Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3246/91 of 7 November 1991 authorizing the United Kingdom to discontinue granting the variable slaughter premium for sheep in Great Britain and derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 1633/84 laying down detailed rules for applying the variable slaughter premium for sheep

• CELEX: Regulation (EEC) No 3246/91
• Articles: 3

Article 1

The United Kingdom is hereby authorized to discontinue granting the variable slaughter premium for sheep provided for in Article 24 of Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 as from the beginning of the 1992 marketing year.

Article 2

Notwithstanding Regulation (EEC) No 1633/84 and for the period 6 January to 2 February 1992:

(a) the amount provided for in Article 4 (1) of that Regulation shall be the arithmetic mean of the amounts fixed for the period 2 December 1991 to 5 January 1992;

(b) the security provided for in Article 4 (2) of that Regulation shall be fixed by the United Kingdom at a uniform level sufficient to cover the amount referred to in (a);

(c) the amounts provided for in Article 4 (1) and (3) shall not be payable on the following:

- live sheep in respect of which it may be shown by means of an administrative procedure involving systematic checks until consignment outside Region 1 that the premium has not been paid,

- carcases and cuts thereof in respect of which it may be shown by means of the procedure provided for in the second indent of the second subparagraph of Article 5 (3) of that Regulation that the premium has not been paid.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 7 November 1991. For the Commission

Ray MAC SHARRY

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 289, 7. 10. 1989, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 163, 26. 6. 1991, p. 41. (3) OJ No L 154, 9. 6. 1984, p. 27. (4) OJ No L 114, 27. 4. 1989, p. 13.