9.11. 95 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 267/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2598/95 of 30 October 1995 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91 introducing specific measures in respect of certain agricultural products for the benefit of the French overseas departments 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 Parlia- ment (2, Whereas, in accordance with Title V of Council Decision 89/687/EEC of 22 December 1989 establishing a programme of options specific to the remote and insular nature of the French overseas departments (Poseidom) (%) and Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91 (%), the Commission has produced a progress report for 1992-93 on the measures undertaken to implement the Poseidom programme and the measures laid down in the said Regu- lation ; Whereas, on the basis of both the assessment in the Commission report, particularly as regards the difficulties observed in 1992 and 1993, and the applications submitted by the French authorities under the current partnership procedure, some adjustments to Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91 are necessary; Whereas the arrangements should be revised in such a way as to achieve the technical and drafting alignments as a result of the subsequent adoption and implementation of the Poseican programme for the Canary Islands and the Poseima programme for the Azores and Madeira; Whereas, in the case of the specific supply arrangements, the period of applicability of the measures for meeting the needs of the department of French Guiana as regards compound feedingstuffs should, given the delay in imple- (") OJ No C 290, 18. 10. 1994, p. 4. () O] No C 43, 20. 2. 1995, p. 134. () O] No L 399, 30. 12. 1989, p. 39. () OJ No L 356, 24. 12. 1991, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3714/92 (O] Neo L 378, 23. 12. 1992, 3 p. 23). mentation, be extended until the plants manufacturing such products actually commence operations in that department ; Whereas the volume of rice production in French Guiana attracting aid for disposal and marketing in Guadeloupe and Martinique must be increased to take account of profitability requirements; whereas it must also be possible for a limited quantity of that production to be marketed in the rest of the Community; Whereas the specific supply arrangements must be extended to certain other products to meet the needs of the processing industries located in the French overseas departments, hereinafter referred to as ‘FOD’, in order to supply local demand; Whereas, in the case of the measures to encourage lives- tock production, the period in which the specific supply arrangements relating to bovine animals for fattening and consumption in the FOD application should be extended so as to take account of the delay in their implementa- tion ; whereas the goal of increasing the currently very low local self-sufficiency rates in adult bovine animals and suckler cows justifies waiving the provisions of the common organization of the market under Poseidom, particularly the criteria regarding stocking density which were established to restrict intensive livestock rearing in the rest of the Community ; whereas, for a transitional period, provision should be made to contribute funds to the regional programmes to support the production and marketing of local products in the livestock and milk products sectors in Martinique and Réunion, which have been drawn up and carried out in close collaboration with the most representative inter-branch organizations currently operating ; Whereas the poor conditions under which the local FOD market is supplied with fresh milk products, most of which are currently imported, should be remedied; whereas this aim can be achieved by replacing the consumption aid scheme, which has proved inadequate,