98/657/EC: Commission Decision of 12 November 1998 adopting the plan allocating to the Member States resources to be charged to the 1999 budget year for the supply of food from intervention stocks for the benefit of the most deprived persons in the Community (notified under document number C(1998) 3485)
21. 11. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 313/25 COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 12 November 1998 adopting the plan allocating to the Member States resources to be charged to the 1999 budget year for the supply of food from intervention stocks for the benefit of the most deprived persons in the Community (notified under document number C(1998) 3485) (98/657/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3730/87 of 10 December 1987 laying down the general rules for the supply of food from intervention stocks to designated for distribution to the most deprived organisations persons in the Community (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2535/95 (2), and in particular Article 6 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 of 28 December 1992 on the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (3), as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 150/95 (4), and in particular Articles 3(4) and 6(2) thereof, Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 267/96 (6), lays down detailed rules for the supply of food from interven- tion stocks for the benefit of the most deprived persons in the Community; whereas, in accordance with Article 2 of the abovementioned Regulation, in order to implement the scheme for the supply of such food to the most deprived section of the population, the Commission must adopt a plan to be financed from resources available in the 1999 budget year; whereas this plan should indicate in particular the quantity of products by type that may be withdrawn from intervention stock for distribution in each Member State and the financial resources made (1) OJ L 352, 15. 12. 1987, p. 1. (2) OJ L 260, 31. 10. 1995, p. 3. (3) OJ L 387, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1. (4) OJ L 22, 31. 1. 1995, p. 1. (5) OJ L 313, 30. 10. 1992, p. 50. (6) OJ L 36, 14. 2. 1996, p. 2. available to implement the plan in each Member State; whereas this plan should also indicate the level of appro- priations intra- reserved to cover Community transport of intervention products as referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92; costs of to be Whereas the Member States involved in the plan have supplied the information required in accordance with Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92; Whereas the intra-Community transfers necessary for the use of those quantities of products should also be author- ised under the conditions provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92; Whereas, to implement the plan, the conversion rates to be applied to the funds allocated to the Member States should be specified and Article 3(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 should be applied; Whereas, to ensure that the budget appropriations are fully used, account must be taken of the degree to which the Member States used the resources allocated to them in previous years; Whereas in accordance with Article 2(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92 the Commission has the advice of major organisations familiar with the problems of the most deprived persons in the Community when drawing up this plan; sought Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinions of all the relevant manage- ment committees, L 313/26 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 21. 11. 98 HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 3 Article 1 For the 1999 financial year, foodstuffs for distribution to the most deprived persons in the Community, pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3730/87, shall be supplied in accordance with the annual distribution plan set out in Annex I. The amounts in ecus shall be converted into national currencies using the rates applicable on 1 October 1998 and published in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Communities. Article 4 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 12 November 1998. Article 2 The intra-Community transfer operations listed in Annex II are hereby authorised. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission 21. 11. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 313/27 ANNEX I Annual distribution plan for 1999 (a) Financial resources available to implement the plan in each Member State (ecu) Member State Belgium Denmark Greece Spain France Ireland Italy Luxembourg Portugal Finland Allocation 3 298 000 1 095 000 19 276 000 51 976 000 36 728 000 2 031 000 51 414 000 44 000 19 938 000 1 200 000 (b) Quantity of each type of product to be withdrawn from Community intervention stocks for distribution in each Member State subject to the maximum values indicated in point (a) Total 187 000 000 Member State Belgium Denmark Greece Spain France Ireland Italy Portugal Finland Products (tonnes) Rice (paddy rice) Olive oil Milk powder Butter Beef/veal 14 900 12 000 1 800 21 785 12 500 4 500 4 000 4 000 2 000 480 3 200 9 800 7 000 4 000 60 500 300 1 590 8 154 3 515 500 5 000 700 200 Cereals 3 500 30 000 17 240 26 000 6 500 3 760 Total 87 000 62 985 14 500 24 480 60 20 459 (c) Allocation for Luxembourg with a view to purchases on the Community market — Beef/veal: ECU 17 375. — Milk powder: ECU 24 662. In accordance with Articles 2(3) and 5(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92, these amounts are to be converted into national currency using the agricultural conversion rate in force on 1 October 1998. (d) The appropriations needed to cover the intra-Community transfer costs of the intervention products are fixed at ECU 3 million. L 313/28 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 21. 11. 98 ANNEX II Intra-Community transfers authorised under the plan for 1999 Product 1. Olive oil 2. Milk powder 3. Milk powder 4. Common wheat 5. Rice 6. Milk powder 7. Beef 8. Beef Quantity (tonnes) 2 000 3 200 7 000 6 500 12 500 4 000 200 1 590 Holder Consignee FEGA Intervention Board BLE ONIC FEGA Ministry of Agriculture, Ireland Ministry of Agriculture, Denmark Ministry of Agriculture, Ireland INGA FEGA AIMA INGA INGA INGA Minsitry of Agriculture, Finland Ministry of Agriculture, Greece 9. Milk powder 9 800 BLE Ministry of Agriculture, France