7.3.89 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 63/3 COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 573/89 of 2 March 1989 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1357/80 introducing a system of premiums for maintaining suckler cows and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1159/82 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and.in particular Article 43° thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ('), Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament: (%), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (%), Whereas the premium amounts- provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 1357/80 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 4132/88(%), and in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1199/82 of 18 May 1982 on ' the granting of an additional premium for maintaining suckler cows in Greece, Ireland and Northern Ireland (¢), as last amended by Regulation-(EEC) No 4132/88, are applicable until 2 April 1989 ; Whereas the premium amount referred to by Regulation (EEC) - No 1357/80 must be specified for the period beginning 3 April 1989 ; Whereas the special economic circumstances that led to the introduction of the additional premium in Greece, Ireland and Northern Ireland persist ; whereas therefore this underlying principle should be maintained ; whereas the amount of the Community’s financial contribution from 3 April 1989 should be set; whereas, however, for the sake of simplicity the provisions on this matter should be incorporated in Regulation (EEC) No 1357/80;- () OJ No C 300, 25. 11. 1988, p. 14. (%) Opinion delivered on 17 February 1989 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (%) Opinion delivered on :15 December 1988 (not yet published in the Official Journal). () OJ No L 140,S. 6. 1980, p. 1. () OJ No L 362, 30. 12. 1988, p. 4. (9 OJ No L 140, 20. 5. 1982, p. 30. whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1199/82 should therefore be repealed; Whereas the system of premiums- should include all producers who ‘raise suckler cows, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 Regulation - (EEC) No 1357/80 is hereby amended -as. follows : 1. the first subparagraph of Article 3 (1) is replaced by the following : ‘The amount of the premium shall be ECU 40 per suckler cow held by the producer on the day on which the application was lodged.’; 2. the following subparagraph is added to Article 3 (2): ‘Should Greece or Ireland, or the United Kingdom as regards. Northern Ireland, make use of the author- ization referred to in the first subparagraph, the first ECU 20 per cow, granted to producers, shall -be financed by the EAGGF Guarantee Section.’; 3. Article -5 (1) (a) is replaced by the following: ‘@) An individual farmer; whether a natural or legal person, who farms within Community territory and who rears cattle ;. Article 2 Regulation (EEC) No 1199/82 is hereby repealed. Article 3 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in _the Official Journal of the European. Communities. It should be applicable to requests lodged as from 15 June 1989.