No L 52/30 Official Journal of the European Communities 22. 2. 85 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 447/85 of 21 February 1985 determining for the Member States the estimated loss of income and the estimated level of the premium payable per ewe for the 1984/85 marketing year 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 ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 871/84 (3, and in particular Article 15 (10) thereof, Whereas Article 5 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 provides for the granting of a premium to compensate for the loss of income sustained by producers of sheepmeat ; Whereas pursuant to Article 5 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 and to enable an advance payment to be made to sheepmeat producers operating in less- favoured agricultural areas, the foreseeable loss of "income should be estimated in the light of the foresee- able trend in market prices; Whereas under Article 5 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 the amount of the premium per ewe and per region is obtained by multiplying the loss of income referred to in Article 5 (2) by a coefficient expressing for each region the normal annual average production of lamb meat per ewe expressed per 100 kilograms of carcase weight; whereas, however, for region 5 this loss of income must be reduced by the weighted average of the variable premiums actually granted and the foreseeable premiums for the remainder of the 1984/85 marketing year, such average being obtained in accordance with the provisions of Article 5 (6); Whereas pursuant to Article 4 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3007/84 (°), the advance is fixed at 30 % of the amount of the estimated foteseeable premium ; whereas under Article 4 (3) of the said Regulation the advance is to be paid only if the amount thereof is at least 1 ECU ; Whereas the Management Committee for Sheep and Goats has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman, () OJ No L 183, 16. 7. 1980, p. 1. () OJ No L 90, 1. 4. 1984, p. 35. () OJ No L 283, 27. 10. 1984, p. 28. . HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 A difference is hereby found between the basic price and the foreseeable market price during the 1984/85 marketing year for the following regions : Region Difference in ECU/100 kg 2 30,040 3 61,040 4 108,040 ) 147,040 6 - 137,040 Article 2 1. The estimated amount of the premium payable per ewe and per region is as follows: Region Estimated amount of the premium payable per ‘ewe in ECU 5,708 14,039 19,447 9,409 24,667 NhnbhWwWwiN 2. Pursuant to Article § (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80, the advance which the Member States are authorized to pay to producers located in less-favoured agricultural areas shall be as follows: Region Advance on premium payable per ewe in ECU 2 1,747 3, of which: Denmark 4,278 - Netherlands 4,244 Luxembourg 4,309 Belgium 4,309 Germany 4,176 4 5,866 5 2,748 6 7,435 Article 3 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.