reasons application of the specific supply arrangements for seed potatoes should also be extended in the case of Madeira;

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 is hereby amended as follows:

1. In Article 5 (1) the words 'During the 1992/93 to 1995/96 marketing years for beef and veal` are replaced by 'During the 1992/93 to 1996/97 marketing years for beef and veal`.

2. In Annex II, the words 'For the 1992/93 to 1995/96 marketing years` in the column 'Description of the products` for seed potatoes are replaced by 'For the 1992/93 to 1996/97 marketing years`.

Article 2

Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 is hereby amended as follows:

1. In Article 5 (1) the words 'During the marketing years for beef and veal 1992/93 to 1995/96` are replaced by 'During the 1992/93 to 1996/97 marketing years for beef and veal`.

2. In the Annex, the words 'For the 1992/93 to 1995/96 marketing years` in the column 'Description of the products` for pigmeat and processed meat products are replaced by 'For the 1992/93 to 1996/97 marketing years`.

Article 3

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

It shall apply from 1 July 1996.

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

(1) OJ No L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 13.

(3) OJ No L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105.